Ghaziabad was the most polluted city, recording an average PM2.5 concentration of 172 g/m³, followed by Noida (166 g/m³), and Delhi (163 g/m³), as per CREA, a Finland-based independent research group.
The event, called ‘2026 Dosti ki Iftar’ and being organised by the Deeniyat Muallima College (located in Santragachi, across the river from Kolkata) and the city-based initiative Know Your Neighbour, intends to “provide a space for women to exchanges their views, and break myths and stereotypes”.
The Budget proposes a ninefold growth of the agricultural economy, aiming to raise the sector’s GDP from $55 billion to $500 billion by 2047. The State’s revenue receipts are estimated at around ₹6.56 lakh crore, resulting in a revenue deficit of about ₹40,500 crore.
An explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Vetlapalem village of Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, claimed 28 workers’ lives, including eight women. Preliminary investigations reveal that the unit’s owners had allegedly stored explosive materials far beyond the permitted limit and engaged 31 workers, nearly four times the number allowed under licence, in a bid to fulfil festival and wedding orders, reports T. Appala Naidu
The Opposition leaders question the government’s silence over U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest remark objecting to the tone of his announcement ‘allowing’ India a temporary waiver to purchase Russian oil
Mr. Stubb says Europe would back U.S. against Iran, but concedes U.S. and Israel are acting ‘outside framework of international law’
Govt. ‘insulting’ freedom fighters by branding execution room as tiffin room, says AAP chief; there’s no basis to claim about existence of execution room, says panel chief; AAP misled public: Speaker
“We are in dialogue with the Iranian side, with representatives of the Iranian leadership, and will certainly continue this dialogue,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on March 6
