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Delhi cloud seeding next date: When will next trial take off? IIT-Kanpur Director shares update
Agrawal said there is no forecast for adequate moisture levels till October 30, but expressed hope that favourable conditions could appear in the next three to four days.
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Cyclone Montha emergency helplines: Districtwise list for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha
In light of the development, state governments have taken precautionary measures, evacuating coastal settlements and beaches and setting up helpline numbers.
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Rs 64 lakh per sortie: Why experts say Delhi's costly cloud seeding project can't fix winter smog
The budget for cloud seeding is over Rs 3.2 crore for five trials, translating to approximately Rs 64 lakh per sortie.
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Why didn’t Delhi get rain after cloud seeding? Scientists explain what went wrong and what’s next
When pollution levels are dangerously high, cloud seeding can help reduce it temporarily by bringing down dust and particulate matter through rain.
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Cyclone Montha's long reach: Delhi-NCR braces for ripple effects, heavy rain alert for UP's Varanasi, Mirzapur
Hundreds of kilometres from the storm’s centre, the weather in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi-NCR is going to be directly influenced by the cyclone’s remnants.
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MP man run over by Thar, daughters stripped and beaten in brutal hour-long assault
The case quickly escalated into a political issue. The opposition Congress party alleged that the main accused was associated with the BJP.
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Cyclone alert: 'Montha' means a beautiful flower, but it’s no petal for millions in its path
Cyclone Montha explained: The cyclone's intensification has triggered large-scale emergency preparations along India’s eastern coastline.
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2025's first cyclone landfall: Montha barrels towards Andhra, forces mass evacuations along coastal states
Northern Tamil Nadu, Kerala and coastal Karnataka are likely to experience very heavy rain, measuring between 115 mm and 210 mm, until Tuesday.
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Jilted lover chases ex into Mumbai hospital, stabs her - then slits his own throat
Eyewitnesses recounted to police that as Manisha fought for her life, she broke away and fled into a nearby maternity hospital in a desperate bid for safety.
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Bengaluru: 5 fake cops gang-rape Bengal beautician; 3 arrested - 'Flesh trade lie used as trap'
The complaint details how the men gagged the survivor's younger son and a man from Assam, a friend of her husband who resided in the adjacent house, locking them in a toilet. The woman's husband was at work when the incident happened.
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Kurnool Volvo bus fire: How routine journey from Hyderabad to Bengaluru turned into fiery nightmare
Andhra Pradesh bus tragedy: Firefighters from Kurnool eventually deployed four fire engines to battle the blaze, but by the time it was brought under control, the bus had been reduced to a charred shell.
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Punjab ex-DGP breaks silence on son's death: ‘I am ready to be hanged if ...'
Mustafa provided a harrowing account of his son’s nearly two-decade-long battle with drug addiction, which he said had devastated the family.
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Cloud seeding delay explained: Why Delhi’s artificial rain is still on hold - the science and the wait behind clouds
The Delhi government’s cloud seeding project was first planned in July this year, but it has faced several delays.
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Who is Shamshudin Chaudhary, the complainant who has put Punjab ex-DGP, ex-MLA wife in the spotlight?
Chaudhary, who describes himself as a cattle feed trader, is the man on whose complaint the Haryana Police registered an FIR, leading to the high-profile couple being booked for the alleged murder of their 35-year-old son, Aqil Akhtar.
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Diwali pollution data 'gap': 30 of 39 AQI monitors went offline for hours when Delhi needed them most
Stations at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Nehru Nagar, Patparganj, and RK Puram each lost about eight hours of readings.
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Tamil Nadu rains: Cyclone alert across coastal districts, sea turns fierce at Chennai beach
The depression is expected to move west-northwestwards, with landfall likely around October 23. The IMD has issued an orange alert for very heavy rains in Chennai and several coastal districts today and tomorrow.
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Delhi AQI hits five-year high after Diwali: What went wrong - Did green crackers totally fail?
The results have also cast serious doubt on the effectiveness of ‘green firecrackers’, which were introduced to reduce pollution.
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Mumbai's Diwali aftermath: BKC, Colaba bear brunt of ‘very poor' air
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data revealed the city’s overall air quality index (AQI) had plummeted to 377.
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India weather this week: Flash floods, heavy rains likely in south and east - Check region-wise forecast
The weather agency attributes this persistent spell to a surge in northeast monsoon activity currently influencing the region.
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BJP MP Medha Kulkarni 'purifies' Pune's Shaniwarwada with cow urine after women offer namaz
If the Muslims are offering namaz inside a historical place like Shaniwarwada, then Hindus should also be allowed to perform 'aarti' in mosques, she said.
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Diwali smog pushes Delhi, Kolkata AQI into ‘severe' zone, while southern metros breathe ‘good' air
The Air Quality Index of Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai provided a stark contrast, with AQI levels remaining below 100, categorised as ‘satisfactory’.
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Delhi's air quality 'very poor' after Diwali fireworks, most areas in red zone
Delhi AQI today: Some of the city’s most affected areas included Wazirpur (AQI 423), Dwarka (417), Ashok Vihar (404), and Anand Vihar (404), according to the CPCB’s SAMEER app. Around 10 pm, data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed that 36 out of 38 monitoring stations had entered the red zone.
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Kuki beautician, Meitei man and a brutal Delhi murder: Father forced to watch daughter's killing on video call
Thempi Khongsai murder: The situation reached its horrific climax on October 12 when, police stated, Thangjam made a videocall to Khongsai’s father.
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Hyderabad bouncer forced to fight in Russia-Ukraine war - 'When I refused, they pointed gun at my head'
Seventeen people from his group have already died fighting. He is being threatened to either agree to fight or be killed, according to reports.
