First in RWH, but not self-reliant yet
Ankola railway station along the rainy Konkan coast is in a heavy rainfall area yet is suffering from water shortages.
Shree Padre
reports on half-hearted water harvesting efforts here.
First class, against all odds
A remote school with no electricity, in an area full of other institutions that don't fare well. Why does the Swastik school in Godbhanga village in
Orissa perform so much better than others in the district?
Ranjan K Panda
observes that it is led by someone who perseveres, and all its achievements can be traced to this simple fact.
First patient to receive plasma therapy in UP dies of heart attack
The first patient to receive plasma therapy as an experimental treatment for coronavirus infection in Uttar Pradesh died following a heart attack on Saturday. The patient, a 58-year-old doctor, was admitted at the King George's Medical University (KGMU) here. The doctor, who was on ventilator since the last 14 days, died on Saturday evening following heart attack, KGMU Vice Chancellor M L B Bhatt said. Since he had high blood pressure and diabetes, he was under the continuous observation of doctors in the isolation ward, Bhatt said. The patient was in a stable condition. His lungs had improved, but he later developed urinary tract infection. Two reports of his samples came out as negative (for COVID-19) today, the vice chancellor said. He, however, suffered a heart attack around 5 pm. Despite all efforts, he could not be saved, he said. The doctor from Orai in Uttar Pradesh was administered plasma therapy at the state-run KGMU on April 26. He was administered the plasma donated by a ..
First repatriation flight from London takes off for Mumbai with 326 Indians
The first Air India flight from the UK, as part of the Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indians stranded overseas due to the coronavirus lockdown, took off from London's Heathrow Airport on Saturday with 326 passengers to Mumbai. The packed flight took off with Indian students and tourists, who were seen queuing with their luggage at the airport from early on Saturday as they prepared for the journey home. Each one of them underwent temperature tests before boarding and face 14 days of quarantine at a hotel or other location designated by the Maharashtra government on landing, with those details to be made available on arrival in Mumbai in the early hours of Sunday. While there is no social distancing possible on the packed flight, Air India is providing a kit for all passengers confirmed to fly, with meals, snacks, sanitizer, mask and gloves. Finally going back to India! Although it was at the last moment but I was lucky enough to get the ticket of the first flight to India under ..
First repatriation flight from London takes off for Mumbai
The first Air India flight from the UK, scheduled as part of the Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indians stranded overseas due to the coronavirus lockdown, took off from London's Heathrow Airport on Saturday and will land in Mumbai in the early hours of Sunday. Around 250 Indian students and tourists were seen queuing with their luggage at the airport from early on Saturday as they prepared for the journey home. Each one of them underwent temperature tests before boarding and could face 14 days of quarantine at a hotel or other location designated by the Maharashtra government on landing, with those details to be made available on arrival in Mumbai. "Finally going back to India! Although it was at the last moment but I was lucky enough to get the ticket of the first flight to India under Vande Bharat Mission," said a relieved Indian student, who was part of a group of seafarers who came to the UK for an examination. "We got continuous updates from NISAU (National Indian Students ...
First Look: Hyundai Motor's SUV Tucson
The vehicle, which will be launched commercially in India later, will be positioned above Creta, but below the Santa Fe
First-time buyers see costs soar in a year as average deposits reach record of £46k
The average price paid by a first-time buyer in Britain last year was £231,455, up 9% - or £18,252 - on a year earlier, according to research by Halifax.
Where in Britain first-time buyers are least likely to pay stamp duty
First-time buyers can escape stamp duty, but whether they can squeeze under the £300,000 tax-free threshold depends on where they want to live, Zoopla research highlights.
'Sinister' Chinese mussel has found its way into British waters
First found in China, it has caused significant problems in other areas it has invaded. It can form dense mats of up to 1,500 mussels per square metre - which can suffocate scallops and oysters.
First person to die from coronavirus in Indiana had to say goodbye to her partner via iPad
Roberta Shelton, who was in her 60s and had underlying health conditions, died in Indianapolis on Monday after saying goodbye to her partner via iPad, medics said.
Didier Deschamps admits France took a slap in the face in Turkey defeat
First-half goals from Kaan Ayhan and the impressive Cengiz Under were enough to earn Turkey a first ever win over France and a three-point lead as the visitors failed to have a shot on target.
First yellow of the season! Manchester United forward Alexis Sanchez receives car parking ticket
The Chilean international, who is currently nursing a hamstring injury, returned to his car in Wilmslow after taking a train from London, only to discover that a parking warden had paid it a visit.
First Dates Australia: Twin bloggers take pictures of food for Instagram
First Dates Australia suffered its most cringeworthy double date last week.
Coronavirus: Wales allows garden centres and libraries to open
First Minister Mark Drakeford pre-empted the 'exit strategy' from Westminster as he declared that only 'small and modest' easings are possible to avoid coronavirus flaring up.
First woman to lead a major car-maker appointed chief executive of General Motors
Mary Barra, an engineer and mother of two teenagers, became the most powerful woman in the motor industry this week.
First drive: Behind the wheel of the astonishing fuel-slashing 313mpg Volkswagen that could put tax grabbing Chancellor - and a few filling stations - out of businesses
Mailonline has had an exclusive first drive of the astonishing new ‘green’ super-frugal car offering 2p a mile motoring that could swiftly put Osborne and the Treasury out of business.
Life and Birth viewers are left in awe of mother who 'pushed like a demon' through a 56-hour labour
First time mother Roo, a yoga teacher, was filmed in the final hours of her 56-hour labour at Birmingham Women's Hospital for last night's episode of BBC1's Life and Death.
First gay couple to get IVF on the Scottish NHS
They initially looked into adoption but now Ross and Chris Muller say they and their families can't wait to meet their new baby. The couple consulted medics at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
First HIV immunotherapy drug proves safe in phase 1 trial
The phase 1 trial is an early but significant milestone for the team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which won a $20 million grant to make their ideas a reality.
Sheffield United 2-1 Blackburn: Blades secure Carabao Cup second round win
First-half strikes from Richard Stearman and Oliver Norwood helped Sheffield United beat Blackburn Rovers to reach the Carabao Cup third round.
First new officers to commission directly into Trump's Space Force
Having spent four years at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado, Jonathan Novak, Aaron Brooks, and Katie Scheibner walked out on campus on April 18 to become some of the first Space Force recruits.
First Dates Hotels viewers left in shock by 'plot twist no one saw coming'
Rachael, 28, and Georgia, 26, from Leicester, ditched their dates in favour of each other in First Dates Hotel. However, an update revealed Georgia is now in a relationship with Rachael's date Blain.
First case of coronavirus confirmed in Tasmania - bringing total number of Australian victims to 30
NSW Health announced three new coronavirus cases on Monday afternoon and confirmed a 53-year-old doctor from Sydney contracted the deadly virus.
Diplomacy in action! Ivanka discourses on 'male-dominated' defense industry with Theresa May
First daughter Ivanka Trump continued to engage with world leaders as she accompanied her father in South Korea.
First Time Mum: Ferne McCann's boyfriend STORMS off after refusing to take her Instagram photos
There was trouble in paradise for Ferne McCann on Wednesday's episode of First Time Mum as she had her first row with her boyfriend and had a pregnancy scare.
First post-lockdown NYC parade will honor healthcare workers and first responders, de Blasio says
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans for a parade honoring healthcare workers and first responders on Tuesday, promising that it will mark the 'rebirth' of New York City.
First ever proof of meteorite killing a man uncovered in 1888 report to Ottoman sultan
Documents show Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II (left), was informed of a meteorite that killed one man and paralysed another after landing in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on August 22, 1888.
First look! Game Of Thrones fans get a glimpse of Season 7 teaser
The preview featured just three images of the Starks from the medieval fantasy that flashed by in the clip aired by the pay TV channel before its hit drama Westworld on Sunday evening.
First Minister anticipates `common approach´ to easing...
Mark Drakeford said he believed changes already announced in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland would be `echoed´ by Boris Johnson on Sunday.
First coronavirus case in Greek migrant camps as asylum seeker tests positive
The woman tested positive after going to the Athens hospital from a camp in Ritsona, 50 miles north of the Greek capital (file photo, a woman at a different camp helps a child put on a mask).
First Time Mum EXCLUSIVE: Ferne McCann gives fans a tour of daughter Sunday's, 2, playroom
The former TOWIE star, 29, has recently moved into a new house and has been showing the settling process on the show.
First trailer for Bad Boys For Life shows Will Smith and Martin Lawrence shooting at bad guys
The first trailer for Bad Boys For Life was released on Wednesday, showing Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as they take on the leader of a Miami drug cartel while jumping through fire.
Mitch Tambo reveals his message for indigenous Australians as he vies to compete at Eurovision
First Nations artist Mitch Tambo is competing for a chance to represent Australia at Eurovision 2020 in the Netherlands.
First day of spring brings warmer weekend after -6C snap tonight with lovely weather for a walk
The UK faces much-needed warm and lovely sunny weather this weekend after a -6C chill tonight, as the country sinks into a gloom amid the raging coronavirus crisis (St Anne's Beach).
First named storm of the season Storm Atiyah hits Britain on Sunday
Strong winds will hit the country as a deep area of low pressure crosses the UK from the west on Sunday and Monday, bringing gusts of up to 80mph around Irish coasts and 70mph to England.
First picture of boy who drowned at David Lloyd club's pool in Leeds
Rocco Wright, three, drowned after he was reportedly found face down at the bottom of a David Lloyd club's pool on Saturday in Leeds.
First Paris fire victim identified as architect Radia Benaziez
Radia Benaziez (pictured), a 40-year-old architect, died on Tuesday morning in the blaze in an eight-storey building in Paris, allegedly started by a woman in a row over loud music.
First shots of Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce as Benedict and Francis in new film The Two Popes
The new film, due to be released in the UK December, follows is being billed as an intimate tale about one of the most dramatic transitions of power in the Catholic Church's history.
First case of a DEAD patient passing on coronavirus to a medical examiner is reported in Thailand
The forensic worker was infected in Bangkok in what is thought to be the first such case anywhere in the world, scientists wrote in the Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (file photo).
First Dates star Kris, 25, shocks his match Jess, 19, as he admits he went to a 'PING PONG show'
Kris, 25, shocked his match, Jess, on First Dates on Wednesday, when he admitted he had gone to a 'ping pong show' in Thailand.
First case of sexually transmitted Zika in the UK
Cases of sexual spread of Zika have been reported in other countries such as the US. Experts said the UK case was ‘not unexpected’.
First baby with Zika-related microcephaly defect is born in Spain
The mother had been diagnosed with the virus in May and had decided to keep the baby, a spokeswoman for the regional health authorities of Catalonia, where the baby was born, said today.
First the velvet manicure, now a sequin one! Hot new nail trend set to be a Christmas party must-have
The latest creation, which was spotted on Roberto Cavallim Temperley and Dolce & Gabbana's catwalks this season, is the perfect accessory for Christmas parties and the must-have stocking filler.
First dinosaur footprints on mainland Scotland were left by sauropods
Sauropods roamed during the Middle Jurassic period and were discovered in a secret location around Inverness. The only previous evidence of dinosaurs in Scotland was from the Isle of Skye.
First Look at EastEnders' £87m brand new set
The extended studio - based mere feet away from the old set - includes a brand new Queen Vic pub, railway line and block of flats to replicate the soap's original set, and is thought to cost £87m.