The India Meteorological Department’s Ranchi centre on Sunday afternoon issued a forecast of widespread rain in Jharkhand on May 20 and 21 (Wednesday and Thursday) from the impact of cyclonic storm ...

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide interim relief to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore immediately to the state for restoration and rehabilitation wor...

The picture of a father carrying the body of his eight-year-old daughter for post-mortem in cyclone ravaged Gajapati district sent shockwaves across the state on Thursday. The incident at Atankpur vil...

Torrential rain triggered by cyclone Titli that hit the state coast on Thursday morning created a flood-like situation in north Odisha districts, including Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore and Baripada.The s...

Severe cyclonic storm Titli that made a landfall on Thursday morning has left behind a trail of uprooted trees and waterlogging in several areas of the city. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC...

Cyclone Titli, which is likely to turn into a severe cyclonic storm in the next 12 hours, may cause havoc in the state’s southern and coastal belts, particularly in Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsing...

A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal has shut Digha’s beaches for tourists and fishermen for two days since Friday night.Officials at the Digha Development Authority said weather officials had...

This is a story of how data can bring to you a significant trend and yet tempt you into erroneous conclusions. Boys are dropping out of schools in the Sunderbans in distinct numbers. Girls are staying...

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...

In tide country — the Sunderbans — the line separating land from water can blur, much like the border between fact and fiction. Nirmal, the idealist schoolteacher in The Hungry Tide, Amitav Ghoshâ...