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    Delhi recorded lowest PM levels in seven years during 2025, says CAQM

    Agencies
    2 Jan 2026 9:52 PM IST

    With annual average PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations dropping to 198 and 97 units, respectively, between 2018-25, air quality panel credits targeted policy initiatives for the change

    Severe Air pollution Delhi
    Delhi
    IPS Pavan Nejjur
    Karnataka

    Ballari SP Pavan Nejjur suspended over violence, just a day after taking charge

    2 Jan 2026 9:40 PM IST
    Devendra Fadnavis blames Vicky Kaushals Chhaava for Nagpur violence
    Maharashtra

    Next Mumbai mayor will be Hindu-Marathi and from Mahayuti alliance, says CM Fadnavis

    2 Jan 2026 8:35 PM IST
    Kerala Assembly elections 2026
    Analysis

    2026 elections: LDF, UDF and BJP enter election mode in Kerala

    2 Jan 2026 8:21 PM IST
    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressing a conclave of defence ministers of ASEAN member states

    White-collar terrorism rising in India, says Rajnath Singh

    2 Jan 2026 6:26 PM IST
    Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi

    Priyanka Chaturvedi flags misuse of X’s AI Grok to sexualise women, seeks govt action

    2 Jan 2026 5:09 PM IST
    External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during an interaction with members of the Indian community in Belgium and Luxembourg

    Chinese troops may enter Balochistan soon: Baloch leader to Jaishankar

    2 Jan 2026 4:06 PM IST
    VD Satheesan

    Sabarimala gold case: Satheesan alleges LDF govt interference in probe

    2 Jan 2026 3:33 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi SIR debate in Lok Sabha

    Indore contamination deaths: Poison, not water, says Rahul Gandhi

    2 Jan 2026 2:44 PM IST
    Air India AI 171 Ahmedabad crash Boeing 787 Dreamliner

    Canada seeks Air India probe after pilot found drunk on duty

    2 Jan 2026 1:48 PM IST
    National Investigation Agency (NIA) searches

    NIA chargesheets three in LeT-linked Bengaluru terror conspiracy

    2 Jan 2026 1:21 PM IST
    Why Trumps tough stance on trade and visas puts Modi govt in a bind

    India has ‘bad neighbours’, will defend itself against terrorism: Jaishankar

    2 Jan 2026 12:57 PM IST
    gig workers

    Centre proposes 90 days’ work for gig workers to qualify for social security

    2 Jan 2026 12:37 PM IST
    Throughout the daytime ceremony, Mamdani reiterated his election promises of using governmental power to uplift millions of New Yorkers who struggle with the city’s high cost of living

    ‘We are all thinking of you’: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani writes to Umar Khalid

    2 Jan 2026 11:28 AM IST
    The Sangh Parivar plan is to present a sanitised, RSS-compatible Gandhi

    'The Sangh Parivar plan is to present a sanitised, RSS-compatible Gandhi'

    Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
    2 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST

    Author Tushar Gandhi, great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, shares his thoughts on Savarkar, caste, and the ideological roots of the saffron anti-Gandhi...

    2026 Assembly polls: BJP’s long march meets its first major test

    2026 Assembly polls: BJP’s long march meets its first major test

    2 Jan 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Anjana Menon wins Asian Prize for Short Story 2025

    Anjana Menon wins Asian Prize for Short Story 2025

    1 Jan 2026 11:42 PM IST
    Indus water treaty

    Pakistan says India cannot misuse Indus Water Treaty allowance

    1 Jan 2026 7:48 PM IST
    Sabarimala

    Sabarimala gold case: SIT suspects more gold lost as probe intensifies

    1 Jan 2026 7:46 PM IST
    PM Modi

    First Vande Bharat sleeper train to run from Guwahati to Kolkata

    1 Jan 2026 6:57 PM IST
    NHAI to end mandatory KYV for new car FASTags from February 1

    NHAI to end mandatory KYV for new car FASTags from February 1

    1 Jan 2026 6:40 PM IST
    Former member of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly, Sangeet Som, argued that Khan buying a Bangladeshi player made him a “traitor”, as per media reports

    BJP leader calls SRK 'traitor' for buying Bangladeshi player for KKR

    1 Jan 2026 6:31 PM IST
    EAM Jaishankar UNGA

    Bangladesh Foreign Advisor says Jaishankar’s Dhaka visit not linked to politics

    1 Jan 2026 5:53 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi

    Nana Patole compares Rahul Gandhi to Lord Ram, BJP says insult to 'Hindu faith'

    1 Jan 2026 5:00 PM IST
    Mohan Yadav, Madhya Pradesh, religious sites, liquor ban

    Indore water contamination: Confusion persists over death toll

    1 Jan 2026 4:04 PM IST
    Banking frauds in India on the rise

    Big bank frauds cost India dearly while small scams steal headlines: RBI

    1 Jan 2026 3:29 PM IST
    India, Pakistan exchange prisoners and fishermen lists amid strained ties

    India, Pakistan exchange prisoners and fishermen lists amid strained ties

    1 Jan 2026 2:33 PM IST
    Is DMK rewriting its Periyarist playbook to counter Hindutva in Tamil Nadu?

    Is DMK rewriting its Periyarist playbook to counter Hindutva in Tamil Nadu?

    1 Jan 2026 2:22 PM IST
    Govt imposes new excise duty on cigarettes from Feb 1; tobacco co shares fall

    Govt imposes new excise duty on cigarettes from Feb 1; tobacco co shares fall

    1 Jan 2026 12:49 PM IST
    Air India Boeing 777-300ER

    Air India pilot detained at Vancouver Airport, Delhi flight delayed

    1 Jan 2026 12:34 PM IST
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