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November 17, 2024 10:39 PM

GRAP-IV curbs imposed in Delhi from Monday as air quality deteriorates

In response to the worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has announced the implementation of Stage-IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) from Monday. Delhi's daily average Air Quality Index (AQI)...

November 18, 2024 8:45 AM

Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah media head, Hezbollah confirms his death

Lebanese armed group Hezbollah confirmed its media relations chief Mohammad Afif was killed by an Israeli strike on a building in central Beirut on Sunday. Israel has rarely hit senior Hezbollah personnel who do not have clear military roles, and it...

November 17, 2024 9:19 PM

India and Nigeria agree deeper ties in maritime security, counter-terrorism

India and Nigeria on Sunday agreed to deepen collaboration in maritime security, intelligence and counter-terrorism during a state visit to the West African country by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM odi is the first Indian premier to visit Nigeria...

November 17, 2024 8:38 PM

Dharmendra Pradhan, Johns Hopkins University discuss plans for offshore campus in India

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met with a high-level delegation from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) on Sunday, during which both sides explored the potential for establishing an offshore campus of the prestigious US university in India. ...

November 17, 2024 8:18 PM

Amit Shah reviews Manipur security situation amid ongoing tensions

Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a high-level meeting in the national capital on Sunday to evaluate the escalating security concerns in Manipur. According to sources cited by ANI, Shah will conduct a detailed review on Monday to address the vo...

November 17, 2024 7:22 PM

PM Modi announces 20 tons of humanitarian aid to flood-hit Nigeria

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed condolences to the people of Nigeria for the lives lost in last month’s devastating floods and announced that India will send 20 tons of humanitarian aid to support relief efforts. “On behalf ...

November 17, 2024 10:40 PM

Russia pounds Ukraine’s power grid in ‘massive’ air strike

Russia unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes on Ukraine in almost three months on Sunday, firing 120 missiles and 90 drones in a sweeping attack that killed at least seven people and caused "severe damage" to the power system, officials said. Ukr...

November 17, 2024 6:42 PM

‘Finally the truth is out’: PM Modi appreciates film ‘The Sabarmati Report’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appreciated a film, ‘The Sabarmati Report’, based on the Godhra train burning incident of February 27, 2002, in Gujarat, welcoming the factual depiction of the incident in which 59 people were killed. Shari...

November 17, 2024 6:44 PM

World looks to G20 in Rio for breakthrough in climate talks

Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take center stage at the G20 summit in Brazil this week, as negotiators at U.N. talks in Azerbaijan hit an impasse on climate finance that they hope leaders of the world's 20 major economies can break. He...

November 17, 2024 4:33 PM

COP29: India expresses dissatisfaction with developed countries over climate finance

India on Sunday voiced dissatisfaction with developed nations' push to expand the Mitigation Ambition and Implementation Work Programme (MWP) beyond agreements made at previous summits. At the COP29 closing plenary in Baku, India responded to calls ...