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Commuters drive through heavy smog in New Delhi on Thursday, a day after Diwali celebrations. (Photo:PTI)

Massive crop burning near NCR, air to be 'severe' again

Stubble burning in neigbouring states 'largest-ever recorded' this year.

10 Nov 2018 1:15 AM IST

BJP leader Mukul Roy

FIR against BJP leader for lewd remarks

Roy however later said that the DM was free to lodge the FIR while asserting that truth could not be hushed upâ€.

10 Nov 2018 1:15 AM IST

Confer Bharat Ratna on Mamata: TMC MP

He had then observed that Ms Banerjee's photograph should be kept in every household across the country.

10 Nov 2018 1:15 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna (State Secretariat) in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Demonetisation was for benefit of few people: Mamata Banerjee

She said in a statement on its second anniversary that there was an agenda behind the decision.

9 Nov 2018 12:39 AM IST

Social media, however, had a different take on the green crackers, with a large number of jokes and memes doing the rounds, including some associating the green colour with certain political parties. (Representational Image | File)

Crackers deteriorate air quality to very poor level

WBPCB to chalk out action plan to combat situation.

9 Nov 2018 12:36 AM IST

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

IITians make cancer cure breakthrough

The nano-sized (10-9 metre) carbon materials have been extracted from the leaves of the rosy periwinkle plant.

9 Nov 2018 12:32 AM IST

Commuters drive through heavy smog in New Delhi on Thursday, a day after Diwali celebrations. (Photo:PTI)

Over 300 held, 550 cases filed on Diwali night

A total of 562 cases were registered under Section 188 of the IPC across Delhi and 323 people were arrested by the Delhi...

9 Nov 2018 12:32 AM IST

A boy (above), wearing a pollution mask, burns crackers during Diwali celebrations in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Supreme Court ban on firecrackers goes up in smoke

City records worst air quality of year, 10 times permissible limit.

9 Nov 2018 12:31 AM IST

West Bengal to observe 'Rosogolla Day' on November 14

'Rosogolla Day' will be celebrated to mark the first anniversary of the sweet getting Geographical Indication tag as...

7 Nov 2018 5:17 PM IST

Everybody worldwide is exposed to air pollution every time they breathe (Photo: AFP)

Delhi wakes up to hazy Diwali morning, air quality remains 'poor'

Delhi's air quality is expected to deteriorate to 'severe plus emergency' category after Diwali, SAFAR said.

7 Nov 2018 12:45 PM IST

Prithviraj Chavan

Chavan elated over Cong's Karnataka win

Senior Congress leader and former Union minister P. Chidambaram likened the victory to a cricket victory.

7 Nov 2018 1:48 AM IST

Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma in Zero poster.

SRK's latest film angers Congress leader

The Aanand L Rai-directed film is set to release on December 21.

7 Nov 2018 1:47 AM IST