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In a major crackdown on vehicular pollution, the Delhi government has announced that vehicles older than 15 years will not be allowed to refuel at petrol pumps starting March 31. The decision was announced by Delhi’s Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Saturday as part of a series of anti-pollution measures to improve the city's air quality.

A massive avalanche struck a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Friday morning, leaving 25 construction workers missing while 32 have been rescued so far. Rescue operations are ongoing, but bad weather conditions are hampering efforts.

Srinagar/Dehradun/Shimla: Heavy snowfall and continuous rain across Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh have led to the closure of key highways, including the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, officials said on Friday. The severe weather conditions have halted traffic movement, affecting a large number of vehicles, including trucks, passenger buses, and private cars.

A massive fire broke out on the 42nd floor of the Salsette 27 highrise in Byculla, South Mumbai, on Friday morning. Fortunately, there have been no reports of casualties so far, according to an official from the Mumbai Fire Brigade.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the Sufi music festival Jahan-e-Khusrau at Sunder Nursery in Delhi on February 28, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) confirmed. The three-day festival, curated by renowned filmmaker and artist Muzaffar Ali, will take place from February 28 to March 2.

In a first for India, cases of avian influenza (H5N1) have been detected in domestic cats in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh. However, authorities have confirmed that the cats' owners remain unaffected by the virus.

The top leadership of the European Union (EU) has arrived in India for high-level discussions on an ambitious free trade agreement (FTA) with India, amid concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 25% tariffs on goods from the 27-member bloc.

Odisha: India has successfully conducted the test firing of a first-of-its-kind Naval Anti-Ship Missile (NASM-SR) from Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. The missile, launched from an Indian Navy Seaking helicopter, demonstrated its capability against ship targets, the Defence Ministry confirmed on Tuesday.

A school trip to a theme park in Maharashtra's Raigad district turned tragic after a 14-year-old student suffered a fatal heart attack on Tuesday.

New Delhi witnessed its highest temperature of the season on Wednesday, with the mercury soaring to 32 degrees Celsius, six points above the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment in connection with a murder case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The verdict was delivered by Special Judge Kaveri Baweja, who found Kumar guilty of the murders of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh on November 1, 1984.

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Bay of Bengal in the early hours of Tuesday, as per the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The tremor was recorded at 6:10 AM IST at a depth of 91 kilometers beneath the ocean surface.

Business magnate Anand Mahindra has voiced his support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal to reduce cooking oil consumption as part of a nationwide effort to combat obesity. In the latest episode of Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi emphasized the importance of making small dietary changes, including cutting down on oil usage, to improve overall health and reduce the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension.

A New York-Delhi American Airlines flight was dramatically diverted to Rome's Fiumicino Airport after a bomb scare on Sunday afternoon (local time). The aircraft was escorted by two Eurofighter jets of the Italian Air Force, ensuring its safe landing.