Delhi facing medical emergency: CM Atishi
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Monday raised an alarm over the severe air pollution engulfing a large swathe of North India, describing the situation as a “medical emergency” caused by rampant stubble burning in several “Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled” states. Experts have advised citizens to reduce outdoor activities, minimise exposure, wear...
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Enforce GRAP IV strictly: SC
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What is the real AQI?
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India successfully flight-tests long-range hypersonic missile
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Communal clashes in Murshidabad puja pandal
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Embarrassed by ‘Sheesh Mahal’, infighting Kailash Gahlot quits AAP
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NPP withdraws support to BJP
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Manipur volatile, HM monitoring state
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CJI expresses concern over exodus of young talent
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna has expressed concern over the “exodus of young talent” from litigation practice and said there is a need to ensure their financial and social security. Speaking at the “Felicitation Function” organised by the Bar Council of India, Khanna said there is a need to...
US returns over 1,400 Indian antiques
A sandstone sculpture looted from Madhya Pradesh in 1980s and another in green-grey schist, looted from Rajasthan in 1960s are among the over 1,400 antiquities collectively valued at USD 10 Million that the US returned to India. More than 600 more antiquities looted from India are scheduled to be repatriated in...
JNU becomes first univ to introduce Indian knowledge traditions course
Country’s top university, Jawaharlal Nehru University, has taken the lead to introduce `Indian knowledge traditions’ (IKT) for students across all disciplines, including engineering and management, which will be taught as part of an elective course. The course will be offered across all schools and centres, with each department customising the...
PM Modi leaves for three-nation tour, G20 summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he is looking forward to “meaningful” discussions at the upcoming G20 summit in Brazil that built upon its agenda for the grouping on India’s presidency of the bloc last year. Modi made the comments in a statement ahead of his five day visit to...
Temperature dips, AQI & challans rise in NCR
As colder winds swept through the National Capital Region (NCR), Delhi witnessed a dip in temperature on Saturday with a recorded minimum of 15.3 degrees Celsius at 8.30 am, marking a drop of nearly 0.3 degrees in just 24 hours, the Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the severe category...
PM announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the death of children in a fire that engulfed the children’s ward of a medical college in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased. At least 10 children died in...
Prohibitory orders clamped in Imphal
Protesters stormed the residences of two ministers and three MLAs in Manipur’s Imphal on Saturday, demanding justice for the murder of three persons in Jiribam district, police said. The mob attacks on legislators’ houses prompted the Imphal West administration to impose prohibitory orders in the district for an indefinite period. According...
