Category: INDIA

New Delhi, Nov 27: The cold wave continues to tighten its grip on Delhi and neighbouring cities, and the residents are getting no relief from the toxic air.After a slight improvement in pollution levels on Wednesday, air quality deteriorated once again early on Thursday morning.Most parts of the city recorded an AQI between 350 and…

NEW DELHI: More than 22 people, including 15 children, were hospitalised on Sunday after inhaling toxic fumes near an industrial area in Sikar, Rajasthan.According to officials, local residents and students were among those admitted after experiencing difficulty in breathing.Sikar ADM Ratan Lal said preliminary investigations suggest the fumes may have originated from a nearby furnace…

New Delhi, Nov 10: A high-intensity blast ripped through a car parked near the Red Fort on Monday evening, with the powerful explosion leaving multiple vehicles in flames and shattering window panes. Several people are feared injured, officials said.Police sounded a high alert in Delhi. Seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot with police…

A 37-year-old man allegedly killed his four-year-old daughter before ending his life after his wife eloped with another man, police said on Friday.The incident occurred on Tuesday night in Mulbagal taluk of this district, they said.Before leaving home, Lokesh’s wife Navyashri left him a note stating that she did not wish to stay with him…

A six-year-old girl died and five others were injured when a swing suddenly fell down at the Kartik Purnima Fair here on Wednesday evening, police said.Four persons were taken into custody in connection with the incident, they said.Superintendent of Police (Rural) Tejveer Singh said around 6 pm, a small swing in Ramghat village fell down…

New Delhi, Nov 02: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on November 3 the case concerning stray dogs in which it had directed the chief secretaries of all the states and Union Territories, except West Bengal and Telangana, to remain present before it.While hearing the matter on October 27, the top court had directed…

Mumbai, Oct 26: Veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane on Sunday expressed his hurt of getting overlooked for India’s 2024-25 tour to Australia, asserting that age should not be a criteria for national selection and his presence would have been beneficial for the team Down Under.Rahane struck a characteristic 303-ball 159 with 21 fours for Mumbai against…

Police have identified Kannada actress Divya Suresh as the alleged driver in a hit-and-run incident in Byatarayanapura that left three people injured.The accident occurred in the early hours of 4 October, when Kiran G and his cousins Anusha and Anitha were riding a motorcycle.They were reportedly struck by a speeding black car driven by an…

Moscow, Oct 24: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia’s response to any potential Tomahawk strike on its territory would be “serious, if not overwhelming”.Though, the US has not agreed to allow Ukraine the use of the missiles, the fact that Kyiv is trying to get permission to use them is “an attempt at…

Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Oct 22: An alleged security lapse surfaced on Wednesday after an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu to Sabarimala got its wheels stuck in wet concrete at a swiftly built temporary helipad inside an indoor stadium complex near here, prompting officials to push the chopper out.The incident in Pramadam, Pathanamthitta,…