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Delhi-NCR Air Quality Falls to 'Very Poor', NASA Pics Show Large-scale Stubble Burning Continues
The neighbouring areas of Ghaziabad (337), Loni Dehat (335), Noida (318) and Greater Noida (308) also recorded a spike in pollution levels.
VHP America Files Lawsuit Against Individuals Who 'Disrupted' Chicago World Hindu Congress
The lawsuit, which was filed at the Circuit Court for the 18th Judicial District in Illinois against five named and 10 unidentified defendants, accuses them of conspiring to trespass into the convention, and counterfeiting press passes and other documents...
Delhi LG Launches Online Module for Sanction of Building Plans, BJP Calls it Diwali Gift
The move coming just few months before Delhi goes for poll in early next year, was termed as big relief for people by the BJP MP and former Delhi unit chief Vijay Goel.
PWD Falters, Delhi Police Suffers: Wrong Speed-limit on Signboard Forces Cops to Withdraw 1.5L Challans
The PWD signboard said the speed limit on the highway for Akshardham-Sarai Kale Khan stretch was 70kmph, but police had restricted the maximum permissible speed to 60kmph.
Six Injured in Stone-Pelting During Clash in UP's Muzaffarnagar
A case was registered against 22 people and 10 of them were arrested. Meanwhile, security was tightened in the locality to avoid any untoward incident.
25,000 Home Guards to Lose Jobs in Uttar Pradesh as Govt Says Can’t Afford to Pay
Home Guards do not have any fixed monthly salary and are paid based on the number of days of duty. Till now they have been expected to work for 25 days but the government decreased it to 15 days.
Youth Lies on Metro Platform in Delhi's New Ashok Nagar, Killed After Train Smashes Head
The man, identified as Amit Soni, a resident of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, laid down on the platform, with his head and shoulders sticking out towards the track, when he saw the train approaching, officials said.
Praful Patel Summoned By ED Over Alleged Property Deal With Dawood Aide's Wife, Denies Wrongdoing
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been probing Patel for allegedly helping Mirchi, a 1993 bomb blast accused, in money laundering.
NSA Against Builder Who Developed, Sold Maximum Illegal Flats in Greater Noida's Shahberi
On July 17 last year, two adjoining buildings had collapsed in Shahberi village, leaving nine people, including a child and two women, dead.
SC Extends Gautam Navlakha's Interim Protection from Arrest by 4 Weeks in Bhima Koregaon Case
Navlakha was among five activists and writers who were booked by the Pune Police for allegedly inciting violence at Koregaon Bhima in Pune district in 2017.
Islamabad Yet to Respond to India's Proposal to Host BSF, Pakistan Rangers Meet
The biannual meeting has taken place regularly despite ups and downs in bilateral ties between the two countries in the past.
Bike-borne Men Snatch Metropolitan Magistrate's Mobile Phone in North Delhi
The incident took place on Monday at around 8 PM. The victim was speaking on his phone when two bike-borne assailants snatched his phone and fled the spot.
Delhi Metro Yellow, Blue and Red Lines to Switch to Eight Coaches
By March 2020 all the existing six-coaches will be replaced with eight coaches to accommodate more passengers. As many as 120 coaches have been procured by the DMRC for the purpose which will be added in phases.
To Provide Last-mile Connectivity, Railways to Launch 10 'Sewa Service' Trains Tomorrow
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal will launch the 'Sewa Service' trains by flagging off the Delhi-Shamli daily passenger train from the New Delhi railway station on Tuesday.
Rahul Gandhi Says Nobel Prize Winner Abhijit Banerjee Helped Congress Frame 'Nyay' Scheme
Congratulating Banerjee, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he had helped the party conceptualise its 'Nyay' scheme to help remonetise the economy.
Has Sown Seeds of Communal Disharmony: Jeremy Corbyn Faces Flak Over Kashmir Stance
The letter follows weeks of face off between the UK's Opposition and diaspora groups after the Labour Party passed what the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) branded an uninformed and unfounded motion last month.