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Puducherry Puducherry and its suburbs received heavy rains on Friday, causing floods in several parts of the union territory.The rains came as a relief to residents as Puducherry was battling scorching heat for the past few days.

Srinagar, Kashmir, is currently in the grip of a heat wave with daytime temperatures at several places soaring to record levels even as Srinagar experienced the hottest July day in over two decades on Wednesday, officials said.Srinagar recorded the maximum temperature of 35.6 degrees Celsius...

NEW DELHI: India's power consumption rose nearly 9 per cent to 152.38 billion units (BU) in June from a year earlier, mainly due to the scorching heat that led to excessive use of cooling appliances like air conditioners and desert coolers.According to official data, electricity consumption in...

New Delhi, IMD on Friday announced that monsoon has finally reached Delhi after a long and scorching summer in the city.In an official statement, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the southwest monsoon has advanced into the entire Delhi region."The northern limit of the...

New Delhi [India]: Parts of the national capital received fresh rain on Sunday afternoon, bringing relief to people battling the heat wave in the region for the last two months.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted partly cloudy sky in Delhi on Saturday and Sunday, which is...

New Delhi: Drizzle occurred in parts of the national capital, providing respite from the intense heat in the city, as the minimum temperature on Friday reached 28.4 degrees Celsius, which is normal for this time of the season, the weather office said.The India Meteorological Department has...

New Delhi: Amid the scorching heat in various parts of the country, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday stressed the need to ensure development without harming the environment.The Congress General Secretary said that there have been reports of cutting of trees in large numbers in...

Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], At least nine people were found dead amid the scorching heat in Uttar Pradesh's Noida, police said on Wednesday.Police said that the exact cause of death has not been known yet.Noida DCP Vidya Sagar Mishra told ANI on Wednesday, "Unidentified bodies have been...

Shimla: Residents of Shimla and its surrounding areas, who have been battling the scorching heat for more than four weeks, got a respite on Wednesday when the capital city and its surrounding areas received rain accompanied by strong thunderstorms.Dark clouds covered the sky of the city due to...

Dehradun: After remaining dry for a long time, light rain occurred at various places in Uttarakhand including Dehradun on Wednesday, giving relief to the people from the scorching heat.The maximum temperature in Dehradun, which had reached around 40 degrees Celsius by Wednesday afternoon...

Chandigarh, With the scorching heat in the northern region, power demand in Punjab reached an all-time high of 16,078 MW on Wednesday.On Tuesday the demand had increased to 15,900 MW."Power demand touched an all-time high of 16,078 MW this afternoon," Punjab State Power Corporation Limited...

New Delhi: Amidst the scorching temperatures in large parts of the country, Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Wednesday reviewed the heat wave situation and the preparedness of central government hospitals.Nadda directed officials to ensure that all hospitals are prepared to provide best care...

New Delhi, Due to heavy consumption of electricity amid the scorching heat that has been going on for several weeks, the maximum demand for electricity in Delhi reached an all-time high of 8656 MW on Wednesday afternoon. Discom officials gave this information.The maximum demand for electricity...

The heat wave has been continuing in Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab for the last several days and the temperature in Sirsa was recorded at 46 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.Faridabad recorded a maximum temperature of 45.2 degrees Celsius while Gurugram recorded a maximum of 44.1 degrees Celsius...

IMD further said that conditions are favorable for further advance of Monsoon into parts of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Bihar in the next 3-4 days."Heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places over Odisha and Bihar during the next five days," the India Meteorological Department...

Jaipur: The Meteorological Center said that the scorching heat continues in Rajasthan and the highest temperature of 46.2 degrees Celsius was recorded in Ganganagar on Tuesday.It said that in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am today, light rain was recorded in some parts of eastern Rajasthan...

From New Delhi, Ladakh to Jharkhand and large parts of north-west India, a large part of the country remained in the grip of scorching heat with the maximum temperature reaching 47.6 degrees Celsius in Prayagraj, located in the high Himalayas, and 26.2 degrees in Nubra.The weather office said...

New Delhi: Delhi is facing a scorching heat wave, with the maximum temperature reaching 45.2 degrees Celsius on Monday, while the weather office has predicted some respite from the scorching heat from June 19.The national capital is on 'red' alert, which will remain in force on Tuesday as well...

Patna (Bihar) [India], Amid the scorching heat in the city, the District Magistrate on Monday extended the summer holidays of private and government schools up to Class 8 in Patna district till June 19.This order has been issued under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973...

There has been no reduction in the heat that has been going on in Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana for the last several days and the temperature in Bathinda was recorded at 46.9 degrees Celsius on Monday.While Bathinda in Punjab experienced scorching heat, Pindara in Jind in Haryana also...