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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 ...
Tens of thousands of hard-line Hindu protesters marched in New Delhi on Sunday, calling for a grand temple to be built on the ruins of a destroyed mosque in a flash point Indian city. Trident-waving devotees clad in saffron filled a huge parade ground in ...
Every breath you take: Indian capital's smog leaves children gasping for air
Deepa Tampi worries a lot about the air her two children breathe. The garment exporter says she believes her 14-year-old daughter Mahika and 12-year-old son Vihaan both became asthmatic because of high levels of pollution in the New Delhi area. She has banned them from ...
Will future mega-cities be a marvel or a mess? Look at New Delhi
Focus Jill Ward The effects of unbridled urbanization are inescapable in India's capital city. Smog blankets landmarks such as India Gate in winter and delays flights at the airport due to poor visibility. Traffic jams are part of the daily routine. Slums abut New Delhi's luxury ...
Air quality in Delhi area plummets as peak pollution season arrives
India's capital was covered in a blanket of choking gray air and pollution Saturday, with government data showing air quality slumping to "severe" or "very poor" levels in almost all parts of Delhi. Authorities have already advised residents to keep outdoor activity to a minimum ...
