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London, Jul 11: Travelling by car in Delhi exposes people to black carbon levels five times higher than Europe and America, say scientists who found that Asian residents are exposed to nine times more air pollution than their Western counterparts. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), about 88 per cent of premature deaths in low- and middle-income countries in Asia can be attributed to

Mumbai, Jul 11: The Navy was deployed to evacuate train commuters stranded at the Nallasopara station here due to flooding of railway tracks between Nallasopara and Vasai Road stations, officials said this today. Following a request from the Western Railway, the Western Naval Command deployed high-chassis vehicles that could traverse the flooded areas and reach the stranded commuters, a Defence

Washington, Jul 11: The United States today announced it was starting the process to slap 10 per cent tariffs on another USD 200 billion in Chinese export goods as soon as September, escalating the trade war between the world's two largest economies. President Donald Trump vowed to hit back on a growing list of products after China retaliated in kind for the first round of 25 per cent tariffs on

Saint Petersburg, Jul 11: Paul Pogba dedicated France's World Cup semi-final win against Belgium to the 12 boys who survived a harrowing ordeal trapped underground in Thailand. The final five members of a young football team were rescued from a flooded Thai cave on Tuesday after spending 18 harrowing days trapped deep inside, completing an astonishing against-the-odds rescue mission that

Hiang Rai (Thailand), Jul 10: All 12 boys and their football coach, who were trapped in a flooded Thailand cave more than a fortnight, have been rescued, the country's Navy SEAL announced on July 10, completing an astonishing against-the-odds rescue mission that has captivated the world. The Thai SEAL and elite foreign divers extracted the final batch of four boys, plus the 25-year-old coach, on

Srinagar, Jul 10: The people of Kashmir and the family members of the 12-year-old Andleeb Ali, who was shot dead mercilessly by the army in Kashmir’s Hawoora village on July 7, are questioning the Indian government what was the crime of victim? "She was neither a militant nor a stone pelter, why was she killed?” wonders the father of Andleeb Ali. The class VII student and two other boys from the

Srinagar, Jul 10: The people of Kashmir and the family members of the 12-year-old Andleeb Ali, who was shot dead mercilessly by the army in Kashmir’s Hawoora village on July 7, are questioning the Indian government what was the crime of victim? "She was neither a militant nor a stone pelter, why was she killed?” wonders the father of Andleeb Ali. The class VII student and two other boys from the

Mumbai, Jul 10: Industrialist Ratan Tata will be sharing the stage with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at an event here next month. The development comes after former president Pranab Mukherjee attended a function of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Nagpur last month. "Tata and Bhagwat will attend an event in Mumbai on August 24 organised by the Nana Palkar Smriti Samiti," a Sangh functionary

New Delhi, Jul 10: A Delhi court on Monday framed defamation charges against Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar in a case lodged against her by Khadi Village and Industries Commission (KVIC) Chairman V K Saxena. Metropolitan Magistrate Nishant Garg framed the notice on charges in a complaint lodged by Saxena against Patkar for allegedly defaming him on a TV news channel in 2006.

Mangaluru, Jul 10: Days before the scheduled release of his much anticipated biography, former Higher Education Minister of Karnataka B A Mohideen passed away in a hospital in Bengaluru today. He was 81. Born to Abdul Khader and Haleema at Pejawar in Bajpe village in May 1938, Mohideen, joined Congress in 1969 and held various positions in the party before getting elected to Karnataka Legislative