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COP31 must accelerate climate solutions: UN

Antalya, Nov. 9 -- With climate change intensifying extreme weather events and threatening communities worldwide, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell on Monday called on countries to us... Read More


Fit-again Jemimah back in India's squads for SA tour

New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- A fit-again Jemimah Rodrigues made her way back as India stuck to the tried and tested in the squads announced on Monday for an all-format women's cricket tour of South Africa nex... Read More


Asian dominance first, then global glory, says Fulton

New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- Indian men's hockey chief coach Craig Fulton rues the country's disappointing World Cup record but believes establishing continental supremacy is the first step towards becoming a... Read More


Diwali crackers push air quality to 'hazardous' levels across UP

Lucknow, Nov. 9 -- Diwali celebrations left a trail of toxic air across Uttar Pradesh, with several cities recording alarming levels of pollution after hours of fireworks. Aligarh emerged as one of th... Read More


'Drug-free' Guj: Shah sets 2028 deadline

Ahmedabad, Nov. 9 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that governments alone cannot eradicate narcotics without active public support, and urged citizens to report drug abuse to author... Read More


UP: 12 killed in separate mishaps

Lucknow, Nov. 9 -- Twelve people, including a 21-day-old newborn, were killed in three separate accidents in Uttar Pradesh, with nine losing their lives in two road accidents and three members of a fa... Read More


Modernist artist Arpita Singh dies

New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- Modernist artist Arpita Singh, widely known for her detailed figurative works reflective of societal traumas such as war and communalism, died from age-related ailments at a hospi... Read More


J&K: ED attaches Rs 10.6-cr assets in loan fraud case

New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached 11 immovable properties worth Rs 10.63 crore in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with an alleged Rs 32-crore fraud invol... Read More


Saini urges Punjab citizens to unite to make state 'drug-free'

Chandigarh, Nov. 9 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday urged people of Punjab to join hands to make the state drug-free by 2029 and restore its prosperity, while criticising the AAP ... Read More


Punjab to add 16,180 computers in schools

Chandigarh, Nov. 9 -- The Punjab government is expanding the digital infrastructure of government schools under its flagship Punjab Sikhiya Kranti programme, with plans to install 16,180 additional de... Read More