What was supposed to be a lifeboat turned out fateful for five seamen, who were last seen drifting away from the port.

Upon orders from captain Fernandaz, the seafarers were asked to reach ashore wi

Bengalureans had to pull their sweaters and raincoats out on Wednesday as Cyclone Nilam in the neighbouring Tamil Nadu plunged the city temperatures, and brought incessant rains and heavy winds over t

Cyclone Nilam has left not just roads battered, but oprooted 132 trees in the city and at least five electric poles went down unable to withstand the gusty winds.

Vehicular movement was at snail’s p

Cyclone Nilam packing heavy rain and winds up to 90 kmph is expected to cross the coast between Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu and Nellore by Wednesday evening.

The Met department has warned of rain in the

With weathermen sounding the warning bell that cyclone Nilam is likely to move towards the North-West from North Tamil Nadu and across South Coastal Andhra Pradesh by Wednesday evening, the entire coa

Cyclone ‘Nilam’ crossed Chennai on Wednesday and makes landfall at Mahabalipuram, south of Chennai at about 4.30 pm. No major damage reported in Chennai.

The Met office advised total suspension of fi

South coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh were put on alert on Monday as a deep depression took shape over southwest Bay of Bengal. Weather officials warned that the depression would intensify into a

With the meteorological department issuing a warning of cyclonic storm, schools and colleges in Chennai are remained closed on Tuesday.

The depression off the coast in Bay of Bengal intensified on

Agni is not only an Indian missile and Bijli is not only a firecracker. These are also names of cyclones which have hit the Indian Oce­an in the past. Some other Indian names given to tropical cyclone

A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, which would further intensify into a cyclonic storm, on Tuesday brought heavy rains in many parts of Tamil Nadu, especially in coastal areas, prompting the go