Cyclone Fani is beginning to make landfall in eastern India.
The country's Meteorological Department says wind speeds will reach 195 km/h (121 mph) when the storm is at full force.
More than a million people in the state of Orissa have already been forced to leave their homes.
Several neighbouring states in India have also been put on high alert.
2 people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel
Two people have been pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River, nine days after an ice, rock, and mud slide swept through a valley in Nepal, killing more than 1,200 people and displacing tens of thousands.
US investigates deadly strike on Iranian wedding
US Vice President JD Vance said that an investigation was being carried out into a deadly strike on an Iranian wedding on Tuesday that an analysis showed likely resulted from a direct hit by the United States' munition.
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion, official says
Property, housing and infrastructure worth at least $2.56 billion (387.5 billion Nepalese rupees) were damaged in Nepal's catastrophic floods last week, according to the country's disaster authority chief.
Kuwait air defences deal with Iranian missile, drone attacks
The Kuwaiti Armed Forces have announced its air defence systems are actively intercepting Iranian missile and drone attacks early on Thursday.
Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources say
Nepal plans to rebuild an early-warning system for landslides on part of its border with China, installing seismic sensors, cameras and a satellite link, two Nepali government sources told Reuters, a week after a glacial flood killed more than 1,000.
