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For the second consecutive day, the police along with paramilitary forces continued to intensify its security measures on Delhi borders, including Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur with cement blocks and pickets with nails installed, a day ahead of 'Delhi Chalo March' call given by farmers for Tuesday.

Odia girl Barnali Sahu took everyone by surprise when she was asked by none other than Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to read out his speech and she did it with panache at DRDO Bhawan in Delhi on Thursday. 

There will be no flight arrivals or departures at the Delhi airport from 10.20 am to 12.45 pm every day till January 26 in connection with the Republic Day preparations and celebrations, according to an official.

The weatherman said that the visibility at Palam dropped to 300 metres at around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, which continued over the night and at 8:30 a.m Wednesday it was 600 metres.

The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 3.5 degrees Celsius, four notches below the seasonal average, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The number of police personnel deployed at the CM's house has been doubled.

Sources said that an email came at around 10:23 pm on Wednesday night in which it was claimed that Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Chennai and Ahmedabad airports would be bombed.

In addition to dense fog conditions, the Indian Meterriolgical Department on Wednesday predicted the minimum temperatures in the range of 7 degrees Celsius -10 degrees Celsius over most parts of plains of Northwest India.

The police have also beefed up security in the national capital after Tuesday's blast near the embassy in the Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave, an official said.

Startling statistics from 2022 reveal that Delhi accounted for 19 reported cases, outpacing Mumbai with 15, Hyderabad with nine, and Bengaluru with eight cases.

A woman reportedly bit off her husband's ear during a heated argument that escalated into violence in Delhi

The accused minor, as captured by CCTV cameras, is shown dragging the body into a narrow alleyway. Repeatedly stabbing the victim in the neck to ensure death, the assailant proceeds to kick the head multiple times.

On Wednesday, the overall air quality in Delhi remained in the 'very poor' category at 9 a.m. The AQI scale categorises levels from 0 to 500, with Anand Vihar breaching the 'severe' threshold.

The city's air quality index stood at 290 at 7 am. The 24-hour average AQI, recorded at 4 pm every day, was 319 on Saturday, 405 on Friday and 419 on Thursday.

The city's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 339 at 9 am, improving from 405 at 4 pm on Friday. The 24-hour average AQI, recorded at 4 pm everyday, stood at 419 on Thursday. It was 401 on Wednesday, 397 on Tuesday, 358 on Monday, 218 on Sunday, 220 on Saturday and 279 on Friday.