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GRAP III stage implemented in Delhi; classes in schools for children up to class V in a "Hybrid" mode

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- . In view of the worsening pollution levels, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has directed the immediate implementation of Stage-III of the Graded Response Action... Read More


India's Sumit Nagal appeals to Chinese officials after visa denied for Grand Slam tennis qualifier

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- India's top-ranked male tennis player is appealing to Chinese authorities after saying he was denied a visa to compete in an Australian Open wild-card playoff tournament beginnin... Read More


Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the event to mark the 70th birth anniversary of the Fourth King of Bhutan

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Global Peace Prayer Festival in Bhutan marking the 70th birth anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth King of Bhutan and the exposition o... Read More


South Africa's apartheid-era crimes inquiry is delayed over legal objections

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- An inquiry into allegations that South Africa's Black-led governments interfered with investigations into apartheid-era crimes was postponed on its first day Monday over objectio... Read More


European Union and Indian navies take over ship used by pirates off Somalia to seize tanker

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- The European Union and Indian navies have taken over a ship used by pirates off the coast of Somalia to seize a Malta-flagged tanker, the EU force said Wednesday. The Iranian fi... Read More


Vatican investigates Swiss Guard after allegations of an antisemitic incident in St. Peter's Square

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- The Vatican said Monday it was investigating a possible antisemitic incident, in which a Swiss Guard allegedly made a spitting gesture toward two Jewish women. The alleged incid... Read More


A deadly car explosion in New Delhi is being investigated under an anti-terrorism law

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Indian police were investigating a deadly car explosion in New Delhi under an anti-terrorism law, officials said Tuesday, as forensic experts worked to determine the cause of the... Read More


Lebanese authorities release son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on bail

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Lebanese authorities released the son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Monday after he paid a $900,000 bail, ending his 10-year detention for allegedly withholding inform... Read More


Sudan relief operations are on the brink of collapse, UN agency warns

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- The U.N. migration agency warned on Tuesday that humanitarian efforts in Sudan's war-torn North Darfur region might come to a complete halt unless immediate funding and safe deli... Read More


South Korean foreign minister urges Cambodia's leader to fight online scams

New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- South Korea's foreign minister met Monday with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet to pressure him to suppress burgeoning large-scale online scam operations that have been blamed ... Read More