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18 Nov 2024

Asia

Delhi airport activates low-visibility measures amid smog

Dense fog and severe air pollution have disrupted daily life in the national capital, affecting traffic and flight schedules.

Six bodies—including toddler, his grandmother—found in Manipur river

Tensions are running high in Manipur after six bodies, including three children, were found in the Jiribam district.

18 Nov 2024

Air Quality Index

Delhi wakes up to season's worst air quality—at 481

Delhi recorded its worst air quality of the season on Monday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) touching a "severe-plus" level of 481 at 6:00am.

17 Nov 2024

Delhi Government

GRAP-4 enforced in Delhi-NCR from Monday; what's allowed, what's not 

The national capital's air quality index (AQI) touched a concerning 457 on Sunday, entering the "severe plus" category for the first time this season.

17 Nov 2024

Telangana

Telangana assistant professor shaves student's head because of 'odd' hairstyle

A faculty member of the Government Medical College in Khammam, Telangana, is under investigation after he allegedly took a student to a barber shop and got his head shaved.

17 Nov 2024

Cybercrimes

Gurugram Police arrests 11 in ₹33cr cyber scam across India

The Gurugram Police's cybercrime unit has arrested 11 people in a major cyber fraud case.

17 Nov 2024

Tamil Nadu

Fearing displacement, livelihood loss, villagers protest expansion of Madurai airport

Over 1,000 police personnel have been deployed in Tamil Nadu's Chinna Udaippa village after locals protested against the land acquisition for Madurai airport's expansion.

17 Nov 2024

Gujarat

Gujarat: Man, presumed dead, walks into his own remembrance meeting

In a shocking incident, a 43-year-old man from Naroda, Gujarat—who was presumed dead—walked into a prayer meet held for him on Thursday.

17 Nov 2024

West Bengal

Murshidabad: Curfew imposed, internet suspended following clashes over 'objectionable' signboard

Tensions flared in West Bengal's Murshidabad district after an allegedly objectionable message was put up on a neon signboard at a Kartik Puja pandal in Beldanga on Friday night.

17 Nov 2024

Vande Bharat Express

Insect found in sambar on Vande Bharat Express; Railway apologizes

A passenger traveling on the Vande Bharat Express from Tirunelveli to Chennai Egmore allegedly found an insect in their breakfast sambar on Saturday.

17 Nov 2024

Congress Party

Biker dies after Congress leader's son crushes him with SUV 

A 39-year-old man died after Prajwal Shetty, the son of senior Karnataka Congress leader Devi Prasad Shetty, allegedly ran over him with his SUV in Udupi district.

17 Nov 2024

Narendra Modi

Nigeria to honor Modi with award only Queen Elizabeth received

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be conferred Nigeria's highest civilian award, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON).

17 Nov 2024

Karnataka

3 women from Mysuru drown at Mangaluru resort swimming pool

In a tragic incident, three women from Mysuru, Karnataka, drowned in a swimming pool at Vazco Beach Resort near Mangaluru on Sunday morning.

17 Nov 2024

DNA

Jhansi hospital fire: Probe committee rules out foul play

A two-member committee has ruled out any criminal conspiracy or foul play in the fire at Rani Laxmibai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.

17 Nov 2024

Imphal

'You have failed..': Kharge slams Modi over continuing Manipur violence 

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the rampant violence in Manipur.

17 Nov 2024

Narendra Modi

X user pleads for middle-class relief, Nirmala Sitharaman responds 

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has responded to a social media user's plea for relief measures for the middle class.

17 Nov 2024

Bengaluru

Bengaluru businessman found dead in burning car, suicide suspected

A 42-year-old businessman was discovered dead inside a burning car in Bengaluru's Muddinpalya on Saturday evening.

17 Nov 2024

Amravati

'Lewd gestures..hooting': Mob attacks BJP's Navneet Rana's rally

A rally led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Member of Parliament (MP) Navneet Rana was disrupted by a mob in Khallar village, Amravati district, Maharashtra on Saturday night.

17 Nov 2024

Delhi

Delhi: AQI crosses 'severe' in 14 areas; 107 flights delayed

Delhi's air quality remained in the "severe" category on Sunday morning, with over 14 areas recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) above 400.

'They will bear...brunt': Meitei group issues 24-hour ultimatum to government

Manipur is reeling under massive unrest after six bodies were found in Jiribam district on Saturday.

16 Nov 2024

Uttar Pradesh

Woman's body found in suitcase on Delhi-Lucknow highway

A woman's body was found inside a red suitcase on the Delhi-Lucknow Highway in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district on Saturday morning.

16 Nov 2024

Delhi

Haryana shuts schools up to Class-5 due to rising pollution 

The Haryana government has announced the temporary closure of all schools up to Class 5 amid rising air pollution levels.

16 Nov 2024

Andhra Pradesh

Chandrababu Naidu's brother Nara Ramamurthy Naidu dies at 72

Nara Ramamurthy Naidu, the younger brother of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and a former Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA, passed away on Saturday after suffering a heart attack.

16 Nov 2024

Akal Takht

Sukhbir Singh Badal resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal has resigned from his post.

16 Nov 2024

Bastar

5 Naxalites killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region

An anti-Naxalite operation in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh led to a gunfight on Saturday morning, killing five Naxalites and injuring two security personnel.

16 Nov 2024

Kolkata

Howrah Bridge shut for first health audit in 36 years 

The iconic Howrah Bridge in Kolkata will be shut temporarily for a thorough health audit, the first of its kind in over three decades.

16 Nov 2024

Chennai

Railways crackdown on reel creators; FIR against dangerous stunt performers 

The Railway Board has directed all its zones to file First Information Reports (FIRs) against reel creators whose actions jeopardize rail safety or inconvenience passengers.

16 Nov 2024

Children

'Saved other babies...couldn't help own': Jhansi hospital fire victims' parents

A massive fire at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi killed 10 newborns on Friday night.

16 Nov 2024

Bihar

Video: Man tries to shoot TMC leader, he chases shooter

A murder attempt on Sushanta Ghosh, a Trinamool Congress councilor from Kolkata's Kasba area, was foiled after the gun malfunctioned.

UP: Newlywed, 5 others killed in accident due to fog

A newlywed couple and five others lost their lives in a tragic accident on National Highway-74 in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh.

16 Nov 2024

Akhilesh Yadav

'Nurse lit matchstick...': Eyewitness recounts Jhansi hospital fire horror

A devastating fire at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi killed 10 newborns on Friday night.

3 bodies found near Assam-Manipur border, suspected to be abductees

Three decomposed bodies were found near the Manipur-Assam border on Friday. The remains include those of two children—one an infant—and a woman.

16 Nov 2024

IndiGo

Tractor breakdown near Patna airport runway delays IndiGo flight landing 

An IndiGo flight flying to Patna from Kolkata was delayed by 40 minutes on Friday morning after a tractor broke down near the runway of Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport.

16 Nov 2024

Air Quality Index

Delhi continues to choke, air quality remains 'severe' 

Delhi woke up to a thick blanket of haze on Saturday morning, as the Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the "severe" category in various regions of the national capital.

16 Nov 2024

Akhilesh Yadav

10 newborns killed in Jhansi hospital fire; 16 critically injured

A massive fire broke out at the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday night, killing 10 newborns.

15 Nov 2024

Haryana

Meet Anmol, ₹23cr buffalo that eats 20 eggs a day 

Anmol, a buffalo from Haryana, has been stealing the show at agricultural fairs across India with its gigantic size and a whopping price tag of ₹23 crore.

15 Nov 2024

Delhi

Delhi LG directs crackdown on illegal immigrants and encroachments

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has ordered the city's police commissioner to initiate a month-long special drive.

15 Nov 2024

Cybercrimes

Retired Delhi engineer loses ₹10 crore in 'digital arrest' scam

Cybercriminals allegedly extorted ₹10 crore from a 72-year-old retired engineer in Delhi, keeping him under "digital arrest" for eight hours.

Karnataka: Wine merchants call for bandh on November 20

The Federation of Wine Merchants Association Karnataka has called for a statewide bandh on November 20, protesting against alleged corruption in the state's excise department.

15 Nov 2024

Dehradun

The final moments of 6 Dehradun friends before horrific crash 

In a tragic incident, six youngsters lost their lives in a car accident in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on November 12.