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Gurugram’s ban on 11 dog breeds has given new anxieties to pet parents, breeders, societies

Divisions are visible among Gurugram’s well-heeled. Pet owners worry about what it means for their dogs, while others demand RWAs start enforcing the rule without delay.

IKEA, Pride metro, pink toilets—how Ritu Maheshwari is making Noida NCR’s ‘it’ place

You will not see Ritu Maheshwari making war with the system even when she’s tackling corruption or improving the grievance redressal system in Noida.

Golf is the new LinkedIn of NCR—networking, jobs and upward mobility

Golf is expanding in Gurugram and Noida, weekends or not.

Noida vs Gurugram race is heating up. All eyes on Chautala’s job quota and Yogi’s Jewar

Jewar and Hisar are big-ticket flagship projects but can you pin an economy on an airport? Protectionist policies can be key.

3 states quarrel over NCR sealing: Time for Centre to step in and treat it as one unit?

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announced Monday sealing of national capital’s borders with neighbouring states for a week.

Enough with ‘gas chamber’ New Delhi. It’s time India got a new capital

As an all-out effort is made to keep Delhi afloat, we need a parallel strategy to find a more congenial capital that will better serve India's interests.

Pollution solution: If your children go to these top Delhi schools, you can breathe easy

From portable air purifiers to NASA recommended plants, these elite schools in and around Delhi claim their classrooms now offer the ‘cleanest air in town’.

Few takers for Punjab govt’s ‘best’ solution to stubble burning

Even farmers in the ‘model district’ of Patiala continue to defy court orders to burn stubble, and are demanding incentives to manage crop residue.

Burst crackers only for 3 hours: Punjab & Haryana HC

Division bench initiates suo moto proceedings after Supreme Court banned sale of firecrackers in NCR in view of deteriorating air quality.

SC ban takes light out of Diwali firecracker trade in NCR

The apex court order has impacted not only wholesalers and retailers, but also jobs in the informal sector dependent on fireworks business.

On Camera

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.