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Air quality in parts of Haryana was recorded in the 'very poor' category while it was 'poor' in neighbouring Punjab on Wednesday.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Dharuhera in Haryana's Rewari district stood at 382 at 9 am, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', 401 and 450 'severe' and above 450 'severe plus'.

Narnaul and Jind also recorded 'very poor' air quality with an AQI of 367.

Other places with 'very poor' air quality included Charkhi Dadri (362), Rohtak (358), Yamunanagar (347), Fatehabad (320) and Ballabhgarh (318), according to the CPCB's SAMEER app.

The places with 'poor' AQI in Haryana included Bahadurgarh (272), Gurugram (290), Karnal (243), Bhiwani (298), Faridabad (218), Kaithal (237), Karnal (243), Kurukshetra (226) and Sonipat (285).

In Punjab, Amritsar recorded an AQI of 253 at 9 am, Jalandhar 261, Patiala 207 and Ludhiana 234.

Chandigarh, the common capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded an AQI of 169.

2:47 PM

Israel identifies 2 more hostages as Vance prepares to meet Netanyahu

Israel has completed the identification of the bodies of two more hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Wednesday, as US Vice President JD Vance sounded a buoyant note about progress in Gaza's fragile ceasefire during a visit to Israel. Authorities identified the deceased hostages as Arie Zalmanovich and Tamir Adar.

2:33 PM

Over 12,000 men received benefits under Maharashtra’s women scheme

The Maharashtra government found that at least 12,431 men were wrongly granted benefits under its flagship Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana — a welfare scheme meant exclusively for women — according to data accessed by The Indian Express through the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The scheme offers ₹1,500 per month to women aged 21–65 from families with an annual income of less than ₹2.5 lakh. The Women and Child Development (WCD) Department, which oversees the programme, said the men had been removed from the list of beneficiaries after verification.

2:30 PM

Belgian court rejects Mehul Choksi’s plea against extradition

Mehul Choksi has suffered a legal setback after a Belgian court dismissed his arguments against extradition as “irrelevant”. The court’s preliminary ruling allows him to appeal before the Belgian Supreme Court.

2:22 PM

IMD update: Low-pressure area over Bay of Bengal may turn into depression on Oct 22

The Meteorological Department on Wednesday said the well-marked low-pressure area over southwest Bay of Bengal off North Sri Lanka coast moved northwestwards and is likely to intensify into a depression on October 22. The Met Department noted that the weather system lay over southwest Bay of Bengal off Tamil Nadu coast at 5. 30 am on Wednesday.

2:19 PM

Zoho set to launch consumer payments app ‘Zoho Pay’

The Chennai-headquartered SaaS giant is expanding its fintech play with Zoho Pay, a consumer payments app integrated into Arattai, alongside new POS devices and financial software offerings.

12:45 PM

Andhra CM on 3-day tour of UAE to invite investors for Partnership Summit

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu began a three-day tour of UAE on Wednesday to woo investments and invite industrialists to the forthcoming CII Partnership Summit in Vizag on November 14 and 15.

10:59 AM

President Murmu's helicopter wheels sink into Kerala's newly concreted helipad

The wheels of the helicopter which carried President Droupadi Murmu for her Sabarimala visit got stuck in a depression in the newly concreted helipad at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium at Pramadam here when it landed on Wednesday morning.

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