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Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday apologised to residents for the capital’s worsening air quality, saying it was “impossible” for any elected government to bring down pollution levels within nine to ten months, even as Delhi-NCR continued to reel under severe smog.Addressing a press conference, Sirsa blamed the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for the current situation and said the BJP-led administration was working to reverse the damage. “It is impossible for any elected government to reduce AQI in 9–10 months. I apologise for the pollution in Delhi. This disease of pollution has been given to us by the Aam Aadmi Party, and we are working to fix it,” he said, claiming the government had managed to reduce AQI levels day by day.<blockquote c
President Donald Trump sued the BBC on Monday for defamation over edited clips of a speech that made it appear he directed supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol, opening an international front in his fight against media coverage he deems untrue or unfair. Trump accused Britain's publicly owned broadcaster of defaming him by splicing together parts of a January 6, 2021 speech, including one section where he told supporters to march on the Capitol and another where he said "fight like hell". It omitted a section in which he called for peaceful protest. The BBC has apologized to Trump, admitted an error of judgment and acknowledged that the edit gave the mistaken impression that he had made a direct call for violent action. But it has said there is no legal basis to sue. The BBC is funded thr
Mumbai: India's primary market is set for a heavy infusion of healthcare companies, including several in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) chains, next year, with public issues worth about ₹20,000 crore expected to hit the Street. According to investment bankers, a mix of large hospital groups and rapidly growing IVF platforms have either filed draft papers or are close to doing so. Manipal Hospitals is preparing to file for an IPO estimated at ₹8,500-9,000 crore, which will be one of the biggest issues in the healthcare space in 2026. The company runs the country's second-largest hospital chain. Another southern operator, Kauvery Hospital, is expected to raise over ₹1,500 crore through its planned offering. Asia Healthcare Holdings is preparing to tap the market. Indira IVF refiled its pape
The Indian rupee’s slide to repeated record lows is finally starting to pinch the equity market, with analysts warning that prolonged weakness could undermine confidence in the nascent recovery of the $5.2 trillion stock market.Asia’s worst-performing currency this year is emerging as a near-term threat to a rebound in Indian stocks, despite strong economic growth and a revival in corporate earnings. In December, global funds have withdrawn $1.6 billion from local equities, reversing $1.3 billion of inflows over the prior two months. They have also pulled money from local debt.Read More: Rupee breaches 91-mark against US dollar for first time in intra-day tradeWith India heavily dependent on overseas capital to fund its current-account gap and corporate expansion, sustained outflows th
