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Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport saw 10 flight diversions and several delays on Wednesday morning due to low visibility caused by dense fog, according to officials. Nine flights were diverted to Jaipur, and one to Lucknow, starting at 7 am, as weather conditions worsened. Many flights were also delayed, though visibility improved later in the day, officials added.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that very dense fog began to form around 5:30 am, creating a thick haze over various parts of the capital. Indira Gandhi International Airport, the busiest in the country with around 1,400 daily flight movements, was particularly impacted by the poor visibility. (With PTI inputs)

Rents in seven cities across India, including Delhi, have risen by as much as 70 per cent over the past two years, according to a recent research by property consultants ANAROCK group. The research covered 7,615 aged 24 to 78 respondents from across 14 cities.

The research highlights that 52 per cent homebuyers in Delhi-NCR prefer to buy 3BHKs and 38 per cent prefer 2BHKs. It also showed that real estate was the most preferred asset class investment for over 59 per cent people, followed by the stock market which was preferred by 31 per cent respondents.

A Delhi police sub-inspector was Monday arrested by the Vigilance Unit for allegedly accepting a bribe worth Rs 10,000 from a complainant. The accused officer, Sub-Inspector Shripal of the Laxmi Nagar Police Station, was presented in the Rouse Avenue Court Tuesday and remanded to judicial custody.
The complainant approached the Vigilance Unit after the accused allegedly demanded Rs 20,000 to take action in a cheating case he had filed against two men in July. The Vigilance Unit laid a trap on Monday when the alleged first instalment worth Rs 10,000 of the bribe was to be collected.
The team apprehended Shripal at Laxmi Nagar Police Station and recovered from his pocket Rs 10,000 in cash that he collected from the complainant. The accused has been booked under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The Delhi Police Special Cell on Tuesday arrested a member of the Rahul Baba gang, which allegedly has an alliance with the Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang, from Najafgarh in connection with two incidents of shooting at Paschim Vihar and Chhawla near Najafgarh on November 6.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Cell (Northern Range), Amit Kaushik said the arrested accused, Shivam alias Bhola (23), helped the attackers flee after the shootings by providing them logistical and financial assistance. (Read More)

Dense smog engulfed Delhi and its surrounding areas Wednesday morning with visibility dropping and the air quality settling in the “very poor” category.

According to data by the Central Pollution Control Board, the city’s air quality index (AQI) was at 361 at 8:00 am. However, the Aya Nagar station reported the worst air quality with the AQI at 417 (severe), followed by Anand Vihar at 399 (very poor). (Read More)