The Maharashtra government on Wednesday permitted restaurants, restobars and pubs to operate until 5 am on Christmas Eve (December 24), Christmas Day (December 25) and New Year’s Eve (December 31). The decision follows a representation made earlier in the day by the Hotel and Restaurant Association (Western India) (HRAWI) to Maharashtra Government and Chief Minister...

The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday stayed large-scale felling of trees at Ayodhya bypass, one of Bhopal’s busiest arterial roads, for a major road expansion project in Bhopal till the next hearing in January next year. It also made it clear that the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) can continue the project on the...

NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the NCR and adjoining areas on Wednesday lifted GRAP-IV with immediate effect, even though air quality across large parts of the city remained in the ‘very poor’ category.According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), areas such as ITO and India Gate recorded...

Image for the purpose of representation only. | Photo Credit: File Higher levels of physical activity have been shown to contribute to lowering the risk of breast cancer in individuals, a study has found, while indicating that reproductive timing, hormonal exposure, central obesity, and family history also influence the occurrence of the disease. The odds...

Over the last few days, multiple videos purportedly showing massive public mobilisation to save the Aravalli hill range in Rajasthan following a Supreme Court order have gone viral on social media, racking up thousands of retweets and millions of views. Most of these visuals are however from other places, linked to unrelated protests. While the...

The Health Department issued fresh guidelines to prevent bird flu (H5N1) from spreading to humans after cases were detected in parts of Kottayam and Alappuzha districts. A meeting of the State Level Rapid Response Team chaired by Health Minister Veena George assessed the situation and directed officials to step up field-level vigilance. Veena George said...

NEW DELHI: Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari flagged Delhi’s worsening air pollution, saying the capital’s toxic air was so severe that he fell ill after spending just two days in the city, while stressing that the transport sector was a major contributor to the problem.“I stay in Delhi for 2 days...

Tourists throng Thalakundha to experience ground frost | Photo Credit: M. Sathyamoorthy Following videos of tourists and local residents thronging Thalakundha near Udhagamandalam after the onset of ground frost in the Nilgiris over the past few days, the Forest department has stopped visitors from trespassing into the area. According to Forest department officials, tourism in...

In the inner blocks of M3M’s 65th Avenue in Gurgaon, a familiar name on a blue board caught the eye of shoppers earlier this week — Instamart. Swiggy’s 10-minute delivery vertical, Instamart’s first offline space opened on December 11 — a swanky retail store where one can physically go and buy products. It is attached...

In this Special Report, India Today’s Senior Anchor Anjali Istwal and Special Correspondent Amit Bhardwaj discuss the escalating war of words between Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the pollution crisis. The LG has accused former CM Arvind Kejriwal of ignoring pollution for 11 years and treating it as...