The air quality in Delhi was recorded in the 'severe' category on Thursday morning, with a marginal improvement expected just ahead of Diwali as meteorological conditions are likely to become slightly favourable.

Gurugram: Two passengers died and a dozen sustained serious burn injuries when a moving sleeper bus caught fire on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway on Wednesday night, a senior police official said.

Mangaluru: A WhatsApp forwarded chat attached with a trimmed video from a press conference conducted by National Spokesperson of the Congress party, Supriya Shrinate on October 17 is going viral across the messaging platform. The viral Whatsapp message originally written in Kannada claims that the ‘Congress wants tax to be levied on Hindu worship items (i.e. Pooja samagri)....In reality the Congress is plotting to oppress the Hindu faith..”

Auraiya (UP): Authorities here on Wednesday ordered the removal of two doctors posted at a primary health centre after a heart-wrenching video surfaced online showing a young man taking his sister's body home from the facility on a motorcycle.

 Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra's parliamentary membership is in jeopardy as the parliamentary Ethics Committee investigating cash-for-query allegations against her has recommended her immediate termination, an NDTV report added.

In a false claim that has garnered significant attention across social media platforms including WhatsApp, it is being alleged that the ‘Islamic Afghans’ have executed 229 Christian Missionaries and have taken over Qargosh, the largest Christian city in Iraq.

Khajuraho (MP): A helicopter carrying Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday developed some technical snag after it took off from Khajuraho airport in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. It landed back there safely after remaining airborne for 10 minutes, a party leader said.

New Delhi: The Delhi government plans to induce artificial rain through cloud seeding this month to combat air pollution in the national capital, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday.