The air quality in Delhi continues to deteriorate and it slipped into the 'severe plus ' category on Friday.
As the curtains come down at the Tokyo Olympics, here's a glance at the medallists and those who came within touching distance of glory.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resigned as Gujarat Cricket Association president. GCA secretary Rajesh Patel said: 'Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent his resignation letter to us yesterday, which said that he is quitting the post of GCA president.'
A blast occurred near the Indian consulate in Jalalabad near Kabul on Saturday. No one was hurt. The police believe it to be caused by a suicide bomber.
Overt displays of physical machismo is the stamp of the strongman and it's a symptom that manifests itself in direct proportion to their sense of insecurity, says Kanika Datta.
Both sides will be high on confidence with an aim to come out all guns blazing.
The PBD this year functions as a political stage for the BJP government at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh. Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi have been wooing the Indian diaspora through widely publicised events across the country. At the PBD, the mood was either largely pro-Modi, and when not, apolitical.
'There are more young people in Assam who are unemployed than possibly anywhere else.'
Mominul spoke about how temperament has become a big factor.
Their arrest comes amidst intelligence inputs of terrorist designs to carry out strikes in the capital during the celebrations.
Instagram sensation Dan Bilzerian makes a pit stop at the Indian Poker Championship.
The police suspect that the two were planning to blow up hospitals in the city.
'He is a third-generation Ugandan and he had amazingly positive things to say about Idi Amin. He said Amin helped the country immensely. That was confusing for me, because Amin did kick the Asians out of Uganda. He gave them 90 days.'
In 2014, the Congress had won five seats in Mumbai, which has 36 assembly segments.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Ashu beat Syria's Abdulkarim Mohammad Al-Hasan 8-1 while Kundu defeated Nao Kusaka of Japan 8-0 inside 90 seconds in a lop-sided 72kg bronze medal bout.
Rediff.com's Umar Ganie talked to some of the protesting students in Srinagar.
'After Lagaan, Aamir would sit up the whole night and drink an entire bottle of Bacardi.'
The explosion happened at an ID distribution and voter registration centre about 10 am on Sunday morning in PD6.
Bangladesh have named uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Mithun Ali and pacer Taskin Ahmed in their 15-member squad, which will be led by Mushfiqur Rahim, for three One-day Internationals against India, starting in Dhaka on June 15.
The hits and misses of the week.
Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand played out a draw againt Peter Svidler of Russia in the eighth round of Tata Steel Masters underway, in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands, on Sunday.
Opening batsman Khurram Manzoor, who has not played for Pakistan's Test team for three and a half years, is back in the squad for the tour of Zimbabwe that starts this month.
Sukanya Verma celebrates Republic Day by looking at the tiranga's most striking moments on celluloid.
Surrendered HUJI militant Mohammad Amin Choppan told of special training camps to teach militants how to cross fences at India Pakistan border.
Traders blame demonetisation for subdued demand in retail segment
India captain Rohit Sharma assured BCCI boss Sourav Ganguly that his team is ready to play Sunday's opening T20 International against Bangladesh despite growing concerns about severe air pollution.
A CRPF vehicle had suffered slight damage when a Santro car went up in flames after an explosion at Tethar village, seven km from Banihal, shortly after a Jammu-bound convoy crossed the Jawahar Tunnel, the gateway to Kashmir valley.
A local court on Friday remanded the Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel in judicial custody while rejecting further remand application of the police in connection with the case of sedition filed against him for allegedly advising a youth to kill policemen.
'Some of the associations have not got funds for three years and they don't have reserves while others have done infrastructural work by digging into fixed deposits. Now they are supposed to get at least 105 crores (Rs 35 Cr x 3 years) plus interest. But I don't think anyone will get that kind of money at one go'
The report said that Pakistan also plans to lodge a complaint against India at the United Nations, accusing New Delhi of "eco-terrorism".
Iran handed Cambodia a record-breaking 14-0 thrashing on an historic day in Tehran as goals flowed in World Cup qualifiers across Asia with Japan, South Korea and Australia securing comfortable wins on Thursday.
Rahul Gandhi's style of media management is baffling many. He first instructed everyone in the Congress to seek prior clearance from two lowly functionaries R V Ramani and Deepak Amin before speaking to the media.
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