The Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Asani' has weakened into a 'cyclonic storm' and is likely to become a depression by Thursday morning, the weather office has said
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a high alert, urging the authorities to initiate urgent steps even as the severe cyclonic storm, Asani, moved close to the coast. In view of heavy to extremely heavy rain forecasts, the government alerted the people in cyclone-prone areas and also asked the fishermen not to venture into the sea.
Workers of the Hindu United Front chanted Hanuman Chalisa outside the Qutub Minar in Delhi on Tuesday (May 10) and demanded the restoration of idols of Hindu gods.