Delhi’s air quality stays ‘very poor’ for 15th day

IANS | November 29, 2025 8:58 AM

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Delhi’s air quality remained entrenched in the very poor category for the 15th-consecutive day on Saturday, with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 338 at 7 a.m.

Operation Sagar Bandhu: India airlifts 12 tonnes of humanitarian relief to Colombo

IANS | November 29, 2025 8:06 AM

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Continuing India's humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu, an Indian Air Force plane carrying around 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid, including tents, tarpaulins, blankets, hygiene kits, and ready-to-eat food items, landed in Colombo on Saturday following Cyclone Ditwah.

HM Shah inaugurates 60th DGP-IGP conference in Raipur; emphasises intelligence synergy for 'Viksit Bharat' security roadmap

IANS | November 29, 2025 12:03 AM

Raipur, Nov 29 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated the 60th All-India Conference of Directors General and Inspectors General of Police (DGP-IGP) at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) campus in Chhattisgarh's Naya Raipur, hailing it as a transformative "portal of solutions" to India's internal security challenges under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.

Congress revamps Chhattisgarh unit; appoints 41 new district presidents

IANS | November 28, 2025 11:06 PM

New Delhi/Raipur Nov 28 (IANS) In a major organisational overhaul ahead of the 2028 Assembly elections, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday approved the appointment of 41 new District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents across Chhattisgarh with immediate effect.

SEBI notifies REIT reclassification effective Jan 1, InvITs to remain hybrid

IANS | November 28, 2025 9:29 PM

New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said on Friday that Real Estate Investment Trusts would be treated as equity-related instruments from January 1, 2026, onwards, which would attract more mutual funds and Specialised Investment Funds participation.

Economists expect GDP growth in 7.4 pc-7.6 pc range in FY26

IANS | November 28, 2025 9:08 PM

New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) As the average gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate remained at 8 per cent for the first half of the current financial year H1 FY26, economists on Friday predicted that the nation's FY26 GDP growth would be in the range of 7.4 per cent to 7.6 per cent.