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'Trump: Tehelka Macha Doonga; Nobel Body: Machado': Congress MP's "Poor Joke"
- Oct 12, 2025 16:08 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
In a self-proclaimed "poor joke", senior Congress leader and eminent lawyer Abhishek Singhvi has come up with a witty wordplay on Venezuelan leader Maria Corina Machado winning the Nobel Peace Prize
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Bengal Government's New Rules For Foreign Travel By Employees
- Oct 12, 2025 14:58 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The West Bengal government has issued strict guidelines on foreign travel of government employees, said an official on Sunday, adding that a notification in this regard has been issued.
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Afghan Minister Clarifies After Outrage Over No Women Journalists At Presser
- Oct 12, 2025 14:53 pm IST
- Reported by: Aditya Raj Kaul
- Edited by: Liu Chuen Chen
Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday justified the absence of female journalists from his earlier press conference as a "technical issue", days after the incident sparked a major controversy for "insulting women".
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Border Security Force's Air Wing Gets Its First Woman Flight Engineer
- Oct 12, 2025 14:44 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Border Security Force (BSF) air wing has got its first woman flight engineer in its over 50 years history following completion of a first in-house training capsule.
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"How Was She Out At 12.30 am?" Mamata Banerjee's Shocker After Gang Rape
- Oct 12, 2025 14:27 pm IST
- Reported by: Rittick Mondal
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
In shocking remarks in the aftermath of an MBBS student's gangrape in West Bengal's Durgapur, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has tried to shift the responsibility of students' security to private colleges
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'Pressure Because Of Criminal Case?' A P Chidambaram Problem For Congress
- Oct 12, 2025 14:21 pm IST
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
The Congress leadership is upset with senior party leader and former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram for his remarks on the Indira Gandhi government's handling of Operation Blue Star, sources in the party have said
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20 Kg Gold Biscuits Worth Rs 2.82 Crore Seized At India-Bangladesh Border
- Oct 12, 2025 14:06 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Border Security Force (BSF) jawans apprehended a smuggler near the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Nadia district and seized 20 kg gold biscuits from his possession, a statement issued by the paramilitary force said.
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"Profits For A Quarter, Purpose For Life": Vivek Oberoi's Business Mantra
- Oct 12, 2025 14:04 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi has revealed he values assets more than money and prioritises long-term commitments over short-term gains.
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Stringent SC/ST Act Invoked In Haryana IPS Officer's Suicide Case
- Oct 12, 2025 13:20 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Police have added charges to the FIR registered in the alleged suicide case of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar following a plea by his wife to add the "relevant provisions" of the SC/ST Act.
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"Don't Want Her To Stay In Bengal": Father Of Durgapur Gang Rape Survivor
- Oct 12, 2025 13:19 pm IST
- Reported by: Rittick Mondal
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
The father of the MBBS student from Odisha, who was gangraped in West Bengal's Durgapur, has said he will be taking his daughter back to Odisha and that he is concerned about her safety in Bengal.
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Bengal Gang Rape Survivor's Friend, Who Fled, Under Scanner: Women's Body
- Oct 12, 2025 13:18 pm IST
- Reported by: Sreyashi Dey
- Edited by: Liu Chuen Chen
A friend of a 23-year-old Odisha college student, who was allegedly gang-raped by unidentified men near her institute in West Bengal's Durgapur, is also under the scanner and the police must consider interrogating him, the women's body has said.
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IndiGo Fined Rs 40 Lakh For Using Unqualified Pilot Simulators
- Oct 12, 2025 12:28 pm IST
- Asian News International
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a total penalty of Rs 40 lakh on IndiGo Airlines after finding that the carrier conducted pilot training on non-qualified flight simulators for operations at critical airports
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Explosive Found In Abandoned Bag In Meghalaya, Defused By Police
- Oct 12, 2025 12:09 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
A possible terror incident was averted after Meghalaya Police defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) found inside an abandoned bag in a residential area in Ri Bhoi district.
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MNS Worker Slaps Woman, Forces Her To Apologise For Abusing Her Husband
- Oct 12, 2025 12:00 pm IST
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
A video of the incident has gone viral on social media in which the MNS worker, identified as Swara Ghate, forced the woman to apologise to the people of Maharashtra.
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OBC Man Made To Wash Brahmin's Feet, Drink Water To "Atone" For Insult
- Oct 12, 2025 11:51 am IST
- Written by: Anurag Dwary
In a shocking incident of caste-based discrimination, a young man in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district was allegedly forced to wash the feet of a Brahmin man and drink the water as a punishment for "insulting" him
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BJP Names 3 Candidates For 4 Rajya Sabha Seats In J&K
- Oct 12, 2025 11:37 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The BJP on Sunday named three candidates, including its Jammu and Kashmir unit president Sat Pal Sharma, for the elections to four Rajya Sabha seats in the Union Territory scheduled for October 24.
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Aviation Body Seeks Report After Air India Plane Deployed Emergency Turbine
- Oct 12, 2025 11:07 am IST
- Asian News International
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has asked Boeing for a detailed report on the uncommanded deployment of the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) on Air India flight AI-117 at Birmingham earlier this month
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Hindu Mahasabha Leader Arrested In UP Businessman Murder Case
- Oct 12, 2025 10:44 am IST
- Press Trust of India
All India Hindu Mahasabha national general secretary Pooja Shakun Pandey has been arrested in connection with the murder of local businessman Abhishek Gupta, police said on Saturday.
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Indira Gandhi Paid With Her Life For Op Blue Star Mistake: P Chidambaram
- Oct 12, 2025 10:26 am IST
- Edited by: Liu Chuen Chen
Operation Blue Star that was carried out on the instructions of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to flush out terrorists from the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 1984 was the "wrong way", P Chidambaram said.