Delhi News AQI Live Updates (November 27: Several parts of the city woke up to a thick layer of smog as Delhi’s air quality again dipped closer to the ‘severe’ category today, as per monitoring agencies. As of 9 am this morning, the Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 400. While very light rainfall is on the...
People should not be afraid to approach courts, emphasized Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Sunday while speaking on the occasion of Constitution Day celebrations at the Supreme Court of India. The CJI expressed his hope that approaching the courts is viewed by people as a fair mechanism and not a last resort. “Individuals should...
Targeting the BRS government in Telangana over its alleged failures, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that barring engaging in corruption in the last 10 years, the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao-led dispensation has done nothing concrete for the people. Addressing a press conference, he said the people of Telangana are ready to...
Amid the reported outbreak of H9N2 cases and clusters of respiratory illness in children in northern China, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Director Dr Ajay Shukla advised people to be careful, follow routine practices of cleanness and if there’s someone who has got this respiratory illness or infection they should try to maintain distance from other...
Delhi’s air quality stood in the “severe” category on Saturday morning with monitoring agencies pinning hopes on a western disturbance which may improve meteorological conditions starting Sunday. It would be the 11th severe air quality day in November in Delhi if the average air quality index remains above the 400-mark till the end of the...
Rescue workers were set to begin drilling at the collapsed Silkyara tunnel Friday after putting it on hold for several hours, following a snag that delayed the operation to evacuate 41 men trapped inside for 12 days, officials said. Officials, at an afternoon news briefing, said that the technical problem that stalled the drilling on...
A Qatar court has accepted India’s appeal against the death penalty to eight former Indian Navy personnel, who were handed the sentence last month in an alleged case of espionage. Sources said that the Qatari court will set a hearing date after examining the appeal. According to reports, the eight men were arrested in August 2022...
Amid consternation and outrage over a series of deepfake videos on social media, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar today said that the Centre will soon appoint an officer to take appropriate action against such content. Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) will develop a website on which users can flag their...
With nearly four lakh weddings scheduled to be held in Delhi over the next three weeks starting November 23, commuters are likely to be met with nightmarish traffic during. Over 15,000 ceremonies will be held in the national capital on Thursday itself. According to traffic officials, areas around Vikas Marg, NH-8, Mayapuri, Dwarka, Dhaula Kuan,...
The government is planning new regulations that may impose penalties on both creator and platform hosting deepfakes as it looks to clamp down on what IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishaw described as “a threat to democracy”. Amid some celebrities reporting their faces being manipulated onto another video, new protection regulations being considered will look at measures...