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1st Indian Goes To Space As Tourist On Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Flight

Edited by Raunaq Lekhi | Sunday May 19, 2024, New Delhi

Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin resumed its space flight today, after a two-year hiatus. A group of six adventurers completed an 11-minute journey to space after liftoff from Texas.

Election Official Dies Of Heart Attack In Odisha, Poll Body Announces Aid

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2024, Bhubaneswar

A school teacher, who was assigned to election duty in Odisha's Bolangir district, passed away due to a heart attack at a polling party disbursal centre in Titlagarh on Sunday.

Unrelenting Heatwave Disrupts Daily Life, Severe Warning For Delhi, Bihar

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2024, New Delhi

The unrelenting heat turned daily activities into an arduous task in large parts of India on Sunday, with Najafgarh in southwest Delhi reaching a sweltering 47.8 degrees Celsius -- the highest in the country so far this season.

Army Brings Down Heavy Fire On Suspected Insurgents In Manipur, Rescues 75 Women

NDTV News Desk | Sunday May 19, 2024, Imphal

The army engaged in a fierce gunfight with unknown armed people and rescued 75 women of a social and cultural institution in Manipur, according to a statement by the military on Sunday.

PM Modi Says Opposition Plays Communal, Casteist Politics In Garb Of Secularism

NDTV News Desk | Sunday May 19, 2024, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has turned the Opposition's allegation of communal politics against the BJP on its head, telling NDTV that the Opposition is not only communal but their politics is also riddled with casteist and vote-bank ideas.

PM Modi Has Crossed 270 Seats In 4 Phases, Amit Shah Claims

Asian News International | Sunday May 19, 2024, West Champaran

Exuding confidence in the outcome of Lok Sabha elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already crossed 270 seats in the four phases of the polls.

3 Killed In Separate Lightning Strike Incidents In Telangana: Cops

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2024, Vikarabad, Telangana

Three people lost their lives in separate incidents when lightning struck them in Vikarabad district of Telangana on Sunday, police said.

Exclusive: PM Modi Outlines 1,000-Year Vision, Says BJP Will Win Historic Mandate

NDTV News Desk | Sunday May 19, 2024, New Delhi

"If you want to achieve big then think big," Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told NDTV, outlining how thinking ahead at this point of time might benefit India a thousand years from now.

Highlights: PM Modi On Governance, Infrastructure, Big 2024 Elections

NDTV News Desk | Sunday May 19, 2024, New Delhi

PM Modi On NDTV: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on diverse topics with NDTV's Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia in an exclusive interview.

Woman, 71, Robbed, Her Throat Slit In Gujarat At Dawn: Police

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2024, Vadodara

A 71-year-old woman was stabbed to death and robbed allegedly by a man who ran errands for her in Gujarat's Vadodara city on Sunday, police said.

Bureaucracy Needs To Change, Promotions Cannot Be Target: PM Modi To NDTV

NDTV Newsdesk | Sunday May 19, 2024

Changes in training, recruitment and a citizen-centric governance are the salient changes that have been brought about in the labyrinthine bureaucracy, underlined Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Mentally Challenged Woman Spends 3 Days With Dead Mother In Karnataka, Dies In Hospital

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2024, Udupi (Karnataka)

A heartbreaking incident in Gopadi village, Kundapur taluk, Udupi district has exposed the vulnerability of families dealing with elderly parents and dependent children suffering from mental health issues.

Telangana Man Gives Triple Talaq To Wife On WhatsApp, Arrested: Police

Asian News International | Sunday May 19, 2024, Adilabad (Telangana)

The Adilabad police have arrested a man for declaring the banned instant 'triple talaq' to his wife via WhatsApp message.

2 Drown While Taking Bath In Rajasthan River: Police

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2024, Kota (Rajasthan)

Two people drowned in the Parvan river in a village in Rajasthan's Baran when they had gone to take a bath,police said on Sunday.

Woman, Her Teen Daughter Die In Rajasthan Roof Collapse: Police

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2024, Jaipur

A 13-year-old girl and her mother died, and her younger sister was injured when the roof of their verandah collapsed in Bhilwara in Rajasthan, police said on Sunday.