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New Delhi: In a decisive move to curb illegal mining and strengthen ecological protection, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) has directed state governments to impose a “complete ban on the grant of any new mining leases in the...

New Delhi: Days after eight elephants were killed in Assam after a herd crossing the tracks was hit by a Rajdhani Express, the Railway ministry has announced that an AI-based system in place to detect the presence of wild animals around rail lines will be...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said India is not just becoming a dead economy but also a dead society after the alleged ill-treatment of the Unnao rape survivor. Gandhi said the rape survivor, who was protesting in Delhi against the bail granted to...

Mumbai: Air travellers are set to get enhanced connectivity between India and Europe next year, with Tata Group-run Air India announcing the resumption of flight services to Rome (Italy) and IndiGo announcing plans to launch its services to London Heathrow from Delhi. Air India, which...

New Delhi: Restaurants and clubs across Delhi are set to step up fire and crowd safety measures, including deploying additional staff and conducting regular mock drills, following a citywide inspection drive launched after a recent nightclub fire tragedy in Goa. Manpreet Singh, treasurer of the...

New Delhi: The BJP Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress over remarks made by its leaders on the situation in Bangladesh, while also targeting the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal for resorting to a lathi-charge on people protesting against alleged atrocities on...

New Delhi:  The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday approved a Rs 12,015 crore project to expand Delhi Metro Phase V (A) to cover another 13 stations across three new corridors, spanning 16 kilometres. Three new corridors include R.K. Ashram Marg to...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Union government over the worsening air pollution crisis in the national Capital, observing that if clean air cannot be ensured for citizens, at the very least the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on air...

Unnao (UP): The 2017 Unnao rape case survivor Wednesday termed the Delhi High Court's decision to suspend the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar "kaal (death)" for her family and said that she would move the Supreme Court against it. The HC...

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) boss Raj Thackeray Wednesday announced the alliance of their parties ahead of the January 15 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, putting months of speculation to rest. Addressing a joint news conference with Raj,...