Other parts of north India also continued to face plummeting temperatures.
North India reeled under intense cold wave on Friday claiming a woman's life in Kanpur and taking the countrywide toll to 34.
The minimum visibility in the Palam area, where the airport is located, fell to near zero levels, a Met official said.
Dudu Omagbemi and Konstantinos Katsouranis scored in each half as FC Pune City beat Atletico de Kolkata 3-1 and snapped the league leaders' unbeaten run in the Hero Indian Super League in Kolkata on Friday.
Brazilian striker Cristiano Junior scored a brace as Dempo outplayed Mohun Bagan 2-0 to lift the 26th Federation Cup Football Championship.
The two veterans are sure to figure among the 26 Olympic probables, to be announced by the Indian Hockey Federation in Delhi on Monday.
After a brief interruption when the players were locked at 5-5 in the opening set, Federer saved two set points in the tiebreak and held firm to gain the upper hand in the contest.
Stifling heat has killed more than 1,242 people in India in less than one week.
A Silicon Valley IT company in the US has been ordered to pay $40,000 in back wages to eight Indian workers who worked up to 122 hours a week and received as little as $1.21 an hour.
The dust storm was an outcome of the extremely hot conditions.
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England's star batsman Kevin Pietersen clashed with his skipper Alastair Cook on the eve of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney.
'He probably deserves a player that is probably more dedicated to the game than I am. He deserves a better athlete than me'
Manchester City suffered their first home Premier League loss in eight months as a shock 3-2 defeat by Crystal Palace on Saturday left Pep Guardiola's champions trailing leaders Liverpool by four points.
The ace defender has been appointed skipper for the upcoming three-Test series against Holland in Hyderabad.
'Today, I, Shahid Afridi, seek forgiveness from the people of Pakistan for not living upto the expectations.'
There was little respite from the biting cold on Friday as a dense envelope of fog continued to affect air, rail and road traffic in the capital.
After his side suffered their first defeat at the hands of Rajasthan Royals in this edition of the Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming has admitted his team was thoroughly outplayed by a better opponent.
Five goalkeepers, four full backs, 10 mid-fielders and 11 forwards figure in the 30-man list.
India's hockey coach said the team will try to sort out "certain weaknesses" during the Afro-Asian Games.
Pakistan take on Nigeria in another match in the Afro Asian Games hockey tournament.
Given the school break, this is the peak travel season and companies catering to the 'friends and family' segment are expected to gain.
Gaurav Ghei was the lone Indian to shoot an under-par round of 71 in the final to finish tied 12th at the Mercuries Taiwan Masters
"He has still got a lot to learn, he has to improve when he is part of a defensive organisation," the Chelsea coach said.
'We don't have that support system.' 'The last six years has gone into making Manto and raising Vihaan and it has been tough.'
The former India captain said much will depen on how well India begins its campaign in the Champions Trophy.
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The primary aim for the Rohit Sharma-led India against minnows Hong Kong would be to get their combination right before the big game against Pakistan on Wednesday.
The Manali-Leh National Highway-3 was blocked after heavy rainfall triggered landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Friday.
Rohit Sharma-led India's main aim would be to settle their middle-order combination and also find a perfect batting position for Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
The finding may help understand the types of planetary systems that exist beyond our own.
England lost four wickets for 30 runs either side of tea to close on 163 for four, still 219 adrift of the Sri Lankan total.
Sharks, mating frogs, seals playing with photographers... these are the amazing photos which offer an enchanting breadth of what's beyond the shoreline. Underwater Photographer of the Year has just announced the winners of its 2019 photo contest and photographer Richard Barnden, from the UK, was named Underwater Photographer of the Year 2019. Prizes and commendations were handed out in categories including Wide Angle, Macro, Wrecks, Behaviour, Portrait, Black and White, Compact, Up and Coming, and in British waters, Wide Angle, Living Together, Compact, and Macro Shots.
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