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December 26, 2024 8:56 PM December 26, 2024 8:56 PM

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Delhi-NCR air quality remains in ‘very poor’ category

The air quality in the National Capital, Delhi, continues to be in the very poor category, with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 350 as of 8 this evening. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, some areas of the city have almost reached 400 AQI levels. The AQI at Delhi's Vivek Vihar ...

December 26, 2024 7:30 PM December 26, 2024 7:30 PM

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Mortal remains of renowned writer M.T. Vasudevan Nair consigned to flames in Kozhikode

Hundreds of people from different walks of life bid adieu to renowned writer and Jnanpith awardee M.T. Vasudevan Nair in Kozhikode, Kerala on Thursday evening. His mortal remains were consigned to flames at the Mavoor Road crematorium, where a large number of people had gathered to pay their last re...

December 26, 2024 4:03 PM December 26, 2024 4:03 PM

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20th Tsunami Memorial Day observed at various places in Puducherry

The 20th Tsunami Memorial Day was observed on Thursday at various places in Puducherry and Karaikal. Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan and Chief Minister N. Rangasamy led the commemoration ceremony held near the Gandhi statue on Beach Road. As part of the tribute, participants offered milk and fl...

December 26, 2024 2:14 PM December 26, 2024 2:14 PM

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CM Revanth Reddy holds meeting with film industry personalities in Hyderabad

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, today, held a meeting with film industry personalities, including actors, producers, directors and others, at the Command Control Centre in Banjara Hills in Hyderabad. Film Development Corporation Chairman Dil Raju led the delegation from the film industry. The meeting ...

December 26, 2024 5:08 PM December 26, 2024 5:08 PM

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AAP accuses Congress of aiding BJP ahead of Delhi Assembly Polls

Ahead of Assembly polls in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party accused Congress of trying to help BJP in winning in the upcoming elections. Briefing media in New Delhi on Thursday, party leader Sanjay Singh objected to some of the remarks made by senior Congress leader Ajay Maken against AAP convener Arvind Kejr...

December 26, 2024 11:21 AM December 26, 2024 11:21 AM

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Punjab becomes fifth state to achieve 100 percent piped water supply to rural households

Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Hardip Singh Mundian said that the state has become the fifth state in the country to provide 100 percent piped water supply to rural households. This has been done under the ‘Har Ghar Jal’, a central government scheme. To address water quality and water s...

December 26, 2024 10:51 AM December 26, 2024 10:51 AM

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DRI seizes major foreign cigarette consignment and arrests two in Bihar

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested two persons and seized a major consignment of foreign cigarettes in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The seized item is valued at 1.5 crore rupees in the international market. DRI received specific intelligence about the smuggling of cigarettes from Myanmar....