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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...": 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.
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Former BJP MP Uday Singh Named First National President Of Jan Suraaj Party
- May 19, 2025 18:15 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday announced that former BJP MP Uday Singh has been unanimously chosen as its first national president.
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Indian Tanks Operated From LoC During Op Sindoor, Took Out Pak Posts
- May 19, 2025 18:08 pm IST
- Reported by: Vishnu Som
T-72 tanks had rolled up to the Line of Control and took part in the May 7 Operation Sindoor that had destroyed terror bases in 9 locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, an officer of the Indian army has told NDTV in an exclusive intervi
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"No US Role In Op Sindoor": Sources On What Parliamentary Panel Was Told
- May 19, 2025 18:04 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
It was Pakistan - and not the United States, despite repeated claims by Donald Trump - that asked India to stand down during Operation Sindoor, government sources told NDTV Monday after the Standing Committee on External Affairs was briefed.
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Supreme Court Relief For BJP's CT Ravi Over Remark About Woman Minister
- May 19, 2025 17:37 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed trial proceedings against Karnataka BJP MLC CT Ravi, who faced criminal charges for sexist comments targeting Congress leader Laxmi Hebbalkar inside the Council building in December last year.
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Kailash Mansarovar Yatra To Resume Through Nathu La Pass In Sikkim
- May 19, 2025 16:51 pm IST
- Written by: Saurabh Gupta
The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, a religious pilgrimage undertaken by the Hindus to Mount Kailash and Mansarovar Lake in the Tibetan autonomous region of China, will resume through the Nathu La Pass in Sikkim.
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Founder Claims No Jobs In USA, UK, And Canada For Indian Students: "Honeymoon Over"
- May 19, 2025 15:54 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
A Gurgaon-based entrepreneur who has studied in the US and UK warned that Indian students abroad may not land jobs as easily as they did before.
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'Operation Olivia' Helps Protect 6.98 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles In Odisha
- May 19, 2025 15:53 pm IST
- Asian News International
In a major boost to marine conservation, the Indian Coast Guard's (ICG) annual mission 'Operation Olivia' helped protect a record of over 6.98 lakh Olive Ridley turtles nested at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha during February 2025.