New Delhi: Dense fog in the morning followed by toxic smog later in the day kept Delhi’s air quality in the severe category for a third consecutive day on Monday. The city’s average air quality index (AQI) stood at 427, a marginal improvement from Sunday’s severe-plus...

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New Delhi: Delhi witnessed its first spell of dense winter fog on Monday, with visibility dropping to zero in parts of the city and bringing air, rail and road transport to a standstill. Flight operations at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport were severely...

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Expressing hope for lasting peace and stability in West Asia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday underscored the importance of combating terrorism, extremism and radicalisation during talks with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman. According to an Indian readout,...

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New Delhi: The amended atomic energy bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday, signalling a major policy shift in India’s nuclear sector that could significantly accelerate civil nuclear power generation by opening the field to private participation. Until now,...

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New Delhi: The Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) has expanded significantly over the past five years, with 468 hospitals empanelled nationwide in 2025 alone—far exceeding the 42 hospitals that exited the scheme during the same period. Official data presented in...

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BERLIN: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Kyiv was prepared to abandon its bid to join NATO if Western nations provide firm security guarantees, but firmly rejected a US-backed proposal that would require Ukraine to cede territory to Russia, as...

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