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Not just outdoor, indoor air in Delhi polluted too: Study

Humid day in Delhi, max temp settles at 34 deg C

7:45 pm August 9, 2019

New Delhi: The maximum temperature in the national capital on Friday settled at 34 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, even high humidity levels caused discomfiture to the people. Relative humidity levels oscillated between 84 per cent and 67 per cent as the national capital received 0.9 mm rains between 8.30 am […]

“Intense heavy rainfall” likely in Mumbai on Saturday, Sunday

1:19 pm August 2, 2019

Mumbai: After two days of moderate showers, the met department on Friday forecast “intense heavy rainfall” in Mumbai on late Saturday and Sunday. K S Hosalikar, Deputy Director General of Meteorology, India Met Department, Mumbai, tweeted, “With the development of low pressure area over Bay, this Saturday night and Sunday, Mumbai is very likely to […]

Trump calls rights activist Sharpton a “con man”

9:28 pm July 29, 2019

Washington: Donald Trump called civil rights activist Al Sharpton a “con man” who is “always looking for a score” Monday, fresh off a weekend in which the US president dominated headlines with attacks against a prominent black lawmaker. On Saturday and Sunday, Trump took aim at Democratic Representative Elijah Cummings, a high-profile critic of his […]

Army launches tree plantation drive in Jammu

8:03 pm July 28, 2019

Jammu: The Army has initiated a tree plantation drive here, involving students of local schools and colleges, as part of ‘Green Earth – Clean Earth’ campaign, a defence spokesperson said on Sunday. The Jammu-based Tiger division of the Army in coordination with the forest department started the drive in Domana and March Tehsil on Saturday, […]

IMD predicts very heavy rains in Mumbai on Sun

11:14 pm July 27, 2019

Mumbai: The India Meteorological Department on Saturday evening predicted “heavy to very heavy” rains in Mumbai, including “extremely heavy” rain in isolated places, for Sunday. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said it was prepared for the monsoon onslaught and asked citizens to be careful. “BMC has alerted its citizens about the possibility of extremely heavy rainfall […]