The severe Cyclone Thane that crossed the coast between Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Friday morning did not have much impact on Andhra Pradesh, officials said.

But atleast 20 people have

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today alloted Rs 150 crore for immediate relief measures and directed four ministers to visit the districts which bore the brunt of cyclonic storm 'Thane'.

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Chennai city has been experiencing heavy showers since Wednesday night as 'very severe' cyclonic storm lay centered about 250 km from the Tamil Nadu capital.

Fear gripped coastal Andhra as high tidal waves lashed the coast under the impact of cyclonic storm 'Thane' which is set to cross the coast between Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu and Nellore in Andhra Prades

Despite official assurances of uninterrupted power supply and of meeting any shortfall from the country's northern grid, Kashmiris are enduring yet another winter without power. Many towns in Kashmir

The cyclonic storm 'Thane' over south-west and south-east Bay of Bengal is likely to move west-north-westwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm tomorrow.

The storm is likely to cross north

Cyclonic storm 'Thane' packing wind speed of 85 km per hour today lay centred around 750 km east-south east of Chennai and was likely make a landfall between Nellore and Cuddalore on Friday.

The cyc

The entire North India shivered today as icy winds lashed the region claiming five more lives pushing the country-wide death toll this winter to 128.

All the fresh deaths occurred overnight in Uttar

China's largest desert lake is shrinking as a result of climate change and human activities and it could vanish in just a decade, officials estimate.

Hongjiannao lake, sandwiched between the Muus des

Dense fog once again played havoc with the schedule of around 175 flights at the Indira Gandhi International airport today.
Around 144 flights were delayed, 10 were cancelled and four were diverted a