Experts from System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) estimate that firecracker emissions caused up to 40 per cent of the city’s pollution on Diwali night

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to travel to Malaysia to participate in the meetings related to the ASEAN summit beginning Sunday due to scheduling issues, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new sanctions Wednesday against Russia’s two biggest oil companies and blasted Moscow’s refusal to end its “senseless war.”