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Benchmarks slip as FII selling, trade worries dent sentiment

Mumbai, Dec. 15 -- The benchmark equity indices closed marginally lower on Tuesday, snapping a two-session rally as risk appetite cooled. Persistent foreign fund outflows, lingering uncertainty over a... Read More


Manickam Tagore gives Adjournment Motion Notice in LS to discuss 'severe' pollution in Delhi-NCR

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday submitted an Adjournment Motion notice in the Lok Sabha seeking urgent discussion on the severe air pollution affecting Delhi-NCR and reques... Read More


Himachal Pradesh: BOCW Welfare Board disbursed Rs 14.17 crore to 3,835 beneficiaries under welfare schemes

Shimla, Dec. 15 -- Himachal Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Welfare Board Chairman Nardev Singh Kanwar said that the Board has disbursed a total amount of Rs 14.17 crore to 3,83... Read More


"Insult to Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindra Nath Tagore and Bengal": TMC's Sagarika Ghose on MGNREGA name change

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- TMC MP Sagarika Ghose on Monday said that the Central Government's draft bill to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGA) is an "insult" to... Read More


"It seeks to undermine foundational objectives of scheme": Kerala CM Vijayan criticises Centre's move to rename MGNREGA

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 15 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday strongly opposed the Centre's proposal to rename MGNREGA, saying that the bill seeks to "undermine the very foundational... Read More


Delhi's air quality remains 'Severe' at 452, residents report breathlessness and low visibility

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- The residents of Delhi on Monday complained about worsening air quality and a thick layer of smog, as the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the 'Severe' category, record... Read More


Bihar: Ahead of assuming charge as BJP working president, Nitin Nubin pays tribute to father in Patna

Patna, Dec. 15 -- A day after being appointed as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national working president, Bihar minister Nitin Nabin on Monday paid tribute to his father, veteran BJP leader and fo... Read More


DUAC rejects NDMC proposal to demolish and rebuild Assam Bhawan

India, Dec. 15 -- The Delhi Urban Arts Commission (DUAC) has rejected the proposal of demolition and reconstructing the Assam Bhawan n Plot No 1, Sardar Patel Marg. The proposal was presented by the N... Read More


West Bank violence is soaring, fueled by a capitulation of Israeli institutions to settlers' interests

India, Dec. 15 -- An 18-year-old Palestinian was allegedly kidnapped and abused by Israeli settlers in the West Bank in December 2025 United Nations data shows settler violence has reached record lev... Read More


CAQM pulls up DDA for high dust levels on roads

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Sunday pulled up the Delhi Development Authority for "recurring negligence" in maintaining roads under its jurisdiction. This ... Read More