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IndiGo To Buy 30 More Wide-Body A350-900 Aircraft
- Oct 18, 2025 00:06 am IST
- Press Trust of India
IndiGo on Friday announced a firm order to buy 30 additional A350-900 planes from Airbus as the country's largest airline seeks to have more wide-body aircraft for its international expansion.
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Fight, Then Bomb Threat: Brothers' Ploy To Get Train Seats Goes Horribly Wrong
- Oct 17, 2025 23:56 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Angry at not being able to find a seat in the general compartment of a train, two brothers got into a fight with some of their fellow passengers and then hatched a plan.
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PM Has No Time For Petty Politics: BJP On Tamil Nadu Minister's "Funds Denied" Charge
- Oct 17, 2025 23:49 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu has accused the Union government of "systematic and deliberate discrimination" against the state
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Trump Again Claims India Will Soon Stop Buying Russian Oil
- Oct 17, 2025 23:49 pm IST
- AFP
US President Donald Trump reiterated on Friday that India will stop purchasing crude oil from Russia as part of a pressure campaign on Moscow to end the war with Ukraine.
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AAP, BJP Spar Over Delhi Winter Action Plan Amid Smog Warnings
- Oct 17, 2025 23:49 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
- Edited by: Akash Majumder
As smog warnings loom over Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party have locked horns over the city's air quality and firecracker regulations.
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Pics: Uddhav, Raj Thackeray's Families Come Together For Diwali Event
- Oct 17, 2025 23:17 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The growing bonhomie between the once estranged Thackeray cousins was on full public display on Friday as the two leaders and their family members came together for a Diwali event.
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Maharashta Student Run Over After Two-Wheeler Falls Due To Potholes
- Oct 17, 2025 23:01 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 19-year-old college student was killed after a container truck ran him over when he fell off a two-wheeler on a road riddled with potholes in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's Thane district.
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How Indias Solar Firms Are Bypassing US Tariff Blow
- Oct 17, 2025 23:01 pm IST
- Reuters
Indian solar manufacturers have begun recalibrating their supply chains to maintain access to the lucrative United States market and offset higher tariffs, according to executives.
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Cobra Slithers Into House, Meets Its Would-Be Assassin: Rocky The Pet Dog
- Oct 17, 2025 22:50 pm IST
- Reported by: Aswin Nandakumar
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
It was a David vs Goliath battle, and the only thing going in favour of the weaker opponent was its urge to protect its owner. As it happened, this was enough for David or, in this case, Rocky the pet dog, to beat a Goliath in the form of a cobra.
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Belgian Court Approves Fugitive Jeweller Mehul Choksi's Extradition To India
- Oct 17, 2025 21:54 pm IST
- Reported by: Anushka Kumari
- NDTV News Desk
A court in Belgium on Friday approved the extradition of fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi to India. The court in Antwerp ruled that Choksi's arrest by Belgian police, based on India's request, was valid.
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Zubeen Garg's Bandmate And Co-Singer Sent To 14-Day Judicial Custody
- Oct 17, 2025 21:38 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Two of the seven suspects in the death case of Assam's cultural icon and singer Zubeen Garg have been sent to 14-day judicial custody.
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CBI Conducts Raids Across Punjab, Chandigarh In IPS Officer Bribery Case
- Oct 17, 2025 21:25 pm IST
- Reported by: Aaquil Jameel
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday conducted extensive searches across Punjab and Chandigarh in connection with a bribery case involving a DIG of Punjab Police.
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Leopard Suspected Of Killing 8-Year-Old Girl Captured In UP
- Oct 17, 2025 20:30 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A leopard believed to be responsible for the death of an eight-year-old girl was captured early Friday morning near a village under the North Nighasan forest range of the Dudhwa buffer zone, officials said.
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Delhi Air Remains 'Poor' For Fourth Straight Day Ahead Of Diwali
- Oct 17, 2025 20:26 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Delhi's air quality remained in the 'poor' category for the fourth consecutive day on Friday as the city continued to reel under rising pollution levels in the run-up to Diwali.
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"New India Doesn't Endure Terror Silently": PM Modi On Op Sindoor At NDTV World Summit
- Oct 17, 2025 20:21 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the era of a "silent India" in the face of terrorism is over, asserting that the country now gives a "befitting response" to those who threaten its security.
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Centre Orders Judicial Inquiry into Ladakh Killings, Ex-Top Court Judge To Lead Probe
- Oct 17, 2025 19:42 pm IST
- Reported by: Nazir Masoodi
The central government today ordered a judicial probe into the killing of four protesters in police firing in Ladakh last month.
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Monsoon 2025: Climate Change Fuels Extreme Rainfall Across Nearly Half Of India
- Oct 17, 2025 19:39 pm IST
- Reported by: Shreya Ghosh
The Southwest Monsoon of 2025 has left an indelible mark on India, with 45% of the country drenched in extreme rainfall, triggering devastating floods, landslides, and over 1,500 lives lost.
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Newborn Baby Sold For Rs 1 lakh In Maharashtra, 4 Charged: Cops
- Oct 17, 2025 19:34 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A case has been registered against four persons for allegedly selling and purchasing a 17-day-old baby boy for Rs 1 lakh in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Friday.
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Railway Employees Or WWE Wrestlers? No-Holds Barred Brawl At Train Station
- Oct 17, 2025 19:19 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
In a scene that has stunned commuters and gone viral across social media, a group of Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) employees were caught on camera engaging in a violent brawl on the platform of Delhi's Nizamuddin Station.
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Indian Railways To Provide Blanket Covers In AC Coaches For Hygienic Journey
- Oct 17, 2025 18:50 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
The scheme addresses a long-standing demand of the passengers, as blankets were not cleaned as frequently as the bed sheets and pillow covers.