Schools reopened on Wednesday after an extended Diwali break due to pollution with a large number of students seen using anti-pollution masks to protect them from health hazard. While the pollution levels have gradually come down since Sunday, the AQI still remains in the ‘poor’ category. Today morning, a major […]
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Delhi takes a breath, but bad air chokes UP, Bihar
Air pollution in Kanpur, Lucknow and Patna was at “severe” levels, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed on Tuesday, suggesting the plume of smoke from farm fires in Punjab and Haryana that choked Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) on Sunday has moved down the Gangetic plain. The […]
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Delhi’s Dwarka metro station, being visited by Angela Merkel today, has a German link
When German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the Dwarka Sector 21 metro station on Saturday morning, there would be a deep German connection to the station — it has photo voltaic panels on the roof built with the cooperation of a German enterprise. Merkel’s visit to the metro station will be […]
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Plans fall flat, no solution visible in Delhi’s deadly haze
Air pollution in the national capital region (NCR) worsened on Wednesday, repeating a trend that exposes how efforts put in place in recent years — Supreme Court orders, new laws, penalties, and even cleaner fuel — have failed to stop the recurrence of an annual crisis that plunges the region […]
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The choke is on Delhi: Pollution turns severe
A thick, smoky haze smothered the national capital on Tuesday as air pollution breached “severe” levels for the first time this season, a sharp deterioration caused by a double whammy of toxic fumes left over from illegal Diwali fireworks and a big spike in farm fires in neighbouring states. Two […]
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RSS brass likely to camp in Delhi ahead of Ayodhya verdict
The top leadership of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is expected to assemble in the national capital from November 12, its presence in the city dovetailing with the Supreme Court’s verdict on the decades-old Ram Janamabhoomi -Babri Masjid title dispute. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, general secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi, and […]
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‘Optimistic’, says Manohar Khattar ahead of Delhi meetings to bump up support for BJP
Manohar Lal Khattar is likely to return as Haryana chief minister with the support of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) MLA Abhay Chautala, Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP) MLA Gopal Kanda and seven Independents. Khattar has flown to Delhi to hold discussions with those offering support and is aiming to complete […]
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Delhi’s air quality back in ‘very poor’ zone, days after Diwali may be worse
The air quality fell to “very poor” levels on Thursday and is likely to worsen over the next few days, weather officials said, warning of a deterioration in conditions in the coming days – particularly after Diwali. The daily air quality index (AQI) – calculated as a 24-hour average till […]
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Nigerian man, who acted in Hindi movies, held at Delhi’s IGI airport for overstaying in India
A Nigerian ‘celebrity’ who also acted in some Bollywood movies was apprehended by CISF personnel at the Delhi airport on Thursday for allegedly overstaying in the country, officials said. They said Olamilekan M Akanbi Ojora was intercepted around 4 am at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) after security personnel […]