By Dhwani Pandya, Aditi Shah and Chandini Monnappa MUMBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - IndiGo will cancel around 500 flights on Friday in India, with all departures from New Delhi grounded, amid a deepening crisis at the country's largest airline that has admitted it failed to plan for new flight duty timings imposed on pilots.

It’s easy to tell when it’s smog season in New Delhi; the air gets darker, heavier and starts scratching the throats and testing the lungs of the city’s 34 million residents.

The new Spa menu at The Imperial, New Delhi is a soulful rendition of how life should be ensconced in meditative balance.

The return of toxic smog to New Delhi led to a spike in hospitalizations in November, with children suffering some of the worst and most lasting damage. Efforts by the government to clear the air have seen little success,

Authorities have intensified a security crackdown in Indian-controlled Kashmir following a deadly blast near New Delhi's Red Fort

Researchers have tied the problem to widespread over-extraction of groundwater, particularly in lower-income neighbourhoods where piped water is scarce.

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began summit talks in New Delhi on Friday, as New Delhi rolled out the red carpet for the Russian leader and Modi told him India supported peace efforts in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in India on Thursday on a state visit aimed at bolstering bilateral and economic ties between the two countries. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

After hours of counselling, he finally told investigators that he was from Bengaluru and had fled home on the evening of November 30.