NCR pollution forces Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad schools to shift Nursery to V online As air quality across the National Capital Region deteriorated into the severe category, authorities in Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad ordered a shift to online education for younger students, citing health risks linked to prolonged exposure to pollution. The move affects lakhs…
Delhi-Agra Expressway in Mathura AGRA: At least four people were dead after a major collision involving multiple vehicles led to several buses catching fire on the Delhi–Agra Expressway amid dense fog on Tuesday, police said to news agency ANI.The incident occurred in the early hours when a thick layer of fog severely reduced visibility, leading…
NEW DELHI: With severe levels of pollution routinely choking Delhi-NCR during winters, Supreme Court on Monday said a major reason for the ineffectiveness of a slew of orders and protocols to fight noxious air is the reluctance of the rich and affluent to change their lifestyles. The remark was made by a bench of CJI…
A private jet crashed in San Mateo Atenco, Mexico, during an emergency landing attempt, claiming seven lives. The aircraft, en route from Acapulco to Toluca, struck a business rooftop, igniting a massive fire that necessitated the evacuation of around 130 people. Authorities are still working to recover all bodies from the wreckage. Seven people died…
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta faced chants of ‘AQI, AQI’ from the crowd while welcoming football star Lionel Messi at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday, as the city’s Air Quality Index reached severe levels at 498 in the morning before settling at 427 by evening.The incident was captured in a viral video, prompting criticism from…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Ganesh Chavan (35), the district head of a private finance firm, allegedly burnt a drunk man alive in a car in Latur to claim a Rs 1 crore term insurance payout and wipe out mounting debts, police said on Monday.The meticulously planned crime was aimed at ensuring the insurance benefit reached his family…
FBI foiled a suspected New Year’s Eve terror plot in California, releasing surveillance footage of the extremists just before their arrest.Four alleged members of a far-left pro-Palestinian anti-government group called the Turtle Island Liberation Front were apprehended last week while travelling east of Los Angeles to test improvised explosive devices (IEDs), officials said. The group…
SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah Monday said political parties shouldn’t interfere in power projects under execution in the Kishtwar region and that law enforcement agencies should take action against those obstructing the work.The statement came days after construction firm Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd. (MEIL), building an upcoming 850-megawatt Ratle hydropower project on the Chenab…
SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah drew Monday a red line within INDIA bloc on Congress’s “vote chori” (vote theft) and EC’s special intensive revision (SIR) pitch, saying both are exclusive to the party and not part of the opposition alliance’s agenda.“Every political party has the autonomy to set its agenda. Congress has chosen SIR and…
Arjuna Ranatunga. (Photo/social media) Sri Lankan authorities plan to arrest the country’s former men’s cricket team captain, Arjuna Ranatunga, on corruption charges linked to his tenure as petroleum minister, a court was told on Monday.Ranatunga and his brother are accused of altering the procedure for awarding long-term oil procurement contracts and instead making spot purchases…