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A senior scientist at the Delhi Pollution Control Committee said the dip in the air quality can be attributed to low wind speed and temperatures which allowed accumulation of pollutants.

The people who have purchased the ticket for the Dear Bangalakshmi Torsha lottery must also know that there are second, third, fourth and consolation prizes as well.

As people in Mumbai struggled and worried after the outage, questions of why and how electricity cuts take place, came to mind. Is India reliable in terms of its electricity supply, and what are the various reasons behind power outages?

The Rajasthan government on Monday examined various possible ways to negate the effects of the three recent central farm laws in the state. The government mulled over the ways and means to shield the state farmers from the effects of the centra...

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Namo Mantra Foundation will broadcast Ramleela on its Youtube channel from October 17-25, its president Kumar Sushant said on Monday. Addressing a press conference here, Sushant said the entire 2.30 hours-long Ramleela was sh...

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday termed as "unfortunate" the arrest of tribal rights activist and Jesuit priestFr Stan Swamy for his alleged involvement in inciting a mob to violence in Bhima Koregaon near Pune on January 1, 2018....

Thirteen more people died from coronavirus in Haryana on Monday as 1,066 fresh coronavirus cases surfaced, taking the number of infections in the state to 1,43,221, according to a Health Department bulletin. So far, 1,592 people have died from the i...

The SAD on Monday gave a seven-day ultimatum to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to call a special session of the Vidhan Sabha to repeal the state's amended APMC Act. The Shiromani Akali Dal also demanded that the state be notified as principal...

NHRC Chairperson Justice (retd) H L Dattu said this in a statement released on the 27th anniversary of its foundation.

Performing surgery was extremely risky and despite being fraught with potential complications, the surgery was successfully completed by Dr Sonal Gupta, Director and Head, Neurosurgery, Fortis Hospital Shalimar Bagh, and her team of doctors in a span of f...

In a relief to agriculture traders in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday extended the interest waiver scheme till December 31 for the recovery of outstanding amount towards the committees. Gehlot has agreed to the proposal of the Departme...

The journalist was arrested by the state police while on his way to Hathras, where a Dalit woman died on September 29 after being allegedly gang raped by four upper caste men on September 14.

Here are the top stories we are covering this evening: Pakistan and China creating border row as if on a mission, says Rajnath Singh after inaugurating 44 key bridges; Centre announces travel voucher, festival scheme for govt employees to raise spending;...

China's Qingdao city has launched a citywide nucleic acid test campaign that will cover its nine million residents over the next five days, amid apprehensions of a second wave after the coastal city reported 12 COVID-19 cases. The cases were connected to...

A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde and comprising Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian also asked Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, representing petitioner-advocate Reepak Kansal, to bring on record details of cases where orders have been passed by...

Former racer Akbar Ebrahim was on Monday unanimously elected for a second term as the president of India's motorsports governing body, FMSCI. The elections were held via video-conference amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ebrahim had his first stint a...