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NEW DELHI: With severe levels of pollution routinely choking Delhi-NCR during winters, Supreme Court on Monday said a major reason for the ineffectiveness of a slew of orders and protocols to fight noxious air is the reluctance of the rich and affluent to change their lifestyles. The remark was made by a bench of CJI…
New Delhi: The unemployment rate for those in the 15 years and above age group dipped to an eight-month low of 4.7% in Nov from 5.2% in the previous month while the overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for the same age bracket rose to a seven-month high of 55.8% during the month.The monthly bulletin…
FBI foiled a suspected New Year’s Eve terror plot in California, releasing surveillance footage of the extremists just before their arrest.Four alleged members of a far-left pro-Palestinian anti-government group called the Turtle Island Liberation Front were apprehended last week while travelling east of Los Angeles to test improvised explosive devices (IEDs), officials said. The group…
NEW DELHI: Set to consign the Congress-stamped MGNREGA to history, Modi govt will unveil a new law on guaranteed unskilled rural jobs, with a structure that will shift the Centre’s financial burden to states, provide fixed budgets for states instead of the present practice of it being demand-driven, and annually pause the scheme for two…
Aung San Suu Kyi (File photo) and Kim Aris (AP image) Kim Aris, son of Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, fears he may not even learn if his mother has passed away due to her failing health. He has had no direct contact with her since the 2021 military coup.In an interview…
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, right, with Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri during the ‘GOAT India Tour 2025’, at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo) Sunil Chhetri has played long enough, seen enough, and carried Indian football on his shoulders for years. Yet, when Lionel Messi stood in front of him at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Sunday,…
Increasing air pollution in Delhi (PTI image) NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Monday directed schools to shift students up to Class V from hybrid to fully online mode in view of the capital’s worsening air pollution.According to a circular issued by the Directorate of Education (DoE), physical classes for students from nursery to Class…
National Investigation Agency NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed its chargesheet in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack case, naming seven accused, including Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its offshoot, The Resistance Front (TRF).Also Read | Intelligence agencies monitor expansion of terrorist infrastructure in POKThe anti-terror agency presented the chargesheet…
PM Modi with Jordanian counterpart Jafar Hassan (Photo: Screengrab/DD news) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Amman, the capital of Jordan, as part of his three-nation tour, which also includes Ethiopia and Oman.Jordanian Prime Minister Jafar Hassan received PM Modi at the airport. The visit to Jordan coincides with the 75th anniversary of…
Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend and mother of his three children Grimes said that the tech billionaire has blocked her on X (formerly Twitter). Responding to an X users post observing that he seemingly no longer follows Musk on the platform, the Canadian singer said: “For context I’m just living my life.” “He followed me then blocked…
