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Messi's arrival sparks fan frenzy at Arun Jaitley Stadium

New Delhi, Dec 15 (UNI) Football fever gripped Delhi on Tuesday as Argentine legend Lionel Messi reached the Arun Jaitley Stadium, sending fans into a tizzy on Monday evening.
The presence of two more international super-stars Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suárez, along with Messi, only added to the excitement at the stadium.
As the football legends stepped onto the field, they greeted the Indian players with handshakes and warm smiles, triggering loud cheers, flag-waving and a flurry of phone cameras capturing the historic moment.
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Delhi air quality remains ‘severe’ as fog, cold conditions persist

18 Jan 2026 | 9:53 AM

New Delhi, Jan 18 (UNI) Delhi continued to grapple with severe air pollution on Sunday, with the city’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 439 at 7 am, firmly in the ‘severe’ category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The situation had already worsened late Saturday night, when the AQI stood at 432 around 10 pm, before deteriorating further by Sunday morning.

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Dense fog in Delhi: Zero visibility and chilly minimum temperature of 5 3°C

18 Jan 2026 | 9:52 AM

New Delhi, Jan 18 (UNI) Dense fog reduced visibility to zero at Safdarjung in the national capital on Sunday morning, while Palam recorded visibility of just 100 metres, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

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Amit Shah visits NBT's Vande Mataram pavilion at World Book Fair

18 Jan 2026 | 12:24 AM

New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that 'Ananda Math', the literary classic authored by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, created history by inspiring millions of Indians to wage the freedom struggle and put an end to British rule back in the day.

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CAQM invokes GRAP- IV measures as Delhi's AQI reaches severe zone

17 Jan 2026 | 10:44 PM

New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) As Delhi's average air quality index witnessed a sharp increase on Saturday recording 428, at 8 pm, the Commission for Air Quality Management in the Delhi and NCR invoked stage- IV measures of its anti- pollution Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to further prevent the rise in pollution.

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No respite from bad air amid biting cold as Delhi's AQI slips into 'severe' zone

17 Jan 2026 | 9:37 PM

Agraj Pratap Singh
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) Making it more difficult for Delhiites to breathe easy, amid the bone-chilling cold, the national capital's average air quality index on Saturday evening slipped into 'severe' category, recording an index value 416 at 6 pm, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

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