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Clear weather, below-normal temperatures in Delhi

Sultry in Delhi; rains to return Wednesday

11:04 pm September 2, 2019

New Delhi: Sultry weather persisted in the national capital on Monday, but rains will return soon, the local MeT office said. The city recorded a high of 36.6 degrees Celsius, two notches more than the normal, and a low of 27.1 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels shot up to 87 per cent. Kuldeep Srivastava, a senior […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Delhi orders check on acid sale; 1,000 litres acid seized

9:28 pm September 2, 2019

New Delhi: In an attempt to curb the illegal sale of corrosive and concentrated acids, under a special drive against acid attacks, challans of almost Rs 7 lakh has been issued in the national capital. The drive was directed by Delhi chief secretary Vijay Dev, where the police have also seized over 1,000 litres of […]

Missing Maldives journalist killed by Islamic radicals: report

2:59 pm September 2, 2019

Male: A local extremist group linked to Al-Qaeda was responsible for the murder of three prominent Maldivians, including a journalist missing for more than five years, an independent commission in the Indian Ocean island republic has found. The Presidential Commission on Investigation of Murders and Enforced Disappearances said Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla, a reporter with the […]

Rains in some parts of Delhi brings relief from heat

Light rains end sultry spell in Delhi

10:13 pm September 1, 2019

New Delhi: Light rains on Sunday brought Delhiites some respite from a long spell of sultry weather with the maximum temperature settling at 33.5 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average. The minimum temperature settled at 26.4 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological Department official said. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides official figures for the city, […]

Rains likely to end week-long sultry spell in Delhi on Sunday

9:05 pm August 30, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi residents reeled under sultry weather on Friday as rains continued to elude the national capital. However, light rains may provide some reprieve on Saturday evening, the weather department said. On Friday, the city recorded a high of 36.7 degrees Celsius, two notches more than normal, and a low of 28 degrees […]