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Parliament Monsoon Session 2026 Highlights: Amit Shah "Ready To Answer" Opposition On Delhi Protests
- Aug 13, 2026 00:31 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
Parliament Monsoon Session 2026 Highlights: The probe panel was constituted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on August 15, 2025, under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968.
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Bhagwant Mann, BJP's Ravneet Bittu Back Parole For Beant Singh Murder Convict
- Aug 13, 2026 00:24 am IST
- Reported by: Mohammed Ghazali
Ravneet Singh Bittu -- grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh for whose assassination Hawara was convicted, also chose to back the parole, making a distinction between justice for his grandfather and compassion for his elderly mother.
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'Spy' From Pak Arrested Near Bangladesh Border, Was Tracking Army Activity
- Aug 13, 2026 00:17 am IST
- Press Trust India
Rana Rauf alias Wahab Alam, a resident of Faisalabad in Pakistan, was arrested in Habra in North 24 Parganas district late on Tuesday, they said.
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Rs 5 Crore Penalty Imposed On Mumbai's Taj Lands End, Total Over Rs 103 Crore
- Aug 13, 2026 00:05 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The country's largest hospitality player, in a regulatory filing, said the penalty levied on outstanding property taxes was reflected in the property tax bill for 2026-27 from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in respect of Taj Lands End, Mumbai.
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Kerala To Become Keralam, Now BJP MP Wants Bengal Renamed Paschim Banga
- Aug 13, 2026 00:05 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Participating in a debate in the Rajya Sabha on the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, which proposes to rename Kerala as Keralam, Bhattacharya welcomed it, saying the people of the southern state have struggled for the change for decades.
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Rs 25 Lakh For Soldiers Killed In Action: Jammu And Kashmir Revises Compensation Norms
- Aug 12, 2026 23:42 pm IST
- Reported by: Pradeep Dutta
Under the revised norms, the families of police personnel killed in action will get Rs 12 lakh, while ex-servicemen will get Rs 2 lakh.
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Punjab Pharmacy Officers' Recruitment Halted By High Court Over Cheating Row
- Aug 12, 2026 23:25 pm IST
- Reported by: Gurpreet Singh Chhina
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the appointment process for the posts advertised by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, keeping the appointments on hold until the next hearing on September 17.
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No Tip Before Ride: Centre Asks Apps Like Uber, Rapido To Junk Feature
- Aug 12, 2026 23:24 pm IST
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Such a practice, the rules say, is "misleading, manipulative, or otherwise in violation of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019".
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'Never Justified': UK, France, 30 Other Countries Condemn Iran Executions
- Aug 12, 2026 22:48 pm IST
- Agence-France Presse
The countries, joined by the European Union's top diplomat, "condemn in the strongest terms the ongoing executions of protesters and use of the death penalty" by Iran.
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Expired Food Items Seized From Karnataka Health Department Canteen
- Aug 12, 2026 22:48 pm IST
- Press Trust India
Officials inspected hotels and other food business establishments located on the premises of Vidhana Soudha, Legislators' Home and the MS Building here.
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Mumbai Biker, 24, Dies After Trailer Rams Her. Was On Group Ride With 22 Women
- Aug 12, 2026 22:36 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Thakkar was first taken to a health centre in Charama for treatment. As her condition worsened, she was shifted to a private hospital in Dhamtari, where doctors examined her and confirmed that she had died from her injuries.
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Rape-Convict Ex-MP Prajwal Revanna Found With Phone Inside Bengaluru Prison, Action On Officials
- Aug 12, 2026 22:21 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
- Edited by: Mohd Asim
The case has again put the spotlight on privileges for 'VIP' prisoners. Earlier videos had emerged of actor Darshan partying inside the same prison.
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Air India Downplayed Phuket Plane Failures With 'Turbulence'? What Documents Say
- Aug 12, 2026 22:15 pm IST
- Reported by: Vishnu Som
In Air India's first statement, it attributed the plane dropping 300 feet to "brief in-flight turbulence". Five hours later, in another statement it dropped the word turbulence, while downplaying the incident.
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Tata Sons Had Several Chairmen. Why N Chandrasekaran, Cyrus Mistry Stood Out
- Aug 12, 2026 22:11 pm IST
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
N Chandrasekaran was only the second to lead Tata Sons despite not being from the Tata family.
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2 Kanwariyas Killed, 1 Injured After Tractor Hits Them In UP
- Aug 12, 2026 22:09 pm IST
- Press Trust India
Superintendent of Police Saurabh Dixit said the pilgrims were walking from Panchal Ghat in Farrukhabad carrying Kanwars when the incident occurred near Jamour.
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10 Minutes To Reach Crash Site: New Rules For Highway Ambulances
- Aug 12, 2026 22:06 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
The new norms give ambulances two minutes to start moving after accepting an emergency alert and an hour to get an accident victim to the nearest hospital. Delays can attract penalties of up to Rs 10,000 per incident.
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Mussoorie Highway Sees 10-km Jam After Landslide, Tourists Stuck For Hours
- Aug 12, 2026 21:04 pm IST
- Reported by: Kishor Kumar Rawat
Queues stretched nearly 10 kilometres, with even two-wheelers unable to squeeze through, and officials stopping movement altogether at several points as a safety measure.
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Licences Of 3 Domino's Pizza Outlets In Mumbai Suspended Over Hygiene Issues
- Aug 12, 2026 21:01 pm IST
- Reported by: Abhishek Sureshkumar Awasthi
- Edited by: Swastika Das Sharma
The three Mumbai outlets whose licences got suspended include - Vile Parle (West), Borivali (West), and R-City Mall, Ghatkopar (West). Additionally, the business licence of the Domino's Malkapur outlet in Satara's Karad was also suspended.
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Reappointment, Succession Plan: 5 Takeaways From N Chandrasekaran's Statement
- Aug 12, 2026 20:52 pm IST
- Edited by: Ejaz Ul Haq Bhat
In a statement, N Chandrasekaran explained why he decided not to seek reappointment as Tata Sons chairman and also highlighted reasons for resignation, group's succession plan and leadership transition.
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Over 7,000 minutes, Rs 175 Crore: Cost Of Monsoon Session Disruptions
- Aug 12, 2026 20:50 pm IST
- Reported by: Manoranjan Bharti
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
According to available figures, 7,023 minutes have been wasted in this session. Given that the Lok Sabha incurs an expenditure of approximately Rs 2.5 lakh per minute, Rs 175 crore has been lost so far.