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The airline said that it has recorded the highest number of flight cancellations today as all its domestic flights departing from Delhi have been cancelled till midnight.

Holding an urn between her hands, Namita pleads to the government to help her reach Haridwar “urgently.”

The State Investigation Agency (SIA) in Jammu and Kashmir has launched a fresh crackdown on the terror network behind the Delhi Blast, targeting the weapons supply chain and investigating links…

Luiza Rozova, widely believed to be the secret daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has apologised for her father’s war in Ukraine. Her apology came in response to a Ukrainian…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the ongoing corruption case against him as a “Bugs Bunny trial” and defended his controversial pardon request in a video published on social media.

Bengaluru Metro’s Purple Line services were disrupted on Friday morning for more than an hour after a man jumped onto the tracks at the Kengeri Metro Station, resulting in his…

IndiGo, India’s largest airline, which serves more than 90 domestic destinations and over 40 international cities, has so far cancelled about 1,300 flights across the country.

While the rest of the world frets over artificial intelligence and how it could hollow out demand for human effort, a zeitgeist-defying idea is taking hold in India.

In 2000, when she was studying in Class 2, a man from her village threatened to kill her. The words terrified her so deeply that she withdrew into silence.

Amid the Western pressure on New Delhi to reduce trade with Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to India sent a “clear message” to the world that “neither country…

At the annual tree lighting on the Ellipse, just south of the White House, President Donald Trump told the crowd, “The first lady is going to do the honors.”

TikTok will block under-16s in Australia on the day the law comes into effect, it said, meaning they will no longer be able to hold or create an account.

The limited-edition, Faberge egg pendant was recovered Thursday night after it exited the suspect’s gastrointestinal tract naturally without medical intervention.

The Shehbaz Sharif government has formally appointed Field Marshal Asim Munir as Pakistan’s first-ever Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), a newly created and powerful military position in a nuclear-armed country.

From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the Louvre, keeping up with this year’s news also left some Americans struggling with pronunciations.

A huge section of a highway collapsed and turned into a massive sinkhole in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The road, damaged likely due to recent flash floods and landslides, gave way…

The initiative of the three European envoys to write an article in an Indian daily maligning Putin and Russia just before the Russian president’s visit served no real purpose. It…

US President Donald Trump has hired a new architect for his $300-million White House ballroom, a spokesman said Thursday, after reported disagreements with the project’s original designer.

The United States has called for continued efforts to improve its relations with India, following a bitter run-in over tariffs and trade differences, with a new report highlighting the need…

The woman was contacted online by a person identifying himself as “Hirad Ahmed,” who claimed to be a doctor. Through a series of WhatsApp calls, messages, and video calls, the…

The clip, which was recorded in 2023, showed her son, Shubham, and nine-year-old Ishika – child of her sister-in-law, jumping and dancing on a bed to a song.

A doctor from Bengaluru, who is named as the second main accused in a shocking organ transplant racket in Andhra Pradesh, surrendered before the court in the state’s Annamayya district…

The repo rate is the interest rate at which commercial banks borrow money from the RBI by pledging government securities.

In the high-frequency churn of President Donald Trump’s first term, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s repeated missteps would have fuelled guessing games about his imminent firing.

Traffic restrictions and diversions are in place in several parts of the national capital, including central Delhi, on Friday in view of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit, the Delhi Police…

US President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday cut to 18 months from five years the period of time work permits are valid for refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday revised the inflation outlook for the current financial year, FY26, projecting CPI inflation at 2 per cent, marking a reduction of 0.6…

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday characterised India’s current macroeconomic moment as a “rare goldilocks period”, that currently marks high economic growth and exceptionally low inflation.

The Taliban — who follow a strict interpretation of Islam — did not change the abortion laws when they returned to power in 2021.

IndiGo issued a “heartfelt apology” to customers and industry stakeholders after widespread disruptions across its network and operations over the past two days, and said the airline “remains focussed on…

Three elephants, including a calf, were found dead under mysterious circumstances in a privately owned forest in Vellore district on Thursday, triggering a joint Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh investigation.

In 2025, flight cancellation trends varied significantly among Indian carriers. Alliance Air reported the highest cancellation rates consistently, peaking at 6.13% in June and remaining above 4% for most months,…

NDTV witnessed the situation on the ground where thousands of suitcases were seen lying at the Delhi airport terminal.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has slashed its repo rate by 25 basis points from 5.5% to 5.25%, the central bank’s governor Sanjay Malhotra announced this morning.

Rahul Gandhi slammed the Centre as IndiGo cancelled hundreds of flights due to operational disruptions, mainly due to crew shortages.

US media outlets cast Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrival in New Delhi as a pivotal moment in India’s foreign policy calculus, with coverage centring on the Modi government’s attempt to…

Russian President Vladimir Putin must have ordered the Novichok nerve agent attack on Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in 2018, in a “reckless” display of power that led to the…

Hot air evaporates a lot more water, so crops, forests and landscapes in some areas dry out, which makes them more susceptible to wildfire. Each Celsius degree of warming can…

The ruling DMK has said the development is “not a setback” for the party. The judiciary must also “respect the powers of the state,” the party insisted.

Six female students were booked for protesting against a burqa-niqab ban in an educational institution in Mumbai’s Goregoan area, a police official said on Thursday.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday refuted BJP leader R Ashoka’s accusation regarding a judge’s alleged remark about “63 per cent corruption” in the state

The EU said Thursday it had opened an antitrust probe to determine if the way Meta is rolling out AI features in WhatsApp breaches the bloc’s competition rules.

Former Chief Minister N Biren Singh has said that Manipur’s recurrent floods are a direct consequence of large-scale destruction of forests for illegal poppy cultivation.

Digi Yatra, India’s SSI-based, privacy-by-design air travel platform, has reached 19 million downloads and enabled over 77 million seamless journeys across 24 airports, with adoption now at 30 per cent.

The Winter Session of Parliament began on Monday, December 1, and with it, something completely different grabbed people’s attention right from the first morning: the winter fashion choices of several…

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told AFP on Thursday it is “tragic” that child deaths will increase worldwide for the first time this century because wealthy Western countries have…

A strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed four people on Thursday, the US military said, amid a growing controversy over a campaign that has…

The Parliament on Thursday approved the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 with the Rajya Sabha returning it to the Lok Sabha.

With the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections approaching, the Bharatiya Janata Party has accelerated its preparations significantly. In this sequence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Bengal on…

Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani set the tone for the Group’s renewed commitment to Andhra Pradesh (AP), praising the scale of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s vision.

The prices of premium apartments in Mumbai are now on a par with some parts of New York, according to a new report, underscoring the rapid rise of wealth and…

Three elephants, including a calf, were found dead under mysterious circumstances in a privately owned forest in Vellore district on Thursday, triggering a joint Tamil NaduAndhra Pradesh investigation.

President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that Russia would take full control of Ukraine’s Donbas region by force unless Ukrainian forces withdraw, something Kyiv has flatly…

Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in New Delhi on Thursday evening for a 27-hour visit that India views as a reaffirmation of one of its oldest and most resilient strategic…

Three elephants, including a calf, were found dead under mysterious circumstances in a privately owned forest in Vellore district on Thursday, triggering a joint Tamil NaduAndhra Pradesh investigation.

The Delhi government on Thursday rolled out its “toughest-ever” anti-pollution drive in the capital — deploying mist spray technology, tightening enforcement, and warning officials of strict action.

The head of an armed Palestinian faction that opposes Hamas in Gaza has been killed, Israeli media reported on Thursday, in what would be a blow to Israeli efforts to…

Israeli raids hit south Lebanon on Thursday as its military said it was striking Hezbollah weapons storage facilities, a day after Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct…

A guest faculty of Odisha government-run Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya in Bhubaneswar was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sexually harassing a girl student, police said.

In a record for the 20-year-old airline, IndiGo cancelled over 550 flights on Thursday as operational disruptions continued for a third day.

Members of Congress have said they will investigate whether the US military broke the law by allegedly killing two survivors of a strike on a suspected drug trafficking vessel in…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday picked his military secretary, a general with no background in intelligence, as the next head of the country’s foreign intelligence agency Mossad.

Ukraine wants “real peace, not appeasement” with Russia, its foreign minister said on Thursday at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the security and rights body seeking a…

The Israeli military said on Thursday that its forces have killed around 40 Hamas militants who had been trapped in tunnels below Rafah in southern Gaza, in an area now…

An Irish navy ship spotted up to five drones operating near the flight path of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s aircraft as he arrived for a state visit to Ireland on…

The Joint Tribes Council Manipur, representing four Naga tribes, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take “urgent action” to curb what it termed unchecked illegal migration into the state.

The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in Delhi has marginally declined from 0.55 in 2019 to 0.44 in 2024, according to a report.

IndiGo has sought exemptions for pilot rest and duty norms till February 10, 2026, related to its night duty flights for its A320 fleet.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday moved The Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha.

Undeterred by the setback in Bihar, where it won only six of the 61 seats it contested, the Congress has toughened its position during talks with key ally DMK in…

In two separate incidents reported from Telangana, the two BRS Party candidates contesting in the upcoming local-body elections were found dead by hanging in Nirmal and Nalgonda districts, police said…

A 45-year-old man was killed in a leopard attack in this Uttar Pradesh district on Thursday, prompting the administration to order the shooting of the animal and declare a two-day…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that 73-year-old Indian citizen Harjit Kaur was maltreated while in US detention before being deported, and the Indian government…

Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the…

Suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir on Thursday escalated his attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, declaring that she will no longer remain in power after the 2026…

The Law Commission has informed the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting on One Nation, One Election that the proposed legislation does not violate the basic structure of the Constitution, sources…

A 31-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping from a high-rise in Mumbai’s Jogeshwari area, a police official said on Thursday.

A landmark bill to control hate speech and hate crimes got the green light from the Karnataka cabinet today, paving the way for its introduction in the State Legislature.

A moving BMW car burst into flames in the middle of the road in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida on Thursday.

Britain’s media watchdog on Thursday slapped a 1 million pounds ($1.3 million) fine on a company for failing to ensure robust age checks on its 18 pornography websites.

Workers began removing protective netting from construction sites across Hong Kong on Thursday to comply with a government order after the city’s deadliest fire in decades.

Bangladesh’s International Crime Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday has issued an arrest warrant against Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

India and Russia are amping up cooperation on multiple fronts including defence amid US disapproval and soaring tariff.

The winter session of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly sparked a major political storm as Congress MLAs accused the Assembly Secretariat and the state government of “colluding” to alter the questions…

A 58-year-old businessman died after a speeding car struck him from behind during his morning cycling routine in DLF phase 2 area here, police said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Russian President Vladimir Putin at Delhi airport this evening. Before both headed out in the same car, the two leaders shook hands, hugged each other…

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Thursday evening for a 27-hour visit.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday lashed out at TMC MP Saugata Roy for objecting to her speaking in Hindi on a bill, pointing out that the translation technology…

Senior lawyer and former Mizoram governor Swaraj Kaushal, husband of former Union Minister Late Sushma Swaraj and father of BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj, passed away on Thursday.

The Prime Minister and President Vladimir Putin will meet on Thursday evening, as they have several times since Narendra Modi assumed office.

Residents of Kithulbadde village in central Sri Lanka say they have been left in the lurch after last week’s deadly cyclone, and many are stuck in relief centres, as damaged…

The interim government in Bangladesh has announced special prayers across the country for former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Temples, churches, pagodas and other places of worship…

Andrei Belousov said that both nations are friends based on mutual respect.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that Russia remains India’s strategic partner in technology and defence despite the recent geopolitical developments.

An elderly woman suffered severe burn injuries after she was allegedly assaulted and set on fire by her son in Odisha’s Bhadrak district, police said on Thursday. The incident took…

The emergency medical response ambulance service of the Assam government has come to a standstill with nearly 800 ambulances remaining off the road due to an indefinite strike by the…

The Enforcement Directorate has declared realty firm Shine City Group’s founder, Rashid Naseem, a Fugitive Economic Offender and secured confiscation of properties worthRs 127.98 crore in a real estate and…

Hours ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has accused the Narendra Modi government of discouraging visiting foreign…

Karuna Aggarwal is among 5.3 lakh BLOs deployed across 12 states as the foot soldiers in the fight to cleanse the voter lists of errors and duplications