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    Air quality in Delhi severe again; farm fires major contributor
    National

    Air quality in Delhi severe again; farm fires major contributor

    New Delhi, Nov 8: Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs dropped to the severe category again on Wednesday morning, with smoke from post-harvest paddy straw burning in neighbouring states accounting for one-third of the air pollution in the national capital.The city's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at...
    Militants attack Pakistan Air Force training base in Punjab province, 9 terrorists
    International

    Militants attack Pakistan Air Force training base in Punjab province, 9...

    Islamabad, Nov 4: Nine heavily armed terrorists attacked a Pakistan Air Force training base in Punjab province early Saturday and all of them were "sent to hell", the army said, a day after 17 soldiers were killed in three separate terror strikes in the country. The Mianwali Training Air Base...
    One dead, over 20 injured in blast at convention centre in Kerala
    National

    One dead, over 20 injured in blast at convention centre in Kerala

    Kochi, Oct 29: One person died and over 20 were injured in a blast at a convention centre in Kalamassery here on Sunday morning, police said.People who were present at the convention centre told the media that the first blast occurred in the middle of a prayer."Subsequently, we heard two more...
    India abstains on UNGA resolution calling for humanitarian truce in Israel-Hamas conflict
    International

    India abstains on UNGA resolution calling for humanitarian truce in Israel-Hamas...

    United Nations, Oct 28: India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas conflict leading to a cessation of hostilities. It also called for unhindered humanitarian access in the Gaza strip.Israel has launched a massive...
    India-Canada relations going through difficult phase, says Jaishankar
    National

    India-Canada relations going through difficult phase, says Jaishankar

    New Delhi, Oct 22: India invoked the provision of parity in Canada’s diplomatic presence in the country in view of concerns over interference in New Delhi’s affairs by Canadian personnel, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday.The external affairs minister also said that India is...
    6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Kathmandu Valley, no casualty reported
    International

    6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Kathmandu Valley, no casualty reported

    Kathmandu, Oct 22: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale on Sunday hit Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal.According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the earthquake with epicentre in Dhading district was recorded at 7:39 am. There was no report of any death or...
    Israel to step up strikes on Gaza to create best conditions before ground offensive: Israel Defence Forces
    International

    Israel to step up strikes on Gaza to create 'best conditions' before ground...

    Jerusalem, Oct 22: With an Israeli ground offensive in Gaza looming large, Israel has said it will step up its aerial strikes in the besieged Palestinian territory to create the “best conditions” for troops to move in. Indicating Israel's preparations for the second stage of its declared...
    188 policemen died in line of duty in past one year: Amit Shah
    National

    188 policemen died in line of duty in past one year: Amit Shah

    New Delhi, Oct 21: As many as 188 policemen laid down their lives in the line of duty while maintaining law and order in the past one year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. He asserted that the country will never forget the sacrifice of the martyrs’ families.“In the last one...
    ISRO successfully conducts test vehicle mission ahead of human space flight programme
    National

    ISRO successfully conducts test vehicle mission ahead of human space flight...

    Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 21: Overcoming initial hiccups including a monitoring anomaly, ISRO on Saturday successfully launched a test vehicle with payloads related to the country's ambitious human space flight programme, Gaganyaan. Scientists simulated an abort situation for the Crew...
    CRPF operations conference discusses Manipur situation, state polls, IED threats
    North East

    CRPF operations conference discusses Manipur situation, state polls, IED threats

    New Delhi, Oct 18: A peaceful conduct of the upcoming Assembly polls in five states, the changing tactics of Maoists, the use of "deadlier" IEDs and the evolving law-and-order situation in Manipur were discussed during the annual operations conference of the CRPF. The daylong meeting was chaired by...
    15 years on court convicts four for murder of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan
    National

    15 years on court convicts four for murder of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan

    New Delhi, Oct 18: A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted four people for the murder of television journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, who was shot dead 15 years ago while she was returning home from work. Additional Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Pandey also convicted Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla,...
    BJP releases list of 12 candidates for Mizoram polls
    North East

    BJP releases list of 12 candidates for Mizoram polls

    New Delhi, Oct 18: The BJP on Wednesday released the names of its candidates for 12 assembly seats in Mizoram, where polls are slated to be held on November 7. In a separate notification, the party named Bhavna Bohra as its candidate for the Pandaria assembly seat in Chhattisgarh, where polling...
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