India's Top Cities Breaking News Live Updates: Rain lashes Chennai; waterlogging reported in several areas

City Latest News Today Live: Rain lashes parts of Chennai city, visuals from Guindy area

City Latest News Today Live: School students leaving from school during the rain at Virugambakkam in Chennai on Wednesday

City Latest News Today Live: CM MK Stalin reviews Madurai floods, sanctions Rs 11 crore project to drain Sellur tank

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, upon returning to Madurai, held a meeting with the district administration and city corporation authorities to take stock of the recent floods in Madurai. He sanctioned an Rs 11 crore project to drain excess water from the Sellur tank.

City Latest News Today Live: Rain lashes parts of Chennai city; waterlogging witnessed in several areas

City Latest News Today Live: Actor Darshan's wife Vijayalakshmi arrives at Ballari Central Jail as her husband will be released on interim bail

City Latest News Today Live: Bail was granted to Darshan on medical grounds to undergo spine surgery

During the case hearing, the state submitted sealed medical reports from doctors at Ballari Central Prison, where Darshan is held, as well as from the head of Neurology at a government hospital in Ballari. The bail was granted to the actor on medical grounds to undergo spine surgery.

City Latest News Today Live: Karnataka High Court today granted interim bail to Actor Darshan

Darshan gets interim bail for 6 weeks in Renukaswamy murder case

The Karnataka high court on Wednesday granted interim bail for six weeks to jailed actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, prime accused in the Renukaswamy murder case. The bail was granted to the actor on medical grounds to undergo spine surgery. As per the bail condition, the actor has been asked to surrender his passport. Darshan is currently lodged in Karnataka's Ballari jail. Read more

City Latest News Today Live: PWD vehicles sprinkle water in Delhi to reduce dust amid rise in air pollution

As Delhi's Air quality deteriorates at alarming levels, Public Works Department (PWD) vehicles sprayed tiny droplets of water to mitigate the effects of poor air quality in the national capital on Wednesday. A day ahead of Diwali festival, a thin layer of smog covered the national capital as parts of Delhi, air quality remained in the 'very poor' category, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of over 300, as reported by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). At Anand Vihar, the AQI reached 351 at 7:00 am, while Bawana recorded an AQI of 319, Ashok Vihar was 351 and Wazipur recorded 327, falling under the 'very poor' category. Aya Nagar recorded an AQI of 290 falling under the 'poor' category and Delhi's ITO stand at 284 in 'poor' category.

Delhi AQI Today : Air quality remains 'very poor' in several areas

A day ahead of the Diwali festival, a thin layer of smog covered the national capital on Wednesday as parts of Delhi experienced air quality in the 'very poor' category. Meanwhile, air quality in the Bandra Reclamation area in Mumbai remained in the 'Moderate' category. Meanwhile, Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders reported on Monday that 108 incidents of stubble burning were recorded in Punjab. Read more

City Latest News Today Live: Air quality in the 'Moderate' category; visuals from Bandra Reclamation area in Mumbai.

City Latest News Today Live: AQI stands at 284 in 'Poor' category at Delhi's ITO, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

City Latest News Today Live: A thin layer of smog engulfs the Anand Vihar area of Delhi as the AQI drops to 351, categorised as ' Very Poor' according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Noida’s air quality improves but still ‘poor’, likely to turn ‘severe’ on Diwali

City recorded the 15th ‘poor' air day of the month on Tuesday although AQI improved marginally from 248 a day earlier to 213, both in the ‘poor' category.The relief might be short-lived as AQI is likely to deteriorate again to ‘very poor' on Wednesday and could even worsen to ‘severe' on Thursday (Diwali) and Friday if firecrackers are burst and emissions from stubble burning increase. Read more

Maharashtra elections: CM Eknath Shinde denies him ticket, Palghar MLA Shrinivas Vanga goes missing

Shrinivas Vanga, the current MLA from Palghar representing Shiv Sena, disappeared from his Talasari residence on Monday evening after being denied an election ticket. The party chose former MP Rajendra Gavit, who switched from BJP to Sena, as its candidate for the 2024 assembly elections. While Gavit submitted his nomination papers on Tuesday, there were expectations that Vanga might contest as an independent. Vanga did not file his nomination on the final day, and his mobile phones remained inaccessible throughout the evening. Read more

25 years later, West Bengal Diwali to be as noisy as rest of country

Expect a noisier Diwali and Kali Puja this year, with firecrackers being sold in the market that, when burst, will emit noise up to 40% more than those permitted for sale in the past 25 years. This follows a revised notification from the state pollution control board (PCB) that has increased the noise limit of crackers from 90 dB to 125 dB. The move, which activists and former noise regulators view as regressive, is feared to unleash noise demons in the city that was, until last year, considered more progressive than others in the country. Read more

Blame game between Delhi, Haryana on pollution won’t help, we need to find a solution: Rao Narbir Singh

Minister for industry, environment, forests and wildlife Rao Narbir Singh on Monday advised Haryana and Delhi govts against blaming each other for the rising pollution, saying there should be a lasting solution to the problem. "Irrespective of the parties we belong to and support, we must understand every life is important and impacted by pollution. There should be a permanent solution to it," the minister said on the sidelines of the launch of four anti-smog guns mounted on auto-rickshaws in the city. Read more

'Flogged, dragged, evil actions': Pet dog left at Noida boarding found dead when family returns 2 weeks later

Milo, a five-year-old spaniel whose family had entrusted him to the care of a boarding facility at a residential area in Sector 122, was found dead when they returned from their trip two weeks later. Police said they have registered a case against the boarding facility's owner after a complaint on animal cruelty was filed by the Delhi-based family. Read more