NEW DELHI: The water level in 91 major reservoirs in the country has risen to 75.694 billion cubic metres (BCM) or 48 per cent of their total storage capacity from 43 per cent two weeks ago, the government said today. As on August 4, the stock was 67.683 BCM of the total storage capacity of the dams.

The decision to hike the allowance is based on the recommendations of seventh central pay commission. Representative Image. NEW DELHI: The Centre has doubled to Rs 3,000 per month the child care allowance for women with disabilities. At present, the allowance of Rs 1,500 per month is given to....

Former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by an LTTE suicide bomber on May 21, 1991 at an election rally in Sriperumbudur. CHENNAI: The Madras High Court today pulled up the Tamil Nadu government after it wanted to file a fresh counter affidavit on a plea by two lifers in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case seeking premature release.

GETTY Nick Gutteridge, Brussels Correspondent Angela Merkel is seeking re-election next month Activists and campaigners have spoken of “ghettos” emerging in Europe’s wealthiest economy, despite the chancellor’s claim people are living in “the best Germany ever”.

GETTY Simon Osborne Brexit could see the return of duty free sales Reduced-priced goods were sold in airports and on ferries and flights until the end of intra-European Union duty free on July 1st 1999. Retailers will welcome the return as its abolition shut down a 5billion market when the EU had....

It's official, East Renfrewshire is brimming with happiness. On a new performance report provided by the Council, it has emerged that almost 95% of people in East Renfrewshire are happy to live there. Residents are full of positivity about their community. With some fantastic local clubs, classes and venues we can see why residents are so content.

JOHANNESBURG - Fin24 reports that a Port Elizabeth teen has developed a system to curb vehicle theft. The teenager, 19-year old Abongile Ngcosholo reveals that vehicle theft is rife in his city. Therefore, he wants to find a way of minimising the occurrence of these robberies. Ngcosholo attends Ndzondelelo High School in the Eastern Cape.

The UN humanitarian agency put the death toll at 409 after the flooding and mudslides in the West African nation's capital, Freetown, on Monday morning. "The death toll is climbing by the day," Elhadj As Sy, secretary-general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies,....

Police shot dead the terrorists in Cambrils as bystanders ran for their lives (Picture: Reuters) The death toll from the twin terror attacks in Spain has risen to 14. A woman died in hospital on Friday, hours after being injured when a car carrying five men wearing fake suicide belts ploughed into....

Egypt has blocked access to the website of media watchdog Reporters Without Borders, adding RSF to a growing list of restricted online sites in the North African country. The Paris-based group said Thursday its website was blocked on August 14, shortly after it had issued a statement condemning the ongoing detention of an Egyptian photojournalist.

TULSA, Oklahoma - A Tulsa church is holding a fundraiser after thieves steal their air conditioning units. Back in September 21015, someone tried to steal copper from an air conditioner on the roof of Tulsa's Indian United Methodist Church causing $6,000 in damage.

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo will join other world leaders to witness the inauguration of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda in the country’s capital, Kigali on Friday, August 18. This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Acting President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande .

Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 18. By Anvar Mammadov – Trend: The terrorist attack in Barcelona may significantly reduce the interest of Azerbaijani tourists in the travel to the European countries, Nahid Baghirov, chairman of the Azerbaijan Tourism Association (AZTA), told Trend, Aug. 18.

Police were searching for the younger brother of the Moroccan they already have in custody. The older brother’s identification card was found in the van, but he turned himself in and told police that he believed his sibling may have stolen the document to rent the vehicle, two Spanish security....

TORONTO Ali Van Orman is still looking for specialized glasses to protect her family’s eyes during Monday’s solar eclipse because she never counted on demand totally eclipsing supply. She tried to buy a coveted pair of solar eclipse glasses for herself and two children from Amazon back in July, but the hot commodities wouldn’t have arrived in time....