Farmers opposing the Centre's new farm laws intensified their stir at the borders on Saturday, following which a key route connecting Delhi and Noida was completely closed. The Delhi-Noida Link Road via Chilla border had one carriageway (Delhi to Noida) open until Saturday morning, however, the protesters blocked it at around 11 am.
Air quality in the national capital turned 'severe' on Saturday with with slow wind speed allowing the accumulation of "locally generated" pollutants, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials. The air quality, however, is expected to improve by Monday as the wind speed is likely to pick up. At 10 am, the city's air quality index (AQI) was 401, which falls in the "severe" category.
There were celebrations at Telangana Bhavan on Friday when it appeared that TRS is heading to retain power in GHMC but couple of hours later gloom replaced that joy as the party began trailing BJP in 10-15 divisions.
In a stunning performance, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday scored a spectacular leap in its tally from four to 48 wards in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections, almost decimating the Congress and became the second largest party in the civic body. This was the result of a high-octane poll campaign spearheaded by top leaders like Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath and party chief J. P. Nadda.
A mild earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter Scale jolted Assam's Tezpur in the wee hours of Saturday. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the tremors were felt at 10:46 am today. The epicentre of the earthquake was Tezpur.
Haryana minister Anil Vij has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Taking to Twitter, Anil Vij confirmed he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted to Civil Hospital Ambala Cantt. 
Pakistani Rangers opened fire on forward posts and villages along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, officials said on Saturday.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...
