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The Delhi government has banned private BS III petrol and BS IV diesel vehicles, prohibited the entry of interstate non-electric-CNG buses, certain categories of construction activities, and staggered government office timings, as the city choked under ‘severe’-category air pollution Friday morning. The restrictions were imposed under stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan, or GRAP, announced by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Thursday. The air quality index in Delhi was 411 (severe) at 9 am on Friday, according to official data. However, with wind speed picking up, the average 24-hour AQI at 4 pm came down to 396, still in the ‘very poor’ category. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said the… Read More »Amid Pollution Curbs, Staggered Timings For Delhi Government Offices

The bodies of three women were brought to a morgue in Assam’s Silchar on Friday, amid tension in neighbouring Manipur’s Jiribam district after three women and three children were taken hostage by suspected Kuki militants on Monday. The bodies are yet to be identified, sources at the morgue who have seen the bodies told NDTV. The morgue is at Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMHC), some 50 km from Jiribam. The bodies were brought to the morgue at 7 pm on Friday, sources said, adding autopsies of bodies found in Jiribam are done in SMHC due to lack of proper infrastructure in the town. An infant and a two-and-half-year old child are among the three… Read More »Bodies Of 3 Women Found In Manipur’s Jiribam Amid Hostage Crisis: Sources

Nearly two decades after hanging his gloves, 58-year-old Mike Tyson is set to climb back into the ring on Friday for a Netflix-backed bout. Tyson, who terrorised the heavyweight division during an imperious reign in the late 1980s, will face 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in an officially sanctioned fight at AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys, in Texas, US.  Tyson, who became the youngest heavyweight champion in history at the age of 20 years and four months in 1986, retired in 2005 after losing to Kevin McBride. At the time, he said he didn’t have anything left to give the sport. The boxing legend last fought against Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition… Read More »As 58-Year-Old Mike Tyson Gets Back In Ring, A Look At What’s At Stake

The Delhi government has banned private BS III petrol and BS IV diesel vehicles, prohibited the entry of interstate non-electric-CNG buses, certain categories of construction activities, and staggered government office timings, as the city choked under ‘severe’-category air pollution Friday morning. The restrictions were imposed under stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan, or GRAP, announced by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Thursday. The air quality index in Delhi was 411 (severe) at 9 am on Friday, according to official data. However, with wind speed picking up, the average 24-hour AQI at 4 pm came down to 396, still in the ‘very poor’ category. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said the… Read More »Amid Pollution Curbs, Staggered Timings For Delhi Government Offices

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to launch a tender offer in December to sell existing shares at a price of $135 per share, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the discussions. The tender offer would value SpaceX at more than $250 billion, according to the report. SpaceX did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is expected to wield significant influence in Washington to secure favorable government treatment for his companies, including SpaceX, after Donald Trump’s victory for a second presidency. Elon Musk’s dream of transporting humans to Mars could also become a bigger national priority under Donald Trump, Reuters reported earlier… Read More »Elon Musk’s SpaceX Preparing To Launch Tender Offer In December: Report