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NDTV Exclusive: Hardeep Puri On "Exotic Island", "Have Fun" Mails To Epstein
- Feb 12, 2026 15:22 pm IST
- Reported by: Padmaja Joshi
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, in an exclusive interview with NDTV, issued a clarification of his past interactions with the disgraced American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Opinion | The JF-17 'Hype': How Pak Is Pushing A Jet That's More Noise Than Substance
- Feb 12, 2026 15:14 pm IST
- Anushka Saxena
Even if the JF-17 may seem like a popular choice for many nations, interoperability is not exportable, nor is effective warfighting capability.
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Rajpal Yadav Seeks Bail, Court Says Actor Didn't Honour "Own Commitment"
- Feb 12, 2026 15:11 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
The Delhi High Court said actor Rajpal Yadav was sent to jail in a Rs 9 crore debt case after he failed to honour commitments to resolve unpaid dues on over "two dozen occasions".
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Opinion | Inside India's High-Stakes Push For Buying A Record 114 Rafales
- Feb 12, 2026 14:56 pm IST
- AVM (Retd) Manmohan Bahadur
If the power of such a huge purchase does not put New Delhi in the driver's seat to fast-track acquisition of technology, then nothing else will.
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Video: Bouncers Try To Remove Number Plate From Lamborghini After Crash
- Feb 12, 2026 14:44 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
In a 36-second-long video, Mishra's bouncer is seen trying to uproot the number plate from the Italian luxury car costing over Rs 10 crore in the presence of the police.
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"I Didn't Seek Meetings": Hardeep Puri To NDTV On "Epstein Files" Attack
- Feb 12, 2026 14:41 pm IST
- Reported by: Padmaja Joshi
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri today continued his counter-attack on Rahul Gandhi over the Congress MP's "Epstein Files" comments in parliament yesterday.
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New Book Publishing Rules For Armed Forces Amid Row Over Ex Army Chief Book
- Feb 12, 2026 14:17 pm IST
- Reported by: Rajeev Ranjan
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
Controversy over an unpublished memoir by former Army Chief General MM Naravane has triggered both a police investigation and a policy rethink within the Ministry of Defence, with the government now moving towards forming stricter rules
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'Godman' Seen Carrying Poison Laddoos Fed To 3 Found Dead In Car In Delhi
- Feb 12, 2026 13:59 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
CCTV visuals showed 72-year-old occult practitioner Kamruddin carrying a small packet in his hand, which contained poison-laced laddoos that killed three people in Ghaziabad last week.
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'Rahul Gandhi Made An Ass Of Himself': Hardeep Puri On Epstein Files Charge
- Feb 12, 2026 13:57 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Union Minister Hardeep Puri called Congress MP Rahul Gandhi an "ass" Thursday as he defended himself strenuously against mention of his name in the Epstein Files.
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His Wife Was 'Dead'. 2 Years Later, An Aadhaar OTP Revealed The Truth
- Feb 12, 2026 13:31 pm IST
- Reported by: Ranveer Singh
- Edited by: Aastha Ahuja
In 2024, when Sandeep Kumar's wife left their home in Uttar Pradesh, taking along her jewellery and their son, he thought she has been killed by his in-laws. Little did he know that two years later, his wife, Priyanka Prajapati, would turn up healthy
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A Potential Bangladesh-Pakistan-China Axis: Why India Has Its Eye On Dhaka
- Feb 12, 2026 13:05 pm IST
- Written by: Chandrashekar Srinivasan
The February 12 general election in Bangladesh the first since a violent civil uprising in July 2024 forced then-PM Sheikh Hasina to flee will be monitored by India for shifts in regional geopolitics that could affect national security.
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A Testimony 5 Years After Journalist's Murder: "Played Song After Killing"
- Feb 12, 2026 12:56 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
- Edited by: Nonika Sharma
A cigarette burnt slowly in the darkness. A lifeless body lay still. And in the silence after murder, a song floated through the room.
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Delhi Cops Pose 15 Questions To Penguin Amid Row Over Ex Army Chief's Book
- Feb 12, 2026 12:40 pm IST
- Reported by: Bismee Taskin Islam
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
The Delhi Police Special Cell has questioned the team of Penguin Random House India over the alleged leak of former Army Chief MM Naravane's unpublished memoir, Four Stars of Destiny.
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A Skull Found In Septic Tank Unravels Story Of Love, Marriage And Betrayal
- Feb 12, 2026 12:32 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
- Edited by: Nonika Sharma
What began as a love story through social media ended in betrayal, addiction, and a murder concealed beneath layers of garbage and decay.
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BJP MP Makes 1st Move In Bid To Disqualify Rahul Gandhi From Parliament
- Feb 12, 2026 12:29 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has initiated a formal process seeking to disqualify Congress MP Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha. Dubey's move came amid acrimonious exchanges between Rahul Gandhi and BJP MPs over several controversial issues.
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Opinion | How Muslim Voters In Bengal Will Shape The 2026 Assembly Poll Outcome
- Feb 12, 2026 12:19 pm IST
- Amitabh Tiwari
With 106 of the 112 Muslim-influenced seats already in its column, the Trinamool makes for a formidable challenge for the BJP. But then, there's Humayun Kabir.
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Haryana Woman, 24, Dies After Drunk Cop Hits E-Rickshaw, Runs Over Her
- Feb 12, 2026 11:43 am IST
- Reported by: Ankur Kapoor
- Edited by: Aastha Ahuja
A 24-year-old woman died in a road accident after allegedly being run over by an drunk police official in Haryana's Ambala. The woman, identified as Nikita, fell from an e-rickshaw she was travelling in after it was hit by the cop.
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"Congress MPs In Speaker's Chamber, Threatened PM": Kiren Rijiju's New Video
- Feb 12, 2026 11:36 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday shared another video of the confrontation in the Lok Sabha last week.
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Facing Pressures At Home, UK Universities Set Up In India
- Feb 12, 2026 11:31 am IST
- Reuters
New Delhi introduced rules in 2023 allowing top-ranked foreign universities to open up and help meet the estimated 70 million student places India will need by 2035.