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Question On "Brahmanical Patriarchy" Sparks Storm In BHU, Students Protest
- May 19, 2026 18:48 pm IST
- Reported by: Ranveer Singh
While some professors and students staged protests and called the question flawed, the vice-chancellor has said he would address the matter later.
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Opinion | PM Modi's Austerity Appeal And The Bitter Economics Of 'Sacrifice'
- May 19, 2026 18:38 pm IST
- Shankkar Aiyar
In 2010, Athens was turned into a lab for austerity. The tidy logic was that Greece lived beyond its means and needed discipline for recovery. What followed was a decade of devastation - GDP contracted, hospitals ran out of medicines
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Pollution Curbs Under GRAP-I Imposed In Delhi-NCR In May As AQI Turns 'Poor'
- May 19, 2026 18:09 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Pollution Curbs Under GRAP-I Imposed In Delhi-NCR In May As AQI Turns 'Poor'
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Four Fuel Price Cuts In 4 Years: Centre After Price Hike
- May 19, 2026 18:03 pm IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma
Most nations passed the burden of these elevated prices onto consumers. But India adopted a distinct policy, striving to maintain stability and implement retail price cuts for petrol and diesel, sources said.
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25-Year-Old Odisha Man Killed In Ukranian Drone Attack In Russia
- May 19, 2026 17:44 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The victim had gone to Russia in March reportedly through a private firm Micon Agency. He joined the compnay in April along with seven other people from his state.
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7-Year-Old Boy Electrocuted After Live Wire Falls On Road In Karnataka
- May 19, 2026 17:41 pm IST
- Reported by: Reethu Rajpurohit
A CCTV video of the incident has surfaced, capturing the moment of the electrocution. Visuals showed the child collapsing after coming into contact with the live wire, after which people present at the spot dragged his body away.
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Naxalism Eradicated From India Before March 31 Deadline: Amit Shah
- May 19, 2026 17:37 pm IST
- Press Trust India
"It was after December 2023, when the BJP government was formed in Chhattisgarh, that we could eliminate Naxalism in Bastar," he said.
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Karnataka Woman Dies By Suicide, Alleges Dowry Harassment By Vet Husband
- May 19, 2026 17:11 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
Aishwarya's death was reported from Kampli town, days after a similar case of the death of a newly married woman, Twisha Sharma, left the nation in shock.
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"Grounds Raised Unreasonable": Umar Khalid Denied Interim Bail
- May 19, 2026 17:00 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
"Grounds Raised Are Unreasonable": Umar Khalid's Interim Bail Request Denied
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Rules Eased, US Eyes India's New $300-Billion Nuclear Goldmine
- May 19, 2026 16:57 pm IST
- Reported by: Pallava Bagla
US nuclear companies happy with amendments in the Indian nuclear liability law, but want industry-friendly rules.
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Modi Government @ 12: BJP Plans Mega Month-long Campaign
- May 19, 2026 16:42 pm IST
- Reported by: Aishvarya Jain
Top BJP sources told NDTV that the campaign will run till July 9 and will revolve around what the party calls the "12 Years, 12 Big Achievements" of the Modi government.
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Video: Released On Bail, Rape-Accused Garlanded, Carried On Shoulders In UP
- May 19, 2026 16:42 pm IST
- Reported by: Ranveer Singh
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
Soon after his release, the rape-accused, dressed in white and covered in marigold garlands, held a roadshow, triggering outrage.
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Opinion | 3 Blasts In A Week: Pakistan's Taliban Blowback Is Entering A Dangerous New Phase
- May 19, 2026 16:28 pm IST
- Aishwaria Sonavane
Last week, multiple terror attacks rocked the restive provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. First came an IED attack, then a suicide blast, with militants taking weapons and police personnel from the site, then a bomb blast.
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This MLA Takes To Cycling After PM Modi's 'Cut Fuel Use' Appeal
- May 19, 2026 16:19 pm IST
- Reported by: Pradeep Dutta
- Edited by: Mohd Asim
Surender Bhagat said that he cycles almost 15 kilometres everyday between 6 am and 8 am when he meets his constituents.
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Vijay Pays Tribute To Ex-LTTE Chief, BJP Targets Rahul Gandhi, TVK Responds
- May 19, 2026 16:13 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
Vijay's tribute for the former LTTE chief is rare since parties in power in Tamil Nadu generally refrain from being seen in support of Prabhakaran.
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Kolkata Civic Body Probes 17 Properties Linked To Abhishek Banerjee
- May 19, 2026 15:31 pm IST
- Indo Asian Service News
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) authorities, which still has the current and four-time Trinamool Congress legislator and former member in the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Cabinet, Firhad Hakim as its Mayor, has started a pr
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Exclusive: How A Chemistry Teacher Blew The Lid Off NEET Paper Leak
- May 19, 2026 15:28 pm IST
- Edited by: Mohd Asim
Shashikant Suthar told NDTV said that on the evening of May 3 after the exam, someone known to him showed him a PDF document that he claimed was viral since May 2, a day before the NEET exam.
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Tripura Security Forces Couple Arrested After Cash Video Goes Viral
- May 19, 2026 15:11 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Couple serving in Tripura security forces detained following viral currency video.
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Opinion | Why Freebies Work Brilliantly, Until They Suddenly Don't: A Tamil Nadu Paradox
- May 19, 2026 15:05 pm IST
- Aditya Sinha
Freebies work under three conditions - and fail when any one of those conditions is absent.
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Twisha Sharma "Needed Continuous Monitoring": Mother-In-Law To NDTV
- May 19, 2026 15:02 pm IST
- Edited by: Aastha Ahuja
Twisha Sharma would say "don't monitor me" and "don't force me" every time she was asked to take her medicines, said her mother-in-law Giribala Singh.