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Grap-4 withdrawn as winds save Delhi again

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- Just hours after strong overnight winds pushed air quality in the Capital to "poor" on Wednesday, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) lifted stage 4 Graded Response ... Read More


I feel defeated, my faith in system is eroded: Survivor

Gurugram, Dec. 25 -- Sixteen years after an acid attack permanently altered her face, vision, and life, social activist and survivor Shaheen Malik says she feels broken not by the violence she endured... Read More


'E-rickshaws may be confined to internal Ggm roads in 2026'

Gurugram, Dec. 25 -- Traffic police will step up efforts in 2026 to decongest arterial and sector link roads by restricting the movement of e-rickshaws, citing speed mismatch and recurring traffic sna... Read More


Activists oppose tree felling in Bhagirathi Eco-sensitive Zone

Dehradun, Dec. 25 -- Several environmental and social organisations in Dehradun on Wednesday demanded the immediate cancellation of the forest clearance granted for felling thousands of trees within t... Read More


Teachers flag workload of data entry, threaten to delete

MUMBAI, Dec. 25 -- Teachers organisations across Maharashtra have warned the state government that they will collectively "disconnect" from official digital platforms for a limited period if the growi... Read More


The battle to rule Mumbai

India, Dec. 25 -- On Wednesday, the Thackeray cousins pledged to reunite, revive the Marathi manoos (people) first agenda, and reinforce the pre-eminence of their parties and their alliance in Mumbai,... Read More


Building the Bharat of Vajpayee's dreams

India, Dec. 25 -- In the collective consciousness of the nation, good governance - predicated on reforms with a human face - remains synonymous with my mentor and former Prime Minister (PM), Atal Biha... Read More


The victim has rights, even after death

India, Dec. 25 -- The Supreme Court's verdict expanding the definition of a "victim" under criminal law is a timely and necessary reaffirmation of the idea that justice cannot be allowed to collapse u... Read More


Writer who wrote of the sublime in the ordinary

India, Dec. 25 -- In the death of Vinod Kumar Shukla, the world of literature has lost an unusual writer. Vinod was a major poet and a major novelist in Hindi. The centre of his writing was the non-he... Read More


Learning who's left out of the UPI ecosystem

India, Dec. 25 -- As India's payments digital public infrastructure approaches its tenth anniversary, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) continues to stand out for its scale and adoption. In October... Read More