Flood

7 Dead As Burevi Weakens Into Depression But Batters Southern Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday December 5, 2020

Seven people have died as heavy rains caused by Cyclone Burevi affects Tamil Nadu for a second straight day, leaving thousands of damaged huts and houses, around 300 flooded villages in Cuddalore and Rameswaram without electricity

We Have Arjun Rampal's New Stylist To Thank For The Look That's Burning Up Instagram

Entertainment | Nilanjana Basu | Thursday December 3, 2020

Arjun Rampal's photo sent Instagram into a meltdown of sorts with fans flooding the comments section with the fire emojis.

Cyclone Nivar: Chennai Neighbourhoods Relive A Nightmare, Chief Minister Palaniswami Intervenes

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Saturday November 28, 2020

Three days after Cyclone Nivar made landfall 150 kilometres away and the rains stopped, hundreds of families still wade through knee deep waters at Varadarajapuram outside the Tamil Nadu capital, an area struggling with the overflowing Chembarambakkam lake nearby.

Hyderabad Civic Polls: BJP Releases Manifesto; Promises Flood Relief, Free Electricity

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 26, 2020

The BJP today promised financial assistance of Rs 25,000 for each family affected by the recent rains in the city, free electricity to families which consume less than 100 units and free travel for women in city buses and metro trains among others, in its manifesto for the civic polls in Hyderabad.

3 Tamil Nadu Deaths, Chennai Waterlogged by Cyclone Nivar: 10 Points

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Thursday November 26, 2020

Three people were killed in Tamil Nadu as Cyclone Nirav made landfall overnight near the costal town of Marakkanam, 30 km north of Puducherry. Hours after the landfall, the tropical storm has weakened from a "very severe cyclonic storm" to a "severe cyclonic storm". More than two lakh people were evacuated to safety in the two coastal states that h...

"Corrupt Alliance": Smriti Irani Slams TRS Government Over Hyderabad Floods

Telangana News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 25, 2020

Union Minister and senior BJP leader Smriti Irani on Wednesday slammed the ruling TRS in Telangana over the recent floods in Hyderabad asking how 75,000 ''encroachments'' thrived in the state capital.

Flood Relief Kits From Rahul Gandhi Found abandoned In Vacant Kerala Shop

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 25, 2020

Flood relief kits provided by Wayanad MP and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to his constituency have been found abandoned in a vacant shop at Nilambur near Malappuram.

"We're Drowning": Covid Cases Flood Hospitals In America's Heartland

World News | Reuters | Tuesday November 24, 2020

The vital signs of the 30-year-old COVID-19 victim were crashing, and Kearny County Hospital in rural Lakin, Kansas, just wasn't equipped to handle the case. Miller, Kearny's chief medical officer - who doubles as the county health officer - called around to larger hospitals in search of an ICU bed. With coronavirus cases soaring throughout Kansas,...

World Bank Irrigation Project Work To Start In January: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 24, 2020

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that work for a Rs 2,500 crore World Bank project to improve irrigation facilities and flood protection measures in the Lower Damodar Basin, benefiting the people of five districts will start from January.

Karnataka Cabinet Expansion: A Persistent Challenge For BS Yediyurappa

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Tuesday November 24, 2020

Ever since he took over as Karnataka's Chief Minister for the third time in July 2019, the composition of the cabinet has been a challenge for BS Yediyurappa. He was the sole member of the state cabinet for many days in the beginning, even during the time when the state was facing terrible floods, until he finally got the nod to induct some colleag...

NASA's Curiosity Rover Data Hints at Ancient Megaflood on Mars: Study

Press Trust of India | Monday November 23, 2020

Flash floods of “unimaginable magnitude” once washed through Gale Crater on Mars' equator around four billion years ago, according to a study which hints at the possibility that life may have existed on the Red Planet.

Tom And Jerry Trailer Will Bring Back A Flood Of Childhood Memories

Entertainment | Aakanksha Raghuvanshi | Wednesday November 18, 2020

Tom And Jerry Trailer: The film stars Chloe Grace Moretz as a desperate event planner who hires Tom to get rid of Jerry

Delhi Fire Department Gets Flooded With Calls Of "Oil Rain" Hitting City

India News | ANI | Sunday November 15, 2020

Delhi Fire Service department and other emergency services in the national capital went into a tizzy on Sunday after receiving multiple phone calls about "oil rain" lashing parts of the city amidst showers that began in the evening.

67 Dead, 12 Missing As Typhoon Vamco Rips Through Philippines

World News | Reuters | Sunday November 15, 2020

The number of deaths in the deadliest cyclone to hit the Philippines this year has climbed to 67, with 12 people still missing, the national disaster management agency said on Sunday.

One Dead After Typhoon Vamco Hits Philippines

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 12, 2020

The third typhoon to hit the storm-battered Philippines in as many weeks caused major flooding in Manila on Thursday, trapping some people on rooftops and claiming at least one life in another part of the country.