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Major fire in East Delhi's building, woman dead, 25 people rescued

A 40-year-old woman died in a major fire at a building in East Delhi's Shakarpur on Tuesday while 26 people were rescued, officials said here. They said the fire started in its parking area in the early hours of the day and engulfed the entire structure. A woman died in the fire while 26 people, along with two pets, were rescued by the Delhi Fire Service, the officials said, adding that some people jumped off the windows to save themselves. All of them were rushed to a hospital, they said. "We got a fire call at about 1.05 am... We immediately pressed three fire engines to service. Later, five more fire engines were rushed to the spot. The matter was informed to the police immediately," an official of the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said.

Heavy traffic on Delhi's roads ahead of Diwali, long queues at ISBT

Earlier, in anticipation of the traffic congestion during the Diwali and Dhanteras celebrations, the Delhi Police issued a traffic advisory for several parts of the national capital

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Uneven solution

Car rationing only partially addresses the pollution crisis

BAN vs SL Highlights, World Cup 2023: Win keeps Bangladesh in hunt for CT

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Highlights, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Shakib (82) and Najmul Shanto (90) helped Bangladesh chase down 280 and win the match to keep Champions Trophy qualification hopes alive

India most important country for US, says Ambassador Eric Garcetti

India is the most important country for the US and their relationship is the most defining relationship of the century, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said on Thursday. Garcetti made the remarks at The Energy Transition Dialogues hosted by Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet ( GEAPP) in New Delhi. "I used to say it in private but now I can say it in public, when the (US) President asked me consider this post (of Ambassador to India) he said India is the most important country in the world for me. I don't know if any American president has ever said that... President Joe Biden he actually did mean it..." the Ambassador said. Garcetti further said he believes the US India-relationship is the most defining relationship of this century. On the G20 summit organised under India's presidency in September, he said it was the best ever in the history. "The relationship is not just US plus India. It is an exponential relationship. Look at how we attended our best ever G20 in

India, Finland hold 12th Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi

The meeting also focused on multilateral cooperation, including the Arctic and reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

Raahgiri Day 2023: All you need to know about Delhi's traffic advisory

Raahgiri is derived from two words i.e. Raah means "path," and Giri is taken from "Gandhigiri," a version of nonviolent resistance practised by Mahatma Gandhi

Cricket World Cup 2023 AUS vs NED Playing 11, toss result, streaming detail

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, Australia vs Netherlands Playing 11: Marcus Stoinis was rested due to a niggle and Cameron Green replaced him in Australian playing 11. The Netherlands were unchanged

IMD Weather Update, 18 Oct: Delhi NCR experiences a dip in temperature

The temperature in Delhi NCR and different parts of the country has lowered in the last few days. The people in Delhi and adjoining places are experiencing relatively colder nights

India to host Brics international competition conference in Delhi this week

India will host the eighth BRICS International Competition Conference in the national capital this week and more than 600 delegates are expected to participate in the event. Briefing reporters here, Competition Commission of India (CCI) Chairperson Ravneet Kaur on Tuesday said the conference will have three plenary and four breakout sessions. The primary objective of the conference is to foster cooperation and share the learnings. More than 600 delegates are expected to participate in the conference, Kaur said. She also said the competition landscape has evolved with the digital economy and big tech companies.

'India Art Fair 2023 was the largest; next year's will be even bigger'

India Art Fair, one of the country's most prominent annual art events, will return to New Delhi in February 2024. The post-pandemic 2023 edition of the fair was the largest to date

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan arrives in India on State visit

MEA in the press release stated a Presidential visit from Tanzania is taking place after more than 8 years

Delhi's air quality turns 'poor', minimum temperature at 20.9 degree C

The air quality in the national capital on Saturday was in the 'poor' category, and the minimum temperature settled at 20.9 degree Celsius, a notch below the season's average, officials said. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital was recorded at 231 at 9 am. 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', and 401 and 500 'severe'. On Friday, the Centre's air quality panel directed authorities in the National Capital Region to enforce a ban on coal usage in hotels and restaurants, and to take punitive measures against polluting industries and thermal power plants as the air quality in Delhi plunged into the 'poor' category. This action comes as part of the government's pollution control plan known as the 'Graded Response Action Plan' (GRAP) which is implemented in Delhi-NCR to combat air pollution during the winter season. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), a

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Cong to hold CWC meet on Oct 9 in Delhi, discuss strategy ahead of polls

Congress' top decision making body CWC will meet on October 9 here to deliberate on the current political situation, caste census and further firm up the strategy for the upcoming assembly elections in five states. The party is seeking to retain power in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, while hoping to wrest power from the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, BRS in Telangana and the Mizo National Front (MNF) in Mizoram. The meeting is likely to have a discussion on the caste census. The Congress has made a strong pitch for the caste census and has raised the demand for giving rights on the basis of population with emphasis on other backward classes (OBCs). The CWC meet also comes at a time when some opposition leaders are facing heat from central agencies. The latest in the series of arrests is that of AAP leader Sanjay Singh in the Delhi excise policy case and the Congress top leadership will have to take a call on extending support to him and others being targeted by the government. The meeting of

ED arrests AAP's Sanjay Singh under PMLA in Delhi excise policy case

Singh is the second prominent AAP leader, after former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, whom central agencies have arrested in the case

Water level in Teesta currently below danger mark, no flood situation: CWC

The water level in the Teesta river was below the danger mark at 1 pm on Wednesday and there is no flood situation around it, according to Central Water Commission data. Three people died and 23 Army personnel were washed away earlier in the day after a cloudburst over the Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim resulted in a flash flood in the Teesta River basin, which was aggravated by the release of water from a dam, officials said. According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), the water level at three stations Melli, Singtam and Rohtak on the Teesta is below the danger mark but hovering near it. The water level at station Melli is 214.63 metres, while the danger level is 224 metres, it showed. "It has a rising trend. Water level is below warning Level. So, there is no flood situation around Melli," the CWC said on its app. The current water level at station Singtam is 351.31 metres while the danger level is at 355.09 metres. "Water Level is below warning level. So, there is no flood

India asks Canada to recall 41 diplomats from the country by October 10

India has asked Canada to recall 41 of its diplomats from the country by October 10, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Tuesday. Neither India nor Canada reacted to the report that came 12 days after New Delhi asked Ottawa to downsize its diplomatic presence in India. Canada has 62 diplomats in India and New Delhi said that the number should be reduced by 41, the report said. The ties between India and Canada came under severe strain following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations of a "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June. India rejected the allegations as "absurd" and "motivated" and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move to Ottawa's expulsion of an Indian official over the case. Nijjar was shot dead by two masked gunmen on June 18 in British Columbia. India had designated him a terrorist in 2020. On September 21, India asked Canada to downsize its diplomatic presenc

Delhi's 'Green War Room' to combat air pollution begins operations

The Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday launched the 'Green war room' which is set up in Delhi to curb the persisting problem of air pollution in the city