Week starts on scorching note for Delhi (Lead)
June 25th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Delhi residents faced a scorching Monday with the maximum temperature shooting 5 notches above normal to 42.3 degrees Celsius, as the rain, forecast by the ... Read more...
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Shimla sizzles, rain forecast
May 11th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 11 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh experienced warm weather Friday, with Una town recording a high of 40.8 degrees Celsius, an official said here."The weather was mainly ... Read more...
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Indian batsmen struggle in rain-affected warm-up game
December 19th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Dec 19 (IANS) Indian batsmen failed to make the most of their last opportunity ahead of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), slipping to ... Read more...
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Government mulls weather inputs for farmers
July 27th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The government Wednesday said it is planning to launch a National Monsoon Mission to provide accurate rain forecast and other weather inputs to farmers.Speaking at ... Read more...
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Rain forecast in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh
May 26th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 26 (IANS) Overcast conditions prevailed in various parts of Punjab, Haryana and their joint capital city Chandigarh Thursday and the weatherman forecast light to moderate rainfall during the ... Read more...
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Rain threat dampens farmers’ mood in Punjab, Haryana
April 16th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 16 (IANS) Ready to harvest their wheat crop, farmers in Punjab and Haryana are watching the overcast sky with worry. More rain and thunderstorm forecast over the next ... Read more...
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Cloudy day, rain forecast for Delhi
April 16th, 2011 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Delhiites woke up to a cloudy day Saturday, with the weatherman forecasting showers and dust storms on account of a western disturbance."The effect of western ... Read more...
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Australia-England Twenty20 match in Melbourne to go ahead
January 14th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 14(ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) has said that it expects Friday's Twenty20 International between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) to go ahead, with rain forecast to clear.Cricket ... Read more...
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Kiwis wary of India’s batting depth and rain forecast (Preview)
November 19th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Nov 19 (IANS) After two draws in the series, New Zealand will like to grab a rare chance of pulling off a series win over India, but captain Daniel Vettori ... Read more...
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Orissa alerts officials over heavy rain forecast
October 7th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 7 (IANS) The Orissa government Thursday asked all the concerned district collectors to remain alert following a forecast of heavy rain during the next two days in coastal districts."We have ... Read more...
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Bright day, no rain forecast for Games opening (Lead)
October 2nd, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) It will be a bright and clear sky with no chance of rain when the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games takes place in the capital Sunday, ... Read more...
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UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by losses in Pakistan floods
August 2nd, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 2 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has been "deeply saddened" by the loss of lives and livelihoods in Pakistan due to floods, the worst in eight decades, in ... Read more...
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Rain forecast during Commonwealth Games
July 30th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Rains may play spoilsport during the Commonwealth Games.
According to the weather office, there is possibility of rains during the first week of October.The Indian Meteorological Department ... Read more...
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No rain forecast for Delhi Wednesday
July 14th, 2010 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The mercury will remain on the higher side in the national capital Wednesday with little or no chance of rain, the weather office said.
"The sky will be ... Read more...
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Delhi sees a pleasant day as mercury dips to 20s (Lead)
June 8th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) It hardly felt like June. Instead of a scorching hot day, Tuesday was a pleasant, breezy day in the capital, with the maximum day temperature dipping to ... Read more...
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Rain fails to lower temperature in Delhi
March 5th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) A pleasant morning greeted Delhiites Friday, a day after the city saw traces of rainfall but it hardly had any effect on the mercury level, which continued ... Read more...
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IOC chief says no worries as Vancouver readies for winter Olympics
February 9th, 2010 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Vancouver, Feb 9 (DPA) Vancouver Games organisers expressed confidence mild weather won't disrupt the start of the winter Olympics as they fine tuned preparations ahead of Friday's opening ceremony.
Work continued around ... Read more...
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Rain adds to the chill in Delhi, fog forecast Thursday (Lead)
January 13th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Morning rain had Delhiites scurrying for cover early Wednesday. Though the skies cleared later in the day, it made for a chilly Lohri festival that the capital's ... Read more...
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Southwest monsoon pattern changing in India
November 25th, 2009 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) If you felt more heat and humidity during last monsoon, here is the reason - the southwest monsoon, significantly responsible for rains in the country, has ... Read more...
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More rain forecast for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
November 14th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, which experienced continuous rainfall last week, will once again be drenched because of a low pressure area off the Kanyakumari coast, the weatherman ... Read more...
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Edgbaston curator says Hauritz will be ‘a waste’ on a seamer friendly pitch
July 28th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Warwickshire (UK), July 28 (ANI): Edgbaston curator Steve Rouse has said that playing Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz in the third Ashes Test will be a "waste", as the pitch tipped to be ... Read more...
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Clarke kicking himself for failing to score first century in England
July 11th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 11 (ANI): Australia's vice-captain Michael Clarke, who was out for 83 while hooking Stuart Broad's delivery just before stop of play due to light rain and bad light, was regretting ... Read more...
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Tendulkar’s twin strike brings India closer to victory (Lunch report)
April 7th, 2009 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
Wellington, April 7 (IANS) India were in sight of a historic 2-0 series victory at lunch on the fifth and last day of the third and final cricket Test as New ... Read more...
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New Zealand 254 for 7 at lunch in Wellington Test
April 7th, 2009 - 8:56 am ICT by IANS
Wellington, April 7 (IANS) With weather holding out and Sachin Tendulkar picking up two quick wickets, India were close to victory in the third and final cricket Test as New Zealand ... Read more...
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Swiss all set for Euro - come rain or shine
June 7th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
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Geneva, June 7 (DPA) With more rain forecast for the weekend in Switzerland, Euro organisers were hoping on the eve of Saturday's kickoff that wet weather would not dampen the spirits of ... Read more...
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Mercury drops in northern plains, east India has rain
February 25th, 2008 - 8:48 pm ICT by admin
(All India weather report)New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Delhi and the surrounding areas continued to experience warm weather Monday, but the day saw a small drop in the mercury. True to the ... Read more...
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