Residents of the national capital woke up to a harsh winter morning, facing both decreasing temperatures and rising AQI levels, with a thick layer of smog covering the city.
The Air Quality Index…
In the heart of national capital, nestled within the historic precincts of the President’s Estate, lies the cradle of Indian polo — the President’s Bodyguard (PBG) Parade Ground.
On 14 December, 2024,…
Bomb threats were received by a few schools in Delhi on Tuesday, making it the second such incident this week and the fifth in nine days in the national capital, officials said.
On Monday, around 20…
In the wake of deteriorating air quality, the Sub-Committee of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) imposed Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) schedule in the entire…
Due to further poor air quality, schools across Delhi NCR will implement a hybrid learning model for up to grade 5, as per the GRAP-III guidelines. This decision followed the enforcement of the…
Delhi continued to experience chilly weather on Monday, with the temperature holding steady at 4.5 degrees Celsius. The city’s minimum temperature had plummeted to 4.9 degrees Celsius on Sunday, a…
Anura Kumara Dissanayake is visiting India for the second time in merely 10 months, however, this time he has arrived on a 3-day State visit in the capacity of President of Sri Lanka.
The last time…
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka held discussions with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Sunday (December 15), marking the start…
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital on Sunday continued to be in the ‘poor category’ with further deterioration as the city experienced cold wave conditions.
According to the CPCB, the…
Several schools in Delhi received bomb threats via email on Saturday, i.e., December 14, said the police. This comes after a day when 30 schools in the national capital were sent bomb threats.
Among…
Air quality in the National Capital remains in the ‘poor category’ on Friday morning, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).A thin layer of fog covered parts of Delhi as the minimum…
Delhi’s air quality has once again taken a turn for the worse, dropping to ‘poor’ at 7 am today, December 12. This decline follows a moderate air quality reading, on average, over the past 24 hours,…
In view of the ongoing Bauma Conexpo India 2024, the Noida traffic police has issued a traffic advisory for citizens highlighting the route diversions, alternate routes, and more.
The Bauma Conexpo…
The air quality of the national capital remained in the “poor” category on Sunday, i.e., December 8, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 233, as per the data provided by the Central Pollution Control…
A 52-year-old businessman, who was out on a morning walk in Delhi, was shot dead by two bike-borne unidentified assailants on Saturday morning, i.e., December 7.
Confirming his death, Shahdara DCP…
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured on Friday in Rajya Sabha that the Narendra Modi government is committed to purchasing all farm produce at minimum support price (MSP).
The…
Air quality index in Delhi improved to ‘moderate’ category after the national capital faced persistent air pollution since the last one month. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded in Delhi was…
Polo, often referred to as the “Sport of Kings,” is deeply embedded in India’s cultural and historical fabric. From its origins in Manipur to its elevation as a sport of prestige by the British and…
The Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital remained under the ‘very poor’ category on Sunday, i.e., December 1, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
As per the data…
The air quality in the national capital Delhi continued to remain in the’very poor’ category for the third day in a row, as the AQI was recorded as 349 as per the Central Pollution Control Board on…
The admission process for nursery, kindergarten and class 1 in around 1,741 private schools in Delhi for the 2025-26 academic session began on Thursday, officials said.
The Delhi government’s…
An explosion occurred near PVR in Delhi’s Prashant Vihar area today, i.e., November 28, officials said.
According to the officials, the Delhi Fire Service received a call regarding the blast in the…
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis is expected to be named as the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra anytime soon. As the confirmation is still awaited on his name, the clarity came after outgoing CM and…
Delhi’s air quality shows no improvement as it remains in the inferior bracket. Over the past few days, the Air Quality Index of the national capital has been ranging from ‘severe’ to ‘very poor’…
Dense smog continues to engulf Delhi, however, the air quality has improved to ‘very poor’ from ‘severe’ in the past two days. The Air Quality Index(AQI) on Monday morning was reported to be 340,…
Air pollution is one of the greatest environmental risks to child health. The surge in air pollution has triggered a public health crisis as hospitals reporting a sharp increase in respiratory and…
It’s a double win for Eknath Shinde. Not only has the chief minister won his seat of Kopri-Pachpakhadi, but his Shiv Sena faction has emerged as the second largest party in the state of Maharashtra —…
With a few months left for the upcoming Delhi assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched ‘Revdi par Charcha’ campaign, aiming to discuss the…
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted very heavy rainfall plaguing states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Meghalaya till November 26. The weather department has also forecasted…
Delhi continued to experience dropping temperatures, with Thursday recording the season’s coldest night so far at 10.2 degrees Celsius. The night time temperature recorded on Wednesday was 11.2…
The Aam Aadmi Party has made a robust leap ahead of the polls for the New Delhi Assembly elections with its first list of 11 candidates. The announcement, made on November 21, 2024, puts the party in…
India strongly dismissed a report in Canadian media that claimed that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval were…
As the nation’s capital continues to struggle with extreme air pollution, the Delhi government declared on Wednesday that 50% of its staff would work from home. This comes after Delhi-NCR’s pollution…
A thick, dense layer of smog engulfed Delhi on Wednesday, blurring silhouettes as the air quality reached 422. The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for the National Capital Region (NCR) is…
AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said tickets for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections will be given to candidates based on their work, win probability, and public opinion.
In meetings with Aam…
Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, was recently detained in Sacramento, California, over local issues unrelated to any cases in India, according to sources. Authorities…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute on Tuesday to the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s 107th birth anniversary. Taking to X, Modi wrote, “Tributes to our former Prime Minister, Smt. Indira…
The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Delhi government over delay in implementation of stricter anti-pollution measures under GRAP-4, and said it will not allow scaling down of the preventive…
In May 2023, ethnic violence broke out in the northeastern state of Manipur when two major communities of the state, the mainly Christian Kuki community and the non-tribal, mainly Hindu Meitei…
India’s capital Delhi is breathing toxin. On Monday, people in most part of northern India woke up to a thick blanket of smog, a toxic blend of smoke and fog. The readings of air quality in New Delhi…
Strict pollution control measures were imposed after Delhi’s air quality fell to ‘severe+’ for the first time on Sunday evening. After reviewing the air quality in the region, the Centre’s panel,…
Thick smog has engulfed Delhi and its adjoining region, and the air quality has dropped severely. On Sunday morning, the Air Quality Index of the national capital was reported to be 482. According to…
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) announced that the Air Quality Index (AQI) in New Delhi reached 404 on Friday, marking the third day in a row that the city’s air quality was bad. Smog…
In an effort to combat Delhi’s deteriorating air quality, Chief Minister Atishi has announced staggered working hours for government offices across the city. The initiative aims to reduce traffic…
Residents of Delhi-NCR woke up to yet another morning blanketed in smog, with air quality levels in parts of the city reaching the ‘severe’ category.
According to data from the Central Pollution…
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Mahesh Kumar Khichi secured victory in the Delhi mayoral polls, as voting for the long-delayed election took place on Thursday.
Khichi, a Dalit candidate, clinched a…
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Leader Mahesh Kumar Khichi has been elected as the new Mayor of Delhi, as the party won the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by…
Travelers heading to Faridabad, Palwal, and Sohna via Mathura Road can expect significant relief from long traffic jams as 24 km section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway has opened to the public in…
The Taliban regime has appointed Ikramuddin Kamil as the ‘acting consul’ in the Afghan mission in Mumbai, however, there has been no official confirmation from the Indian on this development.
Notably,…
The past few months were tumultuous for Bangladesh. Students’ protests and the ouster of ex-President Sheikh Hasina this year have pushed the country into an acute economic crisis and now Bangladesh…
Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Monday, November 11, took oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India, or CJI, succeeding Justice DY Chandrachud.
The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, administered the oath of…
Young people are now lonelier than ever — and young men are the loneliest.
For decades, young people have reported declining friendships, declining quality of friendships, and rising loneliness. This…
The residents of Delhi and the adjoining NCR region are seeing no relief from pollution as the Air Quality Index (AQI) continued to remain under the ‘very poor’ category. According to the Central…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed grief at the death of famous folk singer Sharda Sinha, and said her demise is an irreparable loss to the music world.
In a post on X, he noted that…
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has confirmed that the tech giant is set to open four new Apple Stores in India, building on its record-breaking revenues for the third quarter of 2024.
At present, India hosts…
Delhi’s air quality touched a new low reaching an alarming ‘severe’ category on Monday morning days after Diwali. In areas like Anand Vihar, the Air Quality Index (AQI) rose to 433. The city’s…
As Delhi struggles with water pollution from the Yamuna River, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal reached the residence of Delhi CM Atishi on Saturday carrying a bottle of contaminated water, which she…
It’s the Diwali weekend and India has had a couple of reasons to cheer. “Make in India” is no longer a distant dream.
For starters, India’s first private military aircraft facility was opened in…
Delhi’s air quality continued to deteriorate, remaining in the “very poor” category on Diwali, with levels expected to worsen to the “severe” category due to bursting of firecrackers at…
Chief Justice of India (CJI) designate Sanjiv Khanna’s primary aim after taking oath on November 11 would be to reduce pendency and speed up justice delivery in the Supreme Court.
A report by The…