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The towns of Puri, Paradeep, Gopalpur were hit by winds measuring the speed of 175 kmph. (Photo: File)

‘Sound and fury’: Here's what landfall of Cyclone Fani actually looked like

More than a million people were evacuated from low-lying sensitive areas to safe zones.

03 May 2019 11:37 AM

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDRF) has released a list of Do’s and Don’ts to keep people safe and alerted during the tough times. (Photo: AP)

Cyclone Fani: Here's a list of do's, don'ts to keep you safe

Apart from Odisha, several districts in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal have also been put on red alert.

03 May 2019 11:18 AM

'Modi ji, will you topple every government run by an opposition party by buying MLAs in the respective states?' Kejriwal tweeted.

'It is not easy to buy AAP leaders,' says Arvind Kejriwal

The statement came after Union Minister Vijay Goel claimed that 14 AAP MLAs were in touch with the BJP and are willing to switch sides.

03 May 2019 10:13 AM

Singh, while addressing a public rally here on Thursday, said, 'BJP couldn't find a single member from their party who could fight me, so they got Sadhvi Ji. Good, I welcome her.' (Photo: ANI)

Pragya Thakur's controversial statements will help us, quips Digvijaya

Thakur has made headlines for multiple controversial statements made by her since her candidature from Bhopal was announced by the BJP.

03 May 2019 10:03 AM

He was allegedly caught on CCTV camera throwing the kittens into fire one by one and the kittens escaping. (Photo: Representative Image)

Thane man arrested for throwing kittens in fire, kittens survive

The society members approached police through an animal rights NGO and a case was registered.

03 May 2019 10:00 AM

The districts which are in the path of the Cyclone Fani are Puri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Khurda, Naygarh, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

LIVE | 3 dead in Odisha; Cyclone Fani weakening, moving towards B'desh: IMD

PM Modi said, 'Over Rs 1,000 cr released in advance for states affected by Cyclone Fani.'

03 May 2019 9:25 AM

Lakhan Singh, the 32-year-old driver with a popular ride-sharing app, was killed last night after an argument broke out between him and a local youth, Mohit Yadav, when they reached near Nanak ki Puliya, they said. (Representational Image)

Cab driver battered to death in Ghaziabad for refusing to give way

Cab driver was on his way to pick up a passenger when argument took place over giving way to accused who was coming from opposite direction.

03 May 2019 8:45 AM

The convention is not to talk about military operations, but this government has broken all traditions, he said. (Representational Image)

'Never took political advantage': Cong lists 6 surgical strikes during its rule

Congress spokesperson Rajeev Shukla gave an account of six surgical surgical strikes conducted under the UPA regime.

03 May 2019 8:31 AM

Landfall process of Cyclone Fani begins, likely to last for another 3 hours

IMD said the wind speed of the cyclone could reach 200-230 kilometres when it makes the landfall.

03 May 2019 8:21 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi (Photo: File)

After a gruelling battle, both BJD, BJP claim victory

BJD spokesperson has claimed the party would get 115 Assembly seats and 18 Lok Sabha seats.

03 May 2019 7:16 AM

Villagers at the beach as dark clouds hover above the sea ahead of cyclone Fani in Puri on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Panic buying starts in Odisha, govt to act against hoarders

Scenes were similar at vegetable markets, taking advantage of which many vendors have hiked prices of vegetables.

03 May 2019 7:11 AM

The war of words between the two parties started after former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in an interview that multiple surgical strikes took place during UPA rule. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Congress enlists 6 surgical strikes of UPA govt

The Congress released the list at a press conference after BJP leader Arun Jaitley took a jibe at the Opposition party.

03 May 2019 6:46 AM

Cyclone Fani: Odisha braces for landfall today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a meeting to review the preparedness to counter cyclone Fani.

03 May 2019 6:40 AM

Union minister Arun Jaitley (Image: ANI)

Masood Azhar’s ban huge win, but Opposition reluctant to celebrate

The ruling party alleged that the Opposition is reluctant to celebrate UN action against Azhar as it may have to pay political price.

03 May 2019 5:47 AM

CBSE’s Class 12 results out, 2 girls score 499/500

CBSE topper Hansika Shukla has only one regret — scoring 99 in English.

03 May 2019 3:04 AM

Odisha braces for Fani landfall

PM chairs meet, 4,000 personnel deployed; 11 lakh set to be evacuated.

03 May 2019 2:47 AM

India likely to import more oil from Saudi Arabia

Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan in a tweet in April had said “a robust plan for an adequate supply of crude oil to Indian refineries” is in place.

03 May 2019 2:42 AM

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

Modi will not become PM again, says upbeat Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi said that the Congress’ primary aim was to defeat the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections.

03 May 2019 2:31 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

SC to EC: Clear complaints against Modi by May 6

EC told court that it has already decided on two out of the 11 complaints which were filed by the Congress party against Modi and Shah.

03 May 2019 2:15 AM

Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar. (Photo: PTI/File)

India: No ‘deal’ with China on Masood Azhar UN tag

The MEA termed the latest position taken by China as a “very welcome step”, and also mentioned the “Wuhan spirit” between the two countries.

03 May 2019 2:10 AM

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