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New Delhi: As garbage piled up in the open spaces of Gurugram makes hashtags like #Kudagram trend on social media, a group of frustrated residents, including expats, of posh gated communities, have taken it upon themselves to remove trash from the streets every weekend. In Bengaluru, India’s IT hub, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the founder of Biocon and a city resident, renewed the debate about garbage mismanagement with her viral post on X. (HT Archive) In Bengaluru, India’s IT hub, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the founder of Biocon and a city resident, renewed the debate about garbage mismanagement with her viral post on X.…

This image provided by the Fire Department of New York, FDNY, shows part of a high-rise apartment building that collapsed, leaving a corner of the building in a pile of rubble, in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Part of a high-rise apartment building in New York City collapsed on Wednesday (October 1, 2025) morning, leaving a corner of the building a pile of rubble.The city’s fire department said it had no immediate reports of injuries. It said it was responding to a report of a gas explosion that collapsed an incinerator shaft in the 20-story…

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal, addressed the media after signing of the India-EFTA Trade & Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI The free trade agreement between India and the four European nations bloc (EFTA) has come into force, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday (October 1, 2025).He said the pact will unlock new opportunities for trade, investment and job creation, benefiting people and businesses.Truly a historic day as the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) comes into force. This will unlock new opportunities for trade, investment &…

Published on: Oct 01, 2025 06:59 pm IST Rajnath lauds Defence Accounts Dept for ensuring fiscal prudence, transparency New Delhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday listed the broad contributions of the Defence Accounts Department in the successful conduct of Operation Sindoor as he highlighted its silent yet crucial role in ensuring efficient financial management and war preparedness. Rajnath lauds Defence Accounts Dept for ensuring fiscal prudence, transparency In an address at an event, Singh commended the DAD for its “historic legacy” and continuing role as the financial backbone of India’s armed forces. “While the entire world witnessed the valour…

Respiratory diseases are no longer confined to smokers or those with known medical vulnerabilities. Increasingly, doctors across Indian cities are seeing patients with persistent cough, wheezing, and breathlessness who have never smoked a cigarette in their lives. The culprit, they say, lies in the very air we breathe.“Pollution is everywhere. Traffic smoke, dust from construction, exhaust fumes, all irritate the lungs. I see this every day in my clinic,” said Roshan Kumar, consultant pulmonologist at V.S. Hospitals, Chennai. “Children are hit harder because their lungs are still growing. Older people, too, since their lungs are already weak. And people outside…

NEW DELHI: Private sector firm Goodluck India Ltd on Wednesday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Ltd and Axiscades Technologies to compete for the development of India’s fifth-generation stealth fighter jet. The first prototype is expected to make its maiden flight in 2029, and Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)’s development is likely to be completed by 2034 before it enters production a year later. “This strategic partnership aligns with the government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) initiative, aiming to strengthen indigenous defence capabilities. By combining strengths in engineering, systems integration, electronics, and defence manufacturing,…

Ahmedabad: A sessions court in Gujarat’s Rajkot has sentenced three youths from West Bengal to life imprisonment until death for promoting terrorist ideology and waging war against the state. The trio’s arrest came after Gujarat ATS in May 2023 had busted an Al Qaeda module and arrested four Bangladeshis who were living illegally in Ahmedabad. (Representational image) Additional sessions judge I.B. Pathan has also imposed a fine of Rs.10,000 each on them. The court in its 85-page order, dated September 30, observed that the accused conspired to travel to Kashmir to join Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, a subgroup of the banned organisation…

Calling the case an “afterthought” and “a vehicle for vengeance”, the Supreme Court has quashed the FIR and chargesheet against a man accused of “rape on the pretext of marriage”. Married and the mother of a son, woman entered into a physical relationship with colleague after assurances of marriage, as per the case details.(HT File Photo) The bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh recently set aside a Madhya Pradesh High Court order that had refused to quash the proceedings, as per a report by news agency ANI. The SC noted that at the time of the alleged…

Following a meeting on Tuesday last week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, US President Donald Trump described his Argentinian counterpart, Javier Milei, as a “truly fantastic and powerful leader”.He told reporters, “I’m doing something I don’t often do … I’m giving my full endorsement to him.” The next day, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he was “working in close coordination” with President Milei and would “do what is necessary” to support Argentina’s economy.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listBessent’s pledge came after Argentine bond prices plunged sharply last week,…

Published on: Oct 01, 2025 06:03 pm IST Rajesh Agrawal, who has been posted in the commerce ministry since December 2022, is the chief negotiator for the proposed India-US bilateral trade agreement NEW DELHI: Rajesh Agrawal, a 1994-batch, Manipur cadre officer of the Indian Administrative Service, on Wednesday took over as commerce secretary after his predecessor Sunil Barthwal retired from the post on Tuesday, according to an official statement. Rajesh Agrawal was previously instrumental in shaping the country’s skill development policies and represented India at the World Skills Governing Council for three years (X/TPCI_) Agrawal, who has been posted in…