SC seeks CAQM affidavit on worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR

IANS | November 3, 2025 5:55 PM

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to file an affidavit detailing the measures undertaken to prevent Delhi-NCR’s air quality from deteriorating, after it was told that several air monitoring stations reportedly remained non-functional during Diwali.

The grip of monopoly: Indian commerce as battleground in the British Parliament (From the Archives)

Santosh Kumar Verma | November 3, 2025 5:40 PM

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) From the distant chambers of the British House of Commons in 1809, a series of debates unfolded that, on the surface, concerned the dry technicalities of the East India Company's private trade. To a casual observer, they were about freight charges, shipping tonnage, and petitions for financial aid. However, viewed through an Indian lens, these discussions -- recorded as debates were far more than commercial squabbles.

EAM Jaishankar, counterpart from Bahrain review progress in bilateral ties

IANS | November 3, 2025 4:55 PM

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and his Bahrain counterpart, Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani co-chaired the 5th India-Bahrain High Joint Commission meeting in New Delhi on Monday. The two leaders reviewed the progress in bilateral ties, focusing on trade, security, defence, health, culture, people to people ties and also discussed opportunities in space, fintech and cyber sectors.

Rahul Gandhi busy in fishing, though all the 'fish' have already slipped out of his hands: Shahnawaz Hussain

IANS | November 3, 2025 4:38 PM

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) As Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi was seen fishing in a pond in Begusarai, BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Monday took a sharp dig at him, calling it another episode in Gandhi’s “reel drama.” Hussain further said that he is busy fishing, though all the fish have already slipped out of his hands. There’s nothing left for him to catch—neither fish nor votes.