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With the lead of Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate falling to less than 7,000 in Worli in the recent Lok Sabha polls, the MNS senses an opportunity and is likely to…

In a first of its kind, a leopard with two different-coloured eyes has been photographed at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka. The leopard was clicked by wildlife photographer Dhruv…

A 44-year-old man was arrested from Bihar’s Nalanda for allegedly killing a factory worker in Dwarka’s Uttam Nagar area here 24 years ago, Delhi Police said on Saturday. Deputy Commissioner…

It is cruel to subject a child to physical violence in school in the name of discipline or education, the Chhattisgarh High Court observed while dismissing a petition filed by…

A retired 72-year-old man MTNL mechanic was allegedly stabbed to death by his son following a property dispute at his residence in east Delhi’s New Ashok Nagar area on Saturday…

A bureaucrat was shot dead inside a court in Chandigarh this afternoon allegedly by his father-in-law, a suspended assistant inspector general of the Punjab police. The victim, Harpreet Singh, was…

Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy made an appeal to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday saying that the people of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu should live like brothers to…

Its feet and mouth tied up, stuffed in gunny sacks, scores of dogs were being taken away on an e-rickshaw to be thrown into a river in a Madhya Pradesh…

A Gujarat Congress leader was booked on Saturday for allegedly insulting and causing injuries to a Dalit woman state intelligence bureau official by pulling the chair from under her at…

A trained biochemist and America’s most experienced astronaut, 64-year-old Dr Peggy Annette Whitson, is the designated Commander of the Axiom-4 mission on which Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, 39, is likely…

After the catastrophic cloudbursts hit different areas of Himachal Pradesh, including Samej, state minister Vikramaditya Singh on Saturday said that around 50 people are feared dead in the affected areas…

Daljit Singh Chawdhary Director General of Sahastra Seema Bal (SSB) took over the additional charge of Director General Border Security Force, a statement released on Saturday said. Daljit Singh Chawdhary…

In view of the recent natural disasters like the landslide in Kerala, where many people are trapped under debris, ISRO chairman S Somanath on Saturday said only a certain depth…

A 34-year-old man was arrested in Bhubaneswar on the charge of marrying five women without divorcing anyone and duping them of lakhs of rupees posing himself as a police officer,…

The arrest of Arvind Kejriwal’s close aide Bibhav Kumar in a case concerning alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal was “necessary” and police strictly followed the law while doing…

The Hmar tribe’s key civil society organisation in Manipur has refused to recognise a peace meeting between the Hmars and Meitei community moderated by the district commissioner and senior officers…

A 32-year-old worker died after he got trapped in a conveyor belt at a steel plant in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred at the JSW…

Bharatanatyam veteran Yamini Krishnamurthy died at the Apollo hospital here on Saturday. She was 84. “She was suffering from age-related issues and was in the ICU for the last seven…

Get ready for a dive into NDTV’s Weekly Quiz. In this week’s quiz, test your knowledge of topics like global affairs, entertainment, taxation, the Paris Olympics, and events of historical…

Five policemen and a teacher have been dismissed from their positions for their alleged involvement in narco-terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. This move is part of a broader crackdown by…

Over 190 roads were closed in Himachal Pradesh, where continuous rainfall has affected most parts of the state in the past four days, even as the local weather office issued…

The Narendra Modi government has created 5.02 lakh railway jobs between 2014 and 2024, according to data presented by the Indian Railways in Parliament. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav pointed out…

Actor Mohanlal who is a Lt Colonel in the 122 Territorial Army and is attached to the Kannur unit, on Saturday went around the worst-affected areas of landslide-hit Wayanad and…

Incessant rain lashed Kolkata and its neighbouring districts on Saturday as a low-pressure area turned into a deep depression, an official said. As a result of the rains, waterlogging was…

The district administration has demolished the bakery of Samajwadi Party leader Moin Khan, accused in the gang-rape case of a 12-year-old girl in Ayodhya. On Saturday, Food Safety Department officials…

State Bank of India (SBI) today reported an almost flat standalone net profit at Rs 17,035 crore for the first quarter of the current financial year. The country’s biggest lender…

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on Friday that over 10,000 illegal immigrants have been detected in Manipur in the past five years. “The Free Movement regime (FMR) has…

The bomb threat email received by a school in Delhi’s Greater Kailash area turned out to be a hoax by a 14-year-old student to skip the school, police said today.…

Photo Credit: Gaggan Anand Much has been written about the evolution of Modern Indian cuisine over multiple phases. The first phase involved a refined French-style plating of Indian food, which…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India has become a food surplus country and is also working to provide solutions for global food and nutritional security. The Prime Minister said…

The Delhi Police has reviewed the security of Israeli Embassy and Chabad House following alerts from the intelligence agencies in the wake of the killing of a Hamas leader in…

With a steeply pitched tiled roof piercing misty green hills in southern India and a stream gushing through rocks nearby, the Stone House Bungalow was one of the most popular…

Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Aijaz Shaikh, who was sentenced to death for the February 2013 Hyderabad terror attack, was on Friday acquitted by a Mumbai court in a 2010 case…

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma held a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and urged him to hold talks with the tribal leaders of the Kuki-Zo community in Manipur, as…

Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, V.K. Birdi chaired a review meeting on Friday with senior officers from different security wings to discuss the recent developments and current challenges as…

A Pune court on Friday granted bail to Manorama Khedkar, the mother of former probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, in a criminal intimidation case related to a land dispute. Additional…

One person went missing after a boat carrying nine pilgrims capsized on Friday in the Sarayu river in Ayodhya, an official said. According to the official, while the local divers…

In a major crackdown on reckless behaviour, the Railway Protection Force has arrested a YouTuber for endangering public safety by criminal tampering with railway tracks for publicity. Viral videos on…

A 32-year-old auto-rickshaw driver, who was the sole breadwinner in his family and father to three kids, was killed in an alleged road rage incident in Faridabad. Police identified the…

The government faces fresh challenges in Manipur after the Centre decided to move out two Assam Rifles (AR) battalions from the state to Jammu and Kashmir. The Central Reserve Police…

The Indian embassy here on Friday advised all Indian nationals in Israel to stay vigilant and adhere to the safety protocols as advised by the local authorities following the escalating…

The Union Cabinet on Friday approved eight important national High-Speed Road Corridor Projects of length 936 km entailing a total cost of Rs 50,655 crore to improve logistics efficiency and…

Development and ecological balance must go hand in hand, the Supreme Court said today while wondering why public interest litigations (PILs) are filed when infrastructure projects like highways are launched.…

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the guidelines issued by the National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC) and National Aids Control Organisation (NACO),…

The Gujarat government on Friday informed the high court that it has framed “model rules” to regulate amusement rides and gaming zones to prevent tragedies like the May 25 fire…

Three people died after a portion of a two-storey building collapsed in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area on Friday, officials said. They said a few more people might still be trapped…

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar stated on Friday that there is a conspiracy hatched against him to put him in prison. Speaking to reporters, after the ‘Jan Andolan Sabha’ organised…

As many as 772 train services, including 100 Vande Bharat services, have been introduced in the Indian Railways network from 2019-2020 to 2023-2024, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya…

A man with master’s degree in computer applications threatened to bomb the Kendriya Vidyalaya located on the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Indore on Independence Day…

The Indian Air Force’s Chinook and Mi-17 helicopters today joined the rescue operations in Uttarakhand to evacuate pilgrims still stranded on the rain-ravaged trek route to Kedarnath. The trek route…

A woman, in her early twenties, was rushed to a hospital after suffering an electric shock while trying to mark her attendance using the biometric system at her waterlogged IAS…

Two battalions of the Assam Rifles (AR) will be moved from Manipur to Jammu and Kashmir for counter-terror operations, sources have said. The move is routine as the military works…

Invoking the Mahabharat in the Lok Sabha is in vogue, Speaker Om Birla said on Friday while asking an MP not to narrate stories but ask to-the-point questions. While addressing…

The Supreme Court has directed the National Testing Agency – the under-fire central body responsible for the conduct of the NEET-UG test – to “rectify deficiencies in the exam system”,…

A second-year MBBS student of a private medical college in Maharashtra’s Wardha district jumped to her death from the dean’s office over some issues with attendance, an official said on…

Rescue operations were underway on Friday to trace over 45 people missing following flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in three districts of Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Friday. With the…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged the BJP-led central government to withdraw GST on life and medical insurance premiums, saying that it adversely affects people’s ability to take…

The Centre is best suited to determine whether a particular fact related to it is correct or wrong, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday while making the government’s stand…

Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha today urged the government to take urgent measures to combat piracy on OTT platforms. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Chadha highlighted the severe financial…

A couple in Indore were in for a surprise when they found out their two children had filed a police case against them. Their daughter, 21, and son, 8, had…

The deadline to file your Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for the assessment year 23-24 has not been extended beyond July 31. However, a lot of taxpayers who filed their returns…

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi today claimed that an Enforcement Directorate raid is being planned against him after his ‘chakravyuh‘ speech in Parliament. Rahul Gandhi said…

The Supreme Court today sought a response from the government on a plea challenging the guidelines that exclude transgenders, gay and sex workers from donating blood. A bench headed by…

A three-and-a-half-year-old girl died after an iron gate fell on her while she was playing with other children in Pune’s Pimpri-Chinchwad area On Wednesday. CCTV footage installed in the locality…

The Supreme Court today said it did not cancel the controversy-ridden NEET-UG 2024 examination amid concerns of paper leak because there was no systemic breach of its sanctity. In its…

A popular YouTuber has been arrested by Uttar Pradesh for shooting dangerous videos on railway tracks. Gulshan Sheikh would regularly create videos by placing objects like stones, cycles, and cylinders…

As the Parliament convenes for the ongoing Monsoon Session, the discussion regarding National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), unemployment, and regulation of airfares will be taken up in the Lok…

The Supreme Court on Thursday said the fundamental right to equality guarantees “factual and not formal equality”, and if different persons are not similarly situated, a classification is permissible. The…

A 82-year-old woman died after a pack of stray dogs brutally attacked her at her hut in Rajanna Sircilla district on Wednesday night, police said on Thursday. The elderly woman…

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has directed Chief Secretary V Venu to withdraw a controversial note issued by the State Disaster Management Authority, which restrained science and technology institutions in…

Five people were killed and over 45 missing following several incidents of cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh where rains washed away many houses, bridges and roads, officials said on Thursday. The…

India is predicted to record above-normal rainfall in August and September, with a good chance of favourable La Nina conditions developing by the end of August, the India Meteorological Department…

The state-run Jadavpur University in Kolkata has set up two new hostels on its main campus for first-year undergraduate students, nearly a year after the death of a fresher following…

West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim claimed that his remarks at a religious event were “misinterpreted” and he had no intention to hurt anyone, amid protests by the opposition BJP. Mr…

In its first ever raids in the Union Territory of Ladakh, the Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches as part of its money laundering probe linked to a fake cryptocurrency…

Former BJD leader Mamata Mohanta joined the BJP here on Thursday, a day after resigning as Rajya Sabha member and quitting the Naveen Patnaik-led party. Mamata Mohanta joined the BJP…

Air India on Thursday cancelled its flight from the national capital to Tel Aviv, citing operational reasons. The cancellation also comes against the backdrop of escalating tensions in the ongoing…

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday called the Supreme Court’s ruling on internal quota for Scheduled Castes and Tribes ‘historic’, and said that a major obstacle in the implementation of…

A six-year-old girl was among three people who drowned after rainwater gushed into the basement of their house in Vishwakarma area here early Thursday morning, officials said. Three people, including…

A local court on Thursday convicted nine people in a 38-year-old murder case of an SHO and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The case pertains to the killing of Sureri…

Stressing the use of digitisation for rapid development, the President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, lavished praise on India for its work in this…

A court here on Thursday handed death sentence to a person for killing his wife and seriously injuring 6-year-old daughter by slitting her throat following a dispute with his spouse…

Fourteen people died and 10 more were injured in heavy overnight rains that triggered flooding and a house collapse as several rivers swelled in Uttarakhand, officials said here on Thursday.…

A woman was groped by a rowdy group on a waterlogged street here, prompting the arrest of four men, action against eight policemen including a DCP and a cryptic remark…

A devastating incident occurred in Bopkhel, Pimpri-Chinchwad, on Wednesday afternoon, leaving a community in grief. A 3.5-year-old girl, Girija Ganesh Shinde, died on the spot when a heavy iron gate…

The Kerala government requested the state’s scientific community on Thursday to refrain from sharing their opinions and study reports on the Wayanad landslides with the media. Tiku Biswal, the state…

A 21-year-old MBBS student died after she was allegedly pushed from the third floor of a residential building in Karad in Maharashtra’s Satara district by her male friend, who has…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that he had productive talks with his Vietnam counterpart Pham Minh Chinh and the two countries have deepened cooperation in a range of…

Six weather stations across Delhi recorded over 100 mm of rain in a single day, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday, categorising it as an “extremely intense spell”.…

US President Joe Biden on Thursday expressed his deepest condolences to those affected by the devastating landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad district. “Jill and I extend our deepest condolences to all…

About 2.08 per cent or Rs 7,409 crore of the withdrawn Rs 2,000 banknotes have not yet been returned to the RBI, about ten months after the deadline to deposit…

Twelve people, including three of a family, were killed and six injured in heavy overnight rains that triggered flooding and house collapse as several rivers swelled in Uttarakhand, officials said…

An SUV driver who drove on a waterlogged road beside a coaching centre before its basement got flooded, killing three students, has been granted bail on a bond of Rs…

Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller’s family office-led investment firms have made their maiden bet on Adani group, seeking shares of the conglomerate’s power transmission unit in an institutional sale that was oversubscribed…

Representatives of the Meitei community and the Hmar tribe held a peace meeting in Manipur’s Jiribam today, and agreed to work for normalcy nearly two months after ethnic violence reached…

A 55-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur district, forest department officials said on Thursday. The incident took place in Dumardand village under Narayanpur…

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) on Thursday posted a 47 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 3,107 crore in the June quarter of…

On June 7 last year, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, was asked this question when he was in India: Can Indian entrepreneurs compete with OpenAI, or should they even…

India and Vietnam today adopted an action plan to expand their strategic ties with Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowing to work jointly for a rules-based Indo-Pacific and asserting that New…