Rain batters northeast, IMD forecasts light showers in Delhi today

The India Meteorological Department daily report predicted light rainfall today in Delhi, reeling under a haze of dust brought by winds from Rajasthan which has raised the air pollution level to “severe”. It said the monsoon was hovering over Maharashtra in the west and parts of Odisha, West Bengal and Assam in east and northeast … Read more

Snowstorm batters US Northeast, hundreds of flights cancelled

New York: A second Nor’easter storm in less than a week hit New York on Wednesday, causing hundreds of flights to be cancelled during the day. According to local media reports, over 1,900 flights were left grounded at the Kennedy, Newark and LaGuardia Airports after the macro-scale cyclone hit brought in heavy snowfall and thunderstorm. … Read more