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Minors Sexually Abused At Private Military School In Nagpur, Director Arrested
- Aug 19, 2026 18:08 pm IST
- Reported by: Sanjay Tiwari
The action followed a police complaint by a teenage survivor alleging sexual and mental harassment at the private facility.
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How 2021 Meetings Shaped Delhi Sewage Treatment Plant Tender Irregularities
- Aug 19, 2026 18:07 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
The IFAS proposal, an in-principle approval, key meetings and a Rs 1,546.32-crore estimate were all from 2021, months before Satyendar Jain's arrest, sources said.
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3 Killed, 3 Injured As CNG Cylinder Explodes At Fuel Pump In Delhi
- Aug 19, 2026 18:01 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar, Divyankar Tiwari
- Edited by: Swastika Das Sharma
The explosion occured when a truck was filling gas in its CNG cylinder. According to the DCP, the person who was filling the gas in the CNG cylinder of the truck got killed in the accident. He died on the spot.
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Video: Tiger Drags Horse Away In Front Of Tourists Near Jim Corbett Park
- Aug 19, 2026 17:57 pm IST
- Edited by: Raunaq Lekhi
A dramatic tiger attack was caught on camera in Uttarakhand's Garjiya area near Ramnagar, with a fully grown Bengal tiger seen dragging away a horse in front of stunned tourists.
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'May Review Travel Advisory For Americans Visiting J&K': US Envoy Sergio Gor
- Aug 19, 2026 17:48 pm IST
- Edited by: Akash Majumder
"New Delhi, the chief minister here, the government here, we believe have made some incredible steps to keeping this area safer and making it more safe," Sergio Gor said.
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Tourists Thrashed, Harassed For 2 Hours Over 8-Year-Old's Shorts At Pune Fort
- Aug 19, 2026 17:45 pm IST
- Edited by: Swastika Das Sharma
Pune's Haveli Police have registered a case against nine individuals for assaulting tourists over their clothes at the Sinhagad Fort and intimidating people for two hours on August 16 - a day after India celebrated its 80th Independence Day.
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"Was In Jail When Tender Floated": Satyendar Jain To Court After Arrest In Corruption Case
- Aug 19, 2026 17:29 pm IST
- Reported by: Aaquil Jameel
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
He said he was in jail at the time and was not in charge of any ministry though he was technically a minister. He was relieved of the portfolio after he was arrested on May 30, 2022, by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case.
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"Need To Pay Rent": Shehzad Poonawalla's First Interview After Quitting BJP
- Aug 19, 2026 17:25 pm IST
- Reported by: Shiv Aroor
- Edited by: Mohd Asim
Shehzad Poonawalla also repeatedly insisted that his resignation was not a sudden move, but that he had been thinking about it since 2024
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Drug Overdose, Assault? Assam Woman Dies After Party At Friend's Home
- Aug 19, 2026 17:20 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Anwesha Saikia, from Pokamura Na-pamua village in Jorhat, had left home with a friend on Saturday. She later fell ill and was taken to Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, where she died.
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"Happens": Congress MP Downplays Heated Exchange With Samajwadi Party MLA
- Aug 19, 2026 17:16 pm IST
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
The heated exchange reportedly erupted after Imran Masood, who was chairing the meeting in Saharanpur, objected to interruptions and insisted that speakers follow the proceedings of the meeting.
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Opinion | 6 Years After A Dramatic Break-Up, Are BJP-Akali Dal Set To Join Hands Again?
- Aug 19, 2026 17:02 pm IST
- Amitabh Tiwari
The arithmetic looks tempting, but the chemistry decidedly uncertain.
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"Wrong To Claim China Entered 60 km Inside": Kiren Rijiju On Arunachal
- Aug 19, 2026 16:48 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Kiren Rijiju stressed that India and China share a very long border in Arunachal that is not fully and clearly demarcated on the ground.
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"J&K Important Part Of India": US Ambassador Sergio Gor In Srinagar
- Aug 19, 2026 16:43 pm IST
- Reported by: Nazir Masoodi, Rishabh Madhavendra Pratap
- Edited by: Mohd Asim
Praising the improving security situation in the Valley, Gor said US may look at downgrading its advisory to US citizens on J&K travel
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Dog Mask On, Man Claims Madhya Pradesh Sterilisation Drive All Bark, No Bite
- Aug 19, 2026 16:13 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
Accompanied by Municipal Corporation Leader of Opposition Deepak "Mullu" Rathore, the man used the unusual form of protest to draw attention to alleged corruption in the civic body's stray dog sterilisation programme.
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Super Chief Minister? New Rules Give D Fadnavis Power To Overrule Any Minister's Decision
- Aug 19, 2026 15:53 pm IST
- Reported by: Abhishek Sureshkumar Awasthi
- Edited by: Mohd Asim
The government views this as an administrative and legal reform. However, politically, it could significantly impact the balance of power between Fadnavis and Shinde.
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Tejashwi Yadav Detained During Protest Against Cop Using AK-47, Water Cannons Used
- Aug 19, 2026 15:46 pm IST
- Edited by: Anwesha Singh
The protest was organised to demand answers from the Bihar government over the alleged firing of bullets from an AK-47 rifle by police during a protest by students against paper leaks in Siwan last month.
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Video: Train Halts To Allow Elephant Herd To Cross Railway Track In Assam
- Aug 19, 2026 15:08 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Rajdhani Express halted in Assam to allow wild elephant herd to cross railway track safely.
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Ola Driver Hit With Iron Rod, Dragged On Car Bonnet For 2 km In Navi Mumbai
- Aug 19, 2026 15:02 pm IST
- Reported by: Sujata Kanhaiya Dwivedi
The incident reportedly took place late Saturday night on Palm Beach Road following an argument over overtaking between Ola driver Praveen Pandey and an unidentified motorist.
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Akali Dal To Turn Sukhbir Badal Attack Into Longowal Rally Pitch
- Aug 19, 2026 15:02 pm IST
- Reported by: Gurpreet Singh Chhina
The timing allows the Akali Dal to draw a direct political parallel between Longowal, who was assassinated in 1985 after signing the Rajiv Longowal Accord, and Sukhbir Badal, who survived an attack at a gurdwara in Nanded on August 13.
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Mumbai 3.0 On The Cards: All About The Proposed Rs 4,000-Crore Mega City
- Aug 19, 2026 14:30 pm IST
- Edited by: Prateek Shukla
For 2026-27, MMRDA has earmarked Rs 4,000 crore for the Karnala-Sai-Chirner New Town as part of its infrastructure-focused budget.