NEW DELHI: The air quality in New Delhi worsened on Sunday, with the Air Quality Index(AQI) recorded at 352, falling into the ‘very poor’ category, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). The AQI in the Anand Vihar area exceeded 400, reaching 405 at 7am, categorized as ‘severe,’ compared…
NEW DELHI: Two days after taking a dip in the Yamuna river, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva was admitted to RML Nursing Home earlier on Saturday due to a ‘skin infection and breathing difficulties’. Pollution levels in the Yamuna river remain alarmingly high in the national capital, thick and toxic foam was observed floating. On…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police’s special cell on Friday arrested seven shooters associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang from various locations across the country, including Punjab and nearby states. Lawrence Bishnoi is currently incarcerated at a prison in Sabarmati, Gujarat.He is one of the main accused in the murder case of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose…
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday announced a bounty of Rs 10 lakh for Anmol Bishnoi, brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. He is chargesheeted in two NIA cases registered in 2022. In the strongest lead linking Baba Siddique’s murder to Lawrence Bishnoi, police revealed that the three suspected shooters who killed…
NEW DELHI: Delhi continued to grapple with rising pollution on Friday as the Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the ‘very poor’ category, recorded at 389 around 7:23 am, according to Central Pollution Control Board. The national capital saw a thick layer of smog shrouding the city in the morning hours.SEE ALSO: Delhi AQI indexThe…
NEW DELHI: Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday announced a series of anti-pollution measures, including additional metro trips, deployment of over 6,000 MCD workers for controlling road dust and 1,800 extra traffic personnel at congestion points. These announcements were made at a press conference after the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-II was implemented in…
NEW DELHI: Residents of Rohini‘s Prashant Vihar woke up to unusual vibrations on Sunday morning, jolted by a thunderous sound. Fearing an earthquake, they rushed outside, only to be met with a chemical-like odour and thick white smoke, leaving them in shock. No one was injured although there were around a dozen men near the…
The blast was powerful enough to damage the school wall, nearby shop windows, and a parked car. NEW DELHI: A mysterious blast shook the area near CRPF School in Sector 14, Rohini, on Sunday. The blast was powerful enough to damage the school wall, nearby shop windows, and a parked car. No injuries were reported….
NEW DELHI: It is almost a Romeo and Juliet tale in real life. A young girl, overwhelmed by passion, attempted to end her life. She even filmed the act and sent it to the boy she loved. Her slash wound spurred her lover to rush to her and take her to hospital. However, the sight…
Eight flights to and from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport received bomb threats on social media over the weekend. Security checks found nothing suspicious. Six were international flights and two were domestic. NEW DELHI: Eight flights to and from Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi received bomb threats on social media on Saturday. An airport…
