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Cyclone Tauktae: Strong winds at 114 kmph strike Mumbai today

Cyclonic storm Tauktae over the Arabian Sea, led to very strong winds at a speed of 114 kmph in Mumbai on Monday afternoon, says civic officials

Indian Navy sends ships to rescue 273 people stranded near Bombay High

Sparking huge concerns, at least 273 persons have been stranded on a drifting barge near the Heera Oilfields at Bombay High Field, around 175 km from Mumbai

Cyclone Tauktae: 'Strongest storm' challenge for Covid-battered India

Cyclone Tauktae, which has now intensified into an "extremely severe cyclonic storm", is likely to reach Gujarat coast by Monday evening and cross the state coast between 8 pm and 11 pm. Watch the video for all the latest update on Cyclone Tauktae.

Goa CM Sawant speaks to Amit Shah regarding damage caused by Tauktae

The cyclone, which nearly touched Goa, has caused as lot of damage in the state.

Maharashtra CM reviews cyclone situation; over 12,000 people shifted

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday took stock of the situation in Mumbai, Thane and other coastal districts of the state in the wake of the cyclonic storm Tauktae

Cyclone Tauktae: Mumbai Airport to be shut from 11 am to 2 pm due to alert

The operations at the city's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport will remain suspended from 11 am till 2 pm on Monday in view of the cyclone alert, the private airport has notified

Earthquake of 4.5 magnitude hits Gir Somnath in Gujarat early morning

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 hit Gujarat's Gir Somnath district in the early hours of Monday, officials said

'Tuaktae' now very severe cyclonic storm; to reach Gujarat coast: IMD

The severe cyclonic storm 'Tauktae' over the Arabian Sea has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and is expected to reach the Gujarat coast Monday evening, the India Meteorological Department said. Around 1.5 lakh people are being shifted from low- lying coastal areas in Gujarat while 54 teams of the NDRF and SDRF remained deployed after IMD's warning that Tauktae will reach the state coast on Monday evening and cross it Tuesday morning. "The cyclonic storm "Tauktae" has further intensified into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm (ESCS) at 000 UTC and lay centred at 18.5N/71.5E, with a ragged eye," the IMD tweeted Monday morning. "Very Severe Cyclonic Storm "Tauktae" over the East- central Arabian Sea intensified into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm: Cyclone Warning & post-landfall outlook for Gujarat & Diu coasts (Red message)," the IMD tweeted. Skymet, a private company that provides weather forecast and solutions said landfall is likely between ..

Goyal, Mandaviya interact with experts on Cyclone Taukate preparedness

Union Minister Piyush Goyal, along with the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday interacted with the industry leaders about the likely impact of Cyclone Tauktae

No Covid-19 vaccination in Mumbai on Monday due to cyclone warning

Vaccination was not carried out over the weekend and will not be held on Monday too for the same reason

Cyclone Tauktae intensifies after ploughing through Kerala, Karnataka, Goa

Gale-force winds, heavy rainfall and high tidal waves swept the coastal belt of Kerala, Karnataka and Goa as Cyclone Tauktae hurtled northwards towards Gujarat on Sunday

Research paper sees direct link between Cyclone Tauktae and climate change

Study says Bay of Bengal is usually warmer than Arabian Sea and so hosts more tropical storms; However, that scenario is now changing

Tauktae: Restore power since oxygen supply is at stake, says India Inc

Representatives of major industry associations and chambers of commerce also asked for real-time information about the cyclone and its trajectory

Cyclone Tauktae to hit Gujarat on Tuesday morning; 4 dead in Karnataka

In neighbouring Kerala, several parts have witnessed heavy downpour causing water levels to rise in many dams across the state

Cyclone Tauktae effect: Light rains, gusty winds in parts of Madhya Pradesh

Parts of Madhya Pradesh received light showers evening as a result of cyclonic storm Tauktae that is raging far off in the Arabian sea, which also brought gusty winds at some places in the state

Cyclone Tauktae: Two killed as ferocious winds, heavy rain hit Goa

Stormy winds and heavy rains caused by Cyclone Tauktae claimed two lives and uprooted more than 1,000 trees in Goa, disrupting normal life and road traffic and causing power outage

Cyclone: 150,000 people being shifted in Gujarat; health staff on standby

An estimated 150,000 people are being shifted from low-lying coastal areas in Gujarat while 54 teams of the NDRF and SDRF remained deployed

Tauktae: IMD predicts light thunderstorms, rain over parts of Gujarat

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted light to moderate rain over isolated places in Gujarat's Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Narmada, Tapi, Surat, Bharuch, Dang and Dahod.The downpour will be accompanied by light thunderstorms with lightning and surface wind 30-40 kmph (in gust).The predicted weather is very likely to occur during the next three hours, as per the weather department.The IMD reported that heavy to very heavy rainfalls over parts of Gujarat will occur on May 17."Heavy to very heavy falls with extremely heavy falls at isolated places very likely over Saurashtra and Kutch, Diu and south Gujarat region on 17th and heavy to very heavy falls at a few places with extremely heavy falls (>= 20 cm)," tweeted IMD.In a series of tweets, the IMD advised fishermen not to venture into the Arabian sea off Gujarat coast till May 18."Fishermen are advised not to venture into Eastcentral Arabian Sea along & off Karnataka coast till 17th Morning and into ...

Tauktae: Very heavy rains likely in parts of Konkan, Mumbai on May 10

The very severe cyclonic storm Tauktae could cause heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places in north Konkan, Mumbai, Thane and Palghar in Maharashtra on May 17, says the IMD

Cyclone Tauktae: No Covid-19 vaccination drive in Mumbai on Monday too

The Mumbai civic body decided to keep its Covid-19 vaccination drive suspended for the third day on May 17 in view of the warning about cyclone Tauktae