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"Will Be Inducted Into Maharashtra Cabinet Today": NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal
- May 20, 2025 00:16 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal today said he will be inducted into the Maharashtra cabinet headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday, marking his return to ministerial office after a long gap.
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"Would've Expelled": Chirag Paswan Slams Minister's Colonel Qureshi Remark
- May 20, 2025 00:12 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
Union minister Chirag Paswan ripped into Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah today over his comments on Colonel Sofiya Qureshi saying had anyone from his party made such a comment, he would have been expelled "for life".
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"He Has Only Illusion To Offer": Women's Panel On Ashoka University Professor
- May 19, 2025 23:06 pm IST
- Reported by: Tanushka Dutta
The Ashoka University professor who landed in controversy after his social media post mentioning Colonel Sofiya Qureshi has the "right to speech but not the right to demoralise, degrade women," said Renu Bhatia, chairperson of Haryana Women's Panel
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"Authenticity Of Photo Being Verified": Assam Rifles On "Militant Flag" Pic Row
- May 19, 2025 22:58 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The Assam Rifles today said it is checking the authenticity of a photograph that purportedly showed a group of men in the force's uniform holding flags that social media users claimed belonged to an insurgent group in the northeast.
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Mumbai Woman, Teen Boyfriend Arrested Over Rape, Murder Of Minor Girl: Cops
- May 19, 2025 22:47 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A woman and her teen boyfriend were arrested on Monday in connection with the rape and murder of her two-and-half-year-old daughter, a Mumbai police official said.
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Maharashtra Minister Apologises To Chief Justice Over 'Protocol Lapse' In Mumbai
- May 19, 2025 22:42 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Maharashtra Cabinet minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Monday said he personally phoned and apologized to Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai on behalf of the state government over 'protocol lapse' during the latter's visit to Mumbai.
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Man Sends Rs 50 Lakh Notice To Bengaluru Civic Body Over "Poor" Roads
- May 19, 2025 22:29 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
- Edited by: Liu Chuen Chen
A 43-year-old man in Bengaluru has served a legal notice, seeking a compensation of Rs 50 Lakh from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for the "physical agony and emotional trauma" caused by alleged broken roads.
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UP Woman Consumes Poison After Fight With Husband Over Talking On Phone: Cops
- May 19, 2025 22:14 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A woman allegedly consumed poison and died at a village here on Sunday, police said. She was rushed to a community health centre, and then taken to the district hospital where she died during treatment.
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"Who Are Bigger Sharks": Vice President On Delay In FIR In Judge Cash Row
- May 19, 2025 22:06 pm IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar dwelt at length on the finding of cash at the premises of a Delhi High Court judge, pushing for a police probe and a relook at the Supreme Court judgment that ruled prior sanction be required to prosecute judges.
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3 Trampled To Death By 2 Wild Elephants In Madhya Pradesh Forest
- May 19, 2025 22:04 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Two wild elephants killed three persons in separate incidents in Beohari forest range of Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district on Monday, an official said.
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Girl Falls Into Drain In Mumbai, Man Drowns While Trying To Rescue Her: Cops
- May 19, 2025 21:16 pm IST
- Reported by: Paras Harendra Dama
An eight-year-old girl who fell into a drain in Mumbai was rescued by a 28-year-old man, who later drowned as he was stuck inside, police said.
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23 Get Life Term For Killing Woman On Suspicion Of Practising Witchcraft In Assam
- May 19, 2025 20:21 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A court in Assam's Charaideo district on Monday sentenced 23 people to life imprisonment on Monday for killing a woman on suspicion of practising witchcraft 13 years ago.
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US Announces Visa Curbs On Indian Travel Firms Behind "Illegal Migration"
- May 19, 2025 19:58 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The US said it is imposing visa restrictions on owners, executives, and senior officials of travel agencies in India for knowingly facilitating "illegal immigration" to the United States.
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Parliamentary Panel Unanimously Slams Trolling Of Foreign Secretary: Report
- May 19, 2025 19:51 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Parliament's Standing Committee on External Affairs unanimously condemned the trolling of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and praised his professional conduct, sources said on Monday.
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"We Decide Who Goes": Trinamool Says Won't Send Diplomatic Outreach Nominees
- May 19, 2025 19:47 pm IST
- Reported by: Abhinav Singh, Sreyashi Dey
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has said her party will skip the all-party international delegation on Operation Sindoor, since the Centre had not consulted her party.
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"I Am Also A Sufferer": Vice President After Chief Justice Flags Protocol Gap
- May 19, 2025 19:35 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday echoed Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and said adherence to protocol was fundamental, as he lamented the absence of the vice-president's portrait next to those of the president and the prime minister.
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India Logs 164 COVID-19 Cases In A Week, Kerala, Maharashtra Lead Tally
- May 19, 2025 19:23 pm IST
- Reported by: Puja Bhardwaj
- Edited by: Aastha Ahuja
Maharashtra recently reported two deaths, which, according to doctors, are not COVID-19 deaths, but both patients were found to be COVID-19 positive.
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"Better Safe Than Sorry": Court On Centre's Move Against Turkey-Based Firm
- May 19, 2025 19:02 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
- Edited by: Liu Chuen Chen
It is better to be safe than sorry, the Delhi high court remarked on Monday, as it heard a petition by Turkey-based company Celebi Airport Services India Pvt Ltd against the revocation of its security clearance.
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"No Nuclear Signalling By Pak": Sources On What Parliament Panel Was Told
- May 19, 2025 19:02 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
There was no 'nuclear signalling' by Islamabad during the military conflict with Pakistan earlier this month, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told Parliament Monday evening.
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Opinion | Trump's Hollywood Tariffs Are A Blow To A Struggling Industry
- May 19, 2025 18:34 pm IST
- Gunjan Singh
Cinema has long been a tool of soft power for both the United States and China. However, despite its cultural value, filmmaking remains a business - and an expensive one at that. If profitability is compromised, the industry will inevitably retreat.