The Centre on Saturday urged states to strengthen implementation of existing micro-level action plans for crop residue management, as authorities race to prevent the annual air quality crisis in Delhi.

Samajwadi Party leader and actor Swara Bhaskar’s husband Fahad Ahmad joined the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Chandra Pawar).

The sender also demanded a ransom of $55,000 (Rs 4,624,288) and threatened that an explosion would occur if the demand was not met.