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- India
Zomato asks customers to avoid ordering during peak afternoon hours
New Delhi: Amid the extreme heatwave in the country, online food delivery platform Zomato on Sunday requested customers to avoid ordering during peak afternoon hours unless it is necessary. “Please avoid ordering…
- India
UP: Ballia elderly voter collapses due to heat stroke; dies
With rising temperature above 40 degrees in Uttar Pradesh, an elderly voter collapsed while standing in queue to cast his vote. He later reportedly died. With rising temperature above 40 degrees in…
- India
Delhi records its highest ever temperature at 52.3 degrees Celsius
New Delhi: Delhi’s Mungeshpur area Wednesday logged a maximum of 52.3 degrees Celsius, the highest ever temperature recorded in the city, officials said. On Tuesday, the weather station in the northwest Delhi…
- Delhi
Delhi hospital fire: Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj calls meeting
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj has called for a meeting on Monday to discuss the east Delhi hospital fire that killed seven newborns, officials said. The meeting will be held…
- News
Heat like ‘literal hell’ sends thousands to hospital in Pakistan
Islamabad: Thousands of heatstroke victims were being treated at hospitals across Pakistan on Friday as temperatures reached 50 degrees Celsius amid a blazing heatwave, officials said. The heat gripped the South Asian…
- India
Brutal heat in large parts of India; temperatures set to rise further, says IMD
New Delhi: The blistering heat sweeping across large swathes of India continued unabated on Wednesday, with the mercury surging to 48 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan’s Barmer, the highest temperature recorded in the…
- India
Unrelenting heat disrupts daily life in swathes of India
New Delhi: The unrelenting heat turned daily activities into an arduous task in large parts of India on Sunday, with Najafgarh in southwest Delhi reaching a sweltering 47.8 degrees Celsius — the…
- India
Karnataka: Five die in Raichur district due to heatstroke
Raichur: As the scorching sun continues to blaze with temperatures soaring up to 45 degrees Celsius in Karnataka, the Raichur district witnessed tragic demise of five individuals due to heatstroke within 24…
- News
Amid polls heatwave alert in north Karnataka, rain predicted in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: An orange alert for heat wave has been issued in most of the 14 Karnataka districts where Lok Sabha constituencies are going to polls on May 7, as temperatures hit 42…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad sizzles with highest recorded temperature of the season
Hyderabad: Hyderabad experienced its hottest day of the summer season so far on Friday, as scorching temperatures persisted across the state amidst a prevailing heatwave. According to data from the Telangana State…
- Telangana
Heatwave plays spoilsport in Telangana, AP as campaign enters final leg
Hyderabad: With just a week left for campaigning to end, the searing heat wave gripping both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh is impacting the canvassing by the political parties. Leaders of the main…
- Health
Sun, sweat and sugar: Navigating diabetes in summer
As almost the entire country is reeling under a heatwave and red alerts being issued for various places through out India, it is important for people with diabetes to take some precautionary…
- Top Stories
Respite from heatwave: IMD predicts rainfall in Telangana May 6 onwards
Hyderabad: Relief may be on the horizon for the parched lands of Telangana as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issues a rain alert. Residents grappling with scorching temperatures may soon find respite…
- Andhra Pradesh
Heat waves likely in 265 Andhra Pradesh mandals on Thursday
Amaravati: Heat waves are likely to scorch 265 mandals in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, a senior official said. According to the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) managing director R Kurmanadh,…
- Hyderabad
IMD Hyderabad forecasts heatwave in Telangana until May 4
Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Hyderabad has issued a heatwave warning for Telangana until May 4. The weather department issued the warning due to the likelihood of temperatures surging in…
