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2 Dead, 95 Injured During 'Dahi Handi' Festivities In Mumbai
- Aug 16, 2025 23:09 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The death count in 'Dahi Handi' festivities in Mumbai on Saturday touched two after a 14-year-old 'govinda' was declared dead on arrival by doctors in a hospital in Ghatkopar, a civic official said.
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US Trade Team's India Visit Called Off, Likely To Be Rescheduled: Sources
- Aug 16, 2025 22:54 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Amid a strain in economic ties because of the increased tariff, a planned visit by a US team to India for trade negotiations from August 25 to 29 has been cancelled and is likely to be rescheduled, sources have told NDTV Profit.
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"Goddess Saved Him": Man, Who Ran Langar For Years, Rescued After 30 Hours In J&K
- Aug 16, 2025 21:32 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Amid the devastation caused by the cloudburst, Subhash Chandra, who had been running a langar for Mata Machail pilgrims, was rescued alive after being trapped under debris for nearly 30 hours.
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"Attempt To Mislead": Poll Body Fact-Checks Congress's 'Vote Theft' Video
- Aug 16, 2025 21:17 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The impasse between the Congress and the Election Commission over allegations of 'vote theft' deepened on Saturday with the poll body fact-checking a video posted by the party, alleging that it was AI-generated and an attempt to mislead voters.
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Video: Jackie Shroff, PETA India Donate Mechanical Elephant To Kerala Temple
- Aug 16, 2025 20:52 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
PETA India and Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff on Saturday gifted a life-size mechanical elephant to the ancient Nediyathali Sri Siva temple at Kodungallur here.
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Watch: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma Plays 'Pehla Nasha' On Piano
- Aug 16, 2025 20:41 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma captivated an audience, including Governor C H Vijayashankar, with a performance of the Bollywood classic "Pehla Nasha" on a 150-year-old piano at Raj Bhavan.
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4 Members of Gujarat Music Band Killed In Bus-Truck Collision In Madhya Pradesh: Cops
- Aug 16, 2025 20:36 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Four members of a Gujarat-based music band were killed and 11 other persons were injured on Saturday in a collision between a mini bus and a small truck in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh, police said.
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Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla Gets Additional Charge As Nagaland Governor
- Aug 16, 2025 20:20 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla was on Saturday given additional charge as the Nagaland Governor, according to a communique issued by the President's office.
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"Some Parties Didn't Ask For Corrections...": Poll Body On Voter Roll Row
- Aug 16, 2025 20:07 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The Election Commission clarified that political parties are involved at all stages of preparation of electoral rolls, as the poll body faces criticism over the voter list revision in Bihar.
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24-Year-Old Student Dies By Suicide In Hostel, Questions Education System In Note
- Aug 16, 2025 19:42 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
A 24-year-old B. Tech (Computer Science) student of Sharda University, situated in Greater Noida, allegedly died by suicide in his hostel room on the campus, police said on Saturday.
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Death Count Of Roof Collapse At Dargah Near Delhi's Humayun's Tomb Rises To 7
- Aug 16, 2025 19:33 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The death count in the collapse of a structure at a dargah near the Humayun's Tomb in the Nizamuddin area here rose to seven on Saturday, with another man succumbing to his injuries during treatment, police said.
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PM Modi To Inaugurate Key Rs 11,000 Crore Highway Projects In Delhi Tomorrow
- Aug 16, 2025 19:10 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate two major National Highway projects in the national capital on Sunday, that will help in easing congestion on the roads and also add to smooth and better connectivity in Delhi-NCR region.
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Tamil Nadu Cops Vs Probe Agency ED Over Trespassing At Chennai MLA Hostel
- Aug 16, 2025 19:07 pm IST
- Written by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
The Chennai Police registered a Community Service Register complaint against "unknown persons" after an Enforcement Directorate team reportedly entered an MLA hostel in the city.
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Odisha Man, 42, Burnt Alive By Family Over Land Feud, 3 Arrested: Cops
- Aug 16, 2025 19:05 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Initial reports of a self-immolation bid by a 42-year-old man in Odisha's Khurda district has allegedly turned out to be a case of a cold-blooded murder, with police arresting three members of the victim's family on Saturday.
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J&K Cloudburst: Explosives Used To Blast Giant Boulders To Speed Up Rescue Efforts
- Aug 16, 2025 19:00 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Explosives were used to blast giant boulders hampering the ongoing rescue and relief operations in the disaster-hit Chisoti village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on the third day on Saturday, officials said.
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IndiGo Aircraft's Tail Hits Runway During Go-Around At Mumbai Airport
- Aug 16, 2025 18:06 pm IST
- Reported by: Tanushka Dutta
- Edited by: Raunaq Lekhi
An IndiGo Airbus A321 aircraft's tail touched the runway while powering up for a go-around manoeuvre in low altitude due to bad weather in Mumbai on Saturday, the airline said.
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Daman Man Kills His 2 Specially-Abled Children, Hangs Self After Wife Leaves Him: Cops
- Aug 16, 2025 17:24 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A man allegedly murdered his two differently-abled children and then hanged himself in Silvassa in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu after his wife left him recently, police said on Saturday.
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Amid Telangana Congress Infighting, MLA Speaks Of "Chief Minister's Approval"
- Aug 16, 2025 17:24 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Pandey
In a sharp escalation of infighting within the Telangana Congress, MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy mentioned Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's name while talking about bills not being cleared, adding at the same time that he was not criticising anyone.
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Found Concrete Evidence That YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra Spied For Pak: Sources
- Aug 16, 2025 16:11 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
A 2,500-page chargesheet has been filed against YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra after three months of investigation and, sources said, the police have found concrete evidence that she was spying for Pakistan.