Day: November 7, 2025

New Delhi: Air pollution has emerged as a deadlier threat than the COVID-19 pandemic, claiming over 1.7 million lives in India in 2022, according to The Lancet’s latest report, Countdown on Health and Climate Change. The study highlights a 38% rise in air pollution-related deaths compared to 2010, painting a grim picture of the country’s deteriorating air quality. What was once considered a seasonal or city-specific problem, particularly in Delhi and Mumbai, has now become a nationwide health emergency. Experts say the air quality in the National Capital Region (NCR),…

Araria | Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Central Government and the Bihar State Government, accusing them of “stealing votes” and “running Bihar through bureaucrats.” Addressing a public rally at Azad Academy Ground in Araria, Gandhi said, “The Bihar government is being controlled by bureaucrats and the BJP at the Centre. On one hand, they claim there is no land for industries; on the other, they provide 100 acres to Adani.” He further alleged that the BJP governments in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh were…

New Delhi | A fresh spell of cold weather has begun sweeping across North India as the higher reaches of Jammu and Himachal Pradesh brace for snowfall, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The changing weather pattern is attributed to the impact of a western disturbance, which is likely to bring rain and snow to several regions. Light rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms is expected today in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi-NCR, Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, and Madhya Pradesh, while the hilly states — Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand —…

Varanasi: Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is decked up to welcome him for his two-day visit beginning Friday evening. The city is brimming with excitement as preparations for the Prime Minister’s grand reception reach their peak. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kashi region has made elaborate arrangements, setting up six welcome points from Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (Babatpur) to Banaras Rail Engine Factory (Bharat Heavy Electricals, BAREKA). Party workers and locals will greet the Prime Minister with flower showers, traditional drums, and music along the…

Lucknow | Search Foundation will celebrate its 25th Bal Utsav, titled “Dadi, Mummy Aur Hum” at the International Buddhist Research Institute Auditorium in Lucknow. Organized as part of the Children’s Day celebrations, the event promises to be a vibrant confluence of generations, creativity, and compassion. According to Smile Man Sarvesh Asthana, founder of Search Foundation and president of the Uttar Pradesh Sahitya Sabha, this silver jubilee edition will be unique — for the first time, not only children and their mothers but also grandmothers and maternal grandmothers will take the…