Manila,  Authorities in the Philippines on Saturday lowered the alert level from 3 to 2 for the Taal volcano, near Manila, due to "decreased unrest".

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology however, still warned the public to stay away from the volcano island in Batangas province

Manila,  Authorities in the Philippines have evacuated more than 15,000 people in Metro Manila and some other parts of the country amid a flood threat, a disaster management official said on Saturday.

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) spokesperson Mark Timbal said around 14

Chennai,  Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the AIADMK's Joint Coordinator K. Palaniswami on Saturday warned the DMK government that it would face public ire if the sale of lottery tickets was allowed.

In a statement issued here Palaniswami said the DMK government led by Chief Minister M.K. Sta

Amaravati,  On completing two years in office as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Biswa Bhusan Harichandan on Saturday said he received good cooperation from the YSRCP government as well as love and affection from the people.

He also thanked the Raj Bhavan staff who have been serving him for the past two

New Delhi,  Local parliamentarians of the trans-Yamuna area are making efforts to get East Delhi -- once the most neglected part of Delhi -- selected in the Smart City project. The parliamentarians, Gautam Gambhir and Manoj Tiwari, are making all efforts to make the trans-Yamuna region a part of the Smart City project.

Bengaluru,  Torrential rain continued to cause a flood-like situation across Karnataka on Saturday with the death toll rising to 9.

The continuous rain affected 12 districts of north Karnataka, coastal Karnataka and Malnad region.

It is estimated that some 830 houses collapsed, 15 school b

Nashik (Maharashtra),  The Maharashtra government will provide free food-grains and kerosene to the people in the flood-hit regions of the state, Food & Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said here on Saturday.

The special aid will be given to all the people who have lost everything and around 8

New Delhi,  The Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Ltd (IRSDC) has invited Requests for Qualification (RFQ) to redevelop Udaipur City Railway Station, officials said on Saturday.

The IRSDC in a statement said that the objective is to redevelop Udaipur railway station into a modern station wi

New Delhi,  The Supreme Court has declined to part with information under RTI Act in connection with Supreme Court Bar Association letter, for proposing names of top court advocates for appointment as High Court judges.

A lawyer, Amritpal Singh Khalsa had filed an application under the transparency law,

Chandigarh/Chennai,  The Chief Ministers of Punjab and Tamil Nadu on Saturday congratulated weightlifter Mirabai Chanu for bagging silver in the 49 kg category, securing India's first medal at ongoing Tokyo Olympics.

The diminutive Manipur lifter lifted 202kg (87kg+115kg) to better Karnam Malleswari&