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Moscow on Saturday launched a “counter-terror operation” in three border regions adjoining Ukraine to halt Kyiv’s biggest cross-border offensive in the two-and-a-half-year conflict. Ukrainian units stormed across the border into…
The ad-hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will give its decision on the appeal filed by Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat against her disqualification from the Olympic…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday carried out an aerial survey of disaster-hit areas of this north Kerala district where landslides claimed hundreds of lives. PM Modi conducted aerial survey…
Protests refuse to die down in Bangladesh. The country’s Chief Justice, seen as a loyalist of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, was forced to resign this afternoon after an ultimatum…
Gopalganj Police arrested three smugglers with rare Californium stone, a radioactive substance, to the value of approximately Rs 850 crore in the international market, an official said on Friday. Gopalganj…
Susan Wojcicki, once a key figure in Google’s history, died after a two-year battle with cancer, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai informed on Saturday. Wojcicki played a foundational role…
Simone Biles and MyKayla Skinner, the two teammates during the 2016 Rio and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, have been embroiled in a major feud recently. It all started after Skinner…
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 15 Live Updates: Golfers Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar will begin India’s campaign on Day 15 of the Paris Olympics 2024. Aditi and Diksha were Tied…
The visible injuries on the body of the woman trainee doctor, who was found dead at a state-run hospital in Kolkata on Friday, suggested that she was sexually assaulted before…
The chief justice of Bangladesh’s top court said Saturday he had agreed to resign “in principle” after an ultimatum to do so from protesters, broadcaster Jamuna TV reported. Obaidul Hassan,…
Day after protests in Bangaldesh forced Sheikh Hasina to resign as the prime minister, students have now targeted the Supreme Court and are demanding the resignation of all judges, including…
AAP leader and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at the Rajghat memorial, a day after he was released from jail in the…
A rave allegedly being organised by college students was busted at a flat of a posh society in Noida on Friday night. The party was held in a flat of…
AAP leader Manish Sisodia, who walked out of jail after 17 months, shared a picture with his wife calling it the “first tea on the morning of independence”. Mr Sisodia…
The forensic report of the 23-year-old accused in the hit-and-run case in Mumbai’s Worli involving a luxury BMW sedan, contradicts claims that he was drunk at the time of the…
An airplane with 57 passengers and four crew members on board crashed in Brazil’s Sao Paulo, killing everyone on board. Images and videos from the spot show that the crash…
As Vinesh Phogat arrived at the Paris Olympic Games, her biggest challenge wasn’t to compete against an astounding list of wrestlers but to manage her weight as she was competing…
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Saturday an Israeli strike hit a school in Gaza City, killing 90-100 people, while the Israeli military said it had struck a Hamas command centre.…
Aman Sehrawat scripted history by becoming India’s youngest ever medalist at the Olympics as he claimed bronze in the 57kg freestyle wrestling event at the Paris Olympics 2024. Aman defeated…
Rs three crore cash and gold worth lakhs were recovered during a raid by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on the residence of the superintendent and revenue in-charge officer at the…
A standoff between Iran’s newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian and some hardliners in the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has put the future of Iran’s response to Hamas leader…
There is no provision for creamy layer in reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Constitution as envisaged by BR Ambedkar, the Centre said today days…
Blood samples of not only the 17-year-old minor involved in the Kalyani Nagar Porsche crash but those of the two friends accompanying him were also replaced at the government-run Sassoon…
Grappler Aman Sehrawat provided a bronze medal to India in wrestling at the ongoing Paris Olympics but the focus will now shift to Reetika Hooda, who will be competing in…
Algerian gender-row boxer Imane Khelif said that winning Paris Olympics gold on Friday was the perfect response to “attacks” and “bullying”, and declared: “I am a woman like any other.”…
Aman Sehrawat weighed 61.5kg after his semifinal defeat on Thursday — exactly 4.5 kilograms more than the permissible limit in the men’s 57kg — but in the next 10 hours,…
AAP leader Manish Sisodia was released from Delhi’s Tihar Jail Friday evening – even as the dark clouds hovering over the national capital all day broke to shed much-needed rain…
A Bangladeshi student leader who was instrumental in overthrowing Sheikh Hasina and is now part of an interim government said she must face trial when she returns home as planned…
The joint committee of Parliament to examine the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will have 31 members — 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha — and will…
Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso who made headlines for her controversial departure from the Olympic Village wants to compete for the United States instead of her home country, a report said.…
Born in a poor village, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has overcome numerous obstacles throughout her life to win a controversial Paris Olympics gold on Friday. Sporting braided hair and standing…
Opposition parties – led by Congress stalwart Sonia Gandhi – walked out of the Rajya Sabha on Friday afternoon in a powerful show support for Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan,…
Tamil Nadu politics is rife with speculation that state Youth Welfare and Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin might soon be elevated after the state’s Backward Classes Welfare Minister, Raja Kannappan, referred…
Peru’s Mashco Piro tribe recently used bows and arrows to attack loggers suspected of encroaching on their territory in the Amazon. According to CBS News, the regional Indigenous organisation FENAMAD…
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach opened up on Indian grappler Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the final of women’s 50 kg wrestling at the Paris Olympics and said…
Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi and other female inmates were hurt in clashes that erupted at Tehran’s Evin prison following a spate of executions, her family said,…
Plane with 62 on board crashes in Brazil: News agency Reuters
Olympics 2024, Day 14 Live Updates: Indian grappler Aman Sehrawat bagged a bronze medal in the men’s 57kg wrestling at Paris Olympics on Friday. It was also India’s sixth medal…
Coming down heavily on a Mumbai college which had barred students from wearing burqas and hijab on campus, the Supreme Court asked the institution’s authorities how they were empowering women…
Weeks after its report to the Madhya Pradesh High Court that the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Masjid in Dhar district was built from the remains of earlier temples, another statement by…
The BBC said Friday it had asked disgraced former presenter Huw Edwards to return his salary from the time he was arrested in November last year on charges of making…
An interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has taken charge of a fractured Bangladesh after a meeting between President Mohammed Shahabuddin, military leaders and student activists. Promising to…
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem created history by becoming the first athlete from his country to win an Olympic gold medal. The 27-year-old broke the men’s javelin Olympic record with his 92.97m…
Ukrainian ground troops and mechanized forces crossed the international border, advancing over 30 kilometres into Russian territory in one of the most significant developments in the ongoing war between the…
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal to be awarded the silver medal in the women’s wrestling 50kg competition in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was accepted by the Court of Arbitration for…
Dismissing a petition filed by a few students, the Supreme Court has refused to postpone the NEET-PG exam scheduled for Sunday and said it could not put the careers of…
India javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra opened up about his injury woes after clinching a silver medal in the Olympics, revealing that he might have to undergo a surgery soon…
Get ready for a dive into NDTV’s Weekly Quiz. In this week’s quiz, test your knowledge of topics like global affairs, politics, the Paris Olympics, and entertainment. Discover the latest…
A private school in Noida sent a message to parents asking them not to pack non-vegetarian food for their children’s lunch. The school management said it was only a “request”…
Air India will not run flights to and from Tel Aviv amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, the airlines said. The decision to suspend services to Tel Aviv was…
Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has thrown his weight behind wrestler Vinesh Phogat, following her disqualification from the Women’s 50kg event at the Paris Olympics 2024. Vinesh was disqualified on…
Manish Sisodia was granted bail by the Supreme Court Friday morning – nearly 18 months after the ex-Delhi Deputy Chief Minister was arrested by the CBI in the alleged liquor…
In Jammu and Kashmir to take stock of preparations for elections, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has said that no internal or external force can stop the Election Commission from…
India javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra opened up about his injury woes after clinching a silver medal in the Olympics, revealing that he might have to undergo a surgery soon…
Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia – arrested by the CBI in February last year in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam, and again by the Enforcement Directorate 12 days…
Hopes of billion Indians now rests on the shoulders to lawyer Harish Salve who will today represent wrestler Vinesh Phogat in her Paris Olympics disqualification case at the Court of…
There could be constant talks of rivalry between Arshad Nadeem and Neeraj Chopra in the sporting spectrum but there’s nothing but love between the two. After Arshad and Neeraj secured…
There is a lot going on this week. Opposition parties united in their demand to ask the government to roll back 18% GST on life and health insurance – an…
Neeraj Chopra’s father, Satish Kumar, was proud of his son’s remarkable effort that saw him script history at the Paris Olympics after clinching the silver medal in the men’s javelin…
AAP leader Manish Sisodia, granted bail in a case linked to the Delhi liquor policy, is expected to walk out of jail today or tomorrow. The former Delhi deputy chief…
Amid reports of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s plans to seek asylum in the UK, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday, received a call from UK Foreign Secretary…
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has agreed to debate his Democratic counterpart Kamala Harris on September 10. The showdown is set to be hosted by ABC, with additional debates…
In yet another hit-and-run case in Maharashtra, a man was killed after a car rammed into his two-wheeler in the Palghar district today. The accident took place around 1 am…
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s heartbreaking exit from the Paris Olympics 2024 made the entire India emotional. Vinesh, who had entered the women’s 50kg freestyle wrestling final, was disqualified from the event…
The Paris Olympics 2024 journey saw the Indian contingent incur another unfulfilling moment as Neeraj Chopra had to settle for a silver medal in the men’s javelin throw final, with…
A proposed bill in Iraq’s parliament has sparked widespread outrage and concern, as it seeks to reduce the legal age of marriage for girls to just 9 years old. The…
False or misleading US election claims posted on X by Elon Musk have amassed nearly 1.2 billion views this year, a watchdog reported Thursday, highlighting the billionaire’s potential influence on…
The Paris Olympic Games 2024 are nearing their conclusion, with India sitting on a total of 5 medals – 4 bronze and 1 silver. Javelin throw hero Neeraj Chopra was…
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic opponent Kamala Harris will debate on Sept. 10 on ABC, setting up the first face-to-face match-up between the rivals in what polls…
Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Thursday took oath as the head of an interim government, days after student-led protests ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina. The 84-year-old was…
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will return to her country when its new caretaker government decides to hold elections, her son has said. Hasina fled to India on Monday…
Neeraj Chopra, the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics, maintained his consistency to bring home a silver medal from the Paris Olympics 2024. He threw a…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Neeraj Chopra for winning a silver medal in men’s javelin at the Paris Olympics 2024. “Neeraj Chopra is excellence personified! Time and again, he has…
The Supreme Court will screen ‘Laapataa Ladies’ movie on Friday for the judges, their families and officials of its registry. The critically acclaimed movie is based on the theme of…
It could have been a new heist of the century — if it hadn’t been for a metal rod popping up in the middle of a cobblestone street. Authorities in…
Delhi recorded its cleanest Air Quality Index (AQI) for any day between January 1 and August 8 during the period from 2018 to 2024, according to the Centre’s air quality…
Indian Army personnel in Kerala’s Wayanad received a heartwarming farewell after completing 10-day rescue operations in the city that was ravaged by a deadly massive landslide. The Kochi Defence Public…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his best wishes to Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, who was sworn in as the head of Bangladesh’s caretaker government today. PM Modi expressed hope…
When Pakistan’s national sports board was deciding who to finance among the seven athletes bound for the Paris Olympics, only Arshad Nadeem and his coach were deemed good enough for…
Donald Trump proposed three September debates against Kamala Harris Thursday as he sought to wrest back some of the attention lavished on his rival since her blockbuster entry into the…
The speech and hearing impaired son of a constable used sign language to communicate with an accused, also suffering from the same disability, to help Mumbai police with their probe…
Neeraj Chopra pulled off a season best attempt of 89.45m in the Paris Olympics 2024 javelin final but it was not enough to clinch the gold medal. The defending world…
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today said that Vinesh Phogat is “tired of fighting”, shortly after the wrestler announced her retirement following the shock exit from the Paris Olympics 2024 on…
“Please leave me alone, I want to go back home,” said a distressed Antim Panghal as she and her team boarded an Air India flight to New Delhi on Thursday…
Sheikh Hasina, who quit as prime minister and fled Bangladesh, will be back in the country as soon as democracy is restored, his son Sajeeb Wazed Joy said on Thursday…
Neeraj Chopra Men’s Javelin Throw Final LIVE Updates Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra, India’s golden boy, will be aiming to weave his magic once again on the biggest of stage –…
Initiating action after an NDTV report on the alarming rise of tiger deaths in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, the Madhya Pradesh Forest Headquarters has issued notices to the reserve’s deputy…
The Indian men’s hockey team made history once again in Olympics as it won a bronze medal at the Paris Game defeating Spain 2-1. After winning a bronze in Tokyo,…
A handful of people captured Waqf boards in the country and ordinary Muslims did not get justice, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told Lok Sabha today, countering the Opposition’s charge…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian men’s hockey team on its bronze medal success at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. India captain Harmanpreet Singh scored twice as India beat…
Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus takes over as the head of Bangladesh’s caretaker government on Thursday when the country is facing tough economic challenges. Here is a look at…
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will today take oath as the leader of the interim Bangladesh government. After landing in the country, Yunus paid tribute to those killed in…
Signalling the beginning of a new chapter after 15 years of Sheikh Hasina as the prime minister, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus took oath as the head of the interim government…
Rajya Sabha Chair Jagdeep Dhankhar – often left sitting while opposition MPs walk out to protest various issues – turned the tables Thursday afternoon, walking out of the House amid…
Two days back, Sheikh Hasina resigned as Bangladesh Prime Minister, fled capital Dhaka amid violent protests demanding her ouster and landed near Delhi. Since then, there has been speculation on…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today made a long congratulatory post for the Indian hockey team after they won its second successive bronze medal in the Olympic Games. India beat Spain…
Israel committed a costly “strategic mistake” with its killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, Iran’s acting foreign minister told AFP in an interview on Thursday.…
A Chinese-American scholar, who projected himself as a pro-democracy activist, has been convicted by a US court of using his reputation to gather information on dissidents and sharing it with…
Opposition parties led by the Congress joined ranks to protest against the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha today. The legislation aims to address issues related to powers of State…
“No one can trace this number. It is fake…,” a scammer confesses, rattled after his mark turns the tables on him, in a video that has gone viral on X.…