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Air quality in India’s capital Delhi has deteriorated to severe and extremely poor levels in the past few days, data shows. Pollution levels crossed 25-30 times the World Health Organization (WHO)’s recommended safe limit at several locations in the city last week. Experts have warned that the situation will worsen in the coming days due to weather…

The Uttar Pradesh government said it aims to create a new world record by lighting 25 to 28 lakh lamps along the banks of the Saryu River, while special eco-friendly lamps will illuminate the Ram temple The Yogi Adityanath government is all set to host its eighth Deepotsav in Ayodhya this year, with grand and “environmentally conscious”…

Once fully operational, the IAF is poised to be the world’s largest operator of C-295, further boosting its capabilities and operational readiness. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez, will inaugurate the Tata Aircraft Complex at Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) in Vadodara on October 28, dedicated to manufacturing the C-295 aircraft, stated…

The two leaders will hold wide-ranging talks with a focus on boosting bilateral strategic ties, including in areas of defence, trade and clean energy. New Delhi: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday hold wide-ranging discussions with a focus on bolstering bilateral strategic ties in several key areas. Scholz arrived in Delhi…

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that India wants to enhance its influence in the world as one in every six persons is Indian and the world cannot ignore India’s economy. While participating in a panel discussion on the ‘Bretton Woods Institutions at 80: Priorities for the Next Decade’, organised by the Center for Global Development on…

As the Cyclone ‘Dana’ approaches, 198 trains have been cancelled, dating October 23 to 25. Flight operations go as per schedule. Schools, colleges and government offices remain close. A few villages and people have been evacuated. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Dana is expected to hit the shores of Odisha and West Bengal on…

The Indian side is expected to take up the issue of discharge of the remaining Indians when Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. New Delhi: Eighty-five Indian nationals have been discharged from the Russian military so far and efforts are on to secure the release of 20 more…

The unidentified terrorists carried out the attack when the labourers and other staff working on the tunnel project at Gund in Ganderbal had returned to their camp late in the evening. A doctor and six labourers were killed when terrorists struck a tunnel-construction site on the Srinagar-Leh national highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Sunday,…

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday approved a resolution passed by the cabinet led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, urging the central government to restore statehood to the Union Territory (UT), which was revoked in 2019. “The cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Omar Abdullah on Thursday passed a unanimous resolution for restoration…

The WhatsApp message warned that if the money is not paid, then Salman Khan’s fate would be worse than that of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddiqui. Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been issued a death threat, allegedly by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, demanding ₹ 5 crore to “end the enmity”. A WhatsApp message, sent to Mumbai Traffic…

A series played from December 2012 to January 2013 in India marked the final bilateral series between the two nations. Since then, both nations have only clashed at ICC tournaments and the Asia Cup. On the other hand, Pakistan travelled to India on three occasions since the 2008 Asia Cup. During External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit…

Delivering a strong message to Pakistan during the SCO meeting in Islamabad, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday slammed the country over the issue of cross-border terrorism, suggesting that it should introspect over reasons why the ties between the two neighbours have frayed. During the SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) summit, Jaishankar said, “If…

Canada says it has “credible, irrefutable evidence of ties” between Indian government agents and the murder of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India has rejected the claims as “absurd”. Canada and India have each expelled six diplomats in tit-for-tat moves in an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…

The National Conference-Congress alliance won the recent Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections and is set to form the government. President’s rule was withdrawn in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, paving the way for the formation of a new government in the union territory. A gazette notification to this effect was issued by the Union Home Ministry. “In…

Baba Siddique shared a close association with Bollywood actor Salman Khan who had previously received threats from Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The Mumbai Police, which is probing the murder of former minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique, is also investigating the possible involvement of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Baba Siddique shared a close association with Bollywood actor Salman…

The incident, which occurred around 8:30 p.m. on the Chennai-Gudur section between Ponneri and Kavaraippettai railway stations, led to the derailment of 12 coaches of the passenger train. Train movement on the entire section was affected, forcing the railways to cancel two trains and divert or operate more than half a dozen others via alternate routes. A…

India bade farewell on Thursday to one of its most respected corporate leaders – Ratan Tata, who expanded companies under his brand name into a global behemoth spanning multiple industries. Ahead of a state funeral, hundreds of people including corporate leaders, politicians and celebrities gathered in India’s financial hub Mumbai to pay their last respects to Tata,…

Ratan Tata, the former Tata Group chairman who put a staid and sprawling Indian conglomerate on the global stage with a string of high-profile acquisitions, has died, the Tata Group said in a statement late on Wednesday. He was 86. Tata, who ran the conglomerate for more than 20 years as chairman, had been undergoing intensive care…

India stepped up its development assistance to the Maldives after the two leaders held talks in New Delhi on Monday in a bid to repair strained ties that saw the president of the Indian Ocean archipelago forging closer relations with China. After the talks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India will offer financial support to the cash-strapped…

This election is a high-stakes battle as the BJP is eyeing a third straight term to power in the state, the Congress party is aiming to wrest back power riding on anti-incumbency, and issues of farmer protests and wrestler protests. Voting began for 90 assembly seats in Haryana on Saturday after days of hectic campaigning by major…

The Union Cabinet has granted classical language status to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali, increasing recognized classical languages to eleven The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the conferment of classical language status to five new languages – Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali. The Cabinet also updated the eligibility criteria for classical languages under the Centre’s…

The bench, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, was hearing Isha Foundation’s challenge against the Madras High Court order after hundreds of cops entered its premises in Coimbatore Tuesday. In big relief for spiritual leader Sadhguru, the Supreme Court today paused a Madras High Court order that had asked Tamil Nadu police to investigate cases…

Rajnath Singh said Centre gives money to Jammu and Kashmir for development while Pakistan has been misusing financial aid for a long time Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that India would have given a larger bailout package to Pakistan than the one sought by the neighbour from International Monetary Fund (IMF), had Islamabad maintained friendly…

Before the formal flag-off of ‘Vayu Veer Vijeta’ rally from Thoise, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will give a warm send-off to the rally from the National War Memorial here on October 1. New Delhi: A 7,000 km-long car rally from Ladakh’s Thoise, one of the world’s highest altitude air force stations, to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh will…

Mohamed Muizzu, who is in the US to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, said that he is planning to visit India as soon as possible. If happens, it will be Muizzu’s second visit to India, after first making the visit in June during the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. New…

The High-Performance Computing system is tailored for weather and climate research, and the project represents an investment of ₹850 crore Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (September 26, 2024) launched three PARAM Rudra supercomputers, developed indigenously under the National Supercomputing Mission, and asserted that today’s India is carving new opportunities in the infinite sky of possibilities. PM…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that India and China have had a “difficult history” and stated that despite the explicit agreements between both countries, the Chinese troops during the COVID-19 pandemic moved a large number of forces in violation of the agreements to the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Talking about the ongoing border…