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January 17, 2026 6:31 AM

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GRAP-III reimposed in Delhi-NCR as air quality turns “Very Poor”

In view of deteriorating air quality in the national capital, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked stage three of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in the entire NCR with immediate effect. The decision was taken after the Air Quality Index in the city recorded at 354 today, ...

January 16, 2026 9:32 PM

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MoS Sanjay Seth inaugurates MSME defence conclave 2026 in Jharkhand

Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth inaugurated the ‘MSME Defence Conclave-2026’ at the Adityapur Auto Cluster in Saraikela-Kharsawan district of Jharkhand today. He said the Adityapur industrial area has the potential to emerge as an industrial capital and that the objective is to devel...

January 16, 2026 9:22 PM

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Andhra Pradesh government approves AP FIRST research centre in Tirupati

The Andhra Pradesh government has approved proposals to establish a major research centre named AP Futuristic Innovation and Research in Science and Technology (AP FIRST) in Tirupati. The decision was taken during a meeting today at the Camp Office with advisors from the Aerospace, Defence and IT Di...

January 16, 2026 8:58 PM

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BJP-Shiv Sena alliance sweeps Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections

The BJP-led Mahayuti poised for a big victory in Maharashtra, with a massive edge on most of the 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Kalyan-Dombivali, Nashik, Thane and Navi Mumbai.   Addressing media persons in Mumbai, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnav...