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  • villagers protest sholay style to get water

    Villagers protest 'Sholay' style to get water

    India | October 19, 2012 15:11 IST

    Jalgaon, Oct 19 : In a reminder of actor Dharmendra's famous way of protesting on a tank top in Hindi film ‘Sholay', some villagers took the same route in support of their demand for regular

  • arvind kejriwal launches satyagraha over water power tariff

    Arvind Kejriwal launches satyagraha over water, power tariff

    India | October 06, 2012 14:30 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 6 : India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal today launched a ‘bijli-paani satyagraha' here to protest against “inflated” power and water bills and hike in tariffs by restoring electricity connection to the

  • assam govt yet to provide food water to 1 lakh refugees in

    Assam govt yet to provide food, water to 1 lakh refugees in camps

    India | July 26, 2012 13:07 IST

    Kokrajhar, July 26: As more and more Bengali Muslims continue to pour into 21 temporary relief camps set up by their community here, their number has crossed the one lakh figure. The Assam government is

  • delhi senior citizen killed in fight over water with

    Delhi Senior Citizen Killed In Fight Over Water With Policeman

    India | February 29, 2012 21:04 IST

    New Delhi, Feb 29: Asking a Delhi policeman for water cost a 66-year-old businessman his life on late Tuesday night. The incident took place at Subroto Park police station at around 1 AM where the deceased's

  • djb increases water sewer development charges

    DJB Increases Water, Sewer Development Charges

    India | May 30, 2011 22:00 IST

    New Delhi, May 30: The Delhi Jal Board today increased water and sewer development charges significantly, which will mainly affect residents in unauthorised colonies and areas where sewer lines have been laid recently or will

  • evacuation zone at nuclear plant declared restricted area

    Evacuation Zone At Nuclear Plant Declared Restricted Area

    World | April 21, 2011 12:02 IST

    Tokyo, Japan Apr 21: Japan declared a 12-mile (20-kilometre) area evacuated around its radiation-spewing nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday, urging residents to abide by the order for their own safety or possibly

  • toxic water leak plugged at japan s crippled n plant

    Toxic Water Leak Plugged At Japan's Crippled N-plant

    World | April 06, 2011 17:55 IST

    Tokyo/Fukushima, Apr 6: Japanese workers at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant today plugged a crack leaking highly toxic water into the sea from a concrete pit, though authorities were concerned about a possible hydrogen blast

  • japan disaster sparks social media innovation

    Japan Disaster Sparks Social Media Innovation

    World | March 31, 2011 17:56 IST

    Tokyo, Mar 31: As Japan grapples with an unprecedented triple disaster—earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis—the Web has spawned creativity and innovation online amid a collective desire to ease suffering.Once the magnitude of the March 11 disaster

  • high radiation levels make tokyo water unsafe for babies

    High Radiation Levels Make Tokyo Water Unsafe For Babies

    World | March 23, 2011 20:46 IST

    Tokyo/Fukushima, Mar 23: High levels of radioactive iodine were detected in Tokyo's tap water prompting government today to declare it unsafe for infants, as rising smoke from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant forced another evacuation

  • millions without food water power in japan

    Millions Without Food, Water, Power In Japan

    World | March 14, 2011 6:30 IST

    TAGAJO, Japan Mar 13: The death toll in Japan's earthquake and tsunami will likely exceed 10,000 in one state alone, an official said Sunday, as millions of survivors were left without drinking water, electricity and

  • 18 pc of delhi jal board water unfit for drinking

    18 PC Of Delhi Jal Board Water Unfit For Drinking

    India | March 10, 2011 20:56 IST

    New Delhi, Mar 10: Eighteen percent of water supplied by the Delhi Jal Board is unfit for drinking and every fifth person in the city is consuming contaminated water, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's Public

  • kiwi pm in hot water over liz hurley quip

    Kiwi PM In 'Hot' Water Over Liz Hurley Quip

    Hollywood | February 04, 2011 22:31 IST

    Melbourne, Feb 3: New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key has been slammed for describing British actress and estranged wife of Indian business tycoon Arun Nayar, Liz Hurley, as "hot". Women rights campaigners in New Zealand

  • nasa rocket probe crash into moon s south pole in search of

    NASA Rocket, Probe Crash Into Moon's South Pole In Search Of Ice

    World | October 09, 2009 2:15 IST

    NASA smacked two spacecraft into the lunar south pole Friday morning in a search for hidden ice. Instruments confirm that a large empty rocket hull barreled into the moon at 7:31 a.m., followed four minutes

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