While Cyclone Nilam is expected to cross the coast between Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, strong winds have made the ship Pratibha Cauvery run aground here, a senior port official said.

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Operations are on to rescue 15 crew members of ship Pratibha Cauvery that ran aground here as cyclone Nilam hit Tamil Nadu coast on Wednesday afternoon, said an official, even as a person died in the

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

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

At least 1,500 anti-nuclear activists and leaders of different political outfits were detained when they tried to lay siege to the Assembly seeking scrapping of Kudankulam nu­clear power project (KKNP

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) to examine and make recommendations on all issues likely to be raised by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the sharing of Cauve

The District Collectors of coastal districts in the State have been put on alert following the threat of "Nilam" cyclone warning issued by Indian Meteorological Department.

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