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Despite curbs, Gurugram lights up in firecrackers, wakes to toxic haze

India, Oct. 22 -- The booms, crackles and whistles of firecrackers rang in Gurugram and its skyline was illuminated on Monday night as the Supreme Court's restrictions were violated across the city. ... Read More


Ladakh leaders reach Delhi for statehood talks

Srinagar, Oct. 22 -- Leaders of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have left for Delhi where they will hold talks with officials of the Union ministry of home affairs reg... Read More


Toxic air sparks political row in Delhi as BJP, AAP trade blame

India, Oct. 22 -- Delhi's deteriorating air quality on Tuesday became a political slugfest with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) each blaming the other for the crisis. De... Read More


Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor see largest asset growth over 5 yrs

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- South Korea's top three conglomerates, Samsung, SK, and Hyundai Motor, saw the largest asset growth over five years, as per a report by Pulse, the english service of Maeil Busine... Read More


Union Minister Kiren Rijiju launches BJP campaign for Dampa by-election

Aizawl, Oct. 22 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Mizoram officially kicked off its Dampa By-election campaign on Wednesday with a grand event held at West Phaileng. The programme was chaired by... Read More


GRAP stage-3 curbs to wait as Delhi's AQI nears 400 mark

India, Oct. 22 -- A review meeting to invoke the next category of measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) will only take place after the air quality index (AQI) crosses 400, officials aw... Read More


India formally upgrades its 'technical mission' in Kabul to embassy

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- India on Tuesday announced the upgrading of its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan from the status of a technical mission in Kabul to a full-fledged embassy as part of its engage... Read More


Female doctor assaulted in West Bengal state-run hospital, BJP targets TMC govt over 'women security'

India, Oct. 22 -- At least three people were arrested for allegedly assaulting a female doctor and threatening her with rape at a state-run hospital in West Bengal's Uluberia area, media reports said.... Read More


Delhi ready for cloud seeding, waiting for suitable weather: Sirsa

India, Oct. 22 -- The government is ready to carry out cloud seeding, but is waiting for suitable weather, Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Tuesday, speaking at a press confere... Read More


Delhi ACB arrests tout red-handed for accepting Rs 50,000 bribe

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), Delhi, arrested a tout red-handed in a bribery case, who received a bribe on behalf of officials of Sub-Registrar-I, Kashmiri Gate, Delhi, on We... Read More