Pacific Tsunami Warning Center's Indian Ocean Bulletin # 6: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has cancelled tsunami watch for all countries. Read: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center's Indian Ocean Bulletin  Note: Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a time offset of UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) +05:30

New Delhi, April 11: India Wednesday kept its air force and navy teams ready to address any eventuality in case a tsunami hits coastal states following an earthquake off Indonesia. According to officials, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has rushed two Hercules C-130J transports from Hindon airbase near the capital to Port ...

Panaji, April 11: Fearing a tsunami, the Goa government ordered tourists off the beaches here after a massive earthquake rocked Indonesia. Speaking to reporters at the secretariat Wednesday, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that vehicles carrying public address systems would ask tourist to stay off beaches and veer inland for safety in ...

New Delhi, April 11: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here Wednesday appealed to people, particularly near coastal areas to not panic as there was no tsunami threat to India, after the massive earthquake in Indonesia. "Initially there was a tsunami threat, but it is not so now. The alert was issued ...

New Delhi, April 11: India Wednesday asked states along its east coast to be on high alert amid tsunami fears following a massive earthquake in Indonesia. The union home ministry issued advisories asking the governments of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and all east coast states to issue a "coastal alert", an official ...

London, April 11: The nature of the massive earthquake that struck off Indonesia Wednesday makes it "less likely to produce a destructive tsunami", an expert said. Bruce Presgrave of the US Geological Survey (USGS) told the BBC that the nature of the quake made it less likely that it would spawn a ...

Bhubaneswar, April 11: Maoists holding an Italian hostage since March 14 Wednesday reiterated that he will be released only after the Odisha government fulfils its promise. Sabyasachi Panda, a rebel leader known as Sunil, said in his latest audiomessage aired by local television channels here that his group had not received the ...

Kolkata, April 11: People came out of homes and offices and Metro services were halted Wednesday as tremors from the massive earthquake that hit Indonesia were felt in Kolkata and its outskirts. "Yes there have been tremors of the earthquake, which has its epicentre in Sumatra," said G.C. Debnath, director, Regional Meteorological ...

Bhubaneswar, April 10: A fast track court in Odisha Tuesday acquitted a top Maoist leader's wife in a 2003 shootout case for lack of evidence, sources said. Her release was sought by the rebels in exchange for an Italian who has been held captive by them since last month. The fast track ...

Bhubaneswar, April 10: As the Tuesday evening deadline set by Maoists for fulfilment of their demands neared, uncertainty continued over the fate of the Italian and the Odisha legislator being held captive by the rebels since last month. The government has appealed to the rebels to free the hostages saying it was ...