December’s first day brings respite for Delhi as air quality slightly improves

December’s first day brings respite for Delhi as air quality slightly improves

Delhi saw a slight improvement in air quality on December 1 as the city recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 285 on Sunday, which was marked in the “poor” category, the first such occurrence since October 29. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the improvement was was aided by sunny weather and … Read more

Widespread heavy rain in delta districts brightens prospects for samba paddy, brings cheer to farmers

Widespread heavy rain in delta districts brightens prospects for samba paddy, brings cheer to farmers

Water is stagnating in the Big Temple complex in Thanjavur after a spell of rain on Monday (November 18, 2024). | Photo Credit: R. Vengadesh Several parts of the Cauvery delta districts continued to receive moderate to heavy rainfall on Monday (November 18, 2024), in what is seen to be largely beneficial northeast monsoon season … Read more

PM Modi’s Wayanad visit LIVE updates: Prime Minister’s visit brings hope as Kerala pleads for financial aid

PM Modi’s Wayanad visit LIVE updates: Prime Minister’s visit brings hope as Kerala pleads for financial aid

Confident PM will declare Wayanad landslides national disaster once he sees devastation: Rahul Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said it was a good decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit landslides-hit Wayanad and expressed confidence that once he sees the extent of the devastation firsthand, the prime minister … Read more

Coast Guard brings detained Iranian fishing boat with six Tamil crew members to Kochi

Coast Guard brings detained Iranian fishing boat with six Tamil crew members to Kochi

The Iranian fishing vessel, which was intercepted by the Coast Guard off the Kerala coast, was subsequently brought to Kochi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Coast Guard detained an Iranian fishing vessel with six fishermen from Kanyakumari on board west of Beypore in north Kerala on Sunday. The vessel was subsequently brought to Kochi … Read more

Communal violence in Nuh brings the fragility of the BJP-JJP alliance in Haryana to the fore

Communal violence in Nuh brings the fragility of the BJP-JJP alliance in Haryana to the fore

Wreckage of vehicles that were set ablaze by miscreants after incidents of violence following Monday’s attack on a VHP procession, in Nuh district, on Aug. 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Signs of a rift between the ruling alliance partners in Haryana, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), have been … Read more