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Commercial LPG cylinder price in Delhi rises to Rs 1,802, up by Rs 62

Commercial LPG prices raised in major cities; Delhi's 19-kg cylinder now costs Rs 1,802 after a Rs 62 hike effective November 1, marking the fourth consecutive monthly increase

Delhi records hottest October since 1951 amid rising pollution levels

The CPCB data shows significant pollution levels, especially after Diwali celebrations, raising concerns about air quality and potential health impacts nationwide

PM Modi, Amit Shah extend greetings to five states on their foundation day

Wishing each state individually in various posts on X, he highlighted the contributions of each state to the country

Delhi records 300 fire-related incidents on Diwali, none life-threatening

Delhi Fire Services Director Atul Garg said that between midnight and 6 am, 158 fire-related incidents cases were reported and added that there was no major fire as they had increased fire force

Joint Parliament Committee on Waqf bill to visit 5 cities for study tour

According to an official communication from Joint Secretary JM Baisakh, the study visit program is designed to assist committee members in their review of the proposed bill

IMD predicts moderate thunderstorms, lightning in some parts of Tamil Nadu

IMD has issued an advisory to stay indoors and avoid any travel if possible, ensure children and animals are inside

Union minister Jitendra Singh's brother, BJP MLA Devender Rana dies

Rana, who turned to politics from business as he built a multi-crore business from scratch, was a strong voice for Jammu's Dogra community

Firecracker bursting shrouds Delhi in smog, creating hazardous conditions

Key areas, including Anand Vihar, saw the AQI plunge into the severe category while PM2.5 concentrations soared

Diwali blues: Haryana, Punjab report AQI in 'poor', 'very poor' categories

In Jalandhar, the AQI at 11 pm was 256, while at Ludhiana, it was 234, Mandi Gobindgarh 266, while Patiala recorded an AQI of 244

Delhi residents defy firecracker ban, light up sky with Diwali festivities

With the 24-hour AQI recorded at 328 at 4 pm, Delhi experienced its worst air quality on Diwali in the last three years

Spain searches for bodies after flooding claims at least 158 lives

More horrors emerged from the debris and ubiquitous layers of mud left by the walls of water that produced Spain's deadliest natural disaster in living memory

UP fast-tracks land acquisition drive; aims to buy 96k acres within 3 yrs

In the first six months of FY25, 21,751 acres of land have already been acquired. Additionally, about 5,811 acres have been fully developed for allocation to industrialists and investors

Diwali 2024: People across India celebrate the festival of lights with pomp

Colourful lights decked up buildings and diyas (earthen lamps) dotted houses as people across the country celebrated Diwali with great enthusiasm on Thursday.

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Firecracker laden two-wheeler explodes in Andhra Pradesh, one dies

The incident occurred when two persons were transporting a bag of firecrackers bought for Diwali celebrations

Nara Lokesh pitches Vizag to Google Cloud CEO for setting up data centre

The minister asked all these top echelons of Google to consider setting up of a data centre in Visakhapatnam under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode

Delhi's air quality continues to deteriorate, remains 'very poor' on Diwali

The city's 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 328 at 4 pm, up from 307 on Wednesday when the city celebrated Chhoti Diwali

UN report warns of famine, aggravated by conflicts, climate shocks

Combined with reduced funding for emergency food and agriculture assistance are driving alarming levels of acute food insecurity

UK celebrates Diwali with hopes of a 'magic moment' for India FTA deal

Says as the new government, we're still extremely keen to be getting on with our trade deal, which was meant to be signed a couple of Diwalis ago

PM Modi celebrates Diwali with armed forces near Indo-Pak border in Kutch

Modi, wearing a BSF uniform, can be seen offering sweets to the personnel on board a patrol vessel