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9:50 AM

Delhi weather update: Air quality in city poor

The national capital on Monday registered a minimum temperature of 18.6 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season's average, the weather department said. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital was recorded in the poor category with a reading of 220 at 9 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.

9:34 AM

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Another doctor hospitalised, rest continue fast-unto-death

Another agitating junior doctor, who has been on fast-unto-death since October 5, was on Sunday night rushed to a hospital after his health deteriorated, an official at the medical establishment said. Pulastha Acharya was taken to the hospital after he complained of severe stomach pain, he said. With Acharya, the total number of junior doctors who have been hospitalised in the course of their fasting protest reached four.

9:28 AM

Baba Siddique murder: Ossification test confirms accused Kashyap not minor

The ossification test of Dharmaraj Kashyap, an accused in the murder case of NCP leader and former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddique, was conducted by Mumbai police, and it was confirmed that he is not a minor, officials said on Monday. Following the test results, Kashyap was presented before the court, which granted police custody till October 21. Mumbai's Esplanade Court had ordered the ossification test after Kashyap's lawyer claimed he was a minor.

9:17 AM

News update: New York-bound Air India flight diverted to Delhi after security alert

A New York-bound Air India flight operating from Mumbai made an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport following a security concern, where all passengers and crew members were safely evacuated. "Flight AI119 operating from Mumbai to JFK on October 14 received a specific security alert and on instructions of the government's security regulatory committee was diverted to Delhi. All passengers have disembarked and are at the Delhi airport terminal," an Air India spokesperson said. 

9:09 AM

New J-K govt should first demand restoration of statehood, says Chidambaram

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said the first task before the new Jammu and Kashmir government should be to demand restoration of statehood and the INDIA bloc parties should support it. He said that in case the government does not agree, then they should approach the court as the central government had promised restoration of statehood before the Supreme Court.

8:51 AM

Cocaine worth Rs 5,000 crore seized in Gujarat

In a massive crackdown on an expansive syndicate spanning several countries, Delhi Police’s special cell, in a joint operation with Gujarat Police, caught 518kg of cocaine from the factory of a major pharmaceutical company in Gujarat’s Ankleshwar.