New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- The fertility rate (TFR) in rural India has dropped to the critical level of 2.1 children per woman for the first time - the demographic threshold at which births just balance de... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- The volatility and uncertainty on the global landscape is a compelling reason for deeper cooperation between India and Europe and the two sides should speedily conclude a free tr... Read More
MUMBAI, Sept. 4 -- Jane Street has filed an appeal with the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), seeking full disclosure of documents it says are critical to defending against the Securities and Excha... Read More
Jalandhar, Sept. 4 -- With the Sutlej brimming at its peak in Doaba, the Indian Army has been brought in for strengthening vulnerable points at Dhussi bandh in Jalandhar and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 4 -- The Punjab government has extended the closure of schools, colleges, universities, and other educational institutions in the state till September 7 due to incessant rains and th... Read More
Ferozepur, Sept. 4 -- The flood crisis in Punjab's border belt has worsened, with the swollen Sutlej-fed by heavy rains, cloudbursts and fresh releases from Bhakra and Pong dams-submerging 111 village... Read More
Patiala, Sept. 4 -- The army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed to assist the Patiala district administration in relief efforts and to reinforce embankments, as the s... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 4 -- With 37 dead, lakhs displaced and swathes of land submerged, Punjab has been declared disaster-hit as the worst floods in 40 years continue to ravage the state. Chief secretary ... Read More
Patiala, Sept. 4 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said that rainfall activity in the region is expected to decline significantly starting Thursday. "The intensity of rainfall ... Read More
Chandigarh, Sept. 4 -- Union agriculture and farmer welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will visit Punjab on Thursday to assess the damage to crops as floods wreak havoc in several parts of the sta... Read More