Patna: Even as there is relief from the hot weather in Delhi and other parts of North India with the temperature remaining above the 40 degree Centigrade mark, the weather in Patna and parts of Bihar became very pleasant on Monday. Patna and several parts of Bihar received heavy rainfall on Monday bringing relief from the hot weather. The weather in Kashmir Valley and Uttarakhand is also cool and pleasant...
03:13 PM, May 27, 2013
Chandigarh: The ongoing heat wave conditions in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Saturday continued unabated, claiming at least eight lives and forcing people in the region to confine indoors. While six persons lost their lives due to intense heat wave in Punjab, two died in Haryana in the past three days, officials said here today. In Punjab, three persons lost their lives in Amritsar, two in Ferozepur and...
01:26 PM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: Temperatures continued to remain high across North India on Friday with the national capital touching 45 degrees Celsius and Amritsar boiling at 47 degrees Celsius. Rajasthan sizzled between 44 and 47 degrees Celsius. However, the Met department has said that a marginal fall in temperature can be expected by Sunday. 84 people have died in Andhra Pradesh since the 1st of April due to the heat. New Delhi...
07:30 AM, May 25, 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
New Delhi: Mercury levels continued to rise across North India, with the national capital registering a record breaking 45.7 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the hottest in a decade for the month of May. Amritsar in Punjab faced its hottest day in three decades with a maximum of 48 degrees Celsius. In Rajasthan, Sri Ganganagar continued to be the hottest place with a maximum of 48.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Churu,...
07:44 AM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: Vast swathes of the country continued to reel under intense heat, with capital Delhi witnessing its hottest day in a decade for the month of May with a record-breaking 45.7 degrees Celsius. Delhi's temperature was highest for the month of May since 2003. The city recorded a minimum temperature of 31.4 degrees Celsius and the maximum and minimum humidity settled at 41 and 18 per cent respectively. Sizzling...
07:08 PM, May 23, 2013
Bhubaneswar: The heat wave continues to grip northern India with the Met department predicting a further rise in temperatures. The heat wave continued unabated in Delhi on Thursday with the minimum temperature settling five notches above average at 31.4 degrees Celsius and the maximum expected to hover around the 45 degrees Celsius mark. "Heatwave conditions would continue across the national capital. The maximum temperature on Thursday is expected to be...
11:03 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: There is no respite from the heat as yet. Parts of Maharashtra including the Vidarbha region sizzled at high temperatures. Nagpur and Wardha districts recorded mercury levels at 47 degree Celsius. Meanwhile, in Odisha, at least three people have died due to the heat wave as the temperatures touched 46 degrees. The national capital too recorded temperatures as high as 45 degrees. Heat wave conditions intensified in the...
08:47 AM, May 22, 2013
Met department officials say temperatures will continue to be 3 to 4 degrees above normal for this time of the year in many parts of North India. ...
03:52 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
New Delhi: The heat wave has well swept across North India with national capital Delhi simmering at 44.6 degrees celsius on Sunday, making it the hottest day of this season. The mercury even soared to over 46 degree Celsius in some parts of the capital. Palam area recorded 46.1 degree Celsius while Ayanagar weather station recorded 45.8 degree Celsius and Ridge station recorded 45 degrees. The Met department has predicted...
08:16 AM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: Heat wave swept across Northern states as temperatures on Sunday soared past 45 degrees Celsius at several places affecting normal life in the region. Churu in Rajasthan was the hottest place in the region with temperature touching 47 deg C. The national capital recorded a high of 44 deg C while mercury in parts of Punjab and Haryana shot up to 46 deg C. Delhi sizzled under a...
07:46 PM, May 19, 2013
Agartala: With cyclone Mahasen likely to hit Tripura on Thursday, the state may witness heavy rains and a gale of 50-60 Kmph, the met office said. "There is likely to be heavy rain in the state in the next two days with wind blowing in 50 to 60 Km speed per hour," Met Director Dilip Saha said. "The effects of the cyclone might slightly be felt in southern and eastern...
04:37 PM, May 16, 2013
Bhubaneswar: Rain and thundershower are likely to lash many parts of coastal Odisha and some other areas under the impact of the cyclonic storm 'Mahasen', centred about 760 km south of Paradip on Tuesday, Meteorological Centre said. The cyclonic storm over the south-east Bay of Bengal moved northwards and lay centred near latitude 13.50 N and longitude 85.50 E, about 760 km south of the port town of Paradip, the...
03:51 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that Rajasthan has been the hottest this season, with Churu recording a maximum of 45 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, Delhi also hit 44 degrees on May 5. It is not going to get much cooler either, the Met department said that this is normal for summer with temperatures in Delhi to hover between 41 and 42 degrees Celsius. Uttar Pradesh is also facing...
08:32 AM, May 07, 2013
Chicago: Heavy rains and flooding in the Chicago area brought havoc to the morning commute on Thursday, shutting major expressways, delaying commuter trains for hours, cancelling flights and closing dozens of suburban schools. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for parts of 17 Illinois counties, including Chicago and its suburbs, and two northwest Indiana counties. Between three and nearly 7 inches of rain had fallen throughout the Chicago...
07:27 AM, Apr 19, 2013
San Francisco: Yahoo is taking the next step in its effort to make some of its most popular services more appealing and accessible to the growing audience connecting to the Internet on smartphones and tablet computers. The mobile push being orchestrated by CEO Marissa Mayer has hatched Yahoo's first email application for Apple's iPad and other tablet computers running on Google's Android software. Yahoo also has created a new weather...
06:51 AM, Apr 19, 2013
India may avoid a drought for a fourth straight year as the El Nino weather system looks unlikely to impact monsoon rains, a leading forecaster said on Thursday, promising yet another bumper grains output in the Asia's third-biggest economy. El Nino was a factor in India's last severe drought in 2009 when the country had to import sugar, pushing global prices to 30-year highs. ...
08:09 PM, Mar 07, 2013
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway reopened for vehicular traffic today after remaining closed for two days due to continuous snowfall which also brought in a fresh spell of cold wave conditions across Kashmir valley. "The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway reopened for vehicular traffic today and vehicles were allowed to come from Jammu towards Srinagar," a spokesman of the traffic department said. ...
02:21 PM, Feb 24, 2013
Rains and thundershowers lashed large parts of North India on Saturday leaving two persons dead in Uttar Pradesh while the hill states experienced fresh snowfall keeping the mercury down in the region. ...
08:00 AM, Feb 24, 2013
