Kerala Floods
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Modi govt inherited 14-year-old policy of refusing foreign aid for natural calamities: Alphons
India | Aug 23, 2018, 06:30 PM ISTAlphons pointed out that the policy is continuing from the time of Manmoahn Singh, who as the prime minister, had refused aid from foreign countries in 2004 during the devastating Tsunami.
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Indian cricket team planning to donate match fees for Kerala flood victims
Cricket | Aug 23, 2018, 09:57 AM ISTThe Indian players are the richest amongst the sportspersons in the country with the top players earning in millions. For a Test match, a first XI player earns Rs 15 lakh while the reserves get half that amount.
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Kerala floods: State government responsible for man-made disaster, says Ramesh Chennithala
News | Aug 23, 2018, 07:45 AM ISTKerala floods: State government responsible for man-made disaster, says Ramesh Chennithala
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Kerala Floods: Cochin International Airport to reopen on August 29
India | Aug 22, 2018, 08:35 PM ISTThe airport was closed on August 15 as it was flooded after various dams in Idukki district opened their sluice gates in the wake of torrential rains.
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‘UAE is not any other nation’: Kerala CM on reports of Centre turning down aid offers from foreign govts
India | Aug 22, 2018, 08:04 PM ISTSince 2004, India has been turning down help from foreign governments during natural disasters.
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Kerala Floods: India not accepting overseas aid for relief, says Thailand
India | Aug 22, 2018, 04:44 PM ISTThe United Arab Emirates, home to hundreds of thousands of Keralites, had earlier offered Rs 700 crore as flood relief for Kerala.
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Kerala floods: Shashi Tharoor holds briefings at UN, tries to gather support for relief work in the state
India | Aug 22, 2018, 04:11 PM ISTTharoor is serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, since 2009.
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WATCH: 50 pictures of devastation triggered by heavy rains across country
News | Aug 22, 2018, 03:02 PM ISTWATCH: 50 pictures of devastation triggered by heavy rains across country
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Kerala Floods: Reliance Foundation donates Rs 21 crore to CM relief fund
India | Aug 22, 2018, 10:28 AM ISTNita Ambani, chairperson, Reliance Foundation, said her organisation has always came out in support of people during natural calamities in the past and it will continue to do so in future.
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Relief for over 1 mn people as water level recedes in Kerala; heavy rains batter Maharashtra, MP, Rajasthan
India | Aug 22, 2018, 01:08 AM ISTNormal life in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan were also thrown out of gear as torrential rains battered many areas in these states.
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Watch a special show on floods in Maharashtra, MadhyaPradesh and Rajasthan
Special Report | Aug 21, 2018, 11:27 PM ISTWatch a special show on floods in Maharashtra, MadhyaPradesh and Rajasthan
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Rail traffic restored on most major Kerala routes: Goyal
India | Aug 21, 2018, 10:07 PM ISTA senior Ministry official said that the Railways will ferry relief material from across the country to Kerala free of cost till August 31.
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Kerala floods: People returning to homes from relief camps greeted by crocodiles, snakes
India | Aug 21, 2018, 08:13 PM ISTAt Chalakudy in Thrissur district, a man who returned on Monday night to check the condition of his house was stunned to see a new occupant - a crocodile.
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Kerala floods: Police take over control of security of relief camps, dept to donate Rs 10 crore for rehabilitation
India | Aug 21, 2018, 07:43 PM ISTOver a million people are now housed in more than 3,000 relief camps that have been set up across the state.
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Deadline for filing GST return extended in Kerala and flood-affected parts of Puducherry, Karnataka
Business | Aug 21, 2018, 07:29 PM ISTThe last date for filing GST return has been extended in Kerala, Mahe (Puducherry) and Kodagu (Karnataka).
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Kerala floods: Centre proposes cyclone warning centre in Thiruvananthapuram
India | Aug 21, 2018, 06:52 PM ISTThe new centre will help strengthen weather forecasting by the India Meterological Department office in Kerala, equipped with all infrastructure to issue advance weather warnings and coastal bulletins specially meant for fishermen.
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Kerala floods: Insurance firms expect claims of more than Rs 1,000 crore
India | Aug 21, 2018, 06:19 PM ISTAssessment of claims will take place with situation moving to normal, a senior official of an insurance firm said, adding a clear picture will emerge in the next 4-5 days when claims are received.
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Maharashtra: Sex workers donate Rs 21,000 for Kerala flood victims
India | Aug 21, 2018, 06:11 PM ISTA group of sex workers presented a cheque of Rs. 21,000 drawn in favour of the Prime Minister's Relief Fund for Kerala flood victims to resident deputy collector Prashant Patil in Ahmednagar on Monday, said a functionary of an NGO working for them.
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India TV special report on devastating Kerala Floods
Special Report | Aug 21, 2018, 05:45 PM ISTOver 300 people killed, lakhs displaced and property worth around Rs 20,000 crore destroyed. The devastating floods in Kerala have left a trail of destruction and despair.
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Kerala floods: Cochin International Airport suffers massive loss of over Rs 220 crore
India | Aug 21, 2018, 05:11 PM ISTThe runway, taxi bay, duty-free shops and other areas of international and domestic terminals were also submerged, causing damage to electrical equipment including runway lights.