The coastal belt of Odisha experienced heavy rain and squally winds on Thursday morning with the sea condition remaining rough, as severe cyclonic storm ‘Dana’ approached closer to the state’s coast,

At least 1.1 million people on India’s eastern coast are fleeing to storm shelters inland, hours before a powerful cyclone is expected to hammer the low-lying region, ministers said Thursday. Cyclone Dana is likely to hit the coasts of West Bengal and Odisha states — home to around 150 million people — as a “severe cyclonic storm” late on Thursday,

New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won the toss and opted to bat first against India in the second test of their three-match series in Pune on Thursday.