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Toxic smog suffocates Delhi; schools shut, construction halted

New Delhi: The residents of Delhi on November 8 breathed poison with pollutants touching calamitous levels, as a thick grey smog hung low across...

One year after demonetization: Country’s first cashless village goes back to cash

Dhasai, Maharashtra: The point-of-service machine at Chetan Jewellers, a store in Dhasai that is considered the country’s first cashless village, has not been charged...

Kejriwal govt orders all primary schools to shut tomorrow as Delhi air quality plunges...

New Delhi: As the air quality in Delhi dropped to ‘severe’ category, the Arvind Kejriwal-led government announced that primary schools in the national capital...

Paradise Papers: Questions raised, Hindujas took trust route to waive debt to group company

New Delhi: The Hinduja Group, with revenues of over $25 billion and employing 100,000-plus people, effectively utilised a “trust” structure and its opaqueness to...

Indians prefer Youtube for music, Facebook for news: Study

New Delhi: Indian internet users largely consume music content on Youtube, while they prefer to catch news updates on Facebook, a study has shown. The...

Delhi CM Kejriwal advocates death penalty for rapists

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on November 7 advocated capital punishment for rapists, and said the Delhi government was ready to fund...

World Climate Conference: Tell us how much money you are putting forward, India asks...

New Delhi: With no clear roadmap yet on the mobilization of a promised $100 billion every year in climate finance, India on Tuesday asked...

India home to 219,000 millionaires: Report

New Delhi: India is home to the fourth largest population of millionaires in the Asia Pacific region with 219,000 ultra-rich individuals with a combined...

Kerala to host global poetry fest with racism as theme

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: An array of global poets will recite their verses in the Kerala capital as part of an international poetry festival beginning...

Fake call center duping US citizens busted in Mumbai, 14 arrested

Mumbai: The Mumbai police crime branch busted a major fake call center racket and arrested 14 people, including a computer engineer, from two different...