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Is your balcony a lung risk? Pigeon exposure can cause irreversible damage

Across balconies, rooftops, and public spaces, pigeons shed droppings and feathers that become airborne dust. Doctors say urban exposure is increasingly linked to serious, irreversible lung damage

Trump blames govt shutdown, absence from ballot for Republican losses

After Democrats swept major elections across key states in the US, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to explain the Republican Party's poor performance in the polls

Free flight cancellations within 48 hours likely in regulatory reforms

Regulator invites public feedback till November 30 before finalising new refund rules for airlines

Zohran Mamdani taunts Trump after NYC mayoral win: 'Turn the volume up'

Newly elected New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani mocked Donald Trump in his victory speech, saying his win over Trump-backed rivals showed how the city can 'defeat political darkness'

Zohran Mamdani quotes Nehru in victory speech: 'Step out from old to new'

Zohran Mamdani quoted lines from Jawaharlal Nehru's famous 'A Tryst with Destiny' speech, which was delivered on August 14, 1947

Canada's new immigration plan: 380,000 PRs each year, fewer temporary visas

Canada's new Immigration Levels Plan 2026-2028 signals a policy shift from expansion to stabilisation, maintaining steady permanent resident targets while reducing temporary inflows

Nvidia joins $850 million India Deep Tech Alliance to boost AI startups

Nvidia has joined Indian and US investors in the India Deep Tech Alliance, which has raised over $850 million to support startups in AI, space, semiconductors and robotics

US elections: Women make history with wins in Virginia, Detroit, New Jersey

In landmark results, women won top races in the 2025 US elections - Abigail Spanberger became Virginia's first female governor, Mary Sheffield Detroit's first woman mayor, and Mikie Sherrill New Jers

Delhi's air quality improves marginally but remains in 'poor' category

Delhi pollution AQI today: Meteorologists have attributed the rise in pollution to western disturbance that has reduced wind speed and caused atmospheric stagnation

Zohran Mamdani is new mayor of New York City: 5 things to know about him

Zohran Mamdani, 34, has scripted history as the first Muslim and among the youngest mayors of New York City, signalling a leftward shift in the city's political landscape

Indian-origin Pureval pips JD Vance's half-brother in Cincinnati mayor race

US Vice President JD Vance did not fund or actively campaign for his half-brother, though he posted on X, encouraging voters to support him

Q2 results today: Britannia, Inox, Zydus Wellness among 118 firms

Q2FY26 company results: Firms including Aurobindo Pharma, Muthoot Microfin, Delhivery, Blue Star, and Eureka Industries are also to release their July-September earnings reports today

Zohran Mamdani beats Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa to become NYC mayor

Zohran Mamdani, 34, became New York City's youngest mayor since the 19th century and its first Muslim and South Asian mayor after defeating Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in the election

Rahul Gandhi says 10% of Indians control Army, bureaucracy, companies

At a rally in Bihar on the last day of campaigning for the first phase of voting, Congress MP & LoP Rahul Gandhi alleged that 10% of Indians control key institutions, including the defence services

5 dead, many injured as passenger train rams into goods train in Bilaspur

The accident occurred around 4 pm when a passenger train travelling from Gevra in Korba district to Bilaspur collided with a goods train from behind between the Gatora and Bilaspur railway stations

IndiGo Q2FY26 results: Net loss widens to ₹2,582 cr, revenue up 9.3%

InterGlobe Aviation's Ebitda surged 85 per cent to ₹3,472 crore from ₹1,873 crore in Q2FY25, while the Ebitda margin improved to 18.7 per cent

Hinduja Group chairman Gopichand Hinduja passes away in London at 85

Gopichand was part of the second generation of the Hinduja family and assumed the role of chairman in May 2023, following the death of his elder brother, Srichand Hinduja

Adani Enterprises Q2 profit up 84% to ₹3,198 crore on exceptional gains

Adani Enterprises' revenue from operations in Q2FY26 stood at ₹21,248.51 crore, down 6 per cent Y-o-Y and 3.3 per cent sequentially

India's travel boom gets luxe: Early bookings, smart spends, big getaways

Premium stays, early planning, and value deals define Indian travellers' festive bookings, finds MakeMyTrip

Govt flags fake 'QuantumAI' scheme promising ₹3.5 lakh a month returns

PIB cautions investors against fake video falsely linking PM Modi to ₹3.5 lakh per month "scheme"