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11:14 PM

AirAsia India's Pune-Bengaluru flight aborts take off at last minute

Bengaluru-bound AirAsia India flight from Pune aborted take off at the last minute on Sunday due to a technical issue. The number of passengers on board the A320 aircraft was not known. AirAsia India in a statement confirmed that its Bengaluru flight from Pune returned to bay owing to a technical issue. ''AirAsia India flight i5-1427 operating from Pune to Bengaluru cancelled take-off and returned to bay due to a technical reason,'' an AirAsia India spokesperson said in a statement. The spokesperson, however, did not share any other details. Earlier a passenger tweeted, ''For some reason Air-Asia Pune-Bengaluru Airbus A-320 aircraft suddenly aborted t-off at Pune airport. After rolling on RWY 28 At almost 50knots the aircraft aborted take off and went back to the apron.'' 

10:45 PM

Delhi air pollution: Lifting curbs to check pollution hasty decision, say experts

Revoking curbs imposed in Delhi-NCR under the final stage of an action plan to combat air pollution could prove to be a hasty decision, experts said on Sunday and advised caution. 

 

Their reaction came after the Centre's air quality panel directed authorities on Sunday to lift the ban on plying of non-BS VI diesel-run light motor vehicles in Delhi-NCR and entry of trucks into the capital imposed under the final stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). The restrictions were imposed three days ago.

10:39 PM

Maharashtra government will plan film city between Mumbai and Thane: CM

The Maharashtra government will work on planning a film city between Mumbai and Thane cities to provide a wider platform to artists, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Sunday. Speaking at an event where noted Marathi theatre actor Prashant Damle was felicitated for the 12,500th show of his play 'Eka Lagnachi Gosht', Shinde said the state government will support Marathi theatre and cinema.

 

10:03 PM

EC to convene all-party meeting tomorrow ahead of MCD polls

Ahead of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls, Delhi State Election Commission convened an all-party meeting on Monday. This meeting will be held at the Nigam Bhawan, Kashmere Gate. Delhi State Election on Friday announced the schedule for MCD elections. MCD elections will be held on December 4 while the counting of votes will be done on December 7.

 

9:46 PM

Varanasi all decked up on the eve of Dev Deepawali

9:28 PM

6 passengers injured in car accident in J&K

9:26 PM

2 killed, 13 injured in gas explosion in Karachi

A woman and her teenage daughter were killed and 13 others injured in a gas explosion in their apartment in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Saturday, reported Dawn citing police. The injured were shifted to the Burns Centre of Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital where Sana Bashir Ahmed, 40, and her daughter Alishba, 18, died during treatment. The police called the bomb disposal squad (BDS), which examined the place and ruled out the possibility of any sabotage. The BDS in its report said the explosion was so powerful that doors and domestic use goods were destroyed. “Accumulation of gas at one place caused the explosion,” according to initial findings of the BDS.

9:22 PM

Last 8 years on track to be the warmest on record: UN

9:19 PM

NSA Ajit Doval gets “Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman”

For the “Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman” award-2022, this year Uttarakhand govt has awarded NSA Ajit Kumar Doval, Prasoon Joshi, Late General Bipin Rawat (posthumously), Late Girish Chandra Tiwari 'Girda' (posthumous) and Late Viren Dangwal (Posthumous): CMO

 

9:17 PM

Despite Zero-COVID policy, China reports highest cases in last 6 months

Despite its strict zero-Covid policy, China on Sunday reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections in six months.

 

The news comes a day after health officials said they were sticking with the strict coronavirus curbs. China recorded 4,420 new locally transmitted Covid-19 infections Saturday, the National Health Commission said, the most since May 6 and compared up from 3,659 new local cases a day earlier.

 

While case numbers are extremely low by global standards, China has stuck with a zero-Covid approach nearly three years into the pandemic that involves lockdowns, quarantines, frequent testing and a drastic decrease in inbound travel.

9:05 PM

Mumbai sees 67 COVID-19 cases

Mumbai on Sunday reported 67 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally here to 11,54,409, while the fatality count remained unchanged at 19,741, a civic official said. Of the new cases, only five are symptomatic and have been hospitalised, taking the number of such cases to 59, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said.

7:46 PM

Assembly bypolls: BJP scores 4 out of 7

• In Odisha BJP retained the Dhamnagar assembly seat defeating the ruling BJD by a margin of 9,881. BJP's Suryabanshi Suraj secured 80,351 votes.
• BJP's Aman Giri won the Gola Gokarannath Assembly bypoll by defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Vinay Tiwari by over 34,000 vote.
• BJP candidate and former chief minister Bhajan Lal's grandson Bhavya Bishnoi defeated Congress nominee Jai Prakash by 15740 votes.
• BJP retained the Gopalganj seat, its candidate Kusum Devi defeated RJD's Mohan Gupta by less than 2000 votes.
• TRS candidate Prabhakar Reddy defeated BJP candidate Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy by 11666 votes in Telangana's Munugode.
• Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction) candidate Rutuja Latke won by 66,247 votes in Andheri East bypolls.
• RJD's Neelam Devi won the Mokama seat in Bihar defeating BJP candidate Sonam Devi by a margin of nearly 17,000 votes.

7:22 PM

Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, inaugurated India Pavilion at COP27

7:07 PM

"We have made this Gujarat:" PM Modi launches new election slogan in home state

7:06 PM

Rakesh Tikait says will boycott trials of GM Mustard

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait here on Sunday said he will not allow trials of genetically modified (GM) Mustard proposed by the central government. Addressing the mahapanchayat of farmers near Ghungroo intersection of Jhalwa, Tikait said, "The Ministry of Science and Technology has approved the trial of GM mustard. Preparations are being made to conduct trials at two places, Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh and Bharatpur in Rajasthan. We will not allow the trial, neither in Uttar Pradesh nor in Rajasthan."

7:05 PM

Delhi's air pollution levels improved marginally

Delhi's air pollution levels improved marginally to the lower end of the "very poor" category on Sunday. This is primarily due to favourable wind speed and a drop in the contribution of stubble burning. The 24-hour average air quality index stood at 339 at 4 pm. It was 381 on Saturday, 447 on Friday and 450 on Thursday (just a notch short of the 'severe plus' category. Farm fires in Punjab dropped sharply to 599 from 2,817 a day ago

7:04 PM

ISRO plans to return to Mars

After missions to the moon and Mars, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has now set its eyes on Venus and also plans to explore the dark side of the moon in collaboration with Japan. Making a presentation on ISRO's future missions at the Akash Tattva conference here, Anil Bhardwaj, Director of the Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory, said the space agency also planned to send a probe to Mars.

6:21 PM

PM Narendra Modi arrives in Bhavnagar to attend mass wedding ceremony – 'Papa Ni Pari' Lagnotsav 2022

6:17 PM

Delhi's AQI in 'very poor' category; minimum temp 3 notches above average

The overall air quality in the national capital was recorded in the “very poor” category on Sunday, while the minimum temperature settled at 17.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average.

 

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, Delhi's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 1.10 pm stood at 341.

The areas in the national capital which recorded an air quality index in the “very poor” category included Alipur with its AQI at 357, Shadipur at 321, NSIT Dwarka at 348, DTU Delhi at 306, ITO at 335, Sirifort at 351, Mandir Marg at 333, RK Puram at 365 and Aya Nagar at 333.

 

North Campus DU recorded an AQI of 343, Mathura Road 324, PUSA 304, IGI Airport 332, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 351, Nehru Nagar 362, Patparganj 359, Ashok Vihar 357, Sonia Vihar 372, Jahangirpuri 370, Rohini 361, Narela 364 and Bawana 373.

6:02 PM

2015 to 2022 likely to be 8 warmest years on record: WMO report

The global mean temperature in 2022 is estimated to be 1.15 degree Celsius above the pre-industrial (1850-1900) average, likely making the eight years from 2015 the warmest on record, the World Meteorological Organisation said in a report on Sunday.

 

The report titled 'WMO Provisional State of the Global Climate 2022' released at the 27th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC on Sunday stated that the rate of sea level rise has doubled since 1993 and has risen by nearly 10 mm since January 2020 to a new record high this year.

 

The past two-and-a-half years account for 10 per cent of the overall rise in sea level since satellite measurements started nearly 30 years ago, the report stated.

 

The figures used in the provisional 2022 report are till the end of September this year. The final version will be issued next April.
 

5:59 PM

Uddhav Thackeray on his party's Rutuja Latke's win in the by-election

5:42 PM

Smog continues to envelop Delhi-NCR amid worsening air pollution

5:03 PM

India beat Zimbabwe by 71 runs to top Group 2. India to now face England at Adelaide in the semi-final.

 

4:51 PM

Bihar bypolls: RJD retains Mokama, BJP keeps Gopalganj

Both the ruling Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Opposition Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) retained their respective seats of Mokama and Gopalganj in the bypolls in Bihar.

 

In Mokama Assembly constituency, RJD candidate Neelam Devi defeated BJP candidate Sonam Devi by over 16,000 votes.

 

4:21 PM

Sikh pilgrims express disappointment after rejection of 586 visas for Nankana Sahib in Pakistan

4:20 PM

Gujarat will sweep away divisive forces that have spent their last 20 years in defaming state: PM Modi

 

4:05 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a roadshow in Valsad

3:50 PM

UP CM conducts 'Janata Darshan' in Gorakhpur, directs officials to solve people's problems

3:12 PM

Shiv Sena leader Rutuja Latke wins Andheri (East) Assembly bypolls

Rutuja Latke of Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction wins Andheri (East) Assembly bypoll in Maharashtra, according to official sources.

2:43 PM

UCC, sops for women, farmers in BJP's push for retaining power in Himachal

BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday promised Uniform Civil Code (UCC), 33 per cent reservation for women in government jobs, new educational institutions and sops for different segments as he released the party's manifesto for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls.

 

A mix of Hindutva, development and welfare promises underpinned the 'sankalp patra', with Nadda also releasing a separate manifesto for women, a voting segment where measures like free grains, cooking gas connections and toilets have drawn favourable response for the BJP in different polls.