Nasa’s TIMED spacecraft and the defunct Russian spy satellite Cosmos 2221 experienced an alarmingly close encounter in orbit, space.com reported. Initial estimates suggested that the two satellites passed within 65 feet (20 meters) of each other. Currently, there are approximately 11,500 satellites orbiting Earth, with 9,000 of them being operational, according to the European Space Agency (ESA).

A senior Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) official said excavators have also been pressed into service to control the fire. Meanwhile, the BJP hit out at the Delhi government, alleging that it had promised to clear the Ghazipur landfill site by December 31 last year but did not keep its word.

Pankaj Tripathi’s brother-in-law dies in a road accident. His sister, Sarita Tiwari, is critically injured