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Parliament Session LIVE: Both Houses adjourned till 2 pm amid chaos in LS over Karthigai Deepam row

Parliament Winter Session LIVE Updates: Follow all the latest updates from Parliament as government and opposition debate key issues

Delhi HC refuses to halt order allowing Dr Reddy's to export Semaglutide

The Delhi High Court refused to stop an earlier order that lets Dr Reddy's make Semaglutide in India only for export, saying Novo Nordisk's patent challenge needs a full hearing before any decision

Rahul Gandhi flags issue of air pollution, seeks discussion in Lok Sabha

The Congress leader said the prime minister can then put in place a plan to deal with the issue of air pollution

HC directs social media platforms to act within week on Pawan Kalyan's plea

The court directed the social media intermediaries to treat Kalyan's plea as a complaint under the Information and Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021

NIA raids house of suspect linked to ISIS in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh

This operation is being conducted as part of an investigation into the network linked to suspected terrorist Shahnawaz Alam, who was arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell in October 2023

From IndiGo to Indigo: How the escape plan of Luthra brothers collapsed

The incident left twenty-five people dead and six others injured during a musical event that had drawn nearly a hundred guests, many of them tourists

2-day event to celebrate Zakir Hussain's legacy on death anniversary: NCPA

Younger brother, musician Taufiq Qureshi, revealed that Hussain's images will be displayed across three iconic places of Mumbai Gateway of India, Bandra-Worli sea link and CST railway station

Explained: How India handles pollution and what WHO air guidelines say

The government says India sets its own air quality standards and does not follow WHO guidelines; cities are ranked under NCAP, with top performers rewarded annually

Veteran Congress leader Shivraj Patil passes away at 90 in Maharashtra

Patil was the union home minister from 2004 to 2008. He resigned from the position shortly after the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai began

Gavaskar personality rights: HC tells social platforms to act within 7 days

The court said in case the social media intermediaries have any reservations to any weblink given by Gavaskar, they should inform him

At least 9 dead, 23 injured as bus falls off road in Andhra Pradesh

They said the bus, which was headed to neighbouring Telangana from Chittoor, was carrying 37 people, including the driver and the cleaner

Amit Shah, Mohan Bhagwat to unveil statue of Veer Savarkar in Andaman today

Bhagwat and Shah are scheduled to unveil the statue of Savarkar at Beodnabad in South Andaman around 2.30 pm, the officials said

IMD warns of dense fog over North India; cold wave likely in these states

Dense fog expected across northern states while cold wave will likely persist in central and peninsular regions until December 14, says IMD

Maharashtra to implement new Lokyaukta act as Anna Hazare warns of strike

The original Lokayukta Bill was passed by the Assembly on 28 December 2022 and by the Legislative Council on 15 December 2023, before being sent to the President for assent

Smog blankets Delhi as air quality worsens, 28 stations see 'very poor' AQI

Smog remained widespread across Delhi and NCR, with Jahangirpuri, Anand Vihar, Rohini, and NSIT Dwarka among the worst-hit hotspots

We set own air standards; global rankings not official, says govt

Government tells Parliament that India relies on its own air-quality standards and city-level assessments

18 from Assam killed, 3 missing as truck falls into gorge in Arunachal

The incident took place on Hayuliang-Chaglagam Road in Anjaw district in the eastern part of the hill state on December 8 when a truck was carrying 22 labourers from Tinsukia district

Delhi govt approves reorganisation of 11 revenue districts into 13

The decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday

Maha CM Fadnavis asks for plan to build India's biggest shipyard in state

Fadnavis issued the instructions while reviewing works of the Ports Development Department at a meeting held in the ministerial council hall of Vidhan Bhavan in Nagpur

Cong MP demands Beijing-style action plan to cut air pollution levels

As Delhi faces another hazardous smog spell, Congress MP Manickam Tagore accused the Centre of weak enforcement and urged a Beijing-style, time-bound clean air action plan with stricter accountability