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Ahead of the Winter Session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urged MPs to uphold democratic traditions and participate actively in parliamentary proceedings

After 24 days of `very poor` air, often bordering the `severe` zone, the air quality in Delhi on Sunday had improved to the `poor` category with a reading of 279

The High Commission of India in Sri Lanka said the stranded passengers were seen off by Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha before boarding an Indian Air Force aircraft to Thiruvananthapuram

As per official figures, Delhi`s average AQI between January and November 2025 stood at 187, an improvement over 201 in 2024, 190 in 2023, 199 in 2022, 197 in 2021, 203 in 2019, and 213 in 2018

US Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died after the Wednesday shooting in Washington, DC, while her seriously injured colleague, US Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, remained in critical condition

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, said the revenues of the 100 largest arms makers grew to USD 679 billion in 2024, the highest figure it has recorded

The high-level negotiations in Florida came days before President Donald Trump`s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will be in Moscow to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin

`It`s heartbreaking,` said Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff`s office. She said investigators believe it was a `targeted incident` at a banquet hall where 100 people or more had gathered Saturday night

It also revealed that this behavior was observed even when the monkeys were presented with a song they had not yet heard before and when they were no longer rewarded for tapping to the beat

The machine acts like a high-tech automatic spa pod that can wash an occupant head to toe in minutes. Users enter the pod and recline into its comfortable seat

North Sumatra Police first reported looting incidents on Saturday evening, said police spokesperson Ferry Walintukan, adding that regional police had been deployed to restore order

In a statement on Sunday, the prime ministers office said that Netanyahu had submitted a request for a pardon to the legal department of the Office of the President. The Office of the President called it an extraordinary request, carrying with it significant implications

On Friday, just before the Florida sit-down, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, who up until that point had been the countrys lead negotiator in talks with the US

Our sutradhaars discuss a cool innovation thats a godsend for bibliophiles in France, where its old city buses across its towns and rural routes have become mobile libraries. The duo hope similar ideas can see the light of day in their favourite city

The cyclone is expected to move parallel to the coastline of northern parts of the state and neighbouring Puducherry in the next 24 hours, the weather office said

It started with urine infection and later kidneys got involved, and she was put on medication till her kidneys were just 40 per cent working. Cutys life came to a halt when she was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, as both of her kidneys had failed

The poll authority said the enumeration form distribution will now continue till December 11 instead of December 4. The draft electoral rolls will now be published on December 16 in place of December 9, while the final voters list will be out on February 14, 2026 in place of February 7

Elon Musk addressed concerns that talented immigrants are taking jobs from native-born citizens, saying he`s unsure about the validity of this perception

Recently, a motorcyclist fell into an open trench dug for the metro project.

Its a wonder this column survived in an era when freedom of the press is no longer guaranteed, and owners, fearing raids and cases, often rein in the few feisty journalists who are still doing their job

Swift fire brigade action stops fire from spreading to adjoining units; leak-triggered explosion under probe

Greater Kailash registered the lowest turnout at just 20.87 per cent, while Dwarka-B recorded 23.72 per cent polling. Chandni Chowk saw 27.91 per cent turnout, Ashok Vihar 28.13 per cent and Shalimar Bagh-B 28.28 per cent

Eyewitnesses described chaotic scenes immediately after the collision, with passengers crying for help, shattered glass scattered across the road, and locals breaking the bus doors to rescue those trapped inside

The woman arrived at the deceased`s house as preparations were underway for his last rites. Eyewitnesses said that she then married the deceased, claiming the act would make their love immortal

In a statement, EC said that enumeration form distribution will now continue till December 11 instead of December 4. The draft electoral rolls will now be published on December 16 in place of December 9, while the final voters` list will be out on February 14, 2026

Eight people, including a woman connected with the renovation work of the buildings that caught fire on Wednesday, were arrested by Hong Kong`s anti-corruption body for allegedly using inflammable and substandard materials

Officials said the surrendered cadres will receive Rs 50,000 each under the rehabilitation policy, along with additional support from the Chhattisgarh Government, including skills training and agricultural land

Shadipur recorded the worst AQI level of 335, followed by Jahangirpuri (324), Nehru Nagar (319), RK Puram (307), and the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences in Dilshad Garden (303), all of which also remained in the `very poor` bracket

A sudden LPG-linked explosion at Ambika Powder Coating in Bhosari MIDC on Saturday afternoon sparked a fire that left one worker seriously injured and five others with minor burns

The country is undergoing a rapid demographic transition, with birth rates falling sharply over the past two decades. In 2000, our TFR was 3.5. Today it is 1.9. This is a drastic decline, Anil Chandran, general secretary of the Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP) said

The exemptions cover humanitarian and medical cases, low-income borrowers, the deceased, low-income retirees, and senior citizens

Further raising tensions, the officers gathered in Plaza de Mayo, the historic site of protests by women searching for children who had been abducted, detained and disappeared by the junta.

The polls are expected to reveal the voters` mood in the national capital after a comprehensive victory of the BJP in the assembly election earlier this year

According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at 03:13 AM Indian Standard Time (IST), at a depth of 10 kilometres

Parts of North Sumatra province were cut off by damaged roads and downed communications lines, and relied on relief aircraft to deliver aid supplies

Suspect of the shooting of two National Guards is on the run; he has been identified as an Afghan national who worked with the CIA

Khans three sisters, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi have been camping outside the Adiala Jail for the last few days

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Naveen Mahajan said that after digitisation, the department is matching each voters record with the 2002 SIR rolls to see whether the names of their parents are recorded in that earlier list

It will probe permissions granted, crowd control, other lapses to place accountability

In China, a man won the lying flat contest by lying on a mattress for 33 hours

Because even endings, like patients, have a way of resuscitating themselves

The son, with an irritated eye roll explains, See Pa, Dhriti equals they Dhriti likes to be called they, them not she, her.

Everybody should interview their grandmothers and mothers on top priority. It will usually be a fascinating revelation to learn who they really were, before they got married and became our grandmothers and mothers.

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached 28 immovable assets worth over Rs 70 crore in the Madhya Pradesh fake liquor challan scam. The properties, located in Indore, Mandsaur and Khargone

Four police personnel in Uttar Pradeshs Ballia district, including a former station officer, were booked for assault, extortion and intimidation following a CJM court order. The FIR, filed on a complaint by Mantu Yadav, alleges physical assault, verbal abuse and a bribe demand during a night checking drive in February 2024

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said at the Nagpur Book Festival that nationalism has never been an issue in India, stressing that the Indian idea of rashtra differs from the Western notion of nationhood. He added that attempts to label the RSS as merely nationalist stem from a misunderstanding of its broader cultural vision

Delhis air quality remained in the very poor category for the 15th straight day, with an AQI of 338 on Saturday. Experts from AIIMS and other institutions warned that temporary measures are no longer effective and stressed the urgent need for long-term, year-round pollution control as weather conditions hinder improvement

Protests by Punjabs state-run bus employees intensified as workers demanded the release of detained union leaders and cancellation of kilometre-based bus scheme tenders. Bus services across several districts remained disrupted for the second day

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said another IAF IL-76 aircraft has delivered fresh relief supplies to Colombo, taking Indias total aid to 27 tonnes under Operation Sagar Bandhu as Sri Lanka battles the worsening impact of Cyclone Ditwah

Air India has launched an accelerated software and hardware realignment drive across its A320 fleet after a global AirbusEASA alert flagged a potential solar radiation risk affecting flight-control data. Over 40 pc of its affected aircraft are already updated, with no cancellations reported.