New Delhi: A high-altitude-long-endurance MQ-9B Sea Guardian drone that was taken on lease by the Indian Navy from the US ditched into the Bay of Bengal off Chennai after encountering a technical failure on Wednesday. The drone was operating from naval air station INS Rajali in Arakkonam near Chennai, the Indian Navy said. In 2020, … Read more
The India Meteorological Department predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall on Saturday in several parts of Andhra Pradesh as the low-pressure system over Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression. “Continuous light to moderate rains would prevail. Heavy to very heavy rains are most likely today over many districts of Andhra Pradesh,” a Met Department … Read more
A town on Middle Andaman island, Mayabunder was where the first Karen people on the islands set up their homes. The Karen are an ethnic group originally from Myanmar that were brought to India during British rule for their forest know-how and relative immunity from malaria, the Andaman rainforest being similar to those back home. … Read more
Odisha is bracing for prolonged rainfall in the next four days due to a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. While one low pressure area was formed, another is likely to follow on July 19, the IMD said. According to the weather agency, heavy to … Read more
India on Thursday made a big push to connect South Asia with SE Asia through The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar hosting his counterparts from the group’s member states, including Myanmar, and exploring possibility of expanding the group to include three SE Asian states … Read more
PM Narendra Modi and PM Sheikh Hasina at Saturday’s summit decided to boost regional connectivity connecting Himalayan States of Bhutan and Nepal with Bangladesh that would boost business and investments in the Bay of Bengal region. As part of sub-regional connectivity initiatives, India will extend transit facilities for movement of Bangladesh goods to Nepal and … Read more
Bengaluru is expected to rains this week as monsoon has advanced into parts of Karnataka. The conditions are set for the Southwest Monsoon to progress further into several regions, including Karnataka, over the next two to three days. These areas include the central Arabian Sea, Karnataka, Rayalaseema, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, and both the Westcentral and … Read more
The India Meteorological Department has said that conditions are favorable for the further advancement of the Southwest Monsoon over various regions in the next two days. These areas include parts of the Southeast Arabian Sea, additional sections of the Maldives, the Comorin area, the South Bay of Bengal, and more areas of the Andaman & … Read more
Last Updated: May 07, 2024, 12:14 IST A chartered flight carrying the KKR team had to be diverted to Guwahati along with seven other flights due to inclement weather. (Photo: India TV News) Suburban train services on the Sealdah-Canning line were halted due to plantain leaves falling on overhead wires during the thunderstorm. Kolkata and … Read more
