Delhi enters ‘red zone’ as pollution levels cross 400 mark, AQI ‘severe’

New Delhi: Delhiites are facing increasingly toxic air quality each day, with pollution levels crossing the 400 mark in several parts of the city Saturday, making the national capital one of the most polluted cities in the country. The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI), reported at 4 pm every day, stood at 361 on Saturday, placing Delhi in the 'red zone' and making it the second most polluted city in...

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SC has ensured it does not interfere in policy matters of economic considerations: CJI Gavai

New Delhi: Judiciary has been a steady guardian of the rule of law, Chief Justice of India B R Gavai said Saturday while emphasising that the apex court has ensured it does not interfere in the policy matters of economic considerations unless there is a violation of fundamental rights or other provisions of the Constitution. Speaking at the Sixth Full Meeting of the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts, he said...

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India clinch T20I series against Australia after rain washes out 5th match

Brisbane: India clinched the five-match T20 International series against Australia 2-1 after the fifth and final game was abandoned due to rain here Saturday. Put in to bat, India made a blazing start with openers Abhishek Sharma (23 not out off 13 balls) and Shubman Gill (29 not out off 16 balls) going on the offensive. But lightning stopped play with India cruising at 52 for no loss in 4.5 overs....

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ISRO receives advanced Chandrayaan-2 polar data to aid future lunar exploration

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New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Saturday announced that it has received advanced data products from the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, including new parameters on the physical and dielectric properties of the Moon’s polar regions. The agency described this development as a significant enhancement for future global exploration. ISRO said in an X post that these new parameters represent “India’s major value addition towards future global exploration of the Moon.” ISRO...

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Nuapada bypoll: CM Majhi woos tribals, calls BJD ‘sinking boat’

Nuapada: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, during his campaign for the Nuapada by-poll, Saturday wooed tribal voters, targeted Opposition BJD president Naveen Patnaik and called the former CM's party a “sinking boat.” Tribals constitute over 35 per cent of Nuapada's over 2.53 lakh voters. Majhi went to Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary, offered prayer before their presiding deity...

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Woman dies after family planning operation; family blames doctor, staff

Jajpur: Tension prevailed at a government-run hospital in Odisha's Jajpur district Saturday after family members of a deceased woman accused the doctor and staff of the health facility of a faulty sterilisation surgery leading to her death. The incident took place at Madhuban under Kuakhia police limits in the district. The agitators staged demonstrations in front of...

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3 killed, 3 injured in balcony collapse in Odisha’s Cuttack

Cuttack: At least three persons, including a minor boy, were killed and three others seriously injured when the balcony of an old apartment building collapsed and fell on an adjacent house in Cuttack Saturday, police said. The incident took place at Mani Sahu Chhak in the city, and all the affected persons belong to one family and...

 

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