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HC orders protection of 12 live-in couples

India, Dec. 19 -- The Allahabad High Court has directed police protection for 12 live-in couples, who said they faced threats from their families and had received inadequate security from the police. ... Read More


Air on verge of 'severe' again, smog hits flights

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Capital continued to be blanketed in fog on Thursday due to dipping air quality, which plummeted from the lower-end of "very poor" to around 373 by the afternoon, forcing the... Read More


worsening air quality sparks row between state govt, aap

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Public Works Department and water minister Parvesh Verma on Thursday mounted a sharp attack on the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, alleging that a decade of administra... Read More


Misting systems to be installed at all flyovers, says govt

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Public Works Department (PWD) minister Parvesh Verma on Thursday announced a series of pollution-control and road infrastructure measures, outlining what he described as a "time-... Read More


centre to set up 4-member expert panel to tackle ozone pollution

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Union environment ministry has proposed to constitute a four-member expert panel to work on ozone (O3) pollution to assess ways to mitigate its ill-effects and also assess it... Read More


Closure notice for 5 restaurants over lack of fire safety clearances

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) has issued closure notices to five establishments and found 24 units violating safety norms during a week-long inspection drive across restaurants, ... Read More


Cash-rich Airtel pares debt as Vodafone Idea borrows to stay afloat

new delhi/bengaluru/mumbai, Dec. 19 -- Two of India's biggest private telecom operators-Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi)-are looking to shore up their finances and fund network investments from va... Read More


CCI to investigate IndiGo over flight disruptions

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Competition Commission of India (CCI) announced on Thursday that it will investigate complaints received regarding IndiGo's flight disruptions early this month. The antitrust... Read More


Employment in food delivery rises 27% amid rapid expansion

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- India's food delivery sector directly employed 1.37 million workers in 2023-24, up from 1.08 million in 2021-22, expanding at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.3%, acc... Read More


Securities Markets Code Bill 2025 introduced in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. She moved that the Bill be referred to a Select ... Read More