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-August 20, 2022

Humayun’s Tomb and its majesty on a sultry Delhi morning

Humayun’s Tomb and its majesty on a sultry Delhi morning

Built in 1570, the glorious monument was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent and is also believed to be the architectural inspiration behind Shah Jahan’s Taj Mahal.

-August 20, 2022

Weather update: Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely in Odisha, red alert in many districts; Delhi cloudy

Weather update: Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely in Odisha, red alert in many districts; Delhi cloudy

The IMD has issued a red' warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall in Keonjhar, Bhadrak, Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts till 8.30 am on Saturday.

-August 18, 2022

Gurugram: Light to moderate rainfall till Aug 21, but no change in temperature likely

Gurugram: Light to moderate rainfall till Aug 21, but no change in temperature likely

The city experienced strong winds in the past few days that dispersed the pollutants in the atmosphere, according to the Haryana State Pollution Control Board.

-August 17, 2022

Delhi’s hospitalisation rate increase two-fold, doctors stress on masks

Delhi’s hospitalisation rate increase two-fold, doctors stress on masks

The occupancy rate was 6.13 per cent on August 12 and declined marginally to 5.99 per cent the next day. It rose to 6.21 per cent on August 14 and stood at 6.31 per cent on August 15.

-August 17, 2022

Four incidents of rape reported in 2 days, majority of victims are minors

Four incidents of rape reported in 2 days, majority of victims are minors

A 17-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped multiple times in Vasco town of Goa, and police have arrested the driver employed by her family along with three other men in this connection.

-August 17, 2022

Delhi, Kolkata among top 4 most-polluted cities in Asia: Report

Delhi, Kolkata among top 4 most-polluted cities in Asia: Report

While Beijing in China had the highest PM2.5-attributable death rate of 124 in 2019, Delhi and Kolkata ranked sixth and eighth, respectively.

-August 17, 2022

Yamuna crosses warning level again in Delhi, 7,000 evacuated already; river likely to swell further

Yamuna crosses warning level again in Delhi, 7,000 evacuated already; river likely to swell further

The Delhi flood control room reported a discharge rate of around 14,000 cusecs from the Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana's Yamuna Nagar at 6 am on Wednesday. It was 19,745 cusecs at 7 pm on Tuesday.

-August 17, 2022

Weather updates: Odisha situation grim, 600 school children stranded; heavy rains likely in Bengal

Weather updates: Odisha situation grim, 600 school children stranded; heavy rains likely in Bengal

So far, two lakh people have been affected due to the flood while around 24,000 hectares of farmland have been hit. Of them, 1.20 lakh people in 237 villages were marooned and over 26,000 people have been evacuated.