The US mid-term elections were an internal matter of the country and are unlikely to impact ties between New Delhi and Washington, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal emphasised that the India-US partnership enjoys strong bipartisan support in Washington and both sides remain committed to further expanding it.
Delhi pollution in ‘poor’ category
A day after alarming rise in pollution levels, Delhi on Tuesday recorded the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 294 in the ‘poor’ category, a marginal improvement from a day earlier. On Monday, a day after Diwali, the city’s 24-average air quality was in ‘very poor’ category, while several places recorded pollution levels in ‘severe’ category.
Teenage boy killed after explosion in Mumbai shop
A 16-year-old boy died after the slab of a shop storing firecrackers collapsed following an explosion in Mumbai’s Malad area. The incident occurred on Monday at the ground-floor shop on Abdul Hamid Marg in Malvani. Following an explosion of firecrackers, the shop’s slab collapsed, and a blaze also erupted, PTI reported.
Maharashtra cities see alarming pollution
