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Delhi To Roll Out Smart Ration Cards With QR Codes, Facial Verification
- Jul 17, 2026 14:32 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
The government says the project will make the Public Distribution System more transparent and help check fake ration cards, duplicate entries, black marketing and the diversion of subsidised foodgrains.
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"Don't Want To Live Like This": 5 Postpartum Women In Kota Demand Euthanasia
- Jul 17, 2026 14:30 pm IST
- Reported by: Vishwas Sharma
- Edited by: Akash Majumder
Ragini, Sushila, Suman, Aarti, and Pinki, all admitted to the hospital, have demanded euthanasia from the President, citing unbearable suffering from dialysis.
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Medical Body IMA Warns Maharashtra Hospitals' Shutdown Over Attack On Doctors
- Jul 17, 2026 14:13 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The announcement comes after a court in Thane district on Tuesday granted bail to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, arrested for allegedly assaulting two doctors and nurses at a civic-run hospital in Dombivli last week.
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Mumbai Civic Body Rejects Official Report On Tree Collapse That Killed Boy, Orders New Probe
- Jul 17, 2026 14:03 pm IST
- Reported by: Abhishek Sureshkumar Awasthi
An 11-year-old student, Vihaan Srivastav, was killed when a tree was uprooted and fell on a moving school bus in Chembur on June 30.
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Human Righst Body Orders Fresh Probe In Andhra Pradesh Missing Girls Cases
- Jul 17, 2026 13:53 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Pandey
The complaint, filed in January 2024, relied on National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data and alleged that the continued disappearance of girl children reflected a serious violation of their fundamental human rights.
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"Drop Doctor From Your Name": Top Court Raps Hospitals In 4-Year-Old's Rape Case
- Jul 17, 2026 13:47 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
- Edited by: Mohd Asim
As a penalty, the Court asked the hospitals to make voluntary donations to the victim's family, warning that failure to comply would attract costs.
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Teacher Not In Room, Class Monitor Thrashes Nursery Student For Raising Head
- Jul 17, 2026 13:33 pm IST
- Edited by: Pushkar Tiwari
The incident took place at Lucknow's ALS Academy and was caught on CCTV installed in the classroom.
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Satyagraha, Pyre On River: Tribals' Unique Protest To Save Their Homes
- Jul 17, 2026 13:22 pm IST
- Written by: Chandrashekar Srinivasan
As the Ken-Betwa river-linking project advances, thousands in Madhya Pradesh's Chattarpur say they face displacement, lost livelihoods and inadequate rehabilitation, and are mounting Gandhian-style protests.
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Ganja Worth Rs 1.18 Crore Hidden In Truck Seized Near Hyderabad, 2 Arrested
- Jul 17, 2026 13:14 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Pandey
Officials said after credible intelligence, police launched an operation and recovered 237 kg of ganja concealed inside the cabin of a truck container bearing Maharashtra registration number.
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Human Face Of Noida Tragedy: She Prayed Through Cab Ride. He Was Already Gone
- Jul 17, 2026 13:07 pm IST
- Written by: Prapti Upadhayay
On an ordinary Wednesday, a phone call changed everything for two sisters in Delhi. NDTV spoke to them about what happens the moment someone you love becomes one of the victims of a fire.
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Gujarat Anti-Terror Agency Arrests 5 Jaish Members, Foils Time Bomb Plot
- Jul 17, 2026 13:00 pm IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Vaktania
ATS revealed that one of the arrested operatives possessed advanced knowledge of explosives and was on the verge of constructing a live time bomb.
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Meet Anurag Kumar, Decorated IPS Officer, Named Delhi's Police Commissioner
- Jul 17, 2026 12:49 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
Earlier, Anurag Kumar served as a Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau (IB), the country's premier intelligence agency.
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Delivery Executive Killed By Speeding Dumper Truck Near Gurugram Toll Plaza
- Jul 17, 2026 12:33 pm IST
- Press Trust India
The speeding dumper hit the delivery agent's motorcycle on NH-48, throwing him under the truck's wheels, resulting in his death on the spot.
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Kerala Heroin Network's Dada' Arrested, Lived Luxury Life On Drug Money
- Jul 17, 2026 12:23 pm IST
- Reported by: Aswin Nandakumar
His arrest comes after police had earlier seized 609 grams of heroin worth several lakhs of rupees from three interstate migrant workers in Angamaly.
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Panel Probing Badrinath Donation Theft Suggests Dress Code, CCTV Surveillance
- Jul 17, 2026 12:13 pm IST
- Press Trust India
The four-member team has submitted its 18-page investigation report, which offers several suggestions to prevent the theft of temple offerings.
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3,000 Trees Face Axe For Uttarakhand Road Project, Activists Up In Arms
- Jul 17, 2026 12:12 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
On Thursday, protesters dressed in black marked the traditional "green" festival as 'Black Harela' to protest the destruction of green cover.
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Man Arrested For Posing As Ticket Examiner, Used Gemini To Create ID Cards
- Jul 17, 2026 11:58 am IST
- Indo Asian News Service
The accused confessed that he was not a railway employee and had boarded the Gour Express from Sealdah, posing as an on-duty Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE).
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Anurag Kumar, Ex-Spy Agency Boss, Named Delhi's New Police Commissioner
- Jul 17, 2026 11:41 am IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
Anurag Kumar, a 1994-batch IPS officer, replaced Satish Golcha, who took the charge as the Delhi Police commissioner in August last year.
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"Will Stay Alive Till July 20": Sonam Wangchuk Refuses To Call Off Fast
- Jul 17, 2026 11:27 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
The 59-year-old Wangchuk, who is demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET paper leak, has urged people to ensure a massive turnout for the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) proposed march to parliament on July 20.
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Jagan Mohan Reddy Launched AI 'Super App' To Connect With Party Cadre
- Jul 17, 2026 11:17 am IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Pandey
'Jagan 2.0 Super App' allows party cadre to report local issues, upload complaints of alleged political harassment, access live party events, participate in campaigns, receive organisational updates, and communicate directly with the party leadership.