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India backs every meaningful peace effort in Ukraine, West Asia: PM Modi

During Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's three-day India visit, Modi said the two countries would expand cooperation in defence, space and nuclear energy, including co-development and co-production

Online research influences 40% of insurance sales in India: Google report

More than half of insurance buyers stick to their online shortlist after consulting an agent, while digitally informed customers generate 40 per cent higher policy premiums than traditional buyers

Gujarat govt cites Somnath's religious significance to defend non-veg ban

Gujarat govt told the High Court that the right to conduct business cannot override Somnath's religious, historical and cultural significance, defending a ban on non-veg food within 500 metres

Polish PM Donald Tusk meets PM Modi in New Delhi today: What's on agenda?

The Modi-Tusk meeting is expected to review bilateral ties, with defence manufacturing, space research, clean energy, and investment among the key areas for cooperation

Delhi wakes up to poor AQI at 226, Grap-I restrictions in force across NCR

While the national capital's overall AQI stood at 226 at 7 am on Thursday, some areas of Delhi recorded very poor air quality

US Postal Service releases Diwali stamp featuring Indian artist's rangoli

The stamp features a rangoli design by Houston-based artist Sangita Bhutada and was unveiled at the Indian embassy in Washington, DC, by Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra and USPS official Shibani Gambhir

India targets year-end start for trade talks with five-nation African bloc

India and SACU are both developing economies, with overlapping interests in some sectors and potential complementarities in others

Chhattisgarh, Andaman sites among three on Unesco's tentative heritage list

The Baratang Karst-Mud Volcano Complex, Andaman Subduction Volcanoes and Sirpur Cultural Landscape have been added to India's UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage sites

Marco Rubio terms protests in India as 'internal political matter'

US secretary of state declines comment as UN experts flag police response to youth-led demonstrations

Instilling confidence in election process is vital: Supreme Court

Court cites free and fair elections, asks poll panel to review complaints of nomination obstruction

Indian Railways records 77.11% punctuality in FY27 so far, says ministry

Indian Railways says punctuality stood at 77.11% in FY27 so far, compared with 69.2% in FY19, citing improved monitoring, timetable rationalisation and infrastructure upgrades

Essar Ports gets LoA for ₹2,276 crore Tuna Tekra terminal in Gujarat

Essar Ports will invest Rs 1,552.57 crore in the Tuna Tekra terminal, which will have an annual cargo-handling capacity of 18.33 million tonnes and four berths at Kandla in Gujarat

Datanomics: Elderly most vulnerable to stampedes, account for 29% of deaths

The elderly accounted for 28% of stampede deaths in India over the past decade, making them the most vulnerable, while religious gatherings remained a major cause of such incidents.

SEM court orders release of CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka

A special executive magistrate ordered the release of CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after their judicial custody expired in connection with the October 14 Jantar Mantar protest.

Annual coastal flood damages may reach $199 billion by 2050: ADB report

The ADB report warns that India, China and Indonesia may face the largest monetary losses from coastal flooding, with annual damages potentially reaching $739 billion by 2100.

What changes in Delhi as Grap 1 restrictions imposed amid rising pollution?

Grap stage 1 brings stricter dust control, restrictions on coal and firewood in restaurant tandoors, and limits on diesel generator use as Delhi's air quality worsens

Grap Stage 1 invoked across Delhi-NCR as AQI enters 'poor' category

Grap Stage 1 measures include mechanised road sweeping, water sprinkling to control dust, regular waste collection and action against open waste burning

Delhi HC to hear Neha Bora's plea against 'peace' bond on October 22

The case was listed after the student leader sought an urgent hearing in the high court, which is shut this week for Dussehra vacation

DDA may launch tethered hot air balloon rides in Delhi from November 14

DDA, last year, finalised the Yamuna Sports Complex, the Commonwealth Games sports complexes, and Asita and Baansera, two sites along the Yamuna Bank, for balloon rides

Delhi HC denies relief to CJP leaders challenging judicial custody

The case was taken up by the court after the CJP leaders sought an urgent hearing in the high court, which is shut due to the Dussehra break