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Chaos at Delhi airport: Air traffic control glitch hits over 800 flights

A technical glitch in Delhi's air traffic control system triggered chaos, delaying over 800 flights and stranding passengers across India's busiest airport before services were restored

PM Modi, Prez Murmu congratulate women's cricket team on World Cup win

The team showed exceptional teamwork and tenacity throughout the tournament. Congratulations to our players. This historic win will motivate future champions to take up sports, said PM Modi

ICAR rejects GM-Free India's claims of data rigging in genome rice

Coalition alleges trial data of Pusa DST-1 and DRR Dhan 100 rice varieties was rigged to show higher yields; ICAR calls the claims baseless and politically motivated

Centre hikes non-urea fertiliser subsidy to ₹37,952 cr for rabi 2025

Hike to compensate for rising import price of sulphur, phosphorus and DAP

Diwali night fireworks send PM2.5 levels skyrocketing in Delhi-NCR

AQI slips into 'very poor' category, early respite not expected

Sebi extends deadline to Jan 2026 for angel funds to disclose allocation

In September, the regulatory framework for angel funds was revised under AIF (alternative investment fund) norms

ECI allows 12 alternative IDs for voting, special measure for veiled women

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said Aanganwadi workers will assist in verifying the identity of 'burqa-clad' or voters in 'ghunghat' at all Bihar polling booths

Looking to raise output of pulses 40% by 2030-31 crop year: Chouhan

Chouhan was addressing the media to announce the formal launch of the programme along with a host of other initiatives by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 11

Andhra clears $10-bn Google data centre in Vizag, 188k jobs likely

Chandrababu Naidu-led SIPB clears ₹1.14-trn investments, including Google's ₹87,520-cr data centre in Visakhapatnam, to position the city as 'AI City Vizag'

Darjeeling landslides kill 20, leave trail of destruction across hills

Darjeeling Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Richard Lepcha told PTI that rescue and relief operations were underway with the help of police, local administration and disaster response teams

Shah assures Centre's aid to Maharashtra as floods hit 6 mn hectares crops

Home Minister Amit Shah says the Centre will extend all assistance to farmers after heavy rains and floods damaged standing crops on 6 million hectares of farmland across Maharashtra

Exporters welcome mandatory APEDA registration for non-basmati rice

Exporters welcomed India's decision to make APEDA registration mandatory for non-basmati rice exports, saying it will aid transparency with minimal cost impact on trade

Shining bright: China-fuelled demand drives gold prices to fresh high

Gold hits fresh global and domestic records on Asia-led demand, weak rupee, and China's bullion push; markets eye Fed rate cuts as prices rally over 15% this month

Border farmers without land rights to get PM-KISAN benefit: Chouhan

Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced PM-KISAN benefits for border farmers without land rights and promised flood relief for J&K along with GST-linked cuts in farm equipment costs

Meloni, Putin, world leaders extend greetings to PM Modi on 75th birthday

Putin extended birthday greetings to Modi, praising his "great personal contribution" to strengthening the partnership between the two countries

Here's how political leaders, India Inc reacted to new GST rate reforms

Nirmala Sitharaman announces sweeping GST rationalisation, hailed as a Diwali gift. Industry and political leaders call the move historic, with praise for easing costs and boosting growth

India, US still in dialogue for bilateral trade deal, says Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal said India and the US remain in talks for a trade deal despite tariff frictions, even as India advances free trade agreements with the EU and other partners

Standing like a wall to protect interests of farmers: PM Narendra Modi

Modi stresses the need to produce fertilisers locally

Trump warns of severe consequences if Putin doesn't stop war after summit

Trump did not provide a timeframe for a second meeting. He is to meet Putin in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday

Trump seizes control of Washington DC police, deploys National Guard

Trump also said he is also deploying National Guard troops to Washington, DC, to "re-establish law, order, and public safety," declaring that they will be allowed to do their job properly