Mumbai woke up to a blanket of haze as air quality deteriorated significantly on Sunday with the overall air quality index (AQI) plummeting to 144 by evening, as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. The sharp dip AQI came two days after the air quality had improved and touched 79, following rain on January...

This news report focuses on the political landscape in Tamil Nadu ahead of upcoming elections. The transcript features a speech addressing party cadres, proclaiming that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will emerge victorious. The speaker criticizes the ruling party’s alleged dynasty politics, specifically targeting the Chief Minister and his son. The report also mentions a...

CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, criticising the “procedural violations” and “administrative lapses” in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which is currently under way in the poll-bound state.Mamata Banerjee called the exercise “unplanned, arbitrary and...