Day: January 18, 2021

UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

Air quality ‘very poor’ in Ghaziabad, Noida, Faridabad

7:40 pm January 18, 2021

Noida (UP): The air quality was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category in Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida and Faridabad while it was ‘poor’ in Gurgaon on Monday, according to data issued by a government agency. Levels of PM2.5 and PM10 pollutants also remained high in the air of the five cities neighbouring Delhi, according to […]

HP: After fresh snowfall, Shimla, Kufri & Dalhousie reel under sub-zero temperatures

Cold weather conditions persist in HP

7:31 pm January 18, 2021

Shimla: Parts of Himachal Pradesh shivered amid cold weather conditions on Monday with Keylong being the coldest place in the state at minus 4.7 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department here said. A fresh western disturbance is very likely to affect the Western Himalayan region from January 22 onwards, bringing rain and snowfall to the state, […]

‘Tandav’ stirs controversy, but it’s not the only one

7:28 pm January 18, 2021

New Delhi: A Muslim boy and a Hindu girl kissing in The Suitable Boy , the name of a dog in Pataal Lok , a Pakistani actor in a starring role in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil … Amazon Prime Video’s Tandav is the latest in a long line of films and web series that have […]

Abducted girl from Madhya Pradesh rescued

7:20 pm January 18, 2021

Coimbatore: A teenage girl, reportedly abducted from Madhya Pradesh, was traced in nearby Tirupur and handed over to a police team from that State, police said on Monday. According to police, the 17-year-old girl from Batkakhapa in Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh was brought to Tirupur a few days ago by a man identified as […]

Rafale to feature in Republic Day parade for first time

7:14 pm January 18, 2021

New Delhi: The newly inducted Rafale fighter aircraft will feature in India’s Republic Day parade on January 26 and culminate the flypast by carrying out the ‘Vertical Charlie’ formation, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said on Monday. In the ‘Vertical Charlie’ formation, the aircraft flies at low altitude, pulls up vertically and conducts rolls before […]