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Delhi AQI remains 'Very Poor'; IMD issues yellow alert for thunderstorms

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'very poor category' on Sunday morning, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 318 around 8 am, according to ... Read More


Koti ATM shooting: Hyderabad police form 4 teams to nab suspects

Hyderabad, Feb. 1 -- The Hyderabad police on Saturday, January 31, constituted four teams to nab the suspects in the Koti ATM armed robbery case, where a 26-year-old businessman was shot and robbed of... Read More


'No big scheme' for poll-bound Tamil Nadu: Analyst draws a Bihar contrast in Union Budget 2026

India, Feb. 1 -- Poll-bound Tamil Nadu does not have anything significant in the Union Budget 2026-2027 that would attract people's attention, a noted political commentator said on Sunday. Political a... Read More


'It's a very good budget': Old video of Ramdas Athawale goes viral as Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2026

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Budget today, achieving a milestone as she became the longest-serving Finance Minister. Sitharaman's ninth Budg... Read More


Gold-silver ratio slumps sharply below historical averages: Does it signal more pain ahead for silver prices? Explained

Gold-silver ratio, Feb. 1 -- Gold prices have surged 73% in a year, but this performance gets eclipsed by the sharp 171% gains delivered by silver during this period, despite the pullback seen in pric... Read More


Mardaani 3 star Rani Mukerji: 'Labels like 'female-oriented cinema' need to go'

India, Feb. 1 -- Actor Rani Mukerji is all for good cinema and even more for movies that spread awareness about social issues. With her film Mardaani 3 in theatres now, the actor visited HT City's off... Read More


Three killed, two injured in road accident

Patna, Feb. 1 -- At least three people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in the Ghoswari police station area of Patna district. Police sources said here on Sunday that the victims... Read More


"Most corrupt president ever": Navjot Kaur Sidhu quits Congress, accuses Raja Warring of colluding with AAP

Chandigarh, Feb. 1 -- Months after being suspended from Congress, former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu resigned from the party, reiterating corruption allegations against the party's Punjab president, Amrinde... Read More


How child-free couples are rethinking identity, family and ageing

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- On weekends, Mumbai-based writer Sonam Deshmukh and her husband divide their time between freelance deadlines and caring for their rescued cats. Their home carries the markers of ... Read More


High-Speed Rail corridors and Tourism Schemes skipped Odisha: Naveen Patnaik on Budget 2026

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 1 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday expressed strong disappointment over the Union Budget 2026, criticising the Centre for ... Read More