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People walk near the Rashtrapati Bhavan amid heavy smoggy conditions in New Delhi on November 15, 2021. (Money SHARMA / AFP)

Delhi's air quality remains in 'very poor' category for third...

A visible improvement in Delhi's air quality was recorded on Sunday although it was in the 'very poor' category

16 Nov 2021 11:21 AM IST

A health worker takes swab samples of a passenger to test for COVID-19, at a bus stand in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (AP/Ajit Solanki)

India reports less than 9000 COVID-19 cases, lowest in 287 days

The active cases comprise 0.38 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020

16 Nov 2021 10:36 AM IST

US President Joe Biden meets with Chinas President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 15, 2021. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)

Biden and Xi meet virtually as US-China chasm widens

The two leaders know each other well, having traveled together when both were vice presidents

16 Nov 2021 10:20 AM IST

Under an air bubble pact between two countries, special international flights can be operated by their airlines between their territories. (AFP Photo)

Europe, UK, China continue to remain in 'at-risk' category in terms of...

There is a list of 10 countries from where travellers would need to follow additional measures on arrival in India

15 Nov 2021 4:03 PM IST

Australia India Community Charitable Trust chair Vasan Srinivasan said that it saddens him that someone tried to vandalise the statue within 24 hours of its unveiling. (Photo| Twitter)

Newly unveiled life-sized statue of Mahatma Gandhi vandalised in...

The statue was gifted by the Indian government. The incident triggered shock and disappointment among the...

15 Nov 2021 3:43 PM IST

Alok Sharma, President of the COP26 summit gestures during a press conference at the end of the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. (AP /Alastair Grant)

India and China will need to explain coal move, says COP26 president...

India, backed by China rejected a clause calling for a 'phase out' of coal-fired power, and the text was changed to...

15 Nov 2021 12:52 PM IST

The apex court had also expressed concern that schools in the city have opened and children are being exposed to severe pollution conditions. (PTI Photo)

Ready to impose complete lockdown in Delhi to control air pollution:...

The court had said the situation of pollution is so bad that people are wearing masks inside their houses

15 Nov 2021 11:54 AM IST

The Parel ST depot wears a deserted look on the second day of the MSRTC bus strike. (Photo: Debashish Dey)

MSRTC employees continue strike; bus services shut at all depots

The employees started the indefinite strike from October 28 and intensified it earlier this month

15 Nov 2021 11:40 AM IST

Once approved, all the three services would be getting 10 drones each which would be used for surveillance as well striking targets when required. (Representative Image: ANI)

India to take up Rs 20,000 crore US Predator drones acquisition case...

The Indian Navy is the lead service for this acquisition case and it is jointly putting it up for clearance from the...

15 Nov 2021 11:27 AM IST

The air quality index of Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon and Noida stood at 328, 340, 326 and 328 respectively at 9.05 am. (PTI Photo)

Delhi's air quality remains in 'very poor' category

A visible improvement in Delhi's air quality was recorded on Sunday although it was in the 'very poor' category

15 Nov 2021 11:07 AM IST

UP CM Yogi Adityanath with cows during the Guru Puranima festival at Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur. (Photo: PTI)

Uttar Pradesh to launch ambulance service for cows in December

An ambulance with a veterinary doctor and two assistants would arrive within a span of 15 to 20 minutes of requesting...

15 Nov 2021 11:00 AM IST

A health worker collects a swab sample of a passenger for the COVID-19 test, at Dadar railway station, in Mumbai. (PTI)

India records 10,229 fresh Covid infections; active cases decline to...

The active cases have declined to 1,34, 096 comprising 0.39 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March...

15 Nov 2021 10:24 AM IST