The district authorities of Hooghly, Howrah and North 24 Parganas, where elections are scheduled for Monday, are spending anxious moments as they apprehend that cyclone Fani may cast a shadow on last ...

Cyclone Fani, which made landfall in neighbouring Odisha’s Puri district Friday morning, brought immediate rain in the Kolhan region, but its impact was expected to be more pronounced later with the...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee cancelled her public rallies scheduled for Friday and advised people not to pay heed to rumours and stay indoors as Cyclone Fani heads towards the state.The ...

Extremely severe cyclonic storm 'Fani' made landfall in Puri on Odisha coast Friday morning, triggering heavy rainfall coupled with high-velocity winds with speed of 175 kmph in vast areas.Large areas...

Engineers and officials of the municipal corporation on Thursday visited residents of dilapidated buildings with a plea to relocate to safer places in view of cyclone Fani.The Calcutta Municipal Corpo...

The Election Commission has lifted the model code of conduct from 11 coastal districts of Odisha, which are likely to be hit by Cyclone Fani, an official said.The state is bracing for a severe cycloni...

The anticipation of disaster is often even more fraught with fear, panic and uncertainty than the moment when it strikes. Those who have been spared the calamity may be thanking their lucky stars, but...

The Gujarat administration is on high alert to deal with cyclone 'Vayu', which is likely to hit the state coast near Veraval on Thursday, officials said. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday said pe...

Sir — Australia will have to import wheat for the first time in more than a decade owing to severe drought. One wonders how this will affect the bountiful pantry of MasterChef Australia. The show ha...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused Mamata Banerjee of pursuing “cheap politics” over cyclone Fani, claiming that she did not speak to him when he tried to contact her to talk about the...