Kerala Flood Toll Touches 79, Rains Continue

With rains still pouring down heavily leading to flooding across Kerala, 12 fresh deaths were reported on Thursday, taking the toll to 79, since August 8. More rains were forecast till Saturday.....

 

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Govt Announces 7-day National Mourning For Vajpayee

The Centre on Thursday announced a seven-day national mourning and state funeral for the late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who will be cremated at Smriti Sthal on the banks of river Yamuna on Friday.....

 

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Guterres 'saddened' By Kerala Flood Toll; UN Monitoring Situation

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is saddened by the loss of lives and the destruction due to the Kerala floods and the world organisation is following the situation very closely, according to his pokesperson Stephane Dujarric.....

 

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Former UN Chief Kofi Annan Dies At 80

Former UN Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan has died at age 80, a UN agency said on Saturday. ....

 

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Kerala Flood Toll 368, Over 58,000 Rescued, Red Alert In 3 Districts

The death toll due to rains and floods in Kerala has gone up to 368, as 33 more deaths were reported on Saturday even as around 58,000 people were rescued in different parts of the state, and red alert is now there in just three districts, down from 11.....

 

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PM Intends To Use Funds On Self-promotion: Congress

Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not declaring floods in Kerala as national disaster, the Congress on Monday said he did not release enough central fund so as to use the money on self-promotion.....

 

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Floods Recede In Karnataka's Kodagu, Relief Work In Full Swing

Relief operations were in full swing in Karnataka's flood-hit Kodagu district as rains abated and life limped back to normal, an official said on Tuesday.....

 

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Clinical India Outclass England In 3rd Test

India staged a stunning comeback in the five-match Test rubber on Wednesday by thrashing England by 203 runs in the third Test at Trent Bridge here.....

 

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Modi To Inaugurate Host Of Schemes In Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Gujarat on Thursday on a day-long visit to inaugurate a clutch of schemes besides attending two events.....

 

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Thanks But No, Says India To Foreign Aid For Kerala

India on Wednesday politely declined financial aid from other countries to flood-devastated Kerala where 370 people have died so far.....

 

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