Bashundhara Kings players will hope to shake off the weariness from their hasty arrival to India and put forth a brave show against Mohun Bagan Super Giant in their AFC Cup Group I encounter at the Kalinga Stadium in Odisha today.

Bashundhara Kings' AFC Cup away match against Mohun Bagan is under threat of cancellation or postponement as the reigning Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) champions could not go to India even two days before the match.

Severe cyclone Asani raged over the Bay of Bengal packing a wind speed of 105 km per hour amidst indication of a gradual weakening later today.

The government of the eastern Indian state of Odisha today sounded an alert of a possible cyclone over the Bay of Bengal as a cyclonic circulation over South Andaman Sea and neighbourhood persisted and could result in a depression with a wind speed of up to 75km per hour by May 8.

Authorities in the eastern Indian state of Odisha have decided to install lightning sensors so that people can be warned about possible lightning strike, an official says.

Martial arts expert Keshab Swain breaks his own Guinness world record of smashing 85 green coconuts with his elbow in one minute in Bhubaneswar, Indian state of Odisha, which he set in 2012, reports The New Indian Express.

The depression that resulted from cyclone Komen triggers heavy rain in northeastern and eastern states of India, killing at least 70 people in Manipur, West Bengal and Odisha.