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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled that athletes will have to ensure that they remain below their weight limit and no exception can be provided under any…

Former Chief Executive Officer of Google, Eric Schmidt, has said that the Ukraine war has turned him into a licensed arms dealer, a career path he “doesn’t recommend”. Mr Schmidt’s…

Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer who worked in the hospital and who was seen on CCTV leaving the suspected crime scene, is the key accused in the case. After allowing…

Vinesh Phogat has seen a lot in the last fortnight. From the high of becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to enter an Olympics final to the low of getting…

UK businessman Mike Lynch, who was recently acquitted in the United States of an $11 billion fraud, is among those missing Monday after a superyacht sank off southern Italy, according…

Former Indian cricket team batting coach Vikram Rathour praised Rohit Sharma as a shrewd captain and lauded him for his tactical acumen. During a recent interaction, Rathour addressed the popular…

Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot’s move to authorise the prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, will have dire consequences, a Congress leader has warned. But the statement of Ivan Dsouza has…

The protests over the rape-murder of a young doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College still churning the country, the BJP today dubbed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee the “destroyer” and…

Doctors in Kolkata took to the streets in large numbers today, forming a human chain to protest the rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor at the state-run…

A mother’s courage and swift response saved her son’s life as he was attacked with a sword in broad daylight in Maharashtra. The incident happened yesterday at around 1:30 pm…

A second-year BCom student has been arrested by Kolkata Police for a provocative social media post that incited violence against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The accused, Kirti Sharma,…

Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy on Sunday called the rising population a major challenge for the country, saying Indians had not paid attention to population control since the Emergency period.…

Karnataka Governor Thawaar Chand Gehlot‘s decision to sanction prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah – over alleged irregularities in land allotment by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority – was “in violation…

A video has emerged from Uttar Pradesh’s Agra showing a group of men in two motorcycles harassing a woman in full public view. Many on social media have condemned the…

More than four years since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic by the WHO (World Health Organization) in March 2020, fear of another mass outbreak looms large. The WHO, on August…

In a key address to diplomats in Dhaka on Sunday, Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government, called for comprehensive reforms before holding the next general elections. This…

The parents of the young doctor raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College have told NDTV that they had lost trust in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after seeing…

Trinamool has turned up the heat on the central agency probing the rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor that has shaken the country. Five days have passed since the…

Get ready for a dive into NDTV’s Weekly Quiz. In this week’s quiz, test your knowledge of topics like cars, cricket, movies and global affairs. Discover the latest headlines shaping…

A girl was sexually assaulted and at least a dozen others were sexually abused at what turned out to be a fake National Cadet Corps (NCC) camp in Tamil Nadu’s…

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi responded Monday to the BJP’s criticism of his comments on the lateral entry row, calling the concept “an attack on Dalits, OBCs, and Adivasis”. “The BJP’s…

Vinesh Phogat, since her return to India from Paris Olympics 2024, has been showered with love from all quarters. After an Olympic heart-break for getting disqualified from the women’s 50kg…

A new book by a retired IPS officer claims to reveal the chilling connection between the bridal gown of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s daughter and a high-profile kidnapping case in…

For Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, long before she became an inspiration to the world, it was music that made her “feel confident and free”. However, it all changed when the…

The Adani Group has released its Q1 FY25 Results and Credit Compendium, showcasing strong financial performance. The group’s EBITDA surged by 32.87 per cent year-on-year, reaching Rs 22,570 crore. This…

A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in the early hours of Sunday by an unknown biker whom she had hitchhiked, a senior police officer said. According to the Additional Commissioner…

Champai Soren, who stepped down from the post of the Chief Minister of Jharkhand last month to make way for Hemant Soren, has indicated that he is open to a…

The father of the 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor who was found brutally raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 has described the devastating…

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of the lateral entry concept has had a boomerang effect on him, according to the BJP, as the ruling party leaders pointed out that it…

The ten years of BJP governance in Haryana has left the state nowhere and the people now are eager for a change, Congress’ Deepender Hooda told NDTV in an exclusive…

The resident doctors of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi said that their strike would continue. The AIIMS RDA also said it will provide free elective OPD…

Amid the buzz of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren mulling a move to the BJP, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi extended a warm welcome to the JMM leader into…

The new Myntra Sale is in full swing, offering incredible savings on Ajile by Pantaloons’ latest collection. With a minimum of 10% discount across a variety of stylish and comfortable…

She calls him a father figure, and he perceives himself as her protector. Sometimes, he even needs to protect her from herself. Manu Bhaker and Jaspal Rana are chalk and…

Indian Coast Guard chief Rakesh Pal died of a cardiac arrest in Chennai today. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in his condolence message said Director General Pal was “an able and…

The Information & Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has urged the Ministry of Finance to reduce the GST on digital news subscriptions. In a letter dated July 22, I&B secretary Sanjay Jaju…

Neeraj Chopra produced a season best throw of 89.45m at the Paris Olympics 2024 men’s javelin event but it was not enough to clinch the gold medal. Neeraj had to…

US Vice President Kamala Harris holds a narrow lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll. The four-point lead…

Arshad Nadeem is currently the most popular Pakistan athlete. The star javelin thrower ended a long drought of Olympic gold medal for his country as he won the event at…

An Air India cabin crew member was allegedly assaulted inside her hotel room in London. The airline confirmed the intrusion amid reports suggesting that the staffer may have been physically…

A video went viral on social media recently for showing fake garlic made of cement in Maharashtra’s Akola district. In the video, a person can be seen peeling a piece…

A nodal agency for social and economic development of the northeast region has withdrawn a key vision document due to a factual error on the migration of the Kukis (Chin)…

Over 70 Padma Awardee doctors have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about violence against doctors and other healthcare workers. They have also demanded swift and decisive action against the…

Double Olympic-medallist shooter Manu Bhaker’s coach Jaspal Rana has slammed the national federation’s “ever-changing” Olympic selection policy, saying that it has hurt some of the most promising talents in the…

The Kolkata Police today summoned Trinamool Congress MP Sukhendu Shekhar Ray for allegedly spreading misinformation about the details surrounding the brutal rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee doctor at…

As the nationwide protests against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital continues, India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has broken…

An 18-year-old man died in a freak accident after an air conditioner fell right on his head in Delhi yesterday. The incident happened last evening in the Doriwala area on…

Former Jharkhand chief minister and senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Champai Soren arrived in Delhi today amid buzz of a possible switch to the BJP. The visit to the…

The police had announced a ban on large gatherings from 4 pm till midnight on Sunday to prevent any disruption of peace. Police had intelligence that there was a plan…

The father of the junior doctor who was raped and murdered in a Kolkata college and hospital has severely criticised the management for not ensuring safety at the workplace. The…

A woman resident doctor was allegedly assaulted by a patient and his relatives, who were all in an inebriated state, at Mumbai’s Sion Hospital on Sunday morning, doctors said. This…

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has begun conducting the psychological test of the accused in the Kolkata rape-murder case. A team of five experts from CBI’s Central Forensic Science…

The Kolkata Police has summoned actor-turned-politician and BJP leader Locket Chatterjee and two doctors- Kunal Sarkar and Subarno Goswami – in connection with the alleged spread of misinformation surrounding the…

An agitated crowd threw two scooters off a flyover near Bengaluru. The reason? – Some people were caught performing stunts on the busy flyover, disturbing the commuters. The incident happened…

In yet another hit-and-run case, a 34-year-old cyclist was found dead on a south Delhi road after he was hit by a Mercedes car on Saturday, police said. A passerby…

Arshad Nadeem, the javelin throw gold medallist in the recently-concluded Paris Games, said Pakistani women athletes should be given modern facilities so that they can perform at the highest level.…

Facing social media backlash over the Rs 2.52 lakh annual salary offer for freshers, IT giant Cognizant on Sunday said it offers Rs 4-12 lakh salary to fresh engineering graduates,…

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday interrogated the former head of the Kolkata medical college where a doctor was raped and murdered last week. Dr Sandip Ghosh had resigned…

To many, reading is a paragon of hobbies. If you take the wide spectrum of leisure activities that humans devote much of their lives to pursue, reading sits snugly in…

After Vinesh Phogat got disqualified from the Olympics 2024 50kg wrestling final for being 100 gram overweight, several athletes, officials and other blamed her coaches, phyios and trainers for not…

A minor girl from Punjab was allegedly gang raped on a public bus in Dehradun late Tuesday evening. The incident occurred at the city’s inter-state bus terminus (ISBT) on her…

The kind of bullying and abuse Olympic boxer Imane Khelif has been subjected to makes one thing crystal clear: in the age of social media, misinformation is easiest to amplify…

The mother of Nirbhaya, the victim of the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying she had “failed” to handle…

US Vice-President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, shared a childhood photo of her and her mother, revealing that as a teenager she worked at fast food chains to earn…

A coaching institute for the civil services exam has been fined Rs three lakh for its “misleading” advertisements, the Centre said today. In an official statement, the Ministry of Consumer…

A banned practice of using spiked rods and fireballs to drive away wild animals has led to the death of an elephant in West Bengal’s Jhargram district on Thursday. Conservationist…

Fourteen SUVs believed to be on an off-roading experience trip from five states were caught in Zone 8 – an area not open to public access via vehicles – of…

Ukraine and Russia were on the brink of engaging in indirect ceasefire negotiations in Qatar’s Doha this month. The discussions, mediated by Qatar, aimed at halting the destructive strikes on…

Three members of an Indian-origin family were killed in a car crash in US’ Texas, leaving behind their 14-year-old son as the lone survivor. Arvind Mani, 45, his wife Pradeepa…

Amid nationwide protests and outrage over a trainee doctor’s rape and murder in a Kolkata hospital during her duty hours, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a diktat to…

Kolkata Police have banned gatherings around the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata for seven days amid protests against the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor.…

Three traffic policemen in Delhi were caught on a CCTV camera dividing money that one of them took as a bribe on Saturday. In the video which has gone viral…

The Jammu and Kashmir assembly, in its first order of business after elections, will pass a resolution against the centre’s decision to strip the region of its statehood and special…

India pacer Jasprit Bumrah is a rare talent that should be preserved and taken care of properly. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has done a decent…

The IMA on Saturday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “benign intervention” to bring a central law to check violence against healthcare personnel and declare hospitals as safe zones with mandatory…

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early Sunday morning local time, according to the regional earthquake monitoring service. The local emergencies ministry said…

Former US President Donald Trump has claimed at an election rally that he is “much better looking” than his Democratic rival for the White House, Vice-President Kamala Harris. “I am…

For the first time, the UK government is planning to treat extreme misogyny as a form of terrorism, the Telegraph reported. To tackle growing incidents of violence against women and…

Moving is never easy. It takes time to find a reliable moving company. But even after that, you can deal with missing items or unforeseen fees that can make your…

Feisty wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Friday night put out an emotional post on social media. The star spoke up on her heart-breaking disqualification from the women’s 50kg final at the…

The Indian Air Force and the Indian Army successfully paradropped a homegrown portable hospital from 15,000 feet, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said today. Known as the Aarogya Maitri Health…

Sources said the police are trying to find out whether the mob had a clear intention of destroying the crime scene, which is the seminar room. The police were able…

Locals set a school on fire in Assam’s Karimganj district after a teacher was found allegedly showing porn to girl students. A case under the Protection of Children from Sexual…

A Russian woman recently took to social media to share her travel experience in a Mumbai local train which is often hailed as one of the most crowded trains in…

India will need a multi-pronged approach to create jobs instead of targeting only a few areas to add more workers, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) First Deputy Managing Director Gita…

In the wake of the Kolkata rape-murder case, a retired colonel recently took to social media to share why he supports his daughter’s decision to settle outside the country. In…

Media platform X said on Saturday it would close its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to what it called “censorship orders” from Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes. The decision…

Mr Gehlot’s move has opened the door to probe agencies to investigate the allegations against Siddaramaiah linked to land allotment in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). Following the announcement,…

Rakhi, or Raksha Bandhan, is more than just a festival—it’s a celebration of love, protection, and the timeless bond between siblings. Whether siblings travel miles to come together or walk…

The West Bengal government has proposed several measures for the safety of working women during the night shift amid a nationwide outrage over the rape and murder of a trainee…

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said he has done “no wrong”, hours after Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot granted sanction for his prosecution in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA)…

Karnataka Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah will be prosecuted over the alleged irregularities in site allocations by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has sanctioned…

A 32-year-old man from Hanamkonda district of Telangana has died in the US, his family members said on Saturday and requested the Central and Telangana governments to help in bringing…

Amid growing protests over the gruesome rape-murder of a trainee doctor at a Kolkata hospital, The IMA has called for a nationwide strike during which routine OPD services and elective…

More often than not, cab and auto rides are routine affairs with nothing exceptional. However, once in a while, these rides turn out quite interesting for the riders. In one…

Gita Gopinath of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has flagged a downside risk of climate change to the Indian economic outlook and called for “a lot of action” on this…

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah faces a big challenge as the Governor has sanctioned his prosecution over alleged irregularities in the site allotment by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). The…

A 15-year-old boy who created a soap that could “transform skin cancer treatment” has been chosen as the 2024 Kid of the Year by Time magazine and Time for Kids.…

In a major setback to Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is sought by India for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, the US Court of Appeals for…