A total of 163 ( 68 per cent) out of the 241 winners in the Bihar Assembly polls have declared criminal cases against themselves in the poll affidavits, with RJD topping the list with around 73 per cent, Bihar Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said.
The national capital recorded its air quality in the 'very poor' category on Thursday morning even as experts said the situation was “much better” compared to two days ago when pollution levels were above the emergency threshold. A change in the wind direction -- from north westerly to north-north easterly -- was the reason behind the dip in pollution levels as it reduced the contribution of stubble burning significantly, according to government agencies and weather experts.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday chaired a review meeting on the 24x7 water supply and water augmentation action plan in the national capital. The chief minister, during the meeting, was apprised of various ongoing and future projects to provide a 24x7 water supply to Delhiites. Senior officials along with Delhi Jal Board Chairman Shri Satyendar Jain and Vice Chairman Shri Raghav Chadha were among those present in the review meeting.
Students appearing for the Class X and Class XII exams will not be required to sit for their pre-final tests at the school level, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said. "Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic situation, the State Education Department has decided that students currently studying in classes 10th and 12th will not have their pre-final tests," she said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday discussed the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing global collaboration for combating the highly-infectious virus. In a telephone conversation, Modi expressed his appreciation for WHO's important role in facilitating a coordinated global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He also noted the need to not lose sight of the battle against other disease, and acknowledged the global health body's support to the health systems of developing countries.
Mumbai local train services were disrupted briefly on Thursday morning due to some technical glitch, news agency ANI reported. Few trains were held up in the Kurla-Vadala section. Shivaji M Sutar, CPRO, Central Railway, Mumbai, said that the experts' team was deployed to detect and rectify the problem. 
FASTag users in the country have reached 2 crore mark, state-run NHAI on Wednesday said, adding, a growth of 400 per cent in a year has been registered. This has increased the total toll collection to Rs 92 crore per day which is a "substantial increase" in the daily toll collection from Rs 70 crore per day a year back, a statement said.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
