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Karnataka Biker Crashes Into Wall After Being Chased By Stray Dog, Dies
- Jan 17, 2026 17:28 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
A 44-year-old man was killed in a road accident in Athani town, Belagavi district, after a stray dog chased his motorcycle, causing him to lose control and crash into the wall of a house.
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Why Maharashtra Civic Polls Have Silver Linings For All Parties, Except NCPs
- Jan 17, 2026 17:08 pm IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Gupta
The elections to 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including the all-important BMC, may have one clear winner in the BJP, but most other parties also have some positives they can take away.
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Priya Kapur Files Criminal Defamation Case Against Sunjay Kapur's Sister
- Jan 17, 2026 17:05 pm IST
- Asian News International
Priya Sachdeva Kapur has moved a criminal defamation complaint against Sunjay Kapur's sister, Mandhira Kapur Smith, and another individual.
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5 From Gujarat Killed After SUV Hits Road Divider On Punjab Highway: Cops
- Jan 17, 2026 17:03 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Five Gujarat residents, including a woman constable, were killed when their sports utility vehicle hit a road divider on a national highway near Gurthari village in Punjab's Bathinda district on Saturday, police said.
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"Fake Patients, On-Paper Doctors": How Al Falah University Misled Regulators
- Jan 17, 2026 16:36 pm IST
- Reported by: Bismee Taskin Islam
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has attached the land and building of Haryana-based Al Falah University, worth about Rs 140 crore, that came under the radar of the security agencies following the November 10 Red Fort area blast.
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Kanpur Man, 22, Murders Wife Before Surrendering To Cops In UP
- Jan 17, 2026 16:12 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Commotion broke out at the Maharajpur police station in Kanpur on Saturday morning when a young man walked in crying and told the inspector, "Sir... I have strangled my wife. Her body is lying at home wrapped in a blanket."
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Resort Politics In Mumbai Again: Shinde Camp's Big Move After BMC Results
- Jan 17, 2026 16:12 pm IST
- Reported by: Abhishek Sureshkumar Awasthi
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena has started moving its elected representatives in Mumbai to a five-star hotel, a day after it emerged as the kingmaker in theBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
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Delhi Gets 'Zero-Tolerance' Zones To Ease Traffic Congestion In Busy Areas
- Jan 17, 2026 15:42 pm IST
- Reported by: Anushka Kumari
In a major move to curb traffic violations and ease congestion at critical stretches, 'Zero Tolerance' Zones have been created across some of the busiest corridors in New Delhi.
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"India's Gen Z Believes In BJP": PM Modi Cites Big BMC Victory In Bengal
- Jan 17, 2026 15:06 pm IST
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
India's Gen Z believes in the BJP's development mode, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Bengal today, citing the party's landslide victory in the recent local body elections in Mumbai.
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A Owaisi's Message As AIMIM Puts Up Grand Show In Maharashtra Civic Polls
- Jan 17, 2026 14:34 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Thanking the people of Maharashtra for electing 125 of its candidates as corporators in various Municipal Corporations in the western state, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said the parties that lost the polls should introspect.
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Women Votes To Local Issues, How AIMIM Emerged Big In Maharashtra Civic Polls
- Jan 17, 2026 14:13 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Pandey
Led by party supremo Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM has won 125 seats across key municipal corporations in Maharashtra, which not only sharply expanded its footprint but also altered the state's traditional political equations.
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Team Uddhav Candidate Wins From Thane Ward Where Eknath Shinde Lives
- Jan 17, 2026 13:40 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena has emerged as the single-largest party in the Thane Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra; however, he has lost a key seat in Ward 13 to the rival Thackeray camp.
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PM Modi To Witness 10,000 Bodo Dancers Perform Bagurumba During Assam Visit
- Jan 17, 2026 13:20 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin his two-day visit to poll-bound Assam today. On Saturday evening at around 6 pm, Prime Minister Modi will participate in a traditional Bodo cultural programme in Guwahati.
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Opinion | Mumbai Polls: How The 'Marathi Manoos' Campaign Ended Up Uniting Others Against It
- Jan 17, 2026 13:17 pm IST
- Amitabh Tiwari
Mumbai's demographic transformation over the past two decades has been dramatic. The city is now home to millions of migrants from across India, who felt directly threatened by the Thackerays' rhetoric.
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Rahul Gandhi Meets Patients, Families Of Indore Water Contamination Victims
- Jan 17, 2026 13:11 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday met patients and families affected by the vomiting and diarrhoea outbreak linked to water contamination in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city.
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'She's Bleeding': 911 Transcripts Reveal Horror After US Woman Was Shot
- Jan 17, 2026 12:43 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
People who were at the scene saw Good get shot and immediately noticed she was bleeding. One caller told the 911 operator directly, "I witnessed it."
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Wife Of Key Accused In Nagpur Riots Wins Civic Election On AIMIM Ticket
- Jan 17, 2026 12:29 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The wife of the key accused in the 2025 Nagpur riots case has won civic polls on an AIMIM ticket from Nagpur. Alisha Khan (29) won from ward number 3 in Ashi Nagar zone of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation defeating Bhagyashree Kanatode of BJP.
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After BMC Drubbing, Uddhav Sena's Balasaheb Post, Raj Thackeray's Open Letter
- Jan 17, 2026 12:03 pm IST
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
The Thackeray cousins have vowed to continue their Marathi identity politics after losing control of the country's richest civic body after 25 years.
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Assam Can Supply Electricity To Bangladesh, Says Tripura Chief Minister
- Jan 17, 2026 11:45 am IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
At a time when anti-Bangladesh sentiment is brewing in India due to the recent attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said the Assam government was keen to supply its surplus electricity to Bangladesh through Tripura.