The data for this weather forecast comes from AQI.in, providing residents with complete information to plan their daily activities and weekly schedules accordingly.New Delhi is experiencing a pleasant Friday, November 29, 2025with sunny skies and temperatures ranging between 17.7°C to 26.7°Coffering ideal conditions for outdoor activities. However, this pleasure continues from yesterday. “Severe” air qualitywhich recorded an AQI of 327 due to the high levels of PM2.5 and PM10prompting warnings about wearing masks in high-traffic areas as contaminants can linger. Next week is forecast to maintain continued sunny weather with stable temperatures, although yesterday's pollution serves as a reminder of continued air quality challenges as winter approaches.

Today's weather outlook

Today's weather promises a pleasant start, with morning temperatures around 17.7°C. The mercury is expected to reach a daytime maximum of 26.7°C.The sun will dominate the sky, making it a perfect day for outdoor activities. Humidity will remain low in 27 percent.The winds will be light and blow 12.6 kilometers per hourcontributing to the pleasure of the day. The evening is expected to gradually cool down, providing an ideal time for a leisurely walk or outdoor dining.

Yesterday's Air Quality Concerns

Yesterday, New Delhi's air quality was alarmingly bad, with AQI-IN recorded in 327. This placed air quality firmly in the 'Serious' category.The main contaminants identified were PM2.5measuring 168 micrograms per cubic meterand PM10in 221 micrograms per cubic meter. Both levels were well above safe limits.Such high levels of pollution can cause respiratory problems, especially in the elderly, children and people with pre-existing health problems. Today's sunny and windy weather could help disperse some pollutants.

Health notices and recommendations

However, it is still advisable to avoid prolonged exposure to outside air in high traffic areas. It is advisable to wear a mask if you go out into such areas.Given the clear skies and low humidity, today is conducive to running errands outdoors or having a picnic in the park. For commuters, especially during rush hour, wearing a mask can help protect against lingering pollutants.The cool afternoon breeze makes it a great time for a walk. Carrying a light jacket would be a practical consideration for the evening.

Next week: constant sunshine

Looking ahead, next week is expected to see consistent sunny weather across New Delhi. Saturday, November 30will be a little cooler, with temperatures ranging between 16.3°C to 25.7°C.Winds are forecast to increase to 15.8 kilometers per hour on Saturday. Sunday, December 1will follow a similar pattern, with maximums of 24.6°C and low 15.3°C.The rest of the week will maintain stable conditions, with daytime temperatures around 24–25°C. The nights are expected to be cool 14-15°C.The skies will remain clear throughout the week, making it a favorable period for outdoor plans.Yesterday's AQI served as a reminder of the persistent air quality challenges present in the capital. This occurred despite pleasant weather conditions.As winter progresses, peaks in pollution are expected. Staying informed and taking the necessary precautions remains essential.

“The data referred to in this article is taken from AQI.in.”

Jawad Siddiqui, founder of Al-Falah University

NEW DELHI: While investigating the source of terror financing in the Red Fort bomb blast case, ED came across a fresh land scam in Delhi's Madanpur Khadar, which involved acquiring prime land in 2013 from people who had died between 1978 and 1998, by forging their signatures and fingerprints.Sources said it was Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, chancellor of the Faridabad-based Al-Falah University, which is at the center of the investigation into the blast case, who allegedly managed to register the land through an associate in the name of the Tarbia Educational Foundation, a trust of which Siddiqui is a director.

“It was found that a forged general power of attorney (GPA) was created in the name of people who were already dead. This forged GPA was later used to sell their land to Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui's Tarbia Education Foundation,” said a senior official aware of the ED probe.Sources said the investigation further revealed that many landowners, whose plots were transferred to the foundation, had died between 1972 and 1998, while the GPA was registered much later, in 2004, by forging signatures and fingerprints of the deceased. This GPA is shown executed in favor of Vinod Kumar, who later sold the land to the foundation.ED is investigating claims made by relatives of the deceased who have been fighting legal battles since 2015 for the restoration of these lands fraudulently acquired by the foundation. According to the ED's preliminary investigation, the deceased persons in whose names the GPA was signed included Nathu of Madanpur Khadar (died 1972); Harbans Singh of Tehkhand (died 1991); Harkesh of Okhla Phase-2 (died 1993); and Shiv Dayal and Jay Ram of Tughlakabad (died 1998). The 2004 GPA shows that they signed it in favor of Kumar, who later sold these lands to the foundation in 2013.Siddiqui has been in ED custody since November 19. He was arrested in connection with financial irregularities at his university. Although a terror module involving doctors and other workers associated with the university has been dismantled, neither the National Investigation Agency nor ED has directly linked Siddiqui or his Al-Falah University to the Delhi blast yet.The arrest was not his first encounter with the law. Siddiqui was first arrested in connection with alleged fraud related to a deposit scheme he ran in his hometown of Mhow in MP.Al-Falah University and Siddiqui were investigated after it was found that the suicide bomber who caused the explosion near the Red Fort on November 10, Dr Umar Un Nabi, was a professor at the university and had planned a series of blasts in Delhi and other parts of the country along with other medical colleagues and associates of the university.

India sends C-130 J aircraft with approximately 12 tons of humanitarian aid to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday announced that a C-130J aircraft carrying around 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid had landed in Colombo. The delivery is part of India's Operation Sagar Bandhu, launched on Friday to help Sri Lanka in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah, which has so far claimed 80 lives.Sharing the update on

India launched Operation Sagar Bandhu as part of its immediate response to help areas affected by the cyclone. The first aid shipments were carried by the Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Vikrant and the frontline warship INS Udaigiri, which arrived in Colombo on Friday and delivered supplies to Sri Lankan authorities.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a post on He noted that India had swiftly dispatched relief supplies and critical Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) equipment under the operation.“We are ready to provide further help and assistance as the situation evolves,” Prime Minister Modi said, adding that the support was guided by India's Neighborhood First policy and the MAHASAGAR Vision. This comes as India tries to offer help. Sri Lanka has been recovering from floods and landslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah. The island nation is facing one of the most serious disasters in recent years, with widespread damage to infrastructure and a rise in casualties. According to PTI, more than 80 people have died as the storm unleashed heavy rains in several provinces. The Disaster Management Center (DMC) separately reported 61 deaths and 25 people missing, while nearly 44,000 people from over 12,000 families have been affected since the adverse weather conditions began on November 16.The crisis intensified when Sri Lanka's Western Province faced warnings of an “unprecedented disaster situation” due to rising water levels in the Kelani and Attanagalu rivers. Several districts in the Northern, North-Central, Central, North-West, Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces are expected to receive more than 200 mm of rain, according to the Sri Lanka Meteorological Department. Rainfall above 150mm is also likely to fall in parts of Trincomalee, Badulla, Galle and Matara. The DMC reported that four houses were destroyed and more than 600 partially damaged in the ongoing deluge.(With contributions from agencies)

It is understood the driver told the ED he had no knowledge of the transactions or the beneficiaries of the wedding, and was unaware his account was being used for large-scale transfers.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unearthed a major money laundering trail involving over Rs 331 crore routed through the bank account of a rickshaw driver working with app aggregator Rapido, officials said. The discovery came during the agency's investigation into online betting network 1xBet, according to a PTI report.

According to officials, the driver's account received deposits worth Rs 331.36 crore between August 19, 2024 and April 16, 2025. The unusually large inflow in just eight months prompted ED teams to raid the address listed in bank records. They found the man who lived in a two-room shack in a modest Delhi neighborhood and spent most of his time on the streets ferrying passengers “to earn two square meals a day.”

Account allegedly used as a 'mule'

Investigators concluded that the account was being used as a “mule account,” created or contracted (often using fake or proxy KYC documents) to channel illicit funds. The ED found that the deposits originated from multiple unidentified entities and were quickly diverted to other suspicious accounts.

One of the key sources of funds has been traced to illegal betting activities linked to the 1xBet network, officials added.

A particularly alarming finding was that more than Rs 1 million of the account was used to pay for a “lavish destination wedding” at a luxury hotel in Udaipur. The wedding is reportedly linked to a young politician from Gujarat who is likely to be summoned for questioning soon.

During questioning, it is understood the driver told ED he had no knowledge of the transactions or beneficiaries of the wedding, and was unaware his account was being used for large-scale transfers.

The agency is now mapping out the broader route of the money, including other beneficiaries and possible conduits. ED officials said the case exposes how vulnerable people are exploited to commit financial crimes through mule accounts, especially in fast-growing digital ecosystems.

The investigation into money laundering in illegal betting networks has expanded in recent months. The ED recently attached assets worth several crores belonging to former cricketers Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina and questioned several sports personalities and celebrities in connection with the 1xBet probe.

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NEW DELHI: Terming dowry as the worst social evil, the Supreme Court on Friday said courts should not show any leniency in granting bail in dowry death cases as it would not only erode public confidence in the justice delivery system but also embolden the perpetrators. It set aside the Allahabad high court's order granting bail to a man accused of killing his wife within four months of their marriage after his demand for a Fortuner car was not met.A bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan held that HC wrongly applied the principle that “bail is the rule and jail is the exception” without considering the seriousness of the crime allegedly committed by the man.“This court is constrained to observe that judicial inaction or unwarranted leniency in the face of such atrocities would only embolden the perpetrators and undermine public confidence in the administration of justice. “Therefore, a firm and dissuasive judicial response is imperative, not only to uphold the majesty of the law and deliver justice in the present case, but also to send an unmistakable message that neither the law nor the society will tolerate the barbarities born out of the evil of dowry,” the court said.He said allowing the alleged principal perpetrators of such heinous crimes to remain free on bail, when evidence indicates that physical and mental cruelty has been actively inflicted, may not only jeopardize the fairness of the trial but also erode public faith in the administration of criminal justice.The court said it cannot lose sight of the fact that marriage, in its true essence, is a sacred and noble institution founded on mutual trust, companionship and respect, but unfortunately this pious bond has been reduced to a mere commercial transaction. “The evil of dowry, although often sought to be camouflaged as gifts or voluntary offerings, has actually become a means to display social status and satiate material greed,” he stated.“The social evil of dowry not only corrodes the sanctity of marriage, but also perpetuates the systemic oppression and subjugation of women. When such demands transgress the limits of reason and culminate in cruelty – or worse, the premature death of a young bride – the crime transcends the private sphere of the family and takes on the character of a grave social crime. It ceases to be a mere personal tragedy and becomes an affront to the collective conscience of society,” he stated.“The phenomenon of dowry deaths represents one of the most abhorrent manifestations of this social unrest, in which the life of a young woman is extinguished within her matrimonial home, not through her own fault, but solely to satisfy the insatiable greed of others. These heinous crimes attack the very root of human dignity and violate the constitutional guarantees of equality and life with dignity provided for in Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution. “They corrode the moral fiber of the community, normalize violence against women and erode the foundations of a civilized society,” she said.

MUMBAI: Gold jewelery loans have emerged as the unlikely star of retail credit, with outstanding balances in this category rising 128.5% year-on-year to Rs 3.38 lakh crore in October 2025 and 63.6% since March 2025. Gold loans now account for almost a quarter of the addition to the bank's personal loan portfolio over the past 12 months.Personal loans, already the driver of credit growth, rose 14% over the year to Rs 64.56 lakh crore as of October-end. The RBI, which released the latest sectoral rollout data on Friday, said part of the rise in gold lending was due to a reclassification of banks in May 2024 that moved agricultural loans secured by jewelery to the retail gold lending segment in line with regulations.

The rise of personal loans continues to be based on secured debt. Housing loans rose 11% year-on-year to Rs 31.87 lakh crore, vehicle loans 12.5% ​​to Rs 6.77 lakh crore and education loans 14.7% to Rs 1.49 lakh crore. The unsecured sector of the retail market grew more slowly by single digits. Consumer durable loans rose 1% to Rs 23,646 crore, credit card outstandings grew 7.7% to Rs 3.03 lakh crore and other personal loans rose 9.9% to Rs 16.17 lakh crore.Retail demand continues to underpin bank credit, which grew 11.3% year-on-year to Rs 193.9 lakh crore in October 2025 and 6.3% in the seven months since March. Non-food credit, which accounts for almost all loans, rose by a similar 11.1% to Rs 193.2 lakh crore.Among non-retail sectors, services remain the driver. Loans to the sector rose 13% year-on-year to Rs 53.45 lakh crore, driven by strong gains in computer software (29.4%), shipping (28%) and commercial real estate (14.1%). NBFCs continue to attract banks: exposure rose 10.9% to Rs 17.04 lakh crore, with public financial institutions expanding faster than housing finance companies.Industrial credit grew 10% year-on-year to Rs 41.93 lakh crore, largely driven by micro and small enterprises, whose loans rose 25.9% to Rs 9.54 lakh crore, credit to medium enterprises rose 17.6% to Rs 3.98 lakh crore and large enterprises only 4.6% to Rs 28.41 lakh crore. Credit appetite remains restricted at the lower rungs of the business pyramid, where major companies raise funds from bonds, stocks and external commercial loans that are not reflected in bank figures. Loans to agriculture and allied activities were more stable, rising 8.9 per cent to Rs 24.03 lakh crore.In the priority renewable energy sector, credit increased by 52.1%, priority housing by 32.7% and micro and small businesses by 25.8%. Loans for social infrastructure were reduced and export credit contracted.

NEW DELHI: The Indian economy is expected to grow 7% or more during the current financial year and cross the $4 trillion mark, chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said on Friday.The growth estimates are higher than the 6.3-6.8% projected in the Economic Survey presented to Parliament before the Budget.“The first half of the financial year has recorded a real GDP growth rate of 8%. We can now comfortably say that the full year growth will be 7% or north, rather than south,” Nageswaran said after the National Statistics Office released the figures.Sharing his assessment of the economy, Nageswaran said momentum is expected to continue across sectors (agriculture, manufacturing and services) thanks to healthy crops, strong rural and urban demand, low inflation and the boost provided by tax cuts, both direct and indirect.“Improving price dynamics and tax reforms are expected to boost household disposable income, strengthening near-term consumption prospects. Healthy corporate sector balance sheets bode well for sustained private investments in the second half (H2) of fiscal year 2025-26. The confluence of stable inflation, sustained public capital spending and reform momentum positions the economy to navigate risks, as reflected in upward revisions to GDP growth projections for FY26 by various agencies,” Nageswaran said in a presentation.The third quarter (October-December) of the current fiscal year has begun on a solid basis, the CEA stated, highlighting indicators such as the generation of electronic invoices, the rebound in non-food credit, the growth of energy consumption and the movement of goods.Rural consumption continued to strengthen, driven by favorable farm incomes thanks to healthy agricultural production, it said.In October 2025, tractor sales reached the highest level of any month in the last eleven years, supported by favorable monsoon conditions, improving rural sentiment, festive demand and recent reduction in GST rate, it said, adding that retail sales of two-wheelers and three-wheelers recorded the highest growth in October.Regarding the price situation, Nageswaran said, core inflation remains stable, while timely sowing of rabi and healthy reservoir levels reinforce a benign outlook for food supply. He also said the recently notified new labor codes will help build a future-ready workforce and resilient industries.