Maharashtra rural air pollution rises 4.1% as urban PM2.5 levels fall 5.5% between 2014 and 2023, study flags gaps in clean-air strategy | Mumbai News

Maharashtra is experiencing an increase in rural air pollution despite improvements in urban air quality (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) MUMBAI: Maharashtra’s rural air is getting more polluted even as urban air quality improves, highlighting a gap in India’s city-centric clean-air strategy.Rural PM2.5 concentrations in the state rose 4.1% between 2014 and 2023, while…

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Emergency: ‘Keeping Sanjay in check could have prevented damage’: Sonia Gandhi on Emergency | India News

Sonia recalled that the decision to impose the Emergency divided the family.  NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has described the imposition of the Emergency as a mistake, saying she believes her mother-in-law and then prime minister Indira Gandhi eventually came to regret the decision.The Congress leader in her upcoming book “Belonging: A…

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Slap, punches and chaos: MMA fighter Merab Dvalishvili attacked by Usman Nurmagomedov in hotel lobby, video goes viral | MMA News

Former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov were involved in a physical altercation in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, with videos of the incident circulating on social media.The incident took place at a hotel lobby ahead of an MMA event scheduled in Abu Dhabi this weekend. Usman, the younger brother of…

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‘A baseless smearing’: China denies spying charge targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun rejects ‘spy narrative’ in Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s secret affair probe China has rejected allegations that it was involved in an espionage operation targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, calling the claims baseless and a “smearing”.“The narrative of a so-called Chinese spy is entirely baseless vilification and smearing.”, foreign ministry…

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‘Will deal with Modi, Shah’: Rahul Gandhi explains why CEC Gyanesh Kumar his first target | India News

Rahul Gandhi warned the CEC and other officials against assuming that constitutional immunity would shield them from accountability. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah may be at the top of the political chain of command, but Rahul Gandhi has made it clear that the opposition’s first target is Chief…

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Abu Dhabi hotel brawl: Usman Nurmagomedov and co. could face up to one year in prison and AED 20,000 fine under UAE law | MMA News

Ten people have been arrested after the Abu Dhabi hotel brawl, with those found guilty potentially facing prison sentences and fines under UAE law. Ten people have been arrested following the hotel brawl involving members of the camps of Merab Dvalishvili and Usman Nurmagomedov, with Abu Dhabi Police referring those detained to the Public Prosecution….

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MBBS vacancies rise to 946 as 109 allotted candidates fail to join

CHENNAI: MBBS vacancies under the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) increased to 946 for the special stray round, up from 837 left unallotted after the previous stray round.Officials said the additional vacancies arose after 109 candidates failed to join their allotted colleges during the stray round.Tamil Nadu accounts for 688 vacancies and Puducherry 187, together making…

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Delhi’s many (illegal) ISBTs: Major roads turn into bus stops as operators pick up passengers on highways | Delhi News

Gridlock on a highway where vehicles aren’t legally allowed to stop even for a second (Photo credit: Anindya Chattopadhyay) NEW DELHI: It took me about 45 minutes to cover 650 metres from the Ghazipur round-about to the flower market crossing Friday midnight. That’s less than 1kmph on India’s widest expressway, NE3. It has 6 expressway…

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