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"Rampant Corruption, People Want Change": Congress Leader KC Venugopal On Kerala Poll
- Mar 12, 2026 14:47 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
There is "rampant corruption" within the CPM-led Kerala government, Congress leader KC Venugopal said Thursday at an NDTV summit in the build-up to the April/May Assembly election.
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"People In Kerala Now Believe BJP Can Win": Rajeev Chandrasekhar To NDTV
- Mar 12, 2026 14:15 pm IST
- Reported by: Shiv Aroor
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
People in Kerala now believe the BJP and the NDA can win, and the BJP has been successful in shifting the state's political discourse towards development, state party chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar said at NDTV's Keralam Power Play today
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A Dark Night: India-Bound Oil Tanker's Daring Dash Through Strait Of Hormuz
- Mar 12, 2026 14:13 pm IST
- Edited by: Sanstuti Nath
Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, a Liberian-flagged tanker, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia, has berthed at the Mumbai Port, becoming the first vessel to safely transit the Gulf waterway and arrive in India amid war.
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India Highlights Role Of Digital Tools In Advancing Human Rights At UN
- Mar 12, 2026 14:04 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Extending the power of digital tools across humanity helps promote human rights because improving the lives of all people is essential for realising its potential, according to India.
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Opinion | Amid Growing LPG Crisis, Why Your Piped Gas May Be The Real Winner
- Mar 12, 2026 13:40 pm IST
- Deepanshu Mohan, Saksham Raj
While LPG distribution falters amid the Hormuz crisis, PNG supplies to households in major cities continue largely uninterrupted. Will it last?
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Indore Petrol Pump Worker Killed As Car Driver Drags Him After Refusing Payment
- Mar 12, 2026 13:27 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A petrol pump worker in Indore was killed when a car driver, who refused to pay for fuel, allegedly grabbed his hand, rolled up the window, and dragged him for a distance with the moving vehicle.
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Pic: 1st India-Bound Vessel To Cross Hormuz Amid Crisis Docked At Mumbai Port
- Mar 12, 2026 13:09 pm IST
- Reported by: Paras Harendra Dama
- Edited by: Srishti Kapoor
A Liberian-flagged ship became the first one carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia to be docked at the Mumbai port on Wednesday since the Middle East conflict escalated over two weeks.
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Congress Faces Left's 'Money, Muscle Power' Challenge In Kerala Poll
- Mar 12, 2026 13:09 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The Congress must overcome the ruling Communist Party's "money and muscle power" to win the Kerala election in April/May, its senior leader Ramesh Chennithala said Thursday at the NDTV Kerala Power Play summit.
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Tigress Gives Birth To 3 Cubs In Sariska Reserve, Total Population Now 53
- Mar 12, 2026 12:49 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A tigress has given birth to three cubs in the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan, taking the total number of the big cats in the protected area to 53.
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"If No IUML...": Congress's VD Satheesan Counters 'Communal Ally' Charge
- Mar 12, 2026 12:46 pm IST
- Reported by: TM Veeraraghav
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
Alleging a nexus between the BJP-ruled Centre and the CPM-led Kerala government, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, VD Satheeshan, said Chief Ministers in all non-BJP-ruled states, except Pinarayi Vijayan, are facing heat from central agencies
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Opinion | The Big 'Oil' Lesson For India As Hormuz Chokes
- Mar 12, 2026 12:43 pm IST
- Narendra Taneja
The fact is, we have neglected the oil and gas sector for the last 20 years. Many of us got carried away with the West-led "demonise oil, prioritise green energy" narrative.
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Petrol, Diesel Prices To Remain Stable Despite Iran War Risks: Government Sources
- Mar 12, 2026 12:27 pm IST
- Edited by: Prateek Shukla
Petrol and diesel prices in India will remain stable for now despite global concerns over the Iran-US conflict.
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Om Birla's "Rules" Reminder To Opposition Day After No-Trust Motion Defeated
- Mar 12, 2026 12:14 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
On Wednesday, Jagadambika Pal - who was in the chair - announced amid protests and sloganeering by the Opposition that the no-confidence motion was defeated.
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'Real Kerala Story': CPM Leaders After 'Mahakumbh Girl' Marries Farman Khan
- Mar 12, 2026 12:07 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty praises the interfaith marriage of Monalisa Bhosle and Farman Khan at a temple in Thiruvananthapuram.
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108 Maoists, Carrying Total Bounty Of Rs 3.95 Crore, Surrender In Bastar
- Mar 12, 2026 11:59 am IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
In a dramatic development in the final phase of India's anti-Maoist campaign, security forces achieved one of their biggest breakthroughs in Bastar when 108 Maoists surrendered simultaneously on Wednesday.
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"Nothing Will Happen To Me": Ex-Chhattisgarh Minister's Son's Drunk Driving Rampage Sparks Outrage
- Mar 12, 2026 11:47 am IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
A dramatic late-night incident in Chhattisgarh's Korba district has triggered public anger after Sandeep Kanwar, son of senior BJP leader and former Home Minister Nanki Ram Kanwar, allegedly went on a drunken rampage and crashed his car into a shop
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On Disagreement, Democracy: An Open Letter To Mani Shankar Aiyar - By Shashi Tharoor
- Mar 12, 2026 11:34 am IST
- Shashi Tharoor
Congress's Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor responds to a recent "assessment" by Mani Shankar Aiyar of his positions - and 'character'.
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Police Raid At Madhya Pradesh IAS Officer's Farmhouse Exposes Gambling Op, 18 Arrested
- Mar 12, 2026 11:26 am IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
A police raid in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district has blown the lid off an alleged high-stakes gambling operation being run from a farmhouse registered in the name of a senior IAS officer.
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"Unpredictable, Unreliable": Shashi Tharoor's Donald Trump Report Card
- Mar 12, 2026 11:20 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
Donald Trump is 'unpredictable' and 'unreliable' and there has 'never been a world leader like him, particularly at the helm of such a powerful country', a mystified Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said Thursday morning at the NDTV KeralamPower Play summ
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"God Saved Me": Farooq Abdullah After Assassination Bid In Jammu
- Mar 12, 2026 11:10 am IST
- Press Trust of India
"God saved me," said veteran politician and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah in his first reaction after a man allegedly tried to assassinate him during a marriage function.