States » South


Deep depression over Bay of Bengal likely to intensify into severe cyclonic Storm; heavy rain alert for Telangana

Hyderabad, Nov 1 (UNI) The depression over the Southeast Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards at a speed of 23 kmph during the past six hours and intensified into a deep depression, lying centred over the Southeast and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal at 0530 hrs on Sunday, the Meteorological Centre said.
The system was located near latitude 11.5 degrees N and longitude 86.4 degrees E, about 700 km east-southeast of Chennai, 770 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam, 770 km southeast of Machilipatnam and 810 km east-southeast of Ongole.
It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm over the Southwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal during the next six hours and further intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the Westcentral Bay of Bengal on November 2.
More News

BJP's Karnataka succession puzzle puts central leadership's strategy to test

04 Nov 2026 | 12:42 PM

Bengaluru, Nov 4 (UNI) The BJP central leadership faces a delicate political balancing act in Karnataka, with the impending leadership decision centred on whether to continue with state president Vijayendra Yedoyurappa or undertake an organisational reshuffle without alienating his father and former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's influential camp and other senior leaders ahead of the 2028 Assembly elections.

see more..

AP: TDP led NDA wins 12 Municipal Corporations, 83 Municipalities

04 Nov 2026 | 12:36 PM

Vijayawada, Nov 4 (UNI) Repeating the 2024 landslide election victory in the Assembly and general elections, the Telugu Desam Party-led NDA has won 12 Municipal Corporations out of 13, including the prestigious Vijayawada, Guntur and Visakhapatnam mayor posts, while the Jagan Reddy-led YSRCP has won the Anantapur mayor post.

see more..

KRV intensifies Kannadiga jobs campaign, warns IT firms of protests

04 Nov 2026 | 11:05 AM

Bengaluru, Nov 4 (UNI) Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) has intensified its campaign demanding a larger share of private-sector jobs for Kannadigas, expanding its visits to information technology companies and major retail establishments in Bengaluru and warning of protests against firms that fail to share employment data.

see more..

Granite baron Veeramani POCSO cases : one more arrested by SIT

04 Nov 2026 | 10:50 AM

Chennai, Nov 4 (UNI) The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the multiple POCSO cases against granite baron R.Veeramani of Gem Granites, has arrested one more person in this connection.

see more..

Kumaraswamy pushes for JD(S) ticket in Hiriyur bypoll

04 Nov 2026 | 10:48 AM

Bengaluru, Nov 4 (UNI) union Minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday made a strong pitch for his party to contest the forthcoming Hiriyur Assembly byelection as the NDA candidate, signalling that the constituency could emerge as a point of negotiation between the BJP and JD(S) despite their alliance.

see more..