The day-long average of PM 2.5 and PM 10, which are ultrafine particulates, were 178 and 94 micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m3), while the air quality index of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was poor.
President Michel Temer needed the support of just one-third of the 513 members of the lower Chamber of Deputies, or 171 members. Hours after the voting began, he had received the votes of more than that number of legislators.
Russia and its President Vladimir Putin have paid no price for their "misbehaviour" in countries like Ukraine and Syria and for "interfering" in US elections, a top American Senator has alleged.
The Yogi Adityanath-led government on Monday issued guidelines to Uttar Pradesh police on anti-Romeo squads after reports emerged that police were resorting to blackening the faces of those caught eve-teasing women.
The list features crucial Assembly constituencies of western UP including Deoband, Budhana, Meeurt, Agra Cantt, Moradabad Rural, Mathura and Rampur.
At least 20 people died and 17 were injured when a school vehicle collided with a bus in southwestern Ecuador, President Rafael Correa said.
Pregnant women over 35 years old are more likely to have complications at birth due to physiological as well as cellular changes that take place in the body of women as they age, a study has found.
Four persons suffered burn injuries following a minor mishap at the Aravana manufacturing plant of the Lord Ayyappa temple.
As the Syrian government and its allies prepared to ramp up their attack on Aleppo in November, one of the rebel groups defending the opposition-held part of the city took up arms against another, seizing its stores of ammunition, fuel and food.
Geelani was arrested in the wee hours of February 15, barely three days after the arrest of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar.
The court on Monday passed a judgment in favour of Kapoor, ruling that he should be given story credit for the movie.
Sharif has said repeatedly he will defend any threat to Saudi Arabia's "territorial integrity" without defining what action such a threat might provoke.
Actress Sonakshi Sinha spoke about her personal and professional life in an exclusive Twitter chat.
Former Brazil international Andre Santos joined FC Goa team practice session under the watchful eyes of coach Zico ahead of their ISL campaign.
There is little hope the 193-nation UN General Assembly will achieve much in the annual five-day marathon of speeches.