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Shashi Tharoor's "Linguistic Question" As Centre Okays Kerala Name Change
- Feb 24, 2026 19:01 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor had a witty take on Kerala's name change on Tuesday, asking what happens now to the terms "Keralite" and "Keralan" for the "denizens" of the new "Keralam".
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Drunk Driver Goes On Rampage In Tamil Nadu, Rams Shops, Vehicles
- Feb 24, 2026 18:55 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
A man, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, drove his car recklessly outside a bus terminus in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district on Monday.
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Children Found Crying Next To Mother's Body At Bihar Railway Station
- Feb 24, 2026 18:50 pm IST
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
The discovery of a woman's body on a bench at the Madhepura railway station in Bihar caused an uproar on Tuesday morning. In a harrowing scene, the woman's two young children were found sitting on either side of her lifeless body, weeping.
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'Accused On The Run, Will Be Arrested': Arunachal Chief Minister On Racist Attack On 3 Women In Delhi
- Feb 24, 2026 18:28 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
A man and a woman who hurled racist abuse on three women from Arunachal Pradesh on camera are allegedly on the run, according to the chief minister of the border state in the northeast region.
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Class 10 Student Killed In Karnataka Assault, 2 Minors Detained
- Feb 24, 2026 18:05 pm IST
- Reported by: Reethu Rajpurohit
A Class 10 student was killed after being assaulted in Uragadur on the outskirts of Shivamogga city in Karnataka, leading to tension in the area.
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Opinion | West Bengal Polls: Why Both Trinamool And BJP Want To Woo The Rajbanshis
- Feb 24, 2026 17:59 pm IST
- Mohua Chatterjee
The BJP's march in Bengal has been primarily powered by the Rajbanshi and Matua communities, spread across the northern and eastern border regions, respectively.
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Punjab's Rs 40-Crore Border Plan After Targeted Cop Killings
- Feb 24, 2026 17:04 pm IST
- Reported by: Gurpreet Singh Chhina
Two Punjab police personnel were found shot dead at a checkpost in Gurdaspur near the Indo-Pak border on Sunday, raising serious concerns about the security situation in the state.
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Opinion | If You Don't Care About Taj Mahal's Architect, Why Cry Over Lutyens?
- Feb 24, 2026 17:03 pm IST
- Vir Sanghvi
The parallel, if one has to be drawn, is not with Shah Jahan and the Taj. It is with the architect of the Taj, and most of us don't know his name either. Why, then, should we bother too much with a British architect?
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What Lack Of A Leader Of Opposition Means For Maharashtra's Democracy
- Feb 24, 2026 16:57 pm IST
- Reported by: Radhika Ramaswamy
In a development unprecedented in the political history of the state, the Maharashtra Budget Session 2026 commenced on February 23 without a recognised Leader of Opposition in either the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council.
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Markets Crash 1,000 Points Amid Rising US-Iran Tensions, Trade Uncertainties
- Feb 24, 2026 16:55 pm IST
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
The Indian stock markets saw a massive crash today amid rising geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran, concerns over artificial intelligence-led disruption, and trade-related uncertainties.
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Lover's Blackmail, Daughter's Wedding: The Case Of Surat Builder's Suicide
- Feb 24, 2026 16:49 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The death of Tushar Ghelani, a prominent builder in Surat, has sent shockwaves through the city. In a breakthrough, the Umra police have arrested his partner, Poonam Bhadoria, on charges of abetting his suicide.
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Jewel Thief, Ravan Fan: Lucknow Man Who Chopped Father Had Disturbing Past
- Feb 24, 2026 16:47 pm IST
- Reported by: Ranveer Singh
Days after the chopped body of a 50-year-old businessman was recovered from a blue drum in Lucknow, chilling details have emerged about the killer, who happens to be the man's 21-year-old son.
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'Protest Not Anarchy Licence': Ex Judges Slam Shirtless Protest At AI Event
- Feb 24, 2026 16:44 pm IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma
More than 270 former judges and retired officials, including top cops, have slammed the Indian Youth Congress's shirtless protest at Bharat Mandapam during the AI Impact Summit
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Need For Sovereign AI Sparks Swadeshi Data Centre Surge In India
- Feb 24, 2026 16:38 pm IST
- Reported by: Pallava Bagla
India's data centre industry is on the cusp of exponential expansion as the country embraces artificial intelligence at population scale.
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"Mahapapam, Organised Conspiracy": Chandrababu Naidu on Tirupati Laddu Adulteration
- Feb 24, 2026 16:33 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Pandey
Adulteration of laddus offered to Lord Venkateshwara at the Tirupati temple is not just about adulteration, it is a huge sin, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu told the state assembly today.
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Man, 28, Shot Dead Outside His Noida Home, Was Released From Jail Days Ago
- Feb 24, 2026 15:22 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A man was shot dead outside his home in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida on Tuesday in the case of an old rivalry. The man, identified as 25-year-old Nikhil, was recently released from jail in the case of murder.
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Police vs Police: Haryana Cop's Anti-Drug Campaign Backfires
- Feb 24, 2026 15:11 pm IST
- Reported by: Mohammed Ghazali
A controversy has erupted in Haryana's Kaithal district after a head constable running an anti-drug awareness campaign alleged that he is being threatened with a false narcotics case by a senior police officer.
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"Money Recovered Within 24 Hours": Nayab Saini On Rs 578 Crore Fraud At IDFC First Bank
- Feb 24, 2026 15:10 pm IST
- Reported by: Gurpreet Singh Chhina
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday confirmed that the Rs 578 crore lost in a fraud at IDFC First Bank, including funds of state departments and boards, was fully recovered within 24 hours.
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This Punjab Village Vows To Refuse Bail For Drug Peddlers
- Feb 24, 2026 15:06 pm IST
- Reported by: Mohammed Ghazali
Amid the ongoing crackdown on drugs in Punjab, a powerful example of community-led action has emerged from Khanna in the Ludhiana district.