Cyclone Fengal makes landfall near Puducherry; Chennai airport shutdown

Cyclonic storm Fengal has commenced making landfall close to Puducherry and it may approximately take 4 hours for it to cross the coast completely, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official......

Rain lashes Tamil Nadu; 2 killed in record downpour in Chennai

It was record rains for Chennai and suburbs on Tuesday that began overnight, leading to inundation in a string of localities in city and on the outskirts, while two persons were killed in rain......

30,000 sanitation workers cleaning up 1 lakh tons of garbage on Chennai's streets

With water receding from most areas in Chennai and its suburbs, sanitation and conservancy workers face the mammoth task of removing one lakh tons of stinking garbage littering the streets as......

Heavy rain alert for Kerala, Lakshsadweep for 3-4 days

Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur in the next three or four days in Kerala and Lakshsadweep, the Indian Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. According to the IMD, a low pressure......