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Air quality 'nationwide crisis', govt response ineffective: Congress

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the NCAP propagated as the National Clear Air Programme is actually another type of NCAP - Notional Clear Air Programme

Volvo India eyes all-electric future as GST 2.0 lifts mild-hybrid demand

With the company refreshing its ICE (internal combustion engine) portfolio in 2025, flagship models XC90 and XC60 saw "a considerable double-digit growth in monthly sales

Rajasthan renewable energy curtailment persists, over 4 GW capacity at risk

Curtailments have intensified since the Khetri-Narela line was operationalised on December 12, contrary to expectations that the line would ease congestion

Grok imagery row: X admits mistake, likely to comply with Indian norms

X has accepted its mistake, and said it will comply with Indian laws, sources said, adding that in future, the platform will not allow obscene imagery

Pre-Budget meet: States push for equitable funds, higher deficit limits

The Telangana government has appealed to the Centre to enhance the fiscal deficit target to at least four per cent of the GSDP from the ideal levels of around 3.5 per cent

Goa sees record 10.8 mn tourist arrivals in 2025, foreign arrivals rise

Foreign tourist arrivals through charter flights have played an important role in Goa's inbound tourism, particularly from traditional source markets

Fadnavis to request PM Modi to launch Dharavi redevelopment project

Fadnavis said his government was committed to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) and all eligible persons will get homes of 350 sq ft

India to deepen engagement with Singapore-based ship safety agency

India is one of the founding members of the 21-nation ReCAAP, which was established as a regional, government-to-government institution for enhancing maritime security and ship safety

Turkman Gate violence: Delhi court sends 3 more accused to judicial custody

With the fresh arrests, police have apprehended 16 people, including a juvenile, so far

SIR in MP: Voter list update reunites man with mother after 22 years

Gairi, now 45, had left for the neighbouring state about 22 years ago and started working as a peon in a private school there

Punjab CM aims to turn 2nd phase of anti-drug drive into mass movement

Addressing a Lok Milni in Bathinda, Mann said the state government has launched the second phase of the campaign to completely eradicate drugs from Punjab

SIR is constitutional, stop the spectacle in UP: BJP hits out at Akhilesh

SIR is a constitutional process, which the Election Commission is carrying out with complete professional and technical expertise, BJP national spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said

Our civilisational courage shines in Somnath: PM Modi at Swabhiman Parv

Starting his three-day visit to Gujarat, PM Modi witnessed a drone show and presided over a meeting of the Shree Somnath Trust as its chairman

Punjab urges Centre for special economic package and fiscal support

Stressing the urgent need to shift away from water-intensive crops, Cheema proposed a special budgetary allocation for paddy diversification, arguing that the current incentive is inadequate

Gulshan Kumar murder case convict serving life term dies of heart attack

Gulshan Kumar, a cassette baron and among Bollywood's most prominent producers, was shot dead outside a temple in Andheri in the western part of Mumbai by three persons on August 12, 1997

Election Commission directs micro-observers to report lapses during SIR

In an advisory, the poll body said micro-observers must function independently and objectively during the exercise, with strict adherence to transparency, accuracy and neutrality

EC appoints four additional special roll observers for SIR in Bengal

Those named as SROs were Ratan Biswas, Vikas Singh, Sandeep Rewaji Rathod and Dr Shailesh, according to a notification

Hindi connects communities, brings people together: UN on World Hindi Day

Today and every day, we celebrate Hindi as a language that connects communities and brings people together across borders, the world body said on Hindi Diwas

Maha civic polls: Fadnavis takes dig at Ajit Pawar over corruption claims

Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party is part of the BJP-led Mahayuti but the two parties are fighting the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad civic polls separately

Delhi govt seeks 3,330 more electric buses under PM E-DRIVE scheme

Chief Minister Gupta said that with the support from the Centre, the Delhi government aims to make public transport 100 per cent electric