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"Sincerely apologise to Messi and his fans": Mamata Banerjee after chaos at Kolkata stadium

Kolkata, Dec. 13 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday ordered a high-level enquiry after chaos erupted during football icon Lionel Messi's appearance at the Vivekananda Yuba Bhara... Read More


Heavy smog across Delhi as air quality nears 'severe', airport issues advisory

India, Dec. 13 -- A layer of thick smog surrounded Delhi on Saturday morning as the air quality remained at 397 at 9 am, falling in the 'very poor' category, and inching very close to the 'severe' mar... Read More


Delhi AQI today: Smog-filled morning today as 10+ areas record 'severe' air. Check list

India, Dec. 13 -- A layer of thick smog surrounded Delhi on Saturday morning as the air quality remained at 390 at 7 am, falling in the 'very poor' category, and inching very close to the 'severe' mar... Read More


GRAP-4 returns: Will schools and colleges in Delhi-NCR remain closed? Here's what CAQM rules say

New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- As Delhi's air quality deteriorated further during the day, breaching the 400 mark and slipping into the 'Severe+' category, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the... Read More


GRAP-4 restrictions: Will schools and colleges in Delhi-NCR remain closed? Here's what CAQM rules say

New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- As Delhi's air quality deteriorated further during the day, breaching the 400 mark and slipping into the 'Severe+' category, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the... Read More


Green card applicants face wave of arrests - Who is being detained? Why is this happening? Is this legal? Explained

New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- In the past few months, immigration lawyers in the United States have reported several dozen cases of arrests of foreign spouses of Americans during interviews at US Citizenship ... Read More


Government begins temporary housing construction in West Sumatra

Padang, Dec. 13 -- Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno on Saturday conducted a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of temporary housing for disaster victims in Pa... Read More


Seven hours on, Keraniganj building fire yet to be contained

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- A fire at a multi-storey building complex in Keraniganj on the outskirts of Dhaka has yet to be tamed more than seven hours after it broke out. Fourteen firefighting units are battl... Read More


PU's 73rd convocation today: 767 to receive degrees, Chandigarh administrator Kataria to preside over ceremony

Chandigarh, Dec. 13 -- Panjab University (PU) will hold its 73rd annual convocation on Saturday, with Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria set to preside over the ceremony. A tota... Read More


Indonesia's MPR sends 15,000 aid packages to disaster-hit Sumatra

Jakarta, Dec. 13 -- The Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has distributed 15 thousand packages of aid to meet the basic needs of residents affected by major floods and landslides in Aceh... Read More