Bay Of Bengal

After Ship Sank, Bengal Man Survived Without Food For 5 Days At Sea

Kolkata News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 15, 2019

Rabindranath Das, the master of a capsized fishing trawler who floated for five days clinging on to a bamboo pole in the turbulent Bay of Bengal without food and life jacket till he was rescued by a Bangladeshi ship in Chittagong coast, has been brought to the city for treatment.

India's Moon Mission Its Most "Complex Space Odyssey ": Foreign Media

India News | Niha Masih, The Washington Post | Saturday July 13, 2019

When a rocket blasts off from an island in the Bay of Bengal in the coming days, it will carry not only a moon rover but a nation's growing ambitions in space. On Monday, India will embark on its most complex space odyssey to date with the launch of its second lunar mission.

6 Fishermen Rescued, 25 Missing After Venturing Into Sea Despite Warning

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 8, 2019

Six of the 31 fishermen, who had gone missing in the Bay of Bengal after venturing into deep waters despite weather warnings four days ago, were rescued on Monday but 25 are still missing, officials said.

31 Fishermen Missing After Venturing Into Sea Despite Warning: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 8, 2019

A total of 31 fishermen on board two trawlers have gone missing in the Bay of Bengal Sunday after they had ventured into the deep seas without paying heed to the warning of authorities, a state minister said.

Boy Nearly Suffocates In Locked Car As Parents Take A Dip In Bay Of Bengal

Kolkata News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 27, 2019

In a shocking incident, a couple visiting West Bengal's Digha beach left their child locked inside the car to take a dip in the sea, police said on Thursday.

Eye On China, US Seeks $30 Million For South Asia Security Project

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 13, 2019

With an eye on countering increasing Chinese influence in key South Asian countries, the Trump administration has sought $30 million for what it has described as "Bay of Bengal" security initiative to provide foreign military financing to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Maldives.

BIMSTEC Leaders Arrive In Delhi For Narendra Modi's Swearing-In

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 30, 2019

Leaders from Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, or BIMSTEC, nations, including Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering arrived in New Delhi today to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony.

PM Modi Renews Push For "Neighbourhood First" At Second Oath Ceremony

India News | Edited by Aditya Sharma | Monday May 27, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath ceremony on Thursday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan will be attended by leaders of the BIMSTEC member countries, in line with the government's "Neighbourhood First" policy, the foreign ministry said in a statement.

4,000 People Fear This Is Their Last Election Before Their Island Sinks

India News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 19, 2019

Residents on Ghoramara fear that the votes they cast on Sunday in the national election may be the last before their island sinks into the Bay of Bengal -- a victim of climate change's growing toll.

"Fani" Means Snake's Hood. Here's How Cyclones Are Named

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 3, 2019

Cyclone Fani: Mala, Helen, Nargis and Nilofer may sound like the names of yesteryear Bollywood actors, but they are, in fact, lethal cyclones that have brought violent winds, heavy rains and wreaked destruction.

ONGC Evacuates Nearly 500 Employees Before Cyclone Fani Makes Landfall

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 2, 2019

India's biggest oil and gas producer ONGC has evacuated close to 500 of its employees from offshore installations in the Bay of Bengal and moved drilling rigs to safer locations ahead of an impending cyclone that is expected to make landfall on Friday.

Forces On Standby, 8 Lakh Evacuated In Odisha For Cyclone Fani: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday May 2, 2019

Cyclone Fani is expected to make a landfall south of Puri in Odisha anytime after tomorrow afternoon. According to the latest forecast by the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JWTC), Fani, is the most severe cyclonic storm since the super cyclone of 1999 that devastated large parts of the state. Evacuations have started on a war footing in the coastal ...

Fani Now "Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm", Odisha On Alert: 10 Points

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Wednesday May 1, 2019

Cyclone Fani, which is forming over the Bay of Bengal with wind speeds up to 200 kmph, has turned into an "extremely severe cyclonic" storm, the Navy said late on Tuesday night. Coastal Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are on high alert. Cyclone Fani is expected to hit the Odisha coast by May 3. "The speed of Cyclone Fani at the time of rainfa...

Cyclone Fani To Intensify, Rain Likely In Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh

India News | Edited By Ria Saini | Monday April 29, 2019

Cyclone Fani, that has been gaining strength in the south-east Bay of Bengal, is likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm in the next 24 hours, the weather department said on Sunday. It is likely to bring light to moderate rain across Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh over the next two days.

Cyclone Fani Likely To Intensify Into Severe Cyclonic Storm Today: LIVE Updates

India News | Edited by Swati Sharma | Sunday April 28, 2019

Cyclone Fani, which has been strengthening in south-east Bay of Bengal, is very likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours and into a very severe cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours.