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Vehicles ply on a highway, on a smoggy morning amid ongoing air pollution, in New Delhi, India on 19 November 2025. Photo: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters

Delhi restricts vehicles, office attendance in bid to curb pollution

All private and government offices in the city would operate with 50% attendance, with the remainder working from home

Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suarez pose with white tigers during a visit to Vantara, a wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and conservation centre, in Jamnagar. | Photo Phot: Vantara via PTI

Messi visits wildlife rehab centre in India; lion cub named after him

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India has completed most fencing along Pakistan, Bangladesh borders: government

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Photo: Collected

India will not stay silent over remarks on merging Northeast with Bangladesh: Assam CM Himanta

Photo: Courtesy

Indian Army marks Vijay Diwas showcasing modern warfare techs

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi with West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas during an event as part of his 'G.O.A.T. India Tour 2025' in Kolkata. Photo: PTI via HT

West Bengal sports minister resigns after chaos during Messi event in Kolkata

Nitin Nabin Sinha. Photo: Collected

Nitin Nabin Sinha becomes BJP's youngest national working president

Representational image. Photo: Collected

Kolkata hospitals report small uptick in Bangladeshi medical tourists

Satadru Dutta (left) alongside Lionel Messi. Photo: UNB

West Bengal court places Messi event organiser Satadru Dutta on 14-day remand

Former Prime Minister of Nepal K.P Sharma Oli, who was forced to resign after the deadly youth-led protests against corruption in early September this year, addresses his party during a rally, where he called for the restatement of parliament dissolved by his successor Sushila Karki, saying it was unconstitutional, in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 22, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo

Ousted Nepal PM's party holds biggest rally since Gen Z protests

Photo: Collected

Nearly 900,000 Indians renounced citizenship in past five years

Logo of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Photo: Collected

Left humbled in Kerala local body poll, BJP wins big in Thiruvananthapuram civic body for the first time

Authorities said the work-from-home directive aims to reduce vehicular movement and curb further emissions as emergency measures remain in force across the capital. Photo: Indiatoday

Delhi air pollution severe; work-from-home for half workforce, schools shift to hybrid mode