A thick haze engulfed Delhi as the air quality deteriorated and eight areas of the national capital recorded severe pollution level, authorities said Tuesday. The overall air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded at 360, which falls in the ‘very poor’ category, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. Also Read: More Than Five …
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The pollution levels in Delhi and the National Capital Region has once again plummeted to ‘Very Unhealthy levels’. On Sunday morning, across many parts in the national capital, the AQI was above 300 for PM2.5 presence. ANI The air had briefly improved on Saturday due to increased wind speed, favourable for dispersion of pollutants, and settled in the ‘poor’ category. …
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Hadiya Aarbi, a 15-year-old girl from Sindh, Pakistan, was preparing to return home from Delhi. A student of class 9 came to India for her liver transplant in December 2017 and had successfully undergone treatment. She had to leave studies midway through the semester because of her health conditions. However, the last-minute U-turn by her uncle, who refused to donate …
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Three couples with identical names — Charanjeet Singh and Manjit Kaur — kept the Delhi High Court and Supreme Court, busy for more than a quarter of a century with a property dispute. The property in question was CSR Poultry Research and Breeding Farm, belonging to a partnership firm floated by Charanjeet Singh Rekhi and wife Manjit Kaur, which owned …
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Indian wrestlers have achieved several milestones in the last one decade. Medals at major world wrestling events show the development and professionalism of Indian wrestlers over the years. Whether it was Sakshi Malik’s picture on the shoulders of her coach – after she won an Olympic bronze in Rio – or Vinesh Phogat’s marathon run for gold at recently concluded …
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At least 22 passengers were killed after a bus plunged into a canal in Mandya district of Karnataka. The incident happened at VC canal of the Cauvery river in Kanaganamaradi village of the Pandavapura taluk. Most of the deceased are school students. According to the locals, the bus plunged in the canal around 12.25pm. The locals who saw the bus …
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The Measles-Rubella Vaccination (MR) campaign started in Meghalaya from September 24 onwards. A national drive which is aimed at eradicating measles and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) by 2020, the scheme was targeted at children between 9 months and 15 years of age. Due to a very low turnout of parents along with their children for this national campaign, the Deputy …
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A Pakistani infant, who was diagnosed with a condition of a ‘giant heart’, got a new lease of life after undergoing an operation at a city hospital, doctors said on Wednesday. The 14-month-old baby, having a ‘complex and unusual heart disease’, was operated in 2016 at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) in Delhi. Dr Raja Joshi, chairman, paediatric cardiac surgery …
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Angry at not finding his seat ‘comfortable’, a passenger on board a Patna-bound SpiceJet flight (SG-379) from Pune ripped off the cushion of his seat minutes before take-off on Wednesday afternoon. No action was taken against him as the crew did not want to delay the flight. The engineering team put the cushion back and the flight took off on …
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In a decision that would bring joy and relief to the Sikh community in India and Pakistan, the Indian government has decided to develop the Kartarpur corridor, which will help the pilgrims from Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district to the International Border. The corridor will give Sikh pilgrims from India easy access to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, …
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