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Jammu and Kashmir will get its statehood but there seems to be some small print involved, senior BJP leader Ram Madhav indicated today. In an exclusive interview with NDTV, the…

BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday blamed the “casteist” mindset of the Jat community of the state for the adverse Haryana assembly election results and advising them to change their mentality.…

Jammu and Kashmir will not benefit from an “antagonistic relationship” with the BJP-led central government, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah told NDTV Tuesday evening, shortly after his party and the…

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chargesheet filed in the rape and murder case of a second year post graduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital…

If Kamala Harris wins the US election she has made clear one change sure to come to the White House: the first president in eight years who actually enjoys a…

The Indian cricket team is expected to leave for Australia at least two weeks prior to the first Test starting November 22 in Perth and will be playing one or…

The Haryana election result is a “big setback for the Congress”, senior leader and one-time chief ministerial hopeful Kumari Selja told NDTV Tuesday afternoon. “…very disappointing,” she said. “I was…

Haryana has scripted history by giving a third consecutive term to the BJP in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the BJP headquarters today while congratulating party workers…

Turning exit poll prediction on its head, the BJP has won 48 of Haryana’s 90 seats. The Congress trailed at 37. Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party, which had high hopes…

Russia’s intelligence service has been intent on causing “mayhem” in the UK because of London’s support for Ukraine, the chief of Britain’s domestic intelligence service said on Tuesday. Ken McCallum…

Chasing a mediocre target of 128 runs against Bangladesh in the first T20I on Sunday, India openers Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson looked to give the team a fine start.…

Durga Puja, one of the most significant festivals of India, honours Goddess Durga’s victory over demon Mahishasura, signifying the triumph of good over evil. One of the highlights of Durga…

Neena Gupta won the National Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Sooraj Barjatya’s Uunchai. The film veteran wore a pink saree and teamed it up with a…

Around 9 am, one hour into the counting of votes for the Haryana polls, the Congress had surged far ahead of the BJP. Jalebis and dhols marked celebrations at the…

Indian cricket team all-rounder Hardik Pandya impressed with both bat and ball as the Rohit Sharma-led side beat Bangladesh in the first T20I encounter in Gwalior on Sunday. Hardik slammed…

The election results in Haryana are unexpected and shocking and the Congress cannot accept them, the party said on Tuesday, hours after early leads in its favour turned into a…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday issued a stark warning to Lebanon, claiming the country could face a similar fate to Gaza if it continues to allow Hezbollah to…

India has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed. Trachoma, one of the leading causes of blindness globally, has long been a public…

The Aam Aadmi Party’s Mehraj Malik – who handed his party a first ever electoral win in Jammu and Kashmir, in local body polls in December 2020 – has now…

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah will become Jammu and Kashmir’s Chief Minister, declared Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar today as his party races ahead of the winning mark in assembly elections…

If I had not killed her, Mahalaxmi would have killed me – read a chilling note written by a man who killed his partner and chopped up her body into…

The BJP may have defied exit poll predictions to pull off a surprise victory in the Haryana election, but eight ministers in the incumbent Nayab Singh Saini government and Assembly…

The two keywords in this Haryana election were Jats and Jalebis. The Congress bet heavily on both, but the trends show this has not paid off. The renowned jalebis in…

India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana on Tuesday said skipper Harmanpreet Kaur will be leading the side against Sri Lanka in the Women’s T20 World Cup, having got retired hurt in the…

A doctor in the United Kingdom has admitted trying to kill his mother’s long-term partner by injecting him with a fake Covid-19 booster that caused a flesh-eating bacterial disease. According…

Geoffrey E Hinton, known as the Godfather of artificial Intelligence and co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics 2024, raised concerns about the technology he has created. The 76-year-old University…

Even the most ardent supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could not have predicted the electoral outcome in Haryana. A third consecutive term for the BJP, accompanied by an…

Actor Tillotama Shome on Sunday slammed Air India for not providing information to passengers about an 8.5-hour delay on its Mumbai-London flight. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Ms Shome, who…

In his first reaction after the Assembly election results, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the BJP’s record third straight term in Haryana is the victory of the politics of…

Congress candidate and former wrestler Vinesh Phogat has won the Julana assembly seat in Haryana. “Truth has won,” said Ms Phogat in her first reaction after her poll victory. Her…

An Airbnb host in the US was forced to add ‘no cryptocurrency mining’ to the list of instructions after a bizarre guest experience. According to Business Insider, Airbnb host Ashley…

The Election Commission has dismissed the Congress’ “ill-founded allegation” – that there is a delay in the poll panel publishing leads and results of the 2024 Haryana Assembly election on…

As the BJP raced to its biggest victory in Haryana on Tuesday, one of its seniormost leaders in the state, Anil Vij, was struggling in his own constituency. That didn’t…

The Haryana assembly elections will go down in India’s electoral history as one of the biggest upsets. This once again proves the point that Congress has mastered the art of…

Two friends, Tara Kehidi and Teresa Araujo were allegedly removed from a Spirit Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New Orleans on October 4 due to their attire. Initially wearing…

The National Conference-Congress alliance looks set to form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir, which is seeing its first Assembly elections in 10 years, but the scale of the…

Billionaire Elon Musk suggested on Monday that he would end up in prison if US Vice President Kamala Harris beats Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election. After appearing alongside…

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti conceded defeat in the assembly elections today, as her party – People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by her mother…

Scientists John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning within artificial neural networks, the award-giving body said on…

With the BJP surging ahead of the Congress in Haryana after trailing in the initial rounds, the mood at the two party offices has dramatically changed in the past one…

Defying exit poll predictions and talk of anti-incumbency, the BJP looks set to pull off a hat-trick in Haryana, becoming the first party to win thrice in a row in…

Winnie the Pooh, the beloved and endearing creation of A A Milne, has brought joy to generations. However, a recent incident involving the cartoon character at Shanghai Disneyland has led…

BYD, the Chinese automaker, has launched the eMax 7 electric MPV in India at a starting price of Rs 26.90 lakh (Rs 27.50 lakh for the 7-seater) for the Premium…

A leopard safari at Bannerghatta National Park near the Bannerghatta National Park in Karnataka turned adventurous for a group of tourists after the wild animal leapt at the window of…

The Congress-National Conference alliance holds a commanding lead in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election – the first in the former state since Article 370 was scrapped and the…

An Indian Air Force jawan fell unconscious during the celebration of the 92nd anniversary of the Indian Air Force at Tambaram Air Force Station in Chennai on Tuesday. Visuals from…

Congress MP Kumari Selja has confirmed she is in the chief ministerial race – if her party wins the 2024 Haryana election, which appears unlikely at this time. Nevertheless, a…

Putting on a brave face despite counting trends see-sawing and tilting in the BJP’s favour after giving the Congress a comfortable lead, senior Congress leader and former chief minister Bhupinder…

The owner of Ambience Mall, Gurugram, took corrective action after Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal shared his experience of picking up food from restaurants at the mall, where he alleged that…

The Madhya Pradesh factory where Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized drugs valued over Rs 1,800 crore was registered as a soap manufacturing unit. The unit…

Assembly Election Results 2024: Celebrations started outside the Congress head office in Delhi early Tuesday morning, much before the counting of votes began for state elections in Jammu and Kashmir…

As counting of votes cast in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections got underway on Tuesday, J&K National Conference (JKNC) vice president Omar Abdullah said he is confident that the…

Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy says he is reaping the rewards of putting over-spin on the ball instead of side-spin following his successful India comeback. The 33-year-old, whose India career came…

For the past 23 years, no other global leader has used adversity as an opportunity for growth. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s extraordinary leadership and seva bhav as Head of Government…

TikTok star Taylor Rousseau Grigg has died at the age of 25. Her husband, Cameron Grigg, shared the news on Instagram on Saturday. Describing Taylor’s death as “so sudden and…

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has charged Sanjoy Roy, who used to work with Kolkata Police as a contractual staff, with the rape and murder of an on-duty woman…

The National Conference is open to a strategic post-poll alliance with the People’s Democratic Party to keep the Bharatiya Janata Party out of power after the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir…

The mayor of the capital of Mexico’s violence-plagued state of Guerrero was killed on Sunday less than a week after he took office, the state’s governor confirmed. Alejandro Arcos was…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s invitation to travel to Male on a state visit next year, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced on Monday. The Foreign…

Sofas, water taps, wash basins, air conditioners, lights, beds are missing from the official bungalow vacated by Tejashwi Yadav, claims the BJP, suggesting that the items have been “stolen”. The…

The Israeli military said it struck more than 120 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon within a 60-minute period as part of extensive strikes on Monday. “The IAF (air force) conducted…

Air raid sirens echoed across central Israel including Tel Aviv after surface-to-surface missiles were fired from Yemen on Israel on the first anniversary of deadly attacks in Israel where over…

The Committee formulating rules for the Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand has finished its discussions and will submit its suggestions in the form of a booklet to the Chief Minister.…

India’s latest pace sensation Mayank Yadav is set to walk into the IPL ‘Million Dollar Club’ after making his T20I debut against Bangladesh on Sunday, with Lucknow Super Giants needing…

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu is in India for a state visit, a significant moment in bilateral relations after the diplomatic relations between the states were severely affected when three Maldivian…

On October 7, 2023, Hamas – a militant group which controlled Gaza – crossed over into Israel and launched ‘Operation Al Aqsa Flood’, a deadly terror attack, that killed over…

The BJP is ready with a list of three candidates for each assembly constituency in Jharkhand, where elections are due by the year-end, sources have told NDTV. The final list…

A shocking incident unfolded in Texas on October 3 when police responded to a 911 call about a suspicious person at an under-construction home in Garden Ridge. Upon arrival, deputies…

Last year’s October 7 terror attacks by Hamas unleashed carnage on ordinary civilians, the aftermath of which continues to this day. Today marks one year since that fateful morning. Both…

(The following text is excerpted from Aditya Iyer’s ‘Gully Gully: Travels Around India During The 2023 World Cup’ with permission from Penguin Random House India. Capturing not only what cricket…

Indian cricket team legend Sunil Gavaskar claimed that the credit for the national team’s aggressive approach during the second Test match against Bangladesh belonged completely to the captain Rohit Sharma.…

The Reuters photograph of Inas Abu Maamar, face buried in the shrouded body of her dead five-year-old niece Saly, was taken days after Israel began its military offensive on Gaza.…

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal on Sunday alleged that a mall in Gurugram stopped him from using the lift while he was picking up a food order as a delivery executive.…

The Indian aviation watchdog has introduced new safety measures for Boeing 737 aircraft after concerns over the potential risks with its rudder control systems. An aircraft rudder is a primary…

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi today said the deaths of five people due to suspected heat stroke after an Indian Air Force show in Chennai was “very painful”…

Scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of microRNA and its role in gene regulation, the award-giving body said…

Ratan Tata on Monday afternoon played down fears over his medical condition after he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital early this morning after…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday shared on X a ‘garba’ song he wrote as a tribute to Goddess Durga. “It is the auspicious time of Navratri and people are…

The shares of Ola Electric Mobility plunged steeply over 8% this morning, down 43% from its post-listing peak, as complaints about its flagship electric two-wheelers kept flooding social media. This…

A prominent presidential historian, Dr Allan Lichtman, has reiterated his prediction that Vice President Kamala Harris will win the 2024 presidential election against former President Donald Trump, dismissing concerns about…

The southern French city of Marseille was this week shaken by two apparently drug-related killings, including the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was “stabbed 50 times” and burned alive,…

Canadian author Jessica Waite, in her memoir A Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards, recounts the emotional turmoil she faced after discovering her late husband’s infidelity. Ms Waite learned of her…

A matrimonial ad of a 26-year-old “investor” from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, has been making waves on social media for its bizarre claims. The man claims he earns ₹29 lakh per…

Today marks a year after the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israel, triggering the year-long Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip. After nearly 1,200 people were killed during the October…

Israel continued air strikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday as part of its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, where the Iran-backed group is based. The Israeli military said it…

The Maldives will not act to undermine India’s security and views New Delhi as a “valued partner and friend”, and cooperation in several fields – including defence – will “always…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday took a critical view of the United Nations, saying it was “like an old company”, not entirely keeping up with the market but…

This fortnight’s column is on a subject that will never make the 9 o’clock news: Malnourishment. In 2012, Gujarat was grappling with one of the highest numbers of underweight children…

Star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya overtook legendary batter Virat Kohli to achieve a unique feat of finishing most T20I matches with a six. Hardik accomplished this feat during the first…

It has been a year since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted, a conflict that has brought unspeakable devastation to the Gaza Strip. The days since October 7 have…

Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola Electric saw its stock crashing to about Rs 90 a piece in the morning trade on Monday, as aggrieved customers flooded social media platforms again with a…

On the morning of October 7, 2023, Ismail Abu Hatab, a photojournalist, woke up to the deafening roar of rockets being fired from Gaza towards Israel. “It felt like the…

Congress MP Kumari Selja told NDTV today she is confident her party will cross 60 seats in Haryana. An aggregate of seven exit polls have indicated the Congress will win…

An off-duty police officer in Georgia, USA, who was previously honoured as “Investigator of the Year,” was shot and killed while allegedly attempting to enter a neighbour’s home, the New…

At least five spectators who had come to watch the Indian Air Force’s air show in Chennai died after the show, according to DMK MP K Kanimozhi. One of them,…

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal and comedian Kunal Kamra were today engaged in a heated spat after the latter flagged the service centre situation of the company’s electric scooters. The argument…

During India’s six-wicket win over Pakistan in the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup, captain Harmanpreet Kaur retired hurt on 29 after losing her balance and injuring her neck just before…