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    No conclusive link between high AQI and lung diseases: Govt

    The Federal
    19 Dec 2025 10:32 AM IST

    The Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh acknowledged air pollution contributes to respiratory issues but cited a lack of direct evidence linking high AQI levels to irreversible lung damage

    Kirti Vardhan Singh in Rajya Sabha
    India
    closure of Indias visa centre in Dhaka points to a rising tension between the two countries
    India

    'Real concern is Pakistan or outfits like Lashkar or Jaish using Bangladesh to attack India'

    19 Dec 2025 9:43 AM IST
    protesters vandalise newspaper office in Dhaka
    World

    Protests erupt in Bangladesh over uprising leader's death

    19 Dec 2025 9:41 AM IST
    Antonio Costa
    World

    EU leaders approve 90 billion euro interest-free loan for Ukraine

    19 Dec 2025 8:53 AM IST
    Siddaramaiah

    Karnataka Assembly passes country's maiden anti-hate speech Bill

    19 Dec 2025 8:17 AM IST
    TMC protest, G RAM G Bill

    G RAM G Bill passed, Opposition sits on 12-hour overnight protest in Parliament

    19 Dec 2025 7:28 AM IST
    tiktok banned in US

    TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investors, including Oracle

    19 Dec 2025 7:11 AM IST
    SHANTI Bill 2025 opens India’s nuclear sector to private participation

    SHANTI Bill 2025: Who pays in case of a nuclear disaster?

    19 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    The Social Life of Indian Trains review: Amitava Kumar’s portrait of a Republic in motion

    The Social Life of Indian Trains review: Amitava Kumar’s portrait of a Republic in motion

    19 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Insurance Bill 2025: FDI cap doesn’t matter for deepening cover, income levels do

    Sabka Bima Bill: Why 100 pc FDI push may not fix India's insurance woes

    19 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    CPI(M)

    After LSG debacle, Left front to launch mass protests against Centre's new Bills

    19 Dec 2025 6:20 AM IST
    Sourav Ganguly

    Sourav Ganguly moves police against Argentina fan club head over remarks

    18 Dec 2025 8:33 PM IST
    Omar Abdullah

    Omar Abdullah says Nitish Kumar should apologise for pulling woman doctor’s veil

    18 Dec 2025 8:18 PM IST
    Shashi Tharoor in Lok Sabha

    Bangladesh crisis biggest strategic challenge for India since 1971: Panel

    18 Dec 2025 7:57 PM IST
    UDF slams Kerala police FIR over Ayyappa parody: Left walking Sangh Parivar path

    UDF slams Kerala police FIR over Ayyappa parody: Left walking Sangh Parivar path

    The Federal
    18 Dec 2025 7:56 PM IST

    Opposition calls FIR an attack on artistic freedom, targets Pinarayi Vijayan government over action against parody linked to Sabarimala gold case

    Lok Sabha adjourned after VB-G RAM G Bill, air pollution debate deferred

    Why isn’t Delhi’s air pollution a Lok Sabha priority?

    18 Dec 2025 7:47 PM IST
    BrahMos missile

    Rajnath Singh asks IAF to draw lessons from Operation Sindoor

    18 Dec 2025 7:08 PM IST
    Delhi Pollution

    Delhi air quality worsens, 'very poor' conditions likely to persist

    18 Dec 2025 7:07 PM IST
    US student visa rejection rate zooms to 10-year high, Indians hit

    US visa delays push H-1B, H-4 interviews to late 2026, leaving Indians in limbo: Reports

    18 Dec 2025 6:58 PM IST
    Union min Giriraj Singh courts controversy, says he doesnt need votes of namak haraams

    Giriraj Singh’s ‘can go to hell’ remark on hijab incident involving Nitish sparks row

    18 Dec 2025 6:44 PM IST
    Economist Jean Dreze explains the new VB-G RAM G Bill

    VB-G RAM G Bill repeals job guarantee, warns economist Jean Dreze

    18 Dec 2025 5:59 PM IST
    India-Bangladesh ties

    India shuts two visa centres in Bangladesh over security concerns

    18 Dec 2025 5:45 PM IST
    IUML open to India Bloc arrangement in Palakkad against BJP

    IUML open to India Bloc 'arrangement' in Palakkad against BJP

    18 Dec 2025 5:33 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    Supreme Court to meet parents in 12-year coma passive euthanasia case

    18 Dec 2025 4:58 PM IST
    Stock market down

    Corporate deals and IPOs push ahead despite volatility in Indian equities

    18 Dec 2025 4:47 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee

    Mamata hits Centre on G RAM G Bill, to rename Bengal job scheme after Mahatma

    18 Dec 2025 4:33 PM IST
    Cancer cases in India

    'India ranks 3rd in cancer cases, may see 2 million patients by 2040': Union minister

    18 Dec 2025 4:29 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    Supreme Court flags trend of judges passing orders just before retirement

    18 Dec 2025 4:22 PM IST
    Shehbaz Sharif, Donald Trump, Asim Munir

    Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir in a spot as US seeks troops for Gaza: Report

    18 Dec 2025 3:46 PM IST
    Kochi court orders release of actor Dileep’s passport after acquittal

    Kochi court releases actor Dileep’s passport after acquittal in actress assault case

    18 Dec 2025 3:34 PM IST
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