The Air Quality Index in Pakistan's Lahore stood at 1,900, its highest ever, prompting the country to write a letter to the Indian government to open a dialogue on the issue.
The Supreme Court on Monday demanded an "immediate" response from the Delhi government and police to the ban - which seems to exist on paper only - against firecrackers during Diwali, a ban that is announced, and ignored, every year.
Following requests from several political parties, the Election Commission of India has changed the polling date for by-election in 14 Assembly constituencies across the states of Kerala, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
Launching a scathing attack on the incumbent Hemant Soren government a week ahead of Jharkhand Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said it put appeasement at the top of its agenda.
War of words between Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK and actor-politician Vijay's fledgling Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam flared up again Monday, with Chief Minister MK Stalin accusing "new parties" of wanting to "eliminate" his party
Canadian cops clashed with Hindu devotees protesting an attack on a temple near Toronto by "anti-India elements". The cops assaulted protesters, many of whom were waving the Indian flag, showed a video shared by a Canadian journalist.
Opposition MPs wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Monday, warning that they could 'dissociate' themselves from a joint parliamentary committee studying changes to the Waqf Bill.
Two days ago, a video surfaced showing an Iranian woman stripping down to her underwear to protest harassment by the moral police at a university in Tehran.