rain
- Bangalore
Bengaluru rain havoc: Krishna raises ‘sinking’ image of city with CM
Bengaluru: Veteran BJP leader and former Union minister S.M. Krishna has shot off a letter to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai warning him of recent developments due to incessant rains affecting the brand…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Rain fear triggers pre-monsoon blues among old city residents
Hyderabad: Due to a record rain in Hyderabad last year between September and October many new localities of the old city were inundated with rainwater. The embankment of Balapur lake caved in…
- India
Heat waves, floods, rain: India battling climate change and it is getting worse
New Delhi: The spectre of climate change is here to stay and even worsen, say climate scientists as searing winds blow across swathes of north India, including New Delhi where temperatures have…
- India
Assam: Many trains cancelled due to rain, landslide
Guwahati: The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) have evacuated over 1,500 stranded passengers while over 25 pairs of trains connecting Tripura, Mizoram and southern Assam had to…
- Delhi
Rain lashes parts of Delhi, brings relief from scorching heat
New Delhi: After sizzling under the severe heatwave for the past few weeks, parts of Delhi on Wednesday evening received rainfall providing much-needed relief to the people from the unrelenting heat. The…
- Telangana
Telangana: After scorching heat, thunderstorms expected
Hyderabad: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted that Telangana will see rains in most districts and even thunderstorms in some areas on most days till April 30. Light to moderate rain and…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to witness thunder, hailstorms until Sunday
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s National Center of Meteorology said several regions across the Kingdom will be witnessing thunderstorms, hail, stirring dust and an active velocity of air currents, and the…
- Science
Study finds how plants protect themselves from pathogens in rain
Tokyo: A recent study has found that when plants are exposed to rain, hair-like structures on the leaf surface called trichomes recognise this rain as a risk factor for causing disease and…
- Delhi
Delhi receives no rain in March after 4 years
New Delhi: The national capital has witnessed a “dry March” after a gap of four years as no rainfall occurred throughout the month. An IMD official told IANS that in the past…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Relief from summer heat as rain hits parts of city
Hyderabad: Many parts of Hyderabad witnessed showers on Sunday, which came as a welcome relief from the heat, to citizens. On Sunday, Saidabad recorded the maximum rainfall, an excess of 69 percent…
- Hyderabad
Rainfall, scattered showers lash parts of Telangana and Hyderabad
Hyderabad: In respite from the scorching summer sun, scattered rains hit parts of the city and other districts in the state on Tuesday. Other parts of Telangana like Narayanpet and Mahabubnagar also witnessed…
- Kashmir
Widespread rain, snow likely in J-K, Ladakh
Srinagar: The India Meteorological department has forcast widespread rain, snow across Jammu & Kashmir and Ladhakh for two days beginning Tuesday evening. “Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh on Monday. Widespread…
- World
Strong winter storm hits central US
Washington: A winter storm system with strong winds hit central US, bringing with it rain, sleet, ice and snow from the Central Plains to the Midwest and the Great Lakes. Heavy snow…
- Sports
India vs South Africa test match: Rain washes out Day 2
Centurion: The second day’s play in the opening Test between India and South Africa here on Monday had to be called off without a ball being bowled due to heavy and persistent…
- India
Cyclone Jawad: Rain lashes Kolkata, other parts of south Bengal
Kolkata: The West Bengal government stopped ferry services on the Hooghly River and urged tourists not to visit seaside resorts, as rain lashed Kolkata and other southern parts of the state on…
