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Police Patrol Ends, Firecrackers Go Off in UP Cities Taking AQI Past 'Hazardous' Levels
The air quality index in Lucknow zoomed to 881 by midnight and settled at 427 on Sunday morning. Reports of firecrackers being used despite the ban are also came in from cities like Kanpur where AQI was 750 today.
Was Jobless After Thugs of Hindostan When Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari Came Along, Says Fatima Sana Shaikh
Fatima Sana Shaikh, whose film Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari released today, talks about struggling to find work after Thugs of Hindostan flopped.
Irish Health Chief Concerned By Unexpected Rise In COVID-19 Cases
An unexpected 10% rise in the fiveday moving average of new COVID19 cases in Ireland threatens to reverse a recent sharp drop in the incidence rate of the disease to the thirdlowest level in Europe, the country's chief medical officer said on Saturday.
Mulling Restrictions to Arrest Covid Rise in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal Likely to Meet Amit Shah Next Week
Apart from more beds, Kejriwal may ask for further assistance, including ensuring cooperation from other states in controlling pollution which is leading to rise in coronavirus cases during the festive season.
3 UP Cops Including Former Mahoba SP Declared Absconders in Trader-suicide Case
The special court in Lucknow had passed an order on Friday, proclaiming then SP Manilal Patidar, inspector Devendra Shukla and constable Arun Yadav as absconders under the Code of Criminal Procedure, Mahoba district Additional Superintendent of Police Raj...
Greece Tightens COVID-19 Lockdown, Shuts Primary Schools
Greek authorities announced on Saturday the closure of nurseries and primary schools until the end of November, tightening a nationwide lockdown after a spike in COVID19 cases.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi Greets Nation on Diwali, Prays for End to Pandemic Gloom
Sonia Gandhi said the 'million lamps illuminating India and our hearts on this festival of lights would end the gloom of pandemic, darkness of economic recession and distress being caused to fellow citizens'.
India's Only 125-year-old Double Coconut Tree Harvested After Several Years of Research
In 1894, the double-coconut tree — mainly found in two islands in Seychelles — was planted by the British at Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in Howrah district in Bengal. Since then, it has become a main attraction for visitors because...
Diwali 2020: Different Saree Draping Styles You Can Opt for
As we look forward to the festival season, it's important to get the fashion game on point.
Joe Biden's Possible India Links: A Forgotten Letter from Mumbai Sparks Genealogical Frenzy
Joe Biden said in a speech that he had received a letter from an Indian Biden after becoming a senator in 1972, suggesting they could be related.
Al-Qaida's No. 2, Accused in 1998 US Embassy Attacks, Secretly Killed in Iran
Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, who went by the nom de guerre Abu Muhammad al-Masri, was gunned down on the streets of Tehran by two assassins on a motorcycle on August 7, the anniversary of the embassy attacks. He was killed along with his daughter, Miriam, the...
Canadians Can Save Christmas If COVID-19 Contained Now, Trudeau Says
Canadians have time to tamp down the surging second wave of COVID19 by Christmas if they act now, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, as he urged provincial leaders for the second time this week to impose more health restrictions.
Children’s Day 2020: Remembering Jawaharlal Nehru on His 131st Birth Anniversary
India celebrates Children’s day on November 14 to commemorate India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday.
'Gave Befitting Reply to Pak at Longewala': PM Modi's Diwali with Jawans in Jaisalmer, Conveys Wishes on India's Behalf
According to sources, a total of 600 men in uniform are part of PM Modi's Diwali celebration, which includes Army, IAF and BSF officials. Modi arrived in Jaisalmer's Longewala post around 9:30am. He is accompanied by Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and...
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Cases Cross 87 Lakh Mark with 44,684 Fresh Infections, Country to Get 100 Million Oxford Vaccine Shots by Dec
Coronavirus cases in Delhi have registered a sudden spike since October 28 when the daily infection breached the 5,000-mark for the first time and it crossed the 8,000-mark on Thursday, also for the first time.