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NEW DELHI: Videos on Sunday morning showed India Gate, Akshardham, Anand Vihar, and Delhi airport barely visible through a dense grey haze, as the city’s air quality plunged into the ‘severe’ category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) soaring to 497.The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked all measures under GRAP Stage IV across...

Photo credit: IANS BJP on Sunday stepped up its attack on West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee over the chaos and vandalism at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium following Argentine football star Lionel Messi’s appearance, accusing the state government of gross mismanagement and demanding accountability.Speaking to IANS, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh said chief minister Mamata Banerjee...

Federal Bureau of Investigation released the first footage of the Brown University shooter suspect after finding no leads for over six hours. The suspect, dressed in black, can be seen walking past a traffic light. The shooting left two dead and nine injured.“Help find this Person of Interest. If you have any information, please call...

KOCHI: The BJP’s stunning victory in Thiruvananthapuram has raised a new question: could Kerala’s first woman IPS officer, R Sreelekha, become the saffron party’s first Mayor in the state capital? With just days to go before she turns 65, the spotlight is on Sreelekha, who won from the Sasthamangalam division of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. The...

BATHINDA: Two young Punjabi students were shot dead in Edmonton, Canada. The victims have been identified as Gurdeep Singh (27) of Bareh and Ranveer Singh (18) from Uddat Saidewala villages in Budhlada sub division of district Mansa. Both had gone to Canada at different times for their studies. Gurdeep had completed the studies and waiting...

AP file photo Providence police said they still have no clear lead into the shooting reported at Brown University, hours after the incident, as questions were raised about what authorities and university officials knew in its aftermath.Officials said that no suspect is currently in custody, contradicting an earlier statement from the university that one person...

PTI file photo NEW DELHI: The Congress will hold a major rally at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital on Sunday, stepping up its campaign over alleged “vote chori” and the SIR issue, party leaders said. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi are expected to address the rally. Ahead of the...

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt expressed astonishment at AI’s rapid progress, particularly its ability to autonomously generate code, admitting his own potential obsolescence. He highlighted AI’s significant impact on automating business operations like billing and accounting, predicting artificial general intelligence within three to five years. Schmidt cautioned about the need for human oversight to preserve...

GRAP-IV triggers hybrid learning in Delhi schools as AQI crosses severe levels Delhi schools hybrid classes 2025: Schools across Delhi shifted to hybrid classes for students from Classes 1 to 9 and Class 11 with immediate effect as air quality deteriorated to severe levels and authorities enforced stricter measures under the Graded Response Action Plan,...