On the first anniversary of A4EP, we, the International Conveners of the Alliance for Empowering Partnerships (www.a4ep.net), would like to pay tribute to the local and national women humanitarians...
Torrential rains in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have triggered flash floods. Delhi and Punjab states are also on flood alert. According to media reports, at least 23 people have been killed in...
The weekend’s heavy rains, flooding and landslides across India have killed at least 270 and displaced 1.2 million people from their homes. Yesterday, authorities in Kerala warned residents of...
Heavy rains lashed northern parts, leaving over two dozens people dead and missing several others in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab on Sunday. Heavy rains remained unabated in Himachal...
Madan Kumar PATNA: With a drought-like condition looming large over several districts in south Bihar, CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday asked district magistrates (DMs) to prepare a panchayat-wise status...
Priyanka Kakodkar MUMBAI: Premium paid to insurance companies has outstripped compensation to farmers during the kharif season in all three years of the Prime Ministers Crop Insurance scheme (PMFBY)...
The Security Council met to consider the volatile situation surrounding Kashmir on Friday, addressing the issue directly within the UN body dedicated to resolving matters of international peace and...
Erratic monsoon with heavy rains has lashed thousands of people marooned in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamilnadu, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Bihar. So far, the country has lost...
People of drought-stricken Southern States of India were praying for good monsoon rains. Unfortunately, they received continuous downpour that took away the lives of hundreds of people. The States of...
Ahead of a closed-door consultation on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir at the UN Security Council today, Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General of Amnesty International said: For the first time in decades...