India

A thin layer of toxic haze hung over Delhi in the morning and the overall air quality index stood at 313 at 9 am. It continued its upward trend and was recorded at 337 at 1 pm.

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who had earlier declared the ceremony as a state event, personally supervised the arrangements for days before the festival of lights.

While the government is ready to talk on 21 demands, the JAC has vouched to stick to its 26 demands, including the demand for merger of TSRTC with the state government.

Rescue efforts were being carried out since Friday evening by the fire service department and others.

The 57-year-old Vokkaliga strong man, who has his own support base in parts of old Mysuru region of Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagara, Mandya and the neighbouring areas, was greeted by supporters with flowers, crackers and a mammoth apple garland upon his arriv...

Kamlesh Tiwari was shot dead by two assailants inside his office in Khurshidbagh area of Lucknow on October 18.

The district experienced at least six tremors in the duration of 40 minutes a couple of days ago.

The former CPI(M) youth wing leader has also been in touch with a doctor and psychiatrist for the rehabilitation of teen drug abuse victims.

The method, that aims to fulfill power requirements through nanoscale energy harvesting, is cheaper than solar panels and sources energy through clothes put up for drying in open spaces.

Naraka Chaturdashi is celebrated on the Chaturdashi or the 14th day of Krishna Paksha in the Hindu month of Ashwin. It is the second day of Deepavali/Diwali.

Swathi was hacked to death, allegedly by Ramkumar, an engineering graduate, while she was waiting to board a train at a platform of Nungambakkam suburban railway station to her workplace on the city outskirts, an incident which was caught on CCTV.

The Madras HC impleaded the Director of Income Tax (Investigation), New Delhi, as a party respondent to the proceedings related to impersonation in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for medical admissions.

A US State Department official said the Howdy Modi event in Houston in September demonstrated a very close partnership and friendship that the US has with India.

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights said it had received a complaint from the father of a class one student, alleging that his son had been denied free books and uniforms by the school.

The US said that it remains 'deeply concerned' about the situation in the Valley since the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status and the subsequent decision to 'detain political leaders without charge' and restrict communications.

On Dhanteras, Hindu devotees consider buying precious metals, especially gold, as auspicious, which is why people queue up at gold shops to buy ornaments, bars and coins.