Delhi smog hits 'emergency' levels as Britain's Prince Charles visits
The Indian capital's notorious air pollution hit "emergency" levels again Wednesday, coinciding with a visit by Britain's Prince Charles. New Delhi has been choked on and off for weeks, as industrial and traffic pollution — combined with smoke from crop stubble burning — cast a ...
'This city is not livable': New Delhi citizens struggle to deal with pollution
Sakshi Chauhan has not left her house in a quiet inner-city slum in the Indian capital for the past six days on her doctor's orders. The 22-year-old call center operator is recovering from a severe throat infection and the thick smog now blanketing New Delhi ...
India's smog-bound capital suffers worst air pollution so far this year
Air pollution in New Delhi and its surrounding towns reached the worst levels so far this year Sunday, with authorities in the world's most polluted capital city having already declared a public health emergency and ordered schools closed. The air quality index, measuring levels of ...
Indian girl dies after her throat is slit by glass-coated kite string
A young girl riding on a motorcycle with her father in New Delhi has died after a glass-coated kite string slit her throat, reports said Sunday, the second such incident in a week. Kite flying is a popular sport in India, but has turned deadly ...
Dalai Lama, 83, taken to New Delhi hospital for chest pain, said to be OK
The Dalai Lama has undergone a checkup at a New Delhi hospital following chest pains, according to an aide who said the octogenarian Tibetan spiritual leader was in stable condition. Ngodup Tsering, the 83-year-old Buddhist monk's representative in the United States, told AFP the Dalai ...
Water-spraying drones and canned air among remedies touted to curb Asia's smog
As billions of people in Asia choke under polluted skies, authorities have turned to water-dispersing drones and outdoor air purifiers to improve air quality, while companies have tried to cash in by selling everything from canned air to lung-purifying teas. Around 92 percent of the ...
Seven passengers killed when express train derails in eastern India
Seven passengers were killed and several others injured when a Delhi-bound train derailed in India's eastern state of Bihar on Sunday, railways officials said. Eleven coaches of the Seemanchal Express left the rails near Sahadai Buzurg railway station, about 50 km (30 miles) from the ...
JAL-operated Boeing 787 skids off runway into mud at Narita Airport
One of Narita Airport's two runways was briefly closed Friday morning when a Japan Airlines Co. plane ran off the apparently icy runway while taxiing after landing. There were no reports of injuries among the 201 passengers and crew on board, but the closure caused ...
Camels, stunts and military might featured in annual parade as India marks 70th Republic Day
Thousands of people watched as tanks, camel-mounted forces and motorbike stunt riders paraded in New Delhi on Saturday as India marked its 70th Republic Day in an annual display of culture and military might. Security was tight, especially in the capital where large sections were ...
New Delhi residents spend Christmas indoors as smog crisis stretches into fourth day
Many Delhi residents were forced to spend Christmas indoors this year as air quality remained at "severe to emergency" levels for a fourth day, in the Indian capital's worst smog crisis this year. Senior officials predicted the severe pollution would last another three days due ...
New Delhi chokes as pollution levels in Indian capital hit the worst level this year
Pollution levels in New Delhi have hit their worst this year in the past two days — earning a "severe" to "emergency" rating and indicating conditions that can spark a public health crisis. Christmas Day in the Indian capital is also forecast to be bleak. Senior ...
Sex crime survivors start caravan to India's capital, demanding justice
Hundreds of people set out from Mumbai to India's capital, New Delhi, on Thursday in a caravan aimed at pressuring authorities to speed up trials of perpetrators of sex crimes, and to encourage victims to speak out. Government data shows reported cases of overall crimes ...
