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'Hazardous' smog chokes India capital

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 04:19 PM

In 2020, a Lancet study attributed 1.67 million deaths to air pollution in India in 2019, including almost 17,500 in the capital. Read more »

Illegally built 'Twin Towers' demolished in New Delhi

Sajjad Hussain, AFP
Posted at Aug 29 10:50 AM

A controlled implosion demolishes the 100-meter-high residential "Twin Towers" in Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi, on Sunday. Read more »

Para mapalakad ang aso, stadium ipinasara ng opisyal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 06:52 AM

Habang itinanggi naman ng opisyal ang paratang, di naman nagustuhan ng magulang ng isang atleta ang umano’y ganitong pang-aabuso ng awtoridad. Read more »

New Delhi fire kills at least 27

Sajjad Hussain, AFP
Posted at May 15 04:50 PM

At least 27 people died and dozens more were injured in a massive fire in a building in the Indian capital New Delhi on May 13, emergency services said. Read more »

13 dead after falling down well in India

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 01:31 PM

Thirteen women and girls died after accidentally falling down a well during marriage celebrations in northern India, police said Thursday. Read more »

India COVID death toll could be 3 million - experts

Neha Arora and Sumit Khanna, Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 12:27 PM

"Our study published in the journal Science estimates 3 million COVID deaths in India until mid-2021 using 3 different databases," a co-author said. Read more »

India COVID cases set for new highs as Omicron spreads

Krishna N. Das and Rajendra Jadhav, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 03:20 PM

India's daily COVID-19 cases jumped to 117,100 on Friday, a 5-fold increase in a week and on course to overtake its previous infection peak. Read more »

India logs 126 tiger deaths in 2021, highest in decade

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 30 04:43 PM

India's tiger conservation body said 126 of the endangered big cats died in 2021, the highest toll since it began compiling data a decade ago. Read more »

After night in morgue freezer, Indian man still alive

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 10:30 PM

An Indian man declared dead after a road accident shocked his relatives when they found him still breathing despite a night in the freezer of a hospital morgue. Read more »

Delhi schools shut indefinitely as smog worsens

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 01:16 PM

Delhi shut down schools until further notice, urged people to work from home and banned non-essential trucks from entering due to dangerous levels of air pollution. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 11, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 11:47 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Ilog na puno ng nakalalasong bula

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 07:52 PM

Nababahala na ang mga residenteng malapit sa ilog na napuno ng toxic foam sa India. Marami pa rin kasi ang naliligo sa ilog kahit ito ay polluted na. Read more »

Praying amidst Yamuna’s polluted water

Adnan Abidi, Reuters
Posted at Nov 11 11:34 AM

A Hindu couple worships the Sun god as they stand amidst the foam covering the polluted Yamuna river during the Hindu religious festival of Chhath Puja in New Delhi, India, Wednesday. Read more »

Diwali leaves Delhi wheezing in dangerously unhealthy air

Neha Arora and Mayank Bhardwaj, Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 03:07 PM

The morning after Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, residents of New Delhi woke up under a blanket of toxic smog. Read more »

Air quality set to plummet anew in India's capital

Neha Arora and Mayank Bhardwaj, Reuters
Posted at Nov 02 06:21 PM

Poor air quality over the capital is a reminder of the challenges India faces in reducing pollution. Read more »

Death toll from India and Nepal floods passes 150

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 09:40 PM

More than 150 people have died in flooding across India and Nepal as unseasonably heavy rains across the region led to flash floods in several areas Read more »

India celebrates 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses

Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 11:16 AM

India is set to administer one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses by early Thursday, an important milestone after a slow start. Read more »

Bilang ng kaso ng COVID-19 sa India, Indonesia tumataas muli

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 09:34 PM

Muli na namang dumarami ang bilang ng nagkaka-COVID-19 sa Indonesia, India, Australia, United Kingdom, at Amerika.  Read more »

Indian states sound COVID 'black fungus' alarm as cases surge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 09:15 AM

NEW DELHI, India - States across India ordered emergency measures Thursday to counter a surge in the rare deadly "black fungus" infection among coronavirus sufferers. Read more »

Indian navy searches for 77 missing from barge sunk by cyclone

Reuters
Posted at May 19 03:23 PM

Indian navy ships and aircraft scoured waters off the financial capital Mumbai on Wednesday for 77 workers missing from a barge that sank after a powerful cyclone barreled into the country's west coast this week. Read more »