Experts said unfavourable meteorological conditions -- calm winds and low temperatures -- and smoke from farm fires in neighbouring states led to a dense layer of haze as the air quality index entered the "severe" zone.
'However, this time it looks like that is not working.'
'India's first and longest-serving prime minister created -- or at the very least imagined -- a modern, democratic nation-State of the 20th century,' says Sunil Sethi.
Several Delhi hospitals treating Covid-19 patients faced a major medical oxygen crisis with their depleting stock for the second consecutive day, prompting the Centre to increase the city's quota to 480 metric tonnes against the AAP dispensation's demand of 700 MT.
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Messages of congratulations, doctors posing with a victory sign for the media with their infectious smiles -- visible even under the cover of mask -- and the many 'just got jabbed' selfie by the health workers, it was a rare and happy day at the BLK hospital, which has witnessed many dreary days in the past due to the ongoing pandemic.
'I worked as a cleaner at a store.' 'I worked as a security guard...' 'I have slept on footpaths.' '[I came to Mumbai with great difficulty.' 'I have not seen better people than I have in the film industry.' 'Nobody has helped me the way people have done for me here.'
Former India cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who passed away on Thursday following a lung ailment, was laid to rest at his ancestral palace in Haryana on Friday, with thousands thronging the burial site to pay their last respects.
A 51-year-old woman died of swine flu at a private hospital in Delhi, doctors said on Friday.
Lieutenant General Walter Anthony Gustavo Pinto was known for his dynamic, bold and aggressive leadership in the Battle of Basantar during the 1971 War. Lieutenant General B T Pandit -- who was awarded a Vir Chakra for his courage during that battle -- salutes the Victor of Basantar who passed into the ages last week.
Calling out to all those who love nature and flowers! Rashtrapati Bhavan's lush green Mughal Garden in Delhi is all set to welcome visitors from Wednesday. Visitors will be in for a treat as there will be 70 varieties of seasonal flowers, including specially imported flowers from the Netherlands and Japan from February 6 to March 10. Take a look at what's bloomin'.
'I told Illaiyaraaja when he had composed music for 786 films that soon there will be 1,000. Today is that day.' The film industry felicitates music composer Illaiyaraaja.
A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad observed that 'corona capital' was 'an epithet the city can well do without' and said it was need of the hour that all private hospitals equipped with labs to test for COVID-19 be permitted to do so without losing any more time.
'I wanted this biopic to be made while I am alive.'
His music was loved by film personalities and political leaders alike, and they took to social media to offer their condolences.
Housing minister Prakash Mehta, who represented the state government at the funeral of the celebrated cricket coach, said Achrekar not being given a state funeral was 'sad and unfortunate'.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Gujarat Governor designate D N Dwivedi, who was admitted to a hospital in New Delhi due to liver problems, died early on Saturday morning. He was 74. Dwivedi, who was suffering from liver problems, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the gastroenterology department in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on July 23, hospital sources said. He was scheduled to undergo a liver transplant, but died at 4 am today, they said. Dwivedi was appointed as the successor of Nawal Kishore Sharma.
Experts feel the figures are modest for a count of the size of 1.3 billion and "much more number of tests" are needed to combat COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
Forced out of grounds, tracks and courts by the coronavirus pandemic, sports events may help in the long run, but medical experts on Wednesday warned that resuming anything this year could mean putting lives at risk. When sporting events do eventually make a comeback, which some of the region's top doctors believe is not going to happen until at least the next six months or may be nine, it may not be the same initially.
The 61-year-old United Progressive Alliance chairperson was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital late Monday night and was diagnosed with having chest infection, a hospital statement said. Her condition is stable now.
Dr Karthiyayini Mahadevan, head, wellness and well-being, Columbia Pacific Communities, shares simple, useful tips to fully recover from COVID-19.
An international television series is on the anvil says Anand Neelkantan as he shares the challenges of penning The Rise Of Sivagami.
Janhvi Kapoor does well as the girl trying to assert her 'kaabiliyat', observes Sukanya Verma.
Many medical experts feel that the nation would have fared far worse without the lockdown.
Becomes first Indian to bag a gold medal at the World University Games
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Here is a look at some of Aseem Chhabra's favourite memories of 2020 in Hindi cinema, performances by well-known and new actors, special moments in films and shows.
Kamalinee Mukherjee talks about her new film, working with Krishnavamsi and her future plans.
It took 64 days for COVID-19 cases in India to touch the (May 19) one lakh-mark from 100 cases, and another fortnight to cross two lakh cases on June 3. It took 10 days for the tally to touch the three lakh-mark and another eight days for the cases to climb to four lakh.
To build one's political and ideological arguments on the dead bodies piling up outside our crematoriums is despicable and breaches the basic tenet of human civility, argues Vivek Gumaste.
The UP CM didn't deign to attend the actor's nomination.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Alkazi, who was the longest serving director of the National School of Drama and mentored generations of actors, produced plays such as Girish Karnad's Tughlaq and Dharamvir Bharati's Andha Yug.
Two kinds of diagnostic tests are being currently used in India -- RT-PCR test and rapid antibodies test -- as per the global health norms.
A one-year-old Pakistani boy has become the youngest liver transplant recipient in India after doctors here replaced his diseased organ with a healthy one donated by his grandmother.
'The amount of work that is happening in the industry today -- whether it is on television, films or the OTT space -- there is ample opportunity for everyone.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Fire and Water are the two opposing elements.' 'One can destroy the other.' 'But if they come together and create steam, the force generated can run the motor of the world.'
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