The air quality of Delhi and regions around it remained toxic between "severe" and "very-poor" levels even five days after Diwali, with weather conditions expected to be unfavourable till at least November 15.

In a big relief to rail commuters in Mumbai, the Railways will throw open phase I of the 12.4-km Nerul-Belapur-Seawoods-Kharkopar suburban railway line on Sunday.

The capital's citizens on Thursday struggled to breathe better air as pollution levels spiked across the city after Diwali, touching the "very poor" category.

Wind directions changed by Tuesday noon, creating an outlet for the toxic air over the Delhi-NCR region and thereby improving the air quality to "very poor," from "severe" in the morning and "emergency" a day before.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the 'Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium' here on Tuesday.

The national capital and the areas around experienced the first smog episode of this season as the city turned into gas chamber two days before Diwali with air quality placed in "emergency" or "beyond-severe" category.

Two persons were killed and two others injured when an unidentified person opened fire at them at a mall here on Wednesday evening, police said. The assailant fled the crime scene as frightened people ran for cover.

The air quality in Delhi-NCR worsened to the "severe" level on Tuesday, as an overnight spike in pollution covered the city in a smoky haze.

Massive fire broke in slum location in Bandra West area of Mumbai. Preliminary reports indicated it is a level three fire. Nine fire engines and eight water tankers were on the accident spot to douse the blaze.

Former Delhi Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Madan Lal Khurana passed away on Saturday here at his residence here. He was 83.

Pink Line's Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake-Shiv Vihar Metro section will be opened for public on October 31, the Delhi Metro said on Friday.

A thunderstorm lashed Chandigarh and its surrounding areas on Thursday. At some places it was accompanied by hailstorm.

Delhi Police raided across various places in Delhi-NCR upon the complaint of software giant Microsoft. As per the available information, the FIR is not uploaded on the website of Delhi Police, which in itself is the violation of the Delhi High Court Judgment and calls for the contempt of court from the side of Delhi High Court on Commissioner of Police.

In view of the ongoing festival season, the Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.'s Mumbai Metro One will augment services by 44 daily on weekdays, an official spokesperson said here on Thursday.

Kerala was put on high alert for three weeks as two more people succumbed to rat fever on Monday, taking the death toll to nine in the past three days following unprecedented floods.

Heavy rains lashed several parts of Delhi and its suburbs on Monday as the skies in the region remained engulfed in dark clouds with predictions of more rain in the coming days.

Ahead of Sri Krishan Janmashtmi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday launched a slew of development projects aimed at giving Mathura-Vrindavan a new identity.

In a recent update, it has been learnt that owing to floods in Kerala, the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) has has received a total amount of Rs 1,027.78 crore as of August 31. The details of funding have been updated on a real-time basis.