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  Heat wave toll crosses 2300-mark, Andhra reports over 1700 deaths

  India | June 02, 2015 7:19 IST

  New Delhi: Ninety more deaths were reported from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha due to the heat wave, raising the nationwide toll to 2,338 even as some places like Delhi got respite on Monday from

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  Chicken prices up 30% as heat wave kills 2.4 crore birds in India

  India | June 01, 2015 22:09 IST

  New Delhi: Chicken prices have jumped by up to 30 per cent as the ongoing heat wave killed about 2.4 crore birds in last fortnight and rates may further move upwards if temperature continues to

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  Rain of little relief to south India; heat toll nears 2,200

  India | June 01, 2015 8:25 IST

  Hyderabad: Despite hopes that weekend thundershowers would help end a raging heat wave in southern India, the rain brought only limited relief as the death toll since mid-April approached 2,200.Officials said Sunday that the intense

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  India reeling under world's 5th deadliest heat wave, death toll crosses 2000-mark

  India | May 31, 2015 10:51 IST

  New Delhi: India is presently reeling under the world's fifth most deadliest heat wave. Also, it is the second most deadliest heat wave in the country after 1998.The 1998 heat wave had claimed 2,541 lives.

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  Intense heat wave continues; toll in Andhra, Telangana crosses 1900

  India | May 30, 2015 9:57 IST

  New Delhi: The blistering heat wave continued on Friday in parts of India, claiming 205 more lives in the worst-hit twin states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana where the toll has risen to 1,979, even

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  Coal secretary hid facts from Manmohan Singh; Know top 5 news headlines of today

  India | May 29, 2015 21:36 IST

  Delhi HC backs L-G but asks him to consider proposals sent by Delhi govt.Delhi High Court today backed L-G Najeeb Jung in his tussle with Kejriwal government.The High Court turned down the plea challenging the

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  Heatwave continues to sear India, death toll rises to 1,826

  India | May 29, 2015 8:39 IST

  New Delhi: The death toll in the sweltering heat sweeping many parts of the country climbed to 1826 on Thursday, with 414 lives being claimed by the scorching sun in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana since

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  Death toll climbs to 1412 as intense heat wave continues

  India | May 28, 2015 16:59 IST

  New Delhi : The death toll due to intense heat wave sweeping across many parts of the country continued to mount and reached 1412 ,  with only Andhra Pradesh and  Telangana accounting for 1360 deaths.As

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  May 27: Top 5 News Headlines of today!

  India | May 27, 2015 21:14 IST

  Extra-Constitutional authorities were "really wielding" power during UPA rule: PM ModiLaunching a scathing attack on Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that Extra-Constitutional authorities were "really wielding" power in UPA government.Putting down Congress

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  Summer Tips: 5 ways to beat the 'heat-wave'

  Lifestyle | May 27, 2015 19:41 IST

  With temperature soaring above 45 degrees these days, summer heat is taking heavy toll on human life in India. Till now, more than 1200 people have lost their lives due to the extensive hot weather.The

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  61% rise in heat-stroke deaths over decade

  India | May 27, 2015 14:35 IST

  There was a 61% increase in the number of deaths due to heat stoke across India between 2004 to 2013, according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, with indications that these numbers represent a

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  Intense heat wave claims over 1,100 lives across India

  India | May 27, 2015 17:14 IST

  Hyderabad: An unrelenting heat wave continued to wreak havoc across India. More than 1,100 people have lost their lives across the country over a fortnight with Andhra Pradesh and Telangana being the worst hit.The death

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  Heat wave continues across India, more than 500 dead

  India | May 25, 2015 13:29 IST

  Hyderabad/New Delhi: The searing heatwave across the country has killed over 500 people so far with as many as 432 deaths being reported from twin states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana alone.There was no respite

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  May 24: Top 5 News Headlines you might have missed today

  India | May 24, 2015 21:28 IST

  Heat wave continues; death toll rises to 368At least 145 people died due to intense heat wave in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana since yesterday, raising to 368 the death toll in the blistering weather conditions

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  Heat wave continues; death toll in AP, Telangana rises to 432

  India | May 25, 2015 0:17 IST

  Hyderabad/New Delhi: The searing heatwave in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has killed 432 people so far with more deaths being reported today as vast swathes of the country reeled under the unrelenting summer heat.There was

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  Heat wave leaves 228 dead in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh

  India | May 24, 2015 13:11 IST

  Hyderabad: The toll due to heat wave crossed 200 in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, officials said.Mercury crossed 46 degree on Saturday in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, recording hottest day of the season. "128 persons

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  Hottest day in Delhi as mercury shoots to 44.5 deg C

  India | May 23, 2015 21:28 IST

  New Delhi:  Delhiites today wilted under intense heat wave conditions as the mercury shot up to the season's highest of 44.5 degrees Celsius and crossed 46 degrees mark at the Palam observatory.  As the heat

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  Heat wave leaves 153 dead in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh

  India | May 23, 2015 17:46 IST

  Hyderabad: Heat wave in several parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh has claimed 153 lives so far even as people continued to reel under intense heat wave conditions, officials said on Saturday.As many as 73

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  Mercury crosses 40-deg C mark in north India

  India | April 19, 2015 21:43 IST

  New Delhi: Heat wave-like conditions prevailed at several places across the country as the mercury crossed the 40-degree Celsius mark in various cities including the national capital with the temperature likely to rise in coming

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  Intense heat wave sweeps Odisha, Talcher hottest at 43.2 C

  India | April 05, 2015 21:49 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Intense heat wave swept across Odisha today with the mercury rising above 40 degree Celsius in at least 10 places as the coal belt of Talcher remained the hottest zone in the state at