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Delhi recorded its lowest pollution levels this year today after rains washed away the pollutants and cleansed the air, but the air quality still remained in the 'very poor' category, authorities said. According to CPCB, the overall AQI in the city reached 316, which was in the 'very poor' category.

Owing to a change in wind direction, Delhi's air quality remained poor for the second day in a row. According to officials, the overall air quality index (AQI) in Delhi at 10am was found to be 245, which falls in the poor category. Meanwhile, Ghaziabad and Gurugram recorded even worse air quality.

Many Indians lack access to health insurance and healthcare, which is one of the biggest challenges faced especially by the poor. To provide free health cover to the poor and vulnerable, the Center had rolled out the Ayushman Bharat or Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Here's everything to know.

A thick haze engulfed Delhi as the air quality deteriorated, authorities said today, adding eight areas of the national capital recorded severe pollution level. The overall air quality index of Delhi was recorded at 360, which falls in the very poor category, according to the CPCB data.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) wanted to clean the poor and not poverty and blamed BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi of duping people.

Yesteryear legendary actress Suchitra Sen, who was in poor health condition, has improved to a small degree with the help of physiotherapy, non-invasive ventilation and continuous oxygen therapy.

The blow of chilly winter claimed 11 lives till the date today causing chaos in the US while more than 4,200 international flights to Canada and domestic flights as well were ordered to be halted amid freezing temperatures and poor visibility.

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The son of a leader of BJP's Kisan Morcha ran over four laborers on Friday night in Jaipur. Out of them, 2 have died. The accused Bharat is Badri Narayan Meena's son. In inebriated state, he first hit a pavement near Gandhi Nagar railway station, then crushed the poor workers while trying to flee.

केंद्र सरकार ने सोमवार को उच्च जातियों के गरीबों को 10 प्रतिशत आरक्षणसंबंधी कानून को लागू करने की अधिसूचना जारी कर दी।इसका मतलब है कि आर्थिक रूप से पिछड़े सवर्णों को आरक्षण देने वाला यह नियम अब प्रभाव में आ चुका है। आर्थिक पिछड़ों को आरक्षण पर सरकार ने 7 जनवरी को मंजूरी दी थी। इसके बाद लोकसभा और राज्यसभा में संविधान संशोधन बिल पास होने के बाद 12 जनवरी को राष्ट्रपति ने इस पर हस्ताक्षर किए थे।