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PM10 and PM2.5 simply mean particulate matter 10 micrometers or less and 2.5 micrometers or less in diameter, respectively.

The Karnataka government’s decision to celebrate Tipu Jayanthi across all districts was received with severe opposition by the opposition BJP, who called the move a ploy of 'minority appeasement.'

The toxic smog cover continued to hover over Delhi on Thursday morning. By Wednesday evening, the air quality was in the ‘severe plus’, or emergency, category.

Kumar told city’s various authorities, “now we will decide what you have to do”. He added that labourers attached to construction projects must still be paid their wages.

Himachal Pradesh goes to polls on Thursday with the BJP and the Congress fighting it out in 68 constituencies in the state.

The protocol updates the existing framework of exchange of tax-related information to latest international standards.

Rekha Sharma is on a three-day visit to Kerala. Her comments come in the backdrop of several cases in the state where there were allegations that girls were forcibly converted to another religion.

India has committed $500 million to the Chabahar port that it is building as a way to bypass rival Pakistan and crack open a trade and transport route to landlocked Afghanistan, as well as the resource-rich countries of central Asia.

An order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training said Adhia replaces Ashok Lavasa whose term came to an end on October 31.

The raids were conducted after department received over 10,000 complaints against small traders to big shopping malls, restaurants and even multiplexes alleging they have been charging GST on MRP, non GST items and even selling at a higher price claiming...

The infant boy, on whose tiny shoulders a lot of politics was played and who became a ‘brand ambassador’ against demonetisation, is now set to celebrate his first birthday.

Cautioning Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Thakur said, “Unemployment is rising and governance has taken a backseat. The state government should focus on the issues at hand and not try to scratch old scars of reservation.”

"We want employment-oriented education and technical education to be imparted in the madrassas across the state," Minority Welfare Minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said.

The petitioner has alleged that around 2.5 acre of government land was encroached upon and land built on it to benefit Thomas Chandy’s resort.

China on Thursday had for the fourth time blocked the bid to list Pathankot terror attack mastermind Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN.

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