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.
Saudi Arabia trust with Iran hard to 're-establish', foreign minister says
Saudi Arabia reserves the right to act militarily against Iran and any trust with Tehran has been shattered, the Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Fahran said early on Thursday, after Riyadh was targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles.
QatarEnergy says several LNG facilities targeted by missiles, fires contained
QatarEnergy announced that several liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City were subjected to missile attacks early Thursday morning, causing fires and further serious damage, in addition to the previous attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City on Wednesday, which severely damaged a gas-to-liquids conversion plant.
Kuwait foils terror plot targeting vital facilities
Kuwait's Ministry of Interior says the State Security Service has foiled a terrorist plot targeting key installations in the country.
Qatar declares Iranian attachés 'persona non grata'
Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared Iran’s military and security attachés in Doha persona non grata, ordering them, along with their staff, to leave the country within 24 hours.
Debris from intercepted missile injures four in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Civil Defence says emergency teams responded on Wednesday to falling debris from an intercepted ballistic missile over a residential area in Riyadh.
