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Delhi AQI woes: Supreme Court moots closure of border toll plazas, gives MCD one week to devise 'concrete plan'

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Taking a stern view of the "annual feature" of severe air pollution in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a sweeping set of directives... Read More


Ex-Harvard morgue manager sentenced to 8 years for stealing, selling body parts donated for research

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- A former morgue manager at the Harvard Medical School has been sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing and selling body parts that had been donated for research purposes.... Read More


Japan's Mizuho enters Indian investment banking space with $523 million Avendus deal

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Japan-based Mizuho Securities on Wednesday announced that it is buying a majority stake in KKR-backed Indian investment bank Avendus for up to 81 billion yen, or $523 million. R... Read More


Parliament passes Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha Bill to allow 100% FDI in insurance sector

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, December 17, passed the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 to raise the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the insurance s... Read More


Rigor mortis set in before bodies were found: Chilling details emerge in Rob Reiner, wife's double murder

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Fresh details have emerged in the murder of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, with news outlet TMZ learning that the elderly couple had been dead for hours before their daughter... Read More


IndiGo tops Air India group in international passenger traffic, DGCA data shows

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- InterGlobe Aviation-owned IndiGo has seized a commanding lead in the international passenger market, surpassing the combined figures of Air India and Air India Express in the Jul... Read More


Former AMD Engineer may become a billionaire after Chinese chip IPO set to list at $5.9 billion

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- China is set to add another billionaire - emerging from a Chinese chipmaker - in its rich list in the span of just a few days. Chen Weiliang left his career of 14 years nearly h... Read More


Akhanda 2 box office collection day 6: Balakrishna film slows down, sees drop in earnings after Rs.70 cr haul

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Akhanda 2, led by Nandamuri Balakrishna, hit theatres amid sky-high expectations, but the sequel has been unable to match the pre-release excitement. Despite strong buzz and earl... Read More


Is Steam down? Server faces second outage in 24 hours, Downdetector shows

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Steam appeared to suffer a second major outage within 24 hours on Tuesday, December 16, as tens of thousands of users reported problems accessing the platform, according to Downd... Read More


What changes in Delhi to tackle pollution - '50% office attendance, fuel curbs, action against below-BS-IV vehicles'

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Delhi and its surrounding areas continue to witness darkened skies, with dense smog reducing visibility to nearly zero and worsening air quality. To tackle the menace of pollutio... Read More