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Fast action to tackle air pollution is needed and soon (Photo: AFP)

Tirumala air pollution reaches danger levels

The level in Tirumala, on an average, is 1.60 Âµg/mÂ³ whereas in Hyderabad it is 0.76 Âµg/m3.

9 Dec 2016 1:08 AM IST

The government welcomed the courts observation. (Representational Image)

Triple talaq is cruel, says Allahabad High Court

Allahabad High Court says no law above Constitution.

9 Dec 2016 12:50 AM IST

Locals and rescue workers search for bodies feared buried under the debris of a collapsed five-storey building at Nanakramguda on Thursday. (Photo: DC)

5-storey building collapses in Hyderabad, several feared trapped

The mishap occurred around 9.30 pm when work was going on on the sixth floor.

9 Dec 2016 12:45 AM IST

The election comission does not wants polls to clash with exam dates. (Representational Image)

Don't announce exam dates without asking us: EC tells 5 states

The EC is likely to announce the poll schedule for these states sometime later this month or early January.

8 Dec 2016 9:11 PM IST

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup. (Photo: Twitter)

Up to Pak whether it wants to allow SAARC Summit to happen: MEA

India had announced its decision of pulling out of the Summit in September, citing increased cross-border attacks after...

8 Dec 2016 9:04 PM IST

Foreing Secretary S Jaishankar (Photo: PTI)

MEA seeks to assuage concerns of foreign missions over note ban

The Russian embassy in New Delhi as well as several other missions had voiced 'serious' concerns over note ban.

8 Dec 2016 9:00 PM IST