November 4, 2023

As instances of agricultural waste burning in Punjab continue to rise, the persistent smog and haze situation in Delhi is expected to endure for a minimum of four more days, awaiting a potential shift in meteorological conditions to provide some relief. The surge in agricultural burning, a customary annual practice, typically extends for approximately two

NIRMALA BANERJEE, the mother of Nobel laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, passed away at the RN Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS) on Friday, as confirmed by the hospital authorities. The 87-year-old had suffered a subdural hemorrhage, as reported by hospital sources. A statement issued by the hospital conveyed the somber news: \”We deeply regret

During an exclusive interview with NDTV, Mallikarjun Kharge, the President of the Congress party, has emphatically articulated the Congress\’s stance against designating any specific individual as the prime ministerial candidate for the INDIA alliance, which is gearing up to challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Kharge underscored the wisdom of

On November 3, there was a substantial deterioration in air quality in Delhi-NCR, exceeding the \’400\’ threshold on a scale of 500, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching alarming levels at various locations. Prominent areas such as Anand Vihar station, Punjabi Bagh station, and Mundka station registered AQI levels categorized as \’severe,\’ surpassing the

On a Friday night, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 rocked Nepal\’s Lamidanda region in the Jajarkot district, causing tremors that reached Delhi-NCR. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake struck at a depth of 10 km, at coordinates of 28.84 N latitude and 82.19 E longitude. This incident marked