New Delhi: As temperatures zoom northwards, the wait for south-west monsoon could be a bit longer with the weatherman saying the annual rains would arrive in Kerala only next week.
"There is no further progress as yet," India Meteorological Department's (IMD) chief forecaster D Sivananda Pai told reporters when asked about the progress of monsoon. Weather scientists said conditions were becoming favourable for further advance of monsoon over some parts of the Bay of Bengal during the next three days.
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10:14 AM, May 26, 2013
Chaffee: A highway overpass in Missouri has collapsed when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after a cargo train collision, authorities said. Seven people were injured, though none seriously. The bridge collapsed on Saturday after a Union Pacific train hit the side of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train at a rail intersection. Derailed rail cars then hit columns supporting the highway, causing it to buckle and...
07:50 AM, May 26, 2013
Without a doubt the most powerful IPL franchise - if not in all Twenty20 cricket - Chennai Super Kings have lived up to expectations by making it to their fifth IPL final in six season. Here, we take a look at how CSK's season has panned out. 1st match, v MI in Chennai - lost by nine runs CSK opened the tournament with a narrow defeat to the team they...
02:51 PM, May 25, 2013
Leeds: Play was abandoned without a ball being bowled on the opening day of the second and final Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley due to persistent rain. The downpours left the outfield saturated on a chilly day. A better forecast is in prospect for the weekend with sunny spells and warmer temperatures. England won the first Test by 170 runs at Lord's. ...
09:29 PM, May 24, 2013
Mumbai: Mohit Raina is tagged as "hottest god on the small screen", thanks to his role of Lord Shiva in the mythological TV show 'Devon Ka Dev - Mahadev'. Happy doing the role, he has no fears of being "typecast". "I don't feel an image can really bind an actor. In earlier times, it used to happen as there were not many channels and not so many shows. With time,...
06:10 PM, May 24, 2013
Kolkata: Kolkata woke up to a cloudy morning on Friday with possibility of rain later when Rajasthan Royals take on Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens in the second Qualifier of IPL 6, with the winner progressing to play the final against Chennai Super Kings. Kolkata, also to host the final on Sunday, has seen clouds hanging over the city with spells of rain over the last few days, and...
11:04 AM, May 24, 2013
The first meeting of the Group of Ministers on making the Central Bureau of Investigation an autonomous body was held on Thursday. The investigating body's autonomy plan ran into trouble as the Department of Personnel and Training resisted the move to initiate a probe on senior bureaucrats without prior permissions. ...
10:15 AM, May 24, 2013
Kolkata: The threat of rain is looming over the IPL 6 final and the second qualifier to be held here, according to the Met department. It's been raining heavily in the city for the last few days as Rajasthan Royals, who eliminated Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday night at New Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla, prepare themselves to play Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier at the historic Eden Gardens on Friday...
11:28 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: The architectures of Chennai Super Kings' win over Mumbai Indians on Tuesday night - Suresh Raina and Michael Hussey - have now set their sights on the team's fifth final in six years. Chennai, led by MS Dhoni, scored an easy 48-run win to advance to their fourth successive final in the league with Raina (82* off 42 balls) and Hussey (86* off 58 balls) playing their parts...
09:51 AM, May 22, 2013
CNN-IBN's cricket experts Murali Kartik and Shishir Hattangadi review Mumbai Indians' defeat by Chennai Super Kings in the first IPL 6 qualifier on Tuesday night. ...
08:49 AM, May 22, 2013
The sixth season of the IPL has reached its business end and the big boys are all set to fight it out for the coveted trophy. The likes of Chris Gayle, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Michael Hussey, and Shikhar Dhawan ruled the roost in the league stages with others putting up their best supporting acts for their respective teams. But, like everything in life, the exciting of the...
08:27 AM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings made their fifth final in six seasons when they defeated Mumbai Indians by 48 runs in Qualifier 1 of IPL 6 at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Tuesday. While the win took Chennai directly to the final on Sunday, Mumbai still have a chance left as they will play the winner of Wednesday's Eliminator between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday. Mike Hussey...
11:36 PM, May 21, 2013
New Delhi: As North India boils under intense heat, the Met department has said that monsoon is expected to hit the Kerala coast by June 3. "Monsoon is expected to reach Kerala close to its normal date that is June 3," DS Pai, Director (Long Range Forecast), Met Department said. He also said that the first part of the monsoon will be better than the last year. South-west monsoon had...
01:45 PM, May 21, 2013
Amritsar: A ship, which had got struck along with its 39 crew members, for the last several months off the shores of Mumbai port, has not been provided with fuel, provisions or any means of safe exit by the owning company, a human rights organisation alleged on Saturday. "The ship, Kamal XXXVI, owned by Jaisu Shipping Co Pvt Ltd, with the 31 Indian crew members and eight from Ukraine on...
02:32 AM, May 19, 2013
New York: Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in southwestern Connecticut, injuring 60 people, five of them critically, and closing the key corridor between New York and Boston. A Metro-North train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6:10 pm on Friday, hitting the other train in Bridgeport, Connecticut, about 60 miles northeast of New York City on the Long Island Sound,...
09:30 AM, May 18, 2013
Nearly 50 people were injured on Friday when two commuter trains collided during evening rush hour near the Connecticut town of Fairfield, shutting down Amtrak service between New York and Boston indefinitely, police and transit officials said. Authorities said there were no reports of fatalities in the accident that occurred shortly after 6 pm EDT (2200 GMT). Anita Shrum, a spokeswoman for Bridgeport Hospital, said one person was seriously injured...
07:02 AM, May 18, 2013
New Delhi: South-west monsoon on Friday made a debut in the Andaman Sea and parts of Bay of Bengal, setting the stage for the four-month rainfall season crucial for India's agriculture-based economy. "Southwest Monsoon has set in over some parts of south Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea," India Meteorological Department (IMD) said here. It said conditions were favourable for further advance of monsoon over some more parts of Bay...
06:42 PM, May 17, 2013
Dhaka: At least four people were killed on Thursday as cyclonic storm 'Mahasen' battered Bangladesh's southwestern coastlines, forcing authorities to evacuate over one million people from low-lying areas. The cyclone lashed the southern Patuakhali coast with wind speed up to 90 kilometres per hour and now proceeded towards northeastern coastlines. "The cyclone has now touched the land, gradually losing its strength ... it is heading towards Bandarban (hill district) partly...
05:30 PM, May 16, 2013
