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After the Diwali celebrations, Himachal Pradesh has shown promising air quality results with the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Shimla remaining comfortably below 50. The other cities across Himachal Pradesh also reported also experiencing normal to good levels. Environment experts are crediting a growing awareness of ‘Green Diwali’ practices and an increasing shift toward using green crackers for the improvement. Dr Suresh Kumar Atri, an environmental expert from the Himachal Pradesh Environment Department and Science and Technology, highlighted efforts to promote eco-friendly celebrations. “We have established nine monitoring stations across the state to keep track of noise and air pollution levels, monitoring suspended particles and using tools like CPM 2.5 and 10.5, as well as… Read More »Tourists Rush To Himachal Pradesh Post Diwali To Escape Poor Air Quality

<p>Washington, Nov 4 (PTI): Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican rival former president Donald Trump are leaving nothing to chance in the last 50 hours before closing of the polls, making a passionate appeal to their countrymen to support and send them to the White House.</p><p> “We will win,” Vice President Harris told thousands of her cheering supporters in Wisconsin urging them it’s time to turn a page and bring in a new generation of leadership in America.</p><p>She was campaigning in Wisconsin and North Carolina on Saturday. She plans to make closing arguments in Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania on Sunday and Monday.</p><p>Trump, 78, choose Virginia for campaigning on Saturday. Addressing thousands of his… Read More »Trump and Harris crisscross battleground states in last 50 hours

In a display that could have turned fatal, a group of students from IIT Dhanbad celebrated Diwali this year with a quirky firecracker stunt. The video, showcasing the students lighting a firecracker and covering it with a plastic drum before sprinting away, has amassed over 6 million likes and more than 112 million views across social media platforms. The annual festival of lights, intended for creating cherished memories with family and friends, took a risky turn as the students engaged in this hazardous experiment. The explosive moment culminated in a thunderous “boom,” sending the drum soaring nearly as high as the four-story boys’ hostel. While the crowd erupted in laughter and applause, the incident raised… Read More »Watch: IIT Dhanbad Students’ Firecracker Stunt Takes An Explosive Turn

A 15-year-old girl, who was allegedly forced into flesh trade by her stepmother, was raped by a man in an apartment in Bihar capital Patna, police said on Saturday. The police have arrested five people, including the girl’s stepmother and another woman, in connection with the case. According to a police officer, the survivor was admitted to the Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH) where her condition is reported to be stable. The survivor, a resident of the Shastri Nagar police station area, claimed before the police that her stepmother and another woman pushed her into the flesh trade. She said that her stepmother sent her to a man’s flat in Rajeev Nagar where she was… Read More »15-year-old Girl Raped In Patna, Stepmother Among 5 Arrested

A young woman stripped to her underwear at an Iranian university on Saturday in an apparent protest against the country’s strict Islamic dress code, according to online videos and media reports. A video posted on social media showed security guards at a branch of the Islamic Azad University detaining the unidentified woman. University spokesperson Amir Mahjob said on X that “at the police station,…it was found that she was under severe mental pressure and had a mental disorder”. But some social media users suggested the woman’s action was a deliberate protest. “For most women, being …in their underwear in public is one of their worst nightmares, … This is a reaction to the (authorities’) stupid… Read More »Woman Strips At Iran University To Protest Strict Dress Code: Reports