Delhi's air quality plunges to 'very poor' on Diwali as fireworks and stubble smoke smother Indian capital
Pollution readings climbed through the evening as millions celebrated the festival of lights, putting stricter emergency curbs back on the table for India's capital.
NEW DELHI — Air quality in India's capital slid deep into the 'very poor' category on Sunday as Diwali celebrations got under way. Fireworks joined crop-burning smoke and vehicle exhaust over a city of more than 30 million people. The Central Pollution Control Board's daily bulletin placed Delhi's 24-hour average...
Schumer insists he has the votes to become Senate majority leader as incoming Democrats refuse to back him
The New York senator claimed a clear majority of his caucus ahead of leadership elections, as newly elected Democrats who campaigned against him stood by their pledges.
Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that he had secured enough support in Washington to become Senate majority leader. He spoke after several Democrats elected on...
Sensex and Nifty close higher in Diwali Muhurat trading session as Indian investors usher in Samvat 2083
India's benchmark indices posted modest gains in the one-hour Sunday session on Diwali, extending a long tradition of positive Muhurat closes as the new Hindu financial year began.
India's benchmark BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 indices closed higher on Sunday in the special one-hour Muhurat trading session held in Mumbai to mark Diwali...
UPI crosses 1 billion transactions in a single day for the first time as Dhanteras shopping lifts India's payments
NPCI data shows India's Unified Payments Interface topped a billion daily transactions during the Diwali shopping rush, reaching a target the government set for 2026.
MUMBAI — India's Unified Payments Interface processed more than one billion transactions in a single day for the first time on Friday, according to data from...
Delhi hospitals treat more than 100 firecracker burn and eye injuries as Diwali celebrations light up the capital
Burns units at Safdarjung and RML and the eye centre at AIIMS ran emergency rosters as children and young men arrived with hand, face and eye injuries on Diwali night.
Hospitals across Delhi treated more than 100 people for firecracker burns and eye injuries on Sunday night as Diwali celebrations swept the Indian capital....
Kohli's unbeaten half-century steers India to six-wicket win over New Zealand in second ODI
The veteran batter defied Blair Tickner's public challenge to anchor a composed chase, with India's seamers restricting the hosts to a modest total.
Virat Kohli made an unbeaten half-century as India beat New Zealand by six wickets in the second one-day international on Sunday. The 38-year-old anchored a...
Big Brother winner Rochelle Rackham apologises for racist posts as ITV defends its vetting process
In her first public remarks since being booed at Friday's final, the 2026 champion says she is 'ashamed' of historic posts, while ITV says it acted once the material came to light.
Rochelle Rackham, who won Big Brother 2026 on ITV2 on Friday night, apologised on Sunday for historic social media posts containing racist language. The...
Leicester marks Diwali Day without fireworks as crowds pack the Golden Mile and Cossington Street
Leicester City Council's scaled-back celebration replaced the traditional fireworks finale with a family day, while Belgrave Road closed to traffic for the evening.
Tens of thousands of people celebrated Diwali in Leicester on Sunday, filling Belgrave Road's Golden Mile and Cossington Street Recreation Ground. For the...
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