India sets its own air standards; global rankings not official: Government tells Parliament

India sets its own air standards; global rankings not official: Government tells Parliament

Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh. | Photo Credit: Siva Saravanan S. The government on Thursday (December 11, 2025) told the Parliament that global air quality rankings cited by various organisations are not conducted by any official authority and that the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) air quality guidelines … Read more

घुसपैठियों के खिलाफ अमित शाह ने बताई ‘3D’ पॉलिसी, कहा- वे लोग देश का PM-CM तय नहीं करेंगे

घुसपैठियों के खिलाफ अमित शाह ने बताई ‘3D’ पॉलिसी, कहा- वे लोग देश का PM-CM तय नहीं करेंगे

लोकसभा में दो दिन चली चुनाव सुधारों की चर्चा का जवाब देते हुए केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री अमित शाह ने विपक्ष, खासकर कांग्रेस पर तीखा हमला बोला. घुसपैठियों को मतदाता सूची में शामिल करने के आरोपों पर बीजेपी नेता ने कांग्रेस पर निशाना साधा और साफ कहा कि कहा,’ये लोग तय नहीं करेंगे कि देश का … Read more

Government stands firmly with the youth at every step: Hemant Soren

Government stands firmly with the youth at every step: Hemant Soren

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. File. Photo: Jharkhand CMO via PTI Over hundreds of candidates gathered at the Jharkhand Chief Minister’s residential office in Ranchi on Thursday (December 4, 2025), a day after the Jharkhand High Court ordered the lifting of the stay on the results and appointments of the Jharkhand State Selection Commission Combined … Read more

Government racks up £100m bill responding to Covid inquiry

Government racks up £100m bill responding to Covid inquiry

Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Getty Images The public inquiry into the Covid pandemic has cost the government more than £100m to respond to so far, the BBC has learnt. This is on top of the £192m spent by the inquiry itself – meaning the cost to the taxpayer is over 50% more than previously thought. The … Read more

Man acquitted in 26/11 case free to take up jobs that don’t need police clearance: Maharashtra Government

Man acquitted in 26/11 case free to take up jobs that don’t need police clearance: Maharashtra Government

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday (November 25, 2025) informed the Bombay High Court that Faheem Ansari, acquitted in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case, is free to take up any employment that does not require a police clearance certificate or character verification. The submission came a day ahead of the 17th anniversary of the terror attacks that killed … Read more

NGT directs Rajasthan government to rehabilitate villagers affected by mining

NGT directs Rajasthan government to rehabilitate villagers affected by mining

A view of the mining site in Jodhpura village in Rajasthan’s Kotputli-Behror district. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Rajasthan government to constitute a committee of competent officials to undertake the study and measures to rehabilitate the victims of pollution away from the proximity of limestone mining … Read more

Stray dog case hearing LIVE updates: SC to issue interim directions to tackle dog bites ‘menace’ in government institutions

Stray dog case hearing LIVE updates: SC to issue interim directions to tackle dog bites ‘menace’ in government institutions

The Supreme Court hearing comes amid suo motu proceedings to evolve a national policy on stray dog management and to ensure effective implementation of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Friday (November 7, 2025) is expected to pass interim directions to tackle the issue … Read more

After years of strain, NSS finds common ground with government over Mannam Jayanti

After years of strain, NSS finds common ground with government over Mannam Jayanti

After years of wrangling that often spilled over into open confrontation with the government, the Nair Service Society (NSS) has finally succeeded in persuading the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government to declare Mannam Jayanti a public holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act (NIA). The government’s decision is widely seen as a direct outcome of its … Read more

Government urged to review botched insulation across Britain

Government urged to review botched insulation across Britain

Zoe Conway and James Stewart Nick Woolley/BBC Bushra Rashid from Fishwick says that 2013 insulation work has damaged her health and her property Homeowners who say that botched insulation under government schemes left them living in mouldy conditions are calling for an investigation into the problem to be widened. One woman has told the BBC … Read more