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Delhi's air quality improves from 'poor' to 'moderate', AQI at 180

The 24-hour air quality index (AQI) read 180. On Sunday, the AQI was recorded at 282, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. The 24-hour AQI on Saturday was 193

Ishan Kishan needs to start playing to be considered for selection: Dravid

Whenever he is ready, I didn't say he has to play domestic cricket, I said whenever he is ready, he needs to play some cricket and come back, the choice is his, says Rahul Dravid

Kansai Nerolac Paints Q3 results: Net profit rises 39.6% to Rs 152 cr

Its revenue from operations was up 5 per cent to Rs 1,918.71 crore in the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal from Rs 1,826.81 crore in the year-ago period

Indian toy manufacturers receive orders worth $10 mn at German fair

The exporters said buyers from countries such as the US, the UK, South Africa, and Germany showed interest in their products and placed a good number of orders

Employment in manufacturing sector grew by 7% in 2021-22: Govt data

Average salary earned per employee in this sector had gone up by 1.7 per cent in 2020-21 and 8.3 per cent in 2021-22, in comparison to respective previous years, it explained

Delhi court extends Sisodia's custody, allows him to visit ailing wife

Special judge M K Nagpal also extended the judicial custody of Sisodia till February 22 after he was produced before the court on the expiry of his remand granted earlier

Delhi govt to offer free travel for third gender in DTC, cluster buses

Women are already provided free travel on these buses in the national capital. The free travel scheme for women began in October 2019

Triveni Turbine Q3 results: Net profit grows 30% to Rs 68.30 crore

It had clocked a net profit of Rs 52.60 crore in the year-ago period, the company said in an exchange filing

US presidential election: Nikki Haley raises $16.5 mn in Jan for campaign

Haley, the 52-year-old former two-term Governor of South Carolina, refused to quit the race for the 2024 White House. The next major primary is scheduled to be held in her home state of South Carolina

China displaces India as largest tourism market for Maldives amid row

India, which was on the number 1 slot in 2023, has slipped down to 5th position as of Sunday with 16,536 tourists (7.7 per cent market share in 2024) coming to this island nation

Centre empowers states, UTs to declare SIMI banned group under UAPA

On January 29, the Central government had extended the ban imposed on the SIMI for five more years

Farmers to march to Delhi on February 13, demand legal guarantee for MSP

Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal claimed more than 200 farmers' unions from across the country will participate in the "Delhi Chalo" march

Kerala Budget: Govt hikes excise duty on liquor, pitches for privatisation

Special Development Zones will be created in partnership with the private sector by attracting investment from institutions and individuals including non-resident Keralites, Finance Minister said

Uttarakhand special Assembly session on Uniform Civil Code begins

A meeting of the House business advisory committee was also held after the day's proceedings, where it was decided to lay the UCC in the form of a legislation in the House and start a debate on it

Credit growth of banks could moderate in FY25 on tighter liquidity: S&P

"Deposit growth continues to lag credit for the Indian banks we rate, leading to tight liquidity conditions," S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Nikita Anand said

Insecticides (India) Ltd Q3 results: Net profit rises 37% to Rs 17.07 crore

The company's profit stood at Rs 12.44 crore in the October-December quarter in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing

Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels IPO subscribed 2.52 times on Day 1 of bidding

The Rs 920 crore IPO received bids for 8,75,33,280 shares against 3,47,61,903 shares on offer, as per NSE data

344 antiquities returned to India since 2014: Govt tells Parliament

Union Minister of Culture G Kishan Reddy said this in a written response to a query in Lok Sabha

Govt making efforts to keep CNG prices under control: Oil minister Puri

Responding to supplementaries during the Question Hour, he said the government is encouraging consumption of compressed natural gas as it is relatively a cleaner fuel

IRMA, NCDEX launch centre in Gujarat to promote commodity derivatives mkt

The project seeks to redefine policy maker's perspectives on commodity derivatives markets, fostering a deeper understanding of price discovery for both banned and unbanned commodities, it added