Gujarat’s Dholera emerges as next major industrial and semiconductor hub

IANS | November 22, 2025 10:00 AM

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) With rapid infrastructure development, a strong pipeline of global investors and India’s most comprehensive semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, Dholera in Gujarat is emerging as a major driver of India’s industrial transformation and a preferred hub for next-generation industries, according to Commerce Ministry.

Delhi-NCR AQI goes above 500 in hotspots; dense smog and falling temperatures intensify discomfort

IANS | November 22, 2025 8:55 AM

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Delhi-NCR woke up to another day of hazardous pollution on Saturday, as air quality levels plunged deep into the ‘severe plus’ category, posing serious health risks to residents. According to air quality tracker aqi.in, Delhi recorded an alarming Air Quality Index (AQI) of 447 at 7 a.m. Several monitoring stations recorded AQI levels above 500, pushing pollution into the ‘severe plus’ zone, where air becomes practically unbreathable.

How US patronage of Pakistan enabled militancy and sustains risk of future 26/11 attacks (IANS Analysis)

IANS | November 21, 2025 10:38 PM

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The history of US-Pakistan relations illustrate one of the most paradoxical alliances in modern geopolitics: a superpower that continuously funded, armed, and politically legitimized a state whose security establishment simultaneously fostered the very militant ecosystems that would later threaten American, Indian, Afghan, and global security.

Tejas crash: Deceased pilot identified as Wg Cdr Naman Syal

IANS | November 21, 2025 9:35 PM

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot, who was killed in a tragic incident after a Tejas fighter jet crashed during a demonstration at the Dubai Air Show on Friday, has been identified as Wg Cdr Naman Syal.