Dense fog disrupts flights across North India; airlines issue advisory

IANS | January 1, 2026 10:47 AM

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Flight operations across several parts of northern and eastern India, including Delhi, were affected on Thursday as dense fog engulfed large swathes of the region, sharply reducing visibility and prompting airlines to issue advisories for passengers.

Doctors' Forum threatens movement against ECI for calling elderly & sick people to SIR hearings

IANS | January 1, 2026 10:05 AM

Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Service Doctors' Forum, an association of medical practitioners in West Bengal, has threatened a major protest demonstration against the Election Commission of India (ECI), for its decision to issue summons to clinically ailing patients and senior citizens asking them to be present at the hearing sessions on claims and objections on the draft voters' list.

Delhi's air quality continues to remain 'very poor' amid biting cold

IANS | January 1, 2026 9:41 AM

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Delhi woke up to yet another grim morning under a thick blanket of pollution and biting cold, with air quality continuing to remain in the "very poor" category as fog and low temperatures tightened their grip on the national capital on the New Year.