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Amid Delhi’s worsening air quality, parts of the national capital received rain on Sunday, which is expected to bring relief to residents struggling with severe PM2.5 pollution. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast had said “light to moderate” rains would occur over the adjacent areas of Delhi-NCR. He had stated …

Cities around the world that once emerged as hot spots for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) have begun to fall into the clutches of the virus again. New York, London and Turin are among the cities that have been put under strict lockdown ahead of an impending second wave, as experts …

New Delhi: A day after hundreds of effigies of the demon king Ravana were burned in the national capital on the occasion of Dussehra, the air quality in the region worsened Monday morning. Read Also – Delhi Pollution: Air Quality Downgrades to ‘Severe’ Category in Dussehra, Probably Improves Next Week …

A delegation of protesting farmer leaders from Punjab, invited to the talks by Union agriculture secretary Sanjay Agarwal, left the meeting and demanded the presence of agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, according to a general platform representing the farmers. The Center had invited at least 31 farmer organizations and their …

Girls in protective masks wait to pray inside the temple premises on the occasion of the annual Onam harvest festival, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), outside Kochi, India, on 31 August 2020. Sivaram V | REUTERS SINGAPORE – Economists were unimpressed by India’s latest economic stimulus aimed …

Chaitanya Venkateswaran takes over the British High Commission for a day. New Delhi: Being the British High Commissioner in India can be a hectic job, and an 18-year-old woman from the national capital experienced it when she held office for a day. Chaitanya Venkateswaran from New Delhi had the unique …

India and Bangladesh on Tuesday created a high-level mechanism to monitor New Delhi-funded development projects, even as Dhaka sought the removal of non-tariff barriers and greater trade facilitation to improve the export of its products. Bangladesh’s long-standing demand for an early resolution of the Teesta River water exchange and agreements …

The chief of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, said on Tuesday that the security scene along the country’s northern borders was in “an uncomfortable state, no war, no peace” and that the Indian army was prepared for any eventuality, amid the military tensions with China the …

Every time you’ve been on an international flight, you probably would have winced at the expensive in-flight Wi-Fi prices. If you really needed it, you would have taken the bullet and paid. Otherwise, you would have watched a movie on your iPad or on the inflight entertainment system. Or maybe …

Diplomat Jayant Khobragade. (Image courtesy: indianbureaucracy.com) India officially proposed the name Khobragade in June this year. Islamabad’s decision to oppose the visa is reportedly due to Khobragade’s seniority. Pakistan reportedly considers the diplomat too tall to lead the Indian mission, especially after his force was cut in half. News18.com New …