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'Can't sit idle': SC on its desire to address Delhi air pollution

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to submit a report within a week on an "actionable" strategy to address the recurring air crisis and highlight steps taken against polluting factors other than stubble burning.

21 days ago

UP MP criticises Bengaluru on traffic mess, Dy CM Shivakumar hits back

In his post on X, MP Rajeev Rai said: "CM of Karnataka, I am sorry but you have the worst traffic management and the most irresponsible, useless traffic police. They don't even pick up phone calls. Here is the screenshot of my attempt to speak to them; none of them picked up my call. For the last one hour, we are stuck at the same place on Rajkumar Samadhi Road and are going to miss our flight. Tomorrow I have to attend the Parliament session. Not a single policeman is seen around."

21 days ago

Operation Sagar Bandhu: 53-tonne relief material handed over to SL, over 2000 stranded Indians brought back

India launched 'Operation Sagar Bandhu' on November 28 to provide urgent search and rescue and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) support to "closest maritime neighbour" in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah, which has caused severe flooding, loss of life and widespread disruption across Sri Lanka.

21 days ago

White collar terror module biggest challenge security forces will tackle in synergy: BSF

Inspector General of BSF (Kashmir Frontier), Ashok Yadav, said in reply to a query by IANS here that white collar terror module is a big challenge, but the security forces will tackle it working in synergy with each other.

21 days ago

Over 260 young cadets join Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry in a grand passing-out parade at Dansal

In a powerful display of patriotism, 262 young cadets from Jammu and Kashmir were formally inducted into the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) Regiment during an impressive passing-out parade at Dansal.

21 days ago

NIA raids 10 locations in Kashmir in Delhi terror blast case

"The locations raided by the NIA today include the houses of Moulvi Irfan Ahmad Wagay, Dr Adil Rather, Dr Muzammil Ganai, Amir Rashid, Jasir Bilal Wani and others. The raids were carried out in Nadigam village of Shopian, Koil, Chandgam, Malangpora, and Samboora villages of Pulwama," the officials said.

21 days ago

Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi among 15 persons declared Fugitive Economic Offenders for bank frauds: MoS

Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said that the 15 persons, declared FEOs by the Special Court under the provisions of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 (FEOA), caused a financial loss of Rs 26,645 crore to banks, as principal amount till October 31, 2025.

21 days ago

NEP 2020: No proposal to merge all school Boards into national entity, says MoS

He said the policy has suggested the common structure for ensuring developmental appropriateness and curricular consistency nationwide, while allowing existing Boards to continue functioning within their respective jurisdictions.

21 days ago

Deepest salutations, heartfelt gratitude to brave women, men of BSF: Mallikarjun Kharge

The BSF, a central armed police force under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), celebrates its Raising Day annually on December 1. This date marks the establishment of the first sector of the Punjab Frontier of the BSF, which took place on December 1, 1965, with its headquarters situated in Jalandhar.

21 days ago

RBI to cut policy repo rate by 25 bp on Dec 5: HSBC

"Growth is strong for now, but could soften in the March 2026 quarter as the fiscal impulse becomes contractionary and exports slow. We expect the RBI to ease policy rates in the upcoming December policy meeting," the report mentioned.

21 days ago

PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for kin of TN bus crash victims

The impact was described by officials as extremely severe. Several passengers are believed to have died on the spot, while others were trapped inside the mangled remains of the buses.

22 days ago

Delhi-NCR chokes again after brief respite; AQI crosses 300 in several areas

As per CPCB data, Anand Vihar recorded an AQI of 325, and ITO also registered 325, both firmly placing these areas in the 'very poor' bracket. Meanwhile, locations around India Gate and Kartavya Path showed slightly better readings, with AQI levels at 267, which falls under the 'poor' category.

22 days ago

'Not drama, need delivery': PM Modi's message to Opposition before Parliament Winter Session

The Prime Minister said negativity should be kept within limits and attention given to nation-building. In a dig at Congress and other Opposition parties, the Prime Minister said that in some states, there is so much anti-incumbency after their rule that they cannot go to the people. "And that is why all the anger comes to the Parliament. Some parties have started a new tradition of using the Parliament."

22 days ago

Delhi Police Special Cell busts Pakistan-backed terror module, arrests three for Gurdaspur grenade attack

Police recovered a semi-automatic pistol, 10 live cartridges, and mobile phones containing incriminating chats with Pakistan-based handlers, along with reconnaissance videos of the attack target.

22 days ago

Factional clash at Jammu Congress meet; chaos at party restructuring drive

Infighting marred Congress's organisational revamp in Jammu as rival factions clashed, shouted slogans, and exchanged blows during an AICC observer's meeting.

22 days ago