NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday reimposed GRAP-IV in Delhi-NCR after the region’s air quality slipped into the ‘severe’ category. This comes a day after GRAP-III was enforced as a precautionary measure. The region has been grappling with high pollution levels for several months. GRAP-IV had earlier been lifted in…

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday inaugurated the 120-bed Capital Hospital in Moga, saying the facility would improve access to advanced healthcare services in the Malwa region. The hospital, described by the state government as the first National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH)-accredited multi-speciality hospital in Moga district, will offer…

NEW DELHI: The external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the global economic and political hierarchy has undergone a “very significant change,” suggesting that India has gained a key advantage in human resources at a time when several developed nations are grappling with stagnation and demographic challenges. Addressing the convocation of an institute in…

NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: As a precautionary step against any law and order incident during SIR-related hearings at panchayat/block/ward offices in West Bengal, the state chief electoral officer (CEO) has directed all district magistrates or district election officers (DEOs) to take steps to immediately file complaints or FIRs in the event of destruction of public property or…

NEW DELHI: Violent protests over alleged illegal non tribal settlement in Assam’s constitutionally protected Karbi Anglong hill region entered the third day on Wednesday, leaving two people dead, dozens injured, and prompting the state government to impose curfew-like restrictions and suspend mobile internet services in two districts.The violence erupted in West Karbi Anglong and adjoining…