People in Delhi are gasping for a breath of fresh air as the air quality of the national capital has reached the 'very poor' category on Tuesday.

According to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the air quality deteriorates in the national capital with the rising of pollutants in the atmosphere. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is at 332 in 'very poor' category at PM 10 was 320 and PM 2.5 at 389 at ITO.

Shares of cement companies continued their northward journey at the bourses, with most of the frontline stocks trading over 2 per cent higher on Tuesday on demand recovery hope.

UltraTech Cement, Ramco Cement, JK Cement, Ambuja Cement, India Cements, Orient Cement, Heidelbergcement India, ACC and Shree Cement from the S&P BSE500 index were up in the range of 2.2 per cent to 4 per cent on the BSE. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.34 per cent at 40,730 points, at 09:45 am.

Over 1.7 million persons have arrived in India since mid-May by air, land, and sea routes. While a majority of the arriving passengers were Indian citizens, these also include persons of Indian origin (holding foreign passports) and foreign nationals holding certain categories of visas.

Around 59 per cent of them came on chartered flights operated by Indian and foreign airlines and another 30 per cent were flown by Air India group.

New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): Alleging that hastily designed economic package and the much-hyped Rs 20 lakh crore Atmanirbhar Bharat plan announced by the Prime Minister in May were a dismal failure in protecting and reviving India's ravaged economy, Congress launched a scathing attack on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Congress spokesperson Professor Gourav Vallabh, and party leader Praveen Chakravarty, attacked the NDA government at a press conference held yesterday.

Reliance Jio continued to expand its subscriber base, adding another 3.55 million users in July, the same month in which Vodafone Idea (Vi) lost 3.72 million users, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai’s) latest data.

Bharti Airtel added a net 3.26 million wireless subscribers during the month.

Gold prices today fell to Rs 54,330 from Rs 53,970 per 10 gm, while silver was trending at Rs 63,800 per kg, according to the Good Returns website.

Gold jewellery prices vary across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making charges.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will release the autobiography of former Union Minister Dr Balasaheb Vikhe Patil at 11 am via video conferencing. PM Modi will also rename the Pravara Rural Education Society as 'Loknete Dr Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Pravara Rural Education Society'.

Dr Patil served as Member of Lok Sabha for multiple terms. He died in 2016 at the age of 84. His autobiography, titled 'Deh Vechwa Karani,' means 'dedicating one's life for a noble cause.'

Days before Bihar goes to polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday took a tough a tough stance against nine rebels after they decided to contest the upcoming elections in the state against the National Democratic Alliance candidates. All the rebels have been suspended from the party for six years for 'indulging in anti-party activities'.

The leaders include Rajendra Singh, Rameshwar Chaurasia, Usha Vidyarthi, Ravindra Yadav, Shweta Singh, Indu Kashyap, Anil Kumar,Mrinal Shekhar and Ajay Pratap.

Citing an unexplained illness in a study participant, Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it had temporarily paused its COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials. The suspension has delayed one of the highest-profile efforts to contain the global pandemic.

The participant's illness is being reviewed and evaluated by an independent data and safety monitoring board as well as the company's clinical and safety physicians, a statement from the company read.

President Donald Trump has tested negative for COVID-19 on consecutive days and is not infectious to others, the White House physician said on Monday, as Trump headed to Florida for his first campaign rally since he disclosed he contracted the virus.

Trump's evening rally at an airport in Sanford, Florida, will kick off a three-week sprint to Election Day as new polls show him losing more ground to Democratic rival Joe Biden in two battleground states that could decide the Nov. 3 contest.

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