Rains force Magh Mela pilgrims to desert tent city

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 14:11

Unusually heavy winter rains have forced thousands of pilgrims here to abandon the make-shift city of tents that had come up in view of the annual religious congregation of Magh Mela.

Indonesian floods kill 23, displace thousands

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 18:27

The death toll in days of floods and landslides in Indonesia has climbed to 23, an official said today, as torrential rain pounded the capital.

Torrential rains affect 15,000 families in Peru

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 08:44

Recent torrential rains in Peru`s southern Andes have affected some 15,000 families in Andahuaylas province of Apurimac region, authorities said Thursday.

Govt expects all-time high foodgrain production this year

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 14:05

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said the country's foodgrain production this year is likely to surpass the previous record of 259.29 million tonnes achieved in the 2011-12 crop year.

Fog claims 5 lives in UP; rains in some places

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 23:12

Dense fog claimed five lives in accidents in different parts of the state, even as light to moderate rains occurred at some places.

Cold morning in Delhi, light rains expected

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 10:35

It was a cold Wednesday morning in the capital with the minimum temperature recorded three notches below average at 4.4 degrees Celsius. The Met Office has forecast light rains in the evening.

Rains lash parts of UP, give slight relief from cold

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 21:08

Light to moderate rains drenched a few places in western parts of Uttar Pradesh, causing temperatures to rise slightly.

Showers expected in 24 hrs in Punjab, Haryana

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 15:37

Fog continued to disrupt normal life in Punjab and Haryana even as light rain or thundershowers are expected in the region in the next 24 hours.

TN: Low pressure expected to intensify into a depression

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 15:13

The low pressure over the Southeast of Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a depression over the next 24 hours starting at 08.30 today, Met office said here today.

Extreme weather may become norm around Indian Ocean by 2050

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 20:12

If the world continues to do nothing to curb climate change, extreme weather conditions, like torrential rains and bad droughts, will become the norm around the equator by 2050, a new study has warned.

Odisha alerts fishermen over cyclone Helen

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 15:51

Fishermen in southern Odisha were warned against venturing out into the sea due to formation of severe cyclonic storm Helen over the Bay of Bengal.

Sardinia cyclone: Italy declares state of emergency, at least 17 dead

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 18:44

Italian government on Tuesday declared state of emergency in Sardinia Island after torrential rains and a cyclone caused rivers to burst their banks, leaving at least 17 people dead, BBC reported.