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More peacocks die in Aravalli as mercury soars
13 Jun 2012 6:29 AM ISTAfter the death of eight peacocks on Monday, three more of the national bird were found dead on Tuesday in the same village, Hasanpur, in the Aravali...
US students survive New Zealand blizzard
12 Jun 2012 7:38 AM ISTTwo US students survived a week lost in a blizzard-hit New Zealand mountain range by taking regular dips in hot thermal springs they had stumbled...
Monsoon on time, cleaning of drains not
12 Jun 2012 5:55 AM ISTWhile the monsoon is rushing towards north, all set to submerge the city with its usual intensity, the city agencies, instead of doing the needful to...
Heat spell kills over 100 in West Bengal
7 Jun 2012 7:49 AM ISTA spell of light shower in and around Kolkata on Wednesday evening brought hope of monsoons but the hope deflated in 20 minutes flat with the Regional...
Showers a relief, water crisis a dampener
6 Jun 2012 6:01 AM ISTWater scarcity in the city is not confined to low-profile areas any more. Even the colonies in the heart of Delhi are now thirsting for water....
Dust storm brings mercury down in capital
21 May 2012 1:46 AM ISTA dust storm hit several parts of the national capital Saturday evening and brought the temperature down marginally on a hot, sunny day which saw the...
Why drought becomes invincible
20 May 2012 1:43 PM ISTIt’s drought time again. Nothing new in this announcement. Each year, first we have crippling droughts between December and June, and then devastating...
Kolkata sweats it out and how
16 May 2012 12:24 PM ISTIt’s hot! Kolkata’s reeling under a near heatwave condition with no sign of respite in the next few days, warned the Regional Meteorological Centre...
Storm claims two lives in Delhi
14 May 2012 10:32 AM ISTTwo persons, including a 25-year-old woman, were killed in separate incidents of wall collapse in the capital in the last 24 hours, police said on...
Delhi sweats it out on season’s hottest day
11 May 2012 7:14 AM ISTDelhiites on Thursday experienced the hottest day of this summer with the mercury soaring to 42.6 degree Celsius but there could be some relief...
Temperature soars in the capital
9 May 2012 9:15 AM ISTDelhiites sweated profusely as the mercury rose above 40 degree Celsius for the first time in this summer, with hot winds blowing through the day...
Finally Delhi sees 40 degrees
7 May 2012 7:02 AM ISTIntense heat kept Delhi'ites indoors on Sunday with the mercury nearing the 40 degree Celsius mark after days of pleasant and comfortable weather.The...