Delhi University to announce second round of seat allocation for undergraduate programmes on October 30
Partial Solar eclipse as seen in the sky of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh
Together we can achieve incredible things: Sunak
Right now our country is facing profound economic crisis, says Sunak; promises to 'work day in and day out' for the people
Rishi Sunak takes charge as UK's first Indian-origin PM after meeting King Charles
RishiSunakhas formally taken charge as Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister after an audience with King Charles III on Tuesday, a day after he was elected the new leader of the Conservative Party in a historic leadership run.
Outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss chaired her final Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street on Tuesday morning before making her way to Buckingham Palace to formally tender her resignation to the 73-year-old monarch.
Rishi Sunak arrives at Buckingham Palace to meet King Charles III to be anointed Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister
Truss wishes Sunak 'every success' as she exits power
Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss, in a farewell speech from Downing Street, wished her successor Rishi Sunak "every success" on Tuesday as she extolled some achievements of her time in power.
"We continue to battle through a storm but I believe in Britain, I believe in the British people and I know that brighter days lie ahead," she said, before heading to Buckingham Palace to formally resign.(AFP)
WhatsApp services partially restored in some cities across India
Five injured in blast in Russian-held city of Melitopol in Ukraine
Five people were injured in a blast Tuesday in the Russian-held city of Melitopol in southern Ukraine, the pro-Moscow administration said.
"A car exploded near the ZaMedia media group building in Melitopol", damaging it and nearby residential homes, the local pro-Moscow administration said on Telegram.
"Five people were slightly injured, including employees of the media group. One was hospitalised," the administration said.(AFP)
WhatsApp down across cities in India
Popular messaging app WhatsApp is facing service outages across cities in India.
Several WhatsApp users took to Twitter to complain that they were not able to send messages on the app.
WhatsApp services down across India for the last 30 minutes.
Rapid Action Force deployed across Coimbatore following car explosion
Many places in Punjab, Haryana report 'poor' to 'very poor' air quality
After Diwali, several parts of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday morning recorded air quality in the 'poor' and 'very poor' categories.
Gurugram in Haryana and Ludhiana in Punjab reported their respective air quality index (AQI) at 313 and 269 at 10:10 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) data. (PTI)
Water sprinkled in parts of Delhi as AQI turns 'very poor'
Several temples in Telangana closed due to solar eclipse
Many important temples in Telangana remain closed on Tuesday due to solar eclipse, a senior official of the Endowments Department said. Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Yadagirigutta, Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy temple in Vemulawada, Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Dharmapuri and Sri Gnana Saraswathi Devi temple in Basar are among those remain closed, official sources said. (PTI)
India reports 862 fresh Covid-19 cases and 1,503 recoveries in the last 24 hours. Active cases now stand at 22,549.
Delhi's air quality 'very poor' on morning after Diwali but relatively better than previous years
The air quality in Delhi on the morning after Diwali was recorded in the 'very poor' category but the situation was relatively better than previous years due to favourable meteorological conditions which prevented rapid accumulation of pollutants.
The capital's air quality index (AQI) stood at 326 at 7 am on Tuesday.
The neighbouring cities of Ghaziabad (285), Noida (320), Greater Noida (294), Gurugram (315) and Faridabad (310) reported 'poor' to 'very poor' air quality.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'. (PTI)
Rishi Sunak will take charge as UK Prime Minister after meeting King Charles.
Rishi Sunak will take charge as Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister after an audience with King Charles III on Tuesday, a day after he was elected the new leader of the Conservative Party in a historic leadership run.
Outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss will chair her final Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street on Tuesday morning before she makes her way to Buckingham Palace to formally tender her resignation to the 73-year-old monarch.
Cyclone Sitrang weakens into depression over northeastern states
Pollution level increases in various parts of UP
Confident he will do his best for the people of the UK, says Narayana Murthy
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