The 4.4 magnitude earthquake, with its epicentre in Haryana’s Jhajjar, shook not just Delhi and Noida. The tremors were felt as far as Meerut and Shamli in western Uttar Pradesh. While Shamli is about 140 km from Jhajjar, Meerut is over 200 km away.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended greetings to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on his birthday and said that he has distinguished himself for his hardworking nature and wisdom.

A woman and a six-month-old child were murdered in Delhi’s popular Majnu Ka Tilla area by a 24-year-old man. The accused, identified as Nikhil, a native of Uttarakhand, was arrested in Haldwani on Wednesday following a multi-state manhunt.