A Central Pollution Control Board official said the AQI entered the "severe plus" or "emergency" category late on Thursday night, the first time since January this year.
A local court held that Asha Devi was a male and not a female and hence could not hold the mayoral post, which was reserved for women.
The new candidates fielded from these constituencies by the BJP are: SP Singh Baghel (Agra), Parameshwar Lal Saini (Sambhal), Raj Kumar Chaher (Fatehpur Sikri), Jai Prakash Rawat (Hardoi-SC), Ashok Rawat (Misrikh-SC) and Arun Sagar (Shahjahanpur-SC).
The COVID-19 tests will be started at every polling station in the containment zones of Delhi in a few days
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
'I have taken a loan of Rs 35 lakhs.' 'Even if my university allows me to stay, I feel cheated.' 'Thousands of Indian students in the US will be forced to return to India if their college/university courses go fully online.
25 designers presented their work at the grand finale show of the 25th edition of the India Fashion Week.
Check out the star arrivals.
Despite a meagre income, Ahmedabad-based auto-rickshaw driver has gifted his 27-year-old daughter, who is a national-level shooter, a German-made rifle worth Rs 5 lakh, a corpus he had kept aside for her marriage.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
And if the rumours are to be believed then swashbuckling cricketer, Virendra Sehwag seems to yet another cricketers who could turn to politics.
From Shah Rukh Khan, who makes a cameo in the film, to Salman's gorgeous rumoured girlfriend Iulia Vantur, most of Salman's pals wanted to watch the film.
Part of an eight-member team of elite sportspersons to identify and help prospective medal winners from across the country for the 2016 and 2020 Olympics, the former India cricket captain was optimistic about Indian sport moving in the right direction.
It's time to stock your wardrobe with the best ensembles from Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2016.
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A meeting to pay homage to K G Subramanyam, one of India's most interesting painters and thinkers.
This and more from the happenings in the world of football
The Union HRD minister Smriti Irani visited Hindu college recently to sort the issue of non-extension of fee waiver for persons with disabilities.
The tournament turned out to be the most embarrassing for the 'Women in Blue' as they lost to the minnows twice inside a week.
Neeraj Chopra scripted history by smashing the junior world record in javelin throw en route to a gold medal with a stunning effort of 86.48m at the IAAF World Under-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Amazon Fashion flaunts its triple digit month-on-month growth, races ahead of competitors Flipkart, Jabong and Myntra.
India's women artists, says Kishore Singh, look at politics and society and want to provoke reactions on issues based on their inheritance and understanding of gender, class, caste and environmental disparity.
Long-serving archery coach Purnima Mahato and women's hockey coach Narendra Singh Saini were among five sporting personalities who were recommended for the prestigious Dronacharya award this year.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Twenty-four girls were rescued from a shelter home in Deoria in Uttar Pradesh after allegation of sexual exploitation of the inmates came to light a few days ago.
In an escalation of cross-border military confrontation, 8 civilians were on Tuesday killed and 22 injured in Jammu region due to Pakistani shelling, prompting a strong retaliation by the Indian army in which two Pakistani soldiers were killed and 14 posts were destroyed.
In its first comments on the sexual harassment allegations against Akbar, the BJP said the minister has given his version on the row and that it is not about whether the party agrees or disagrees with him.
The activities at the shelter home came to the fore when a girl managed to flee from there.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Dinesh Vazirani on how he built Saffronart into an institution.
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Thursday brushed aside Union minister Giriraj Singh's racist comment saying she need not reply to a person with "neech mansikita" (narrow mindset)
Lalita Babar, who competed in the women's 3000m steeplechase, became the first Indian track athlete (male and female) to finish in the top eight in a World Championship but Tintu Luka crashed out in the heats of the women's 800 metres.
The world braced up to a post-Bolt era but for India there was no momentous change as the country's athletes did nothing for the global audience to take note of.
Sachin Tendulkar was there to bring a capacity crowd on its feet and the cultural splendour was there for all to see as the 35th National Games were declared open here today with a colourful opening ceremony even as organisational chaos continued to take sheen off the event.
Akbar's lawyer said that he had resigned from the post of minister of state for external affairs due to these allegations and this showed the extent of damage caused to his reputation.
The party's plan to win all 25 seats in Rajasthan may have been affected owing to the decision to field new candidates from five seats. Shahnawaz Akhtar reports
A lottery system would decide the participants who would get to attend the public reception of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 28 at the prestigious Madison Square Garden in New York City, organisers of the event have said.
'Her short black choli with a deep cut-out back and multi-coloured pom-poms became quite a sensation. It was clearly meant to draw your attention to Kareena's perfect figure.'
