Punjab, Haryana reel under intense heat
Chandigarh, May 20: Punjab and Haryana continued to reel under intense heat with temperatures at some places crossing 45 degrees Celsius Monday, Met officials said here.
Delhi sizzles at 44.5 degrees on Monday, Tuesday to be worse
New Delhi, May 20: It was a scorching start to the week here Monday with the temperature shooting up to five notches above average at 44.5 degrees Celsius.
Heat-harassed tourists desert monuments in Taj city
Agra May 20: With the temperature a tad short of 46 degrees Celsius Monday, pedestrians were few and far between, even as the heat-harassed tourists began deserting the historical monuments in Taj city Agra.
Heat hits Himachal, mercury shoots up by 7 degrees
Shimla, May 20: Mercury continued to rise across the hills of Himachal Pradesh Monday, with temperatures recorded one to seven degrees Celsius above the season’s average.
Mercury soars in Delhi, could cross 45 degrees Celsius
New Delhi, May 20: The mercury is set to cross the 45 degrees Celsius mark in Delhi Monday, the hottest day of the season so far, the Met Office said.
Tornadoes tear through central US
Washington, May 20: Tornadoes tore through three central American states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa with baseball-sized hail and wind blasts ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region.
Thousands of Taiwanese protest n-power project
Taipei, May 20: About 10,000 Taiwanese took to the streets here Sunday to protest against further development of nuclear power on the island.
Searing heat across north, west India, mercury to rise further (Roundup)
New Delhi, May 19: It was a blazing weekend across northern plains and central plateau of India which reeled under the intense summer heat.
Sunday hottest day of season so far, Monday to be worse
New Delhi, May 19: Mercury rose to a blazing 44.6 degrees Celsius – five notches above average – Sunday, making it the hottest day in the season so far.
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