NEW DELHI — India’s capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization’s recommended daily maximum. Various piecemeal government initiatives have failed to measurably address the problem, with the smog blamed for thousands of premature deaths each year and particularly […]
JAMMU — The Election Commission (EC) has set up 24 special polling stations in Jammu, Udhampur and New Delhi to facilitate voting by Kashmiri migrants in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, a senior official said. People who were displaced from the Kashmir Valley and are residing in Jammu and Udhampur will not have […]
NEW DELHI — A controversial poster featuring jailed Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and ‘urging people to vote for Congress’ was taken down by Delhi Police on Tuesday. The poster was put up in the Mandi House roundabout area. “Vote for Congress to support freedom of speech and release of […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi Police on Friday suspended a sub-inspector for allegedly kicking a few people offering namaz on a road in north Delhi’s Inderlok area on Friday, police said. The incident happened during the ‘Asar ki namaz’ around 2 pm near Inderlok Metro Station. Locals in response blocked the road and demanded action […]
NEW DELHI — The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday ordered a probe into the Parliament security breach incident following a request from the Lok Sabha Secretariat, officials said. The inquiry committee, headed by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Director General Anish Dayal Singh, along with members from other security agencies and experts, will find […]
NEW DELHI — In a shocking incident during Wednesday’s Zero Hour, the Lok Sabha experienced a severe security breach as two individuals jumped into the House from the public gallery, carrying what seemed to be tear gas canisters. Chaos erupted as one individual leaped over benches, while the other released a substance, causing confusion among […]
NEW DELHI — Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs improved further on Sunday due to favourable atmospheric conditions, primarily wind direction and speed, monitoring agencies said. The City’s air quality index stood at 290 at 7 am. The 24-hour average AQI, recorded at 4 pm every day, was 319 on Saturday, 405 on Friday […]