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Delhi's air quality warning system forecasted over 80% of severe pollution days: Study

India, Oct. 2 -- An independent study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has found that Delhi's Air Quality Early Warning System (AQEWS) accurately forecasted over 80 percent of th... Read More


Haryana re-employs retired IPS officer as prisons department head

Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- The Haryana government has granted three-months of re-employment to 1991 batch IPS officer Alok Kumar Roy. Roy, who was posted as director general of prisons and retired on Septe... Read More


Mint Explainer: Are zero-balance accounts about to become the new normal in banking?

New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- Mobile banking, free cheque books, and more: Zero-balance accounts, technically called Basic Savings Bank Deposit (BSBD) accounts, may soon sport more features. These accounts, de... Read More


Fubara sacks commissioners, other officials affected by Supreme Court judgement

Nigeria, Oct. 2 -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sacked all commissioners and other public officers "affected by the Supreme Court judgement" that nullified some of the governor's dec... Read More


Haryana CM Saini to visit Japan from October 5 to 11

Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- Haryana industries and commerce minister Rao Narbir Singh has said that chief minister Nayab Singh Saini will lead a high-level delegation on a visit to Japan from October 5 to 1... Read More


MG Hector Ambulance deployed in Uttarakhand to support elderly emergency care

India, Oct. 2 -- JSW MG Motor India has handed over a specially customised Hector Ambulance to the Society for Promotion of Youth and Masses (SPYM), aimed at enhancing emergency care services for the ... Read More


Heavy rain dampens Bijaya Dashami festivities in Kolkata, orange alert issued

Kolkata, Oct. 2 -- Kolkata and its adjoining areas witnessed overcast skies and intermittent showers since this morning, coinciding with the Bijaya Dashami celebrations. By noon, dark clouds gathered... Read More


Manipur observes Gandhi Jayanti with cleanliness drive

Imphal, Oct. 2 -- The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was observed as National Cleanliness Day/Swachh Bharat Diwas at Gandhi Memorial Hall, Imphal, with Governor of Manipur Ajay Kumar Bhalla leadi... Read More


Mamata releases new song on Bijaya Dashami, extends festive greetings

Kolkata, Oct. 2 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee greeted the people of Bengal on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami with a new song penned and composed by her. The song, titled 'Ek Mutho Pho... Read More


Alleged woman fraudster, accomplices charged in job scam in J&K's Samba

Jammu, Oct. 2 -- Jammu and Kashmir Police's Crime Branch has chargesheeted a notorious woman fraudster along with her two accomplices for a major job scam involving Rs 50 lakh in Samba district. Seni... Read More