With the sharp increase in air pollution in the national capital, several public health experts have flagged a rise in the number of patients reporting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. ....

Delhi University on Saturday announced the cut-off for 2020 admissions at a dozen of its colleges, with the cut-off percentage touching 100% at certain colleges. Lady Sri Ram (LSR) College for Women, for instance, is offering admission to BA (H) Economics, BA (H) Political Science, and BA (H) Psychology programmes to students who have got 100% as their best of four subjects score. ....

The air quality index of the national capital plummeted to 221 and stood in the poor category on Saturday, a day after improving a notch, with West Delhi recording the most polluted air, according to Central pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. ....

After corporation-run Hindu Rao Hospital doctors decided to withdraw from corona duties to protest non-payment of dues, the Delhi government decided to shift COVID patients to state-run hospitals, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Saturday. ....

The Delhi cabinet on Friday sanctioned Rs 20 crore for the installation of a first-of-its-kind smog tower at Connaught Place in the national capital to curb air pollution. The installation work will be completed within the next 10 months. ....

A Delhi court on Friday dismissed a criminal complaint filed against Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for allegedly spreading fake news that Delhi Police personnel set a DTC bus on fire during the violence at Jamia area in December, on the grounds that no cognizable offence is prima facie made out. ....

The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned to November 27 the hearing on a petition moved by the Delhi government challenging the stay order passed by a single judge bench on its order directing private hospitals in the national capital to reserve 80 per cent of ICU beds for Covid-19 patients. ....

The Delhi High Court, while recently granting bail to Delhi riots accused Irshad Ahmed, said to be a close aide of main accused Tahir Hussain, noted that the witnesses in the present case "seem to be planted ones". ....

The air quality index of the national capital improved a notch and stood at 199, the higher-end of the moderate category, on Friday morning, according to the Central pollution Board's data at 12 p.m. The capital city and surrounding areas witnessed poor quality of air for two days. ....

The driver and his helper were killed in Delhi early Friday in a fatal accident when their truck carrying iron rods rammed into a furniture factory. ....