News for 'torrential rains'

Big Shock! Manchester United lose to 4th-tier Grimsby

Big Shock! Manchester United lose to 4th-tier Grimsby

Rediff.com28 Aug 2025

Manchester United plumbed new depths as fourth-tier Grimsby Town knocked them out of the League Cup 12-11 on penalties after a 2-2 draw.

Want To Be A Monsoon Tourist? Read This

Want To Be A Monsoon Tourist? Read This

Rediff.com4 Jul 2025

Destinations like Coorg, Munnar, the Western Ghats, and parts of the North East, are at their scenic best in the monsoon.

AAP's Malik becomes first sitting MLA to be detained under PSA in J-K

AAP's Malik becomes first sitting MLA to be detained under PSA in J-K

Rediff.com8 Sep 2025

Jammu and Kashmir AAP chief and MLA Mehraj Malik was detained under the Public Safety Act for allegedly disturbing public order in Doda district. The detention has sparked condemnation from opposition parties.

Rain hits India preparations for Australia series

Rain hits India preparations for Australia series

Rediff.com28 Nov 2018

Play was impossible at the Sydney Cricket Ground, where the tourists are scheduled to play a non-first class tour match against an understrength representative side

Now, Nature's Fury In North India

Now, Nature's Fury In North India

Rediff.com5 Aug 2024

The aftermath of the cloudburst triggered by heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

Kerala landslides: Woman offers breast milk to orphans

Kerala landslides: Woman offers breast milk to orphans

Rediff.com1 Aug 2024

The woman, her husband and two children, aged 4 years and four months, have already left for Wayand from their home in Idukki in central Kerala.

Bombay HC shut due to heavy rains

Bombay HC shut due to heavy rains

Rediff.com19 Jun 2015

The Bombay high court has declared holiday on Friday due to heavy rains that are lashing the city and its suburbs.

SEE: Landslides, flash floods wreak havoc in Himachal

SEE: Landslides, flash floods wreak havoc in Himachal

Rediff.com10 Jul 2023

Landslides and flash floods triggered by incessant rain in Himachal Pradesh have paralysed normal life.

Rain claims 39 lives in Karnataka

Rain claims 39 lives in Karnataka

Rediff.com24 Jun 2007

There was no let up in the rain fury in the districts of Kodagu, the origin of river Cauvery, Belgaum, Bijapur, Raichur, Gulbarga, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada, where normal life has been thrown out of gear.

Heavy rain halts Canadian Grand Prix

Heavy rain halts Canadian Grand Prix

Rediff.com13 Jun 2011

The Canadian Formula One Grand Prix was halted after 25 of the scheduled 70 laps by torrential rain on Sunday.

Rains, snow in north India

Rains, snow in north India

Rediff.com30 Apr 2004

There has been a sudden dip in temperatures in several parts of northwest India. Day temperature today in Delhi was 23 degrees Celsius against a normal of about 38 degrees Celsius, Met officials said.

Taiwan: Typhoon brings heavy rains

Taiwan: Typhoon brings heavy rains

Rediff.com5 Aug 2005

Typhoon Matsa brings heavy rains in Taiwan

Rains bring TN, Karnataka to a standstill

Rains bring TN, Karnataka to a standstill

Rediff.com19 Dec 2007

Flight services were disrupted in Karnataka while in Tamil Nadu, heavy rains battered Karur, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and coastal Pudukkottai and Nagapattinam districts.

Rain cripples Gujarat industries

Rain cripples Gujarat industries

Rediff.com2 Jul 2005

Operations of several top companies, located in central and south Gujarat, continued to be affected on Friday with torrential rains lashing several parts of Gujarat for close to a week.

Rain delays Sri Lanka win

Rain delays Sri Lanka win

Rediff.com14 Aug 2004

South Africa were 21-2 chasing a huge 493-run target when torrential rain ended play on the fourth day of the second Test.

Missing Mumbai doctor's body found 2 days after rain crisis

Missing Mumbai doctor's body found 2 days after rain crisis

Rediff.com31 Aug 2017

Deepak Amrapurkar, the Bombay Hospital gastroenterologist had slipped into an open manhole while wading through the water-logged streets near Elphinstone Road station.

Dehradun flooded, rivers in spate, bridges washed away

Dehradun flooded, rivers in spate, bridges washed away

Rediff.com16 Sep 2025

Cloudbursts and heavy rains overnight left a trail of destruction in Uttarakhand's capital Dehradun and its neighbouring areas on Tuesday, sweeping away at least five people and leaving more than 500 stranded in different locations.

Rains claim 11 in Gujarat

Rains claim 11 in Gujarat

Rediff.com23 Sep 2005

Rains claim 11 lives in Gujarat, people shifted in Nashik, Goa

Heavy rains hit Kolkata and Mumbai

Heavy rains hit Kolkata and Mumbai

Rediff.com3 Jul 2007

Seven people, including six of a family, were killed today as torrential rains lashed Kolkata and adjoining districts.

Maharashtra rains: 45 dead, 5,000 evacuated

Maharashtra rains: 45 dead, 5,000 evacuated

Rediff.com1 Jul 2007

A complete respite from rains is unlikely as the meteorological department forecast intermittent rain and thundershowers with strong gusty winds.

Heavy rains claim 86 lives in Karnataka

Heavy rains claim 86 lives in Karnataka

Rediff.com2 Oct 2009

Torrential rains continued to wreak havoc in northern Karnataka with 35 more deaths being reported from the region since Thursday night, pushing up the rain-related toll in the state to 86. Eight people were killed in Raichur, six in Bagalkote, five in Bellary, four each in Bijapur, Gulbarga and Gadag and two each in Koppal and Bidar. Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa held an emergency meeting, where Air Force and Army officials were present, besides state ministers.

UP: Rains kill 32, hits normal life

UP: Rains kill 32, hits normal life

Rediff.com6 Jul 2008

Flooding and house collapses triggered by torrential rains killed at least 32 people in Uttar Pradesh in the last two days, pushing the statewide death count this monsoon season closer to 50.

Lightning: India's Deadliest Hazard

Lightning: India's Deadliest Hazard

Rediff.com19 Aug 2025

Lightning claims more lives in India annually than any other extreme weather event. Between April and July this year alone, 1,621 people died due to lightning strikes.

Cyclone Dana causes major damage in Odisha, Bengal; 2 killed in WB

Cyclone Dana causes major damage in Odisha, Bengal; 2 killed in WB

Rediff.com25 Oct 2024

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that one person died in the state in cyclone Dana, even as the administration evacuated around 2.16 lakh people from the low-lying areas.

Cyclone Dana: Crops on 1.75L acre damaged in Odisha, says govt

Cyclone Dana: Crops on 1.75L acre damaged in Odisha, says govt

Rediff.com26 Oct 2024

The state government has directed a joint assessment of crop loss due to the cyclone by officials of the agriculture and revenue departments, he said.

Strawberry Fields Forever

Strawberry Fields Forever

Rediff.com17 May 2023

The glimpses of Strawberry harvested at a farm in Gassu on the outskirts of Srinagar on Tuesday.

Bolt defies rain, Walker beaten

Bolt defies rain, Walker beaten

Rediff.com8 Jul 2009

Olympic champion Usain Bolt clocked the fourth fastest 200 metres time ever to win the Lausanne Grand Prix in 19.59 seconds in torrential rain on Tuesday.

Rain-triggered landslides kill 53 in Bangladesh

Rain-triggered landslides kill 53 in Bangladesh

Rediff.com13 Jun 2017

The highest 36 deaths were reported from Rangamati hill district where at least two army officers were also killed by the landslides.

India not to blame for Pakistan's devastating floods: Experts

India not to blame for Pakistan's devastating floods: Experts

Rediff.com3 Sep 2025

Hydrology experts suggest that India cannot be directly blamed for the devastating monsoon flooding in Pakistan this year, citing greater destruction upstream of the border and lack of evidence for intentional action.

Heavy rains in southern China kill 175

Heavy rains in southern China kill 175

Rediff.com21 Jun 2010

Torrential rains and widespread flooding, one of the worst in five decades, continued to wreck havoc in south China claiming at least 175 lives and 107 missing, affecting more than 25 million people.

Rain fury in Lakshadweep, Kerala

Rain fury in Lakshadweep, Kerala

Rediff.com7 May 2004

Administration seeks navy's help to deal with any eventuality as a cyclonic storm forms in the Arabian sea\n\n

Harrowing scenes emerge from landslide-hit Wayanad

Harrowing scenes emerge from landslide-hit Wayanad

Rediff.com31 Jul 2024

'The deceased persons might be sitting or lying down when the tragedy struck them in the wee hours of Tuesday'

France storm past Ukraine in rain-affected match

France storm past Ukraine in rain-affected match

Rediff.com16 Jun 2012

Sparkling attacking football and goals from Jeremy Menez and Yohan Cabaye earned France a 2-0 win over Ukraine in their Euro 2012 Group D match on Friday after the game was halted for 55 minutes due to a thunderstorm.

Flood waters recede in Gujarat's Junagadh, 3,000 shifted; orange alert issued

Flood waters recede in Gujarat's Junagadh, 3,000 shifted; orange alert issued

Rediff.com23 Jul 2023

The India meteorological department on Sunday issued an 'orange' alert for Gujarat, saying the state was expected to receive "heavy to very heavy rainfall" on July 24.

Hockey Pro League: Germany women hand India a thrashing

Hockey Pro League: Germany women hand India a thrashing

Rediff.com21 Feb 2025

Germany clinched their first win of the season as they stormed to a 4-0 win against India in the women's FIH Hockey Pro League.

Rain prevents play on Day 1 of England-WI Test

Rain prevents play on Day 1 of England-WI Test

Rediff.com15 Jun 2007

Play on the first day of the fourth Test was called off at lunchtime after the umpires waited nearly two hours for the rain to ease.

3 killed as chopper crashes in rain-hit Uttarkashi

3 killed as chopper crashes in rain-hit Uttarkashi

Rediff.com21 Aug 2019

The helicopter crashed near Moldi while returning after distributing relief material among the affected people, said Uttarkashi Disaster Management officer Devendra Patwal.

Rain washes out India-Sri Lanka ODI

Rain washes out India-Sri Lanka ODI

Rediff.com5 Feb 2008

India had made an impressive total of 267 from their 50 overs but Sri Lanka never got the chance to reply as the heavens opened.