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AAP says no to alliance just in Delhi

New Delhi :  The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday said an alliance just in Delhi is not possible after the Congress refused to have a tie-up anywhere else with it. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that giving three seats to the Congress in the national capital would […]

We need to re-engineer our entire education system; the ‘One Size Fits All’ approach will not take us anywhere: Vice President

open view web desk Take the benefits of education and the opportunities it opens up to the last mile; Universities have responsibility of moulding our young people into productive and enlightened citizens; Private sector should cross subsidise education for the poor and the needy; Addresses the 95th Annual […]

‘Delhi’s air quality remains in ‘very poor’ category’

New Delhi : Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category due to slow wind speed and high humidity on Monday, authorities said. The overall air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 322, which comes under the ‘very poor’ category, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. […]

Indian capital under cloud of smog as pollution level jumps

NEW DELHI – Air quality in India’s haze-hit north, including the capital, New Delhi, deteriorated sharply on Monday because of unfavorable weather and an increase in smoke from stubble burning in fields across the region. Levels of PM 2.5, tiny particulate matter that can reach deep into the […]

Pleasant weather in Delhi, max temperature at 31.1 deg C

New Delhi, Nov 1:  Pleasant weather conditions prevailed in the national capital Thursday, with the maximum temperature settling at 31.1 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. The minimum temperature was recorded at 16 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, said a MeT Department official. […]

India may halt private cars in Delhi next week if smog thickens: official

NEW DELHI- India may halt the use of private vehicles in the capital New Delhi if air pollution, which has reached severe levels in recent days, gets worse, a senior environmental official said on Tuesday. Toxic smog has started to envelop vast swathes of northern India, including New […]

Sisodia, AAP MLAs discharged in case related to 2014 protest

open view web desk New Delhi Sep 22: A Delhi court on Saturday discharged Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, AAP MLAs Amanatullah and Sanjeev Jha and others in a case related to a protest held by them outside the Tihar jail in 2014. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal […]

5 killed by toxic fumes while cleaning septic tank in Delhi

open view web desk NEW DELHI — India’s government has ordered a probe into the deaths of five men asphyxiated by toxic fumes while cleaning a septic tank at a housing complex in New Delhi, an official said Monday. Minister of Labor Gopal Rai has asked for the […]

JNU student leader Umar Khalid attacked in Delhi

open view web desk New Delhi, Aug 13: Some unidentified men targeted Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid and gunshots were heard at the Constitution Club near Parliament in New Delhi on Monday, but he escaped unhurt, police said Witnesses claimed that two shots were fired when Khalid […]

Kejriwal postpones hunger strike over sealing issue

open view web desk New Delhi, Mar 30: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has postponed his hunger strike that he had announced earlier this month, saying he would sit on fast if the ongoing sealing drive was not stopped in the city by March 31. According to the Aam […]

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