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Opposition Gets A Leader In Lok Sabha, But It May Not Be Rahul Gandhi

Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday June 17, 2024, New Delhi

Congress's Rahul Gandhi, widely expected to shoulder the responsibilities of the Leader of the Opposition in the 18th Lok Sabha, is not inclined to take up the post, sources in the party have confided.

Delhi-Bengal IndiGo Flight Delayed 2 Hours Due To "High Ground Temperatures"

Reported by Vedanta Agarwal, Edited by Divyam Sharma | Monday June 17, 2024

An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Bagdogra has been delayed for over two hours at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital.

"Don't Give Up...": BJP's Pankaja Munde On 4 Suicides After Her Poll Loss

NDTV Newsdesk | Monday June 17, 2024, New Delhi

"Don't give up on life" - this was BJP leader Pankaja Munde's message to her supporters after four party workers died by suicide allegedly following her defeat in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha elections.

"Not Time For Politics": Ashwini Vaishnaw Amid Opposition Fire Over Crash

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Monday June 17, 2024, New Delhi

Hours after a train crash in West Bengal's Darjeeling district left at least nine dead and injured 50 others, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has reached the accident site near Rangapani station

Congress's K Suresh To Be Temporary Speaker Till Government's Decision

Reported by Sunil Prabhu | Monday June 17, 2024, New Delhi

Congress's K Suresh will be pro tem speaker when the 18th parliament is convened and will administer the oath of office to MPs till a formal decision on the Speaker's post is taken by the government, sources have said.

21-Year-Old IIT Kharagpur Student Found Dead At College Campus

NDTV Newsdesk | Monday June 17, 2024

The body of a 21-year-old IIT Kharagpur student was found in the college campus on Monday, police said.

Rahul Gandhi To Give Up Wayanad Seat, Keep Raebareli, Announcement Today

Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Rohit Paul | Monday June 17, 2024, New Delhi

In a move that has been speculated for a while, Rahul Gandhi is going to give up the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat today in favour of the family bastion of Raebareli, which he had also won with a big margin, sources have told NDTV.

BJP's BS Yediyurappa Grilled For 3 Hours In Child Sex Abuse Case

NDTV News Desk | Monday June 17, 2024

BJP veteran and former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa was questioned by the state police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for three hours today in a case under the stringent Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

17-Year-Old Boy Hits Woman With Car After Dispute In Pune, Detained

Press Trust of India | Monday June 17, 2024, Pune

Police have detained a 17-year-old boy on charges of attempt to murder after he allegedly knocked down a woman with his car following a dispute in Maharashtra's Pune district, an official said on Monday.

"Justice Different From Friendship": Actor Kiccha Sudeep On Darshan Case

Edited by Aditi Gautam | Monday June 17, 2024, New Delhi

Popular Kannada actor Kiccha Sudeep has sought swift justice in the murder case in which another Sandalwood star, Darshan Thoogudeepa, and his girlfriend Pavithra Gowda are accused.

7 Deadliest Train Accidents In India In Past 3 Decades

NDTV News Desk | Monday June 17, 2024

At least eight people died in a two-train collision near West Bengal's iconic hill station of Darjeeling, reflecting the need for upgraded safety systems.

Air India Passenger Finds Blade In Flight Meal, Airline Responds

Edited by Muskaan Sharma | Monday June 17, 2024

An Air India passenger claimed he found a metal blade inside his in-flight meal from Bengaluru to San Francisco. Mathures Paul, a journalist, took to social media to share his ordeal aboard Air India AI 175 flight last week.

BJP Preps For State Elections, 2 Ministers To Be In Charge Of Maharashtra

Reported by Vasudha Venugopal, Edited by Rohit Paul | Monday June 17, 2024, New Delhi

It hasn't even been two weeks since the Lok Sabha polls concluded, after which PM Narendra Modi took the oath of office for a third consecutive term, but the BJP has already begun preparing for Assembly polls later this year.

Loco Pilot, Assistant Among 3 Railway Staffers Killed In Bengal Collision

NDTV News Desk | Monday June 17, 2024

Three railway staff members were among eight people killed when a goods train rear-ended the Silchar-Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express at 8.55 am today, railway officials have said.

What Is Kavach? Safety System Missing On Bengal Route Where Trains Crashed

NDTV News Desk | Monday June 17, 2024

Kavach, the indigenously-developed railway safety system that helps prevent train accidents if two trains are travelling on the same line, was not available on the tracks in Darjeeling where the two trains collided today.