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Bangladesh beat India by seven wickets in series opener

11:41 pm November 3, 2019

New Delhi: Mushfiqur Rahim single handedly fired Bangladesh to their maiden T20 win over India with an unbeaten 60, choking the fancied hosts in the smog-hit series opener here on Sunday. As cricket took centre stage despite severe pollution, Bangladesh negotiated the pitch much better than India, who made 148 for six on a sticky […]

Delhi govt to organize digital round table conference aimed to reduce air pollution

Air pollution: Delhi govt issues health advisory

10:44 pm November 3, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi government issued a health advisory on Sunday in view of the severe air pollution in the city and asked people to avoid outdoor activities as much as possible, especially during the morning and late evening hours. In a statement, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the air pollution had reached the […]

Rising pollution, surge in COVID-19 cases: Hospital beds in Delhi begin to fill up fast

Thick layer of smog envelopes Delhi, light rains expected

2:54 pm November 3, 2019

New Delhi: Delhi was enveloped in a thick layer of smog on Sunday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 18.7 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average. The city received 0.3 mm rain in the past 24 hours which slightly lowered the hazardous level of air pollutants in the air. Relative humidity was […]

India calls upon SCO member-states to work together to defeat terrorism, combat climate change

11:31 pm November 2, 2019

New Delhi: India on Saturday called upon the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to strengthen and implement all existing international laws “without exception and double standards” to combat terrorism and its enablers. Addressing the 18th meeting of Council of Heads and Governments (CHGs) of the SCO countries as the special envoy of Prime […]

Sonia appoints ex-CM Bhupinder Hooda leader of Cong legislature party in Haryana

7:07 pm November 2, 2019

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday appointed former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in the state. By virtue of being appointed the CLP leader, Hooda will be the Leader of Opposition in the newly-constituted assembly, AICC Haryana in-charge Ghulam Nabi Azad said at a press […]