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MOUSOUNI ISLAND, India: Bangladeshi and Indian authorities on Saturday ordered more than 450,000 people to flee coastal villages and islands as Cyclone Bulbul headed for the Bay of Bengal coast. The eye of the storm, packing winds of up to 120 kilometres (75 miles) per hour, was expected to hit land around the Bangladesh-India frontier late Saturday. A storm surge …

Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have killed at least 50 people in Nepal in the past few days, with more deaths reported across the border in India and Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday. At least 30 other people were missing in Nepal, either swept away by swollen rivers or buried by mudslides since monsoon rains began pounding the …

Bollywood’s veteran star Rishi Kapoor is presently in the US getting treatment for his cancer, but the actor still has his eyes glued to the screen with the fiery England vs India clash. While India seems to be in for a tough fight as England put forth a hefty total for the team, the ‘102 Not Out’ actor seems to …

PURI: At least three people died on Friday as Cyclone Fani, the biggest in years, slammed into eastern India, sending coconut trees flying and cutting off power, water and telecommunications. The monster weather system made landfall at the temple city of Puri in the morning, with winds gusting at up to 200 kilometres per hour. In recent days authorities in …