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'It's her story': Sam Pitroda slams BJP criticism of Sonia Gandhi's memoir

Pitroda urged critics to read it in full and understand its context before judging it

Kedarnath, Yamunotri shrines close for winter after record pilgrim footfall

Kedarnath saw over 1.91 million pilgrims and Yamunotri more than 884,000 during this year's season; the deities' ceremonial palanquins have moved to their winter abodes

Chhath rush: Railways adds special trains as demand for Bihar travel surges

Waiting lists on several Bihar-bound trains have crossed 150, with some trains reporting no availability for fresh bookings on certain dates

Firecrackers caused 71% of Delhi's PM2.5 pollution on Diwali night: IITM

Delhi saw extreme PM2.5 spikes after Diwali, with firecrackers accounting for 71% of the pollution as winter conditions restricted the dispersal of pollutants

Mother Dairy raises milk prices by ₹2-₹4 per litre, effective Thursday

Mother Dairy, the largest milk supplier in Delhi-NCR, had last raised prices on May 14, 2026. Prior to that, the price revision was done in April, 2025

Sonia Gandhi's book 'Belonging' released: Key revelations from her memoir

Sonia Gandhi's memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, revisits major political events, family tensions and personal tragedies, including Rajiv Gandhi's assassination

Sonia Gandhi recalls Rahul's lonely birthday after Indira's 1977 defeat

In her tell-all memoir, "Belonging: A Journey Of Love", Sonia Gandhi recalls the incident as a painful lesson in the fickleness of human relationships in the political sphere

IndiGo extends Saudi flight suspension till Nov 30 amid Houthi attacks

IndiGo has extended the suspension of flights to Jeddah and Madinah until November 21, while services to Riyadh and Dammam will remain suspended until November 30

CPCB explains why PM readings above 1,000 µg/m³ excluded from official AQI

The pollution regulator says readings exceeding the monitoring instruments' calibrated limit of 1,000 µg/m³ are excluded from calculations, while a review of data processing methodology is under way

Delhi's AQI remains 'very poor'; CPCB addresses concerns over data gaps

Delhi's air quality remained in the 'very poor' category, with the national capital recording a city-level AQI of 301, while Gurugram and Noida's readings stood at 289 and 243, respectively

Datanomics: Most 2026 mishaps occurred at firecracker units, not on Diwali

The number of firework accidents increased from 110 in 2015 to 238 in 2018, before remaining volatile during and after the Covid-19 period

Businesses were dissatisfied with UPA 2, says Sonia Gandhi in memoir

Cong leader says they backed BJP because of perceived 'policy paralysis'

DPDP Act lacks clear safeguards for investigative journalism: Legal experts

Legal experts warn that the absence of specific exemptions for journalism could discourage public-interest reporting, with the Supreme Court set to hear a challenge to the law

After exam paper leak row, Railways tighten recruitment safeguards

Indian Railways has tightened recruitment rules for nearly 5,000 vacancies, with stricter identity checks, photo requirements and scrutiny of applicants

Delhi's last 48 villages go urban, opening new real estate frontier

Delhi's decision to urbanise its remaining 48 rural villages could create new property markets near Gurugram, but experts say zoning, land pooling, infrastructure and approvals hold the key

Forest Rights Act: Who can claim forest land after Supreme Court ruling?

The Supreme Court has distinguished traditional forest-based livelihood from commercial cultivation, clarifying who can claim forest rights and what protections available against eviction

'Shaken and worried': Sonia Gandhi speaks up about fighting cancer twice

In Belonging: A Journey of Love, the former Congress president recounts undergoing breast cancer surgery in 2010 and discovering another growth in her pancreas a year later

EC extends Model Code of Conduct curbs to retired officials hired by states

The Election Commission says retired government employees and other individuals engaged by state and Union territory governments must maintain political neutrality

NCP merger decision rests with Sharad Pawar, Sunetra, says Fadnavis

The Maharashtra chief minister says neither Sharad Pawar nor Sunetra Pawar has informed the BJP of any merger plan, adding that comparing Sunetra's leadership with late Ajit Pawar would be unfair

Britannia, PepsiCo, HUL rethink recipes as food labelling rules loom

India's packaged food makers are reformulating products as regulatory scrutiny intensifies, but keeping familiar flavours intact remains their biggest challenge