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Satish Golcha, Known For 2020 Delhi Riots Response, Takes Charge As Police Chief
- Aug 22, 2025 08:31 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Senior IPS officer Satish Golcha was appointed the 26th Commissioner of Delhi Police on Thursday, succeeding SBK Singh, who held the post for just 21 days.
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11-Year-Old Girl On Way To School Run Over By Bengaluru Bus After Bike Skids
- Aug 22, 2025 08:11 am IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
An 11-year-old girl was run over by a Karnataka government-run bus in Bengaluru on Friday morning.
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Man Who Shot At Elvish Yadav's Gurugram House Arrested In Police Encounter
- Aug 22, 2025 07:52 am IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
The accused, identified as Ishant alias Ishu Gandhi, fired more than half a dozen rounds at the Faridabad Crime Branch team with an automatic pistol.
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Tej Pratap Claims Political Conspiracy, Vows To "Expose" 5 Families Today
- Aug 22, 2025 07:44 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav has once again claimed that five powerful families conspired to "destroy" his political and family life.
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Assam Man, Who Killed Woman For Refusing To Marry Him, Sentenced To Death
- Aug 22, 2025 07:21 am IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
A court in Assam's Dhemaji on Thursday sentenced a man to death for the brutal murder of a college student in 2021. According to officials, the man had killed the woman for refusing his marriage proposal.
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Actor Vijay's Political Meet Sparks Debate On His Electoral Impact In Tamil Nadu
- Aug 22, 2025 07:05 am IST
- Written by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
Actor-turned-politician Vijay's second major political conference has reignited debate on the kind of impact he could make in Tamil Nadu's 2026 Assembly elections.
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Metro Inauguration In Bengal, Poll Push In Bihar: PM Modi's 2-State Visit Today
- Aug 22, 2025 07:02 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set for a two-state tour of Bihar and West Bengal today. The visit will see inauguration and foundation-laying of projects worth over Rs 18,000 crore in total -- Rs 13,000 crore in Bihar and Rs 5,200 crore in Bengal.
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With Bengal Polls Looming, Trinamool Leads Opposition Charge In Parliament
- Aug 22, 2025 06:58 am IST
- Reported by: Vasudha Venugopal
As the Monsoon Session of Parliament wound down on Thursday, one party stood out for its relentless aggression - Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress.
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Mob Attacks Police With Sticks, Chilli Powder In Rajasthan; 9 Arrested
- Aug 22, 2025 06:47 am IST
- Press Trust of India
A police team that responded to a clash and arson incident in a village in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh district was attacked by locals, including women, who allegedly assaulted them with sticks and threw chilli powder in their eyes, officials said.
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Ex-Army Chief Hails India-China Progress On Boundary Question
- Aug 22, 2025 06:14 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Former Army chief Gen M M Naravane said it is "fortuitous" that India-China ties are "on the mend" with a number of initiatives announced at political, diplomatic and military levels for the improvement of "our relations" going forward.
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Supreme Court's Big Order On Delhi's Stray Dogs Today: 10 Points
- Aug 22, 2025 02:49 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
Will stray dogs be moved from streets of the National Capital Region to shelters to ensure human safety? The Supreme Court will announce its decision today after its earlier order that they be removed sparked a massive row.
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Delhi High Court Junks Cases Filed By Neighbours After Fight Over Pet Dogs
- Aug 22, 2025 01:08 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court has quashed FIRs lodged between neighbours due to a fight over the handling of pet dogs and directed them to pay Rs 10,000 each in costs to a canine shelter.
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Student Found Dead At Andhra Pradesh College, Suicide Suspected: Police
- Aug 22, 2025 01:03 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Narasimha Naidu, an IIIT-Ongole student, was found dead at Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT) at Idupulapaya in Andhra Pradesh's YSR Kadapa district on Thursday.
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Video: 2 Men Hang Off Earthmover To Stop Eviction Drive In Assam
- Aug 22, 2025 00:48 am IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
In Assam's Hojai district, two men were seen clinging onto an earthmover in a desperate attempt to resist a large-scale eviction drive on government land.
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"Issues On Iran's Nuclear Programme To Be Solved Through Dialogue And Diplomacy": Minister
- Aug 22, 2025 00:40 am IST
- Press Trust of India
India has consistently maintained that issues related to Iran's nuclear programme should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy, while recognising Tehran's "right to peaceful use of nuclear energy", the government told Parliament on Thursday.
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Gang Posing As CBI Officials Rob Rs 2.3 Crore In Delhi, 2 Arrested: Cops
- Aug 22, 2025 00:34 am IST
- Press Trust of India
A gang of robbers, including a woman, allegedly posing as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials, looted around Rs 2.3 crore from a businessman's office in Vivek Vihar, the police said on Thursday.
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After Poll Body Order, Bengal Suspends 4 Officials, But Doesn't File Cases
- Aug 22, 2025 00:32 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The West Bengal government has partly complied with the Election Commission of India's directive by suspending four officials of the Moyna and Baruipur Purba Assembly Constituencies for alleged voter list malpractices
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"India Doesn't Take Any Position On Matters Of Faith, Religion": Minister On Dalai Lama's Succession
- Aug 22, 2025 00:18 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The MEA said it has seen a statement issued by the 14th Dalai Lama in July about the institution of the Dalai Lama, and underlined that it "does not take any position" on matters concerning beliefs and practices of faith and religion.
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Dharmasthala Mass Burial Case: Karnataka Activist Arrested For Remarks Against BJP Leader
- Aug 22, 2025 00:12 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Karnataka Police arrested activist Mahesh Shetty Thimarody on Thursday from his residence in Ujire, Udupi district, for allegedly making derogatory remarks against BJP National Organising Secretary B.L. Santhosh, amid high drama.
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Others Got 2 Laddus, He Got 1. Then He Dialled Chief Minister's Helpline
- Aug 22, 2025 00:09 am IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
A villager in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district dialled the Chief Minister's Helpline with an unusual grievance - he received only one laddu instead of two.