It was February 27, 1995. Four summers earlier at an election rally in Sriperumbudur, Dhanu, a suicide bomber of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), had assassinated Rajiv Gandhi, who was widely tipped to return as Prime Minister of India. The LTTE was soon banned in India. Yet, its operatives were making news in...

A delegation of the Trinamool Congress, led by party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, is scheduled to meet Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday at Nirvachan Sadan. Members travelling from West Bengal have made elaborate arrangements to tackle two challenges in the national capital—the biting cold and the air quality. The delegation, which comprises some...

Delhi Air Pollution Live Updates: Delhi-NCR witnessed low visibility early on Wednesday as dense fog covered the region. The air quality improved slightly but remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Tuesday, according to Central Pollution Control Board data. The Air Quality Early Warning System warned that air quality is likely to slip into the...