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Over 5,000 Tribals Join BJP In Assam's Goalpara, Weeks Before Elections
- Feb 26, 2026 00:05 am IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
A massive joining programme was organised by the BJP ST Morcha, Assam Pradesh, at the Agia School playground in Goalpara district on February 25.
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Anti-Terror Agency NIA Arrests 2 More In Red Fort Blast Case
- Feb 26, 2026 00:00 am IST
- Asian News International
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has apprehended two more terror operatives allegedly involved in the Delhi Red Fort area bomb blast conspiracy, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 11.
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'Kerala' In Use From 2nd-Century BC: Shashi Tharoor's History Lesson On Name Change
- Feb 25, 2026 23:51 pm IST
- Reported by: TM Veeraraghav, Vasudha Venugopal
The renaming of "Kerala" to "Keralam" is not just a "trivial" issue to focus on when key issues are going unattended, it also jettison's a name with far more antiquity, senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has told NDTV.
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"Windpipes Were Cut": Delhi Man Slits Throats Of Pregnant Wife, 3 Daughters
- Feb 25, 2026 23:42 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A man allegedly slit the throats of his two-month pregnant wife and three daughters at their residence in the outer north area of the national capital, with police suspecting that his preference for a son could be behind the killings.
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Cuts On Lips, Eye: 2-Year-Old Girl Mauled By Stray Dog In Maharashtra
- Feb 25, 2026 23:33 pm IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Gupta
A two-year-old girl sustained severe injuries, including deep cuts on her lips, cheeks, and eye, after she was attacked by a stray dog in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar on Wednesday.
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In Mumbai Civic Body's Rs 81,000-Crore Budget, Big Infra, Education Push
- Feb 25, 2026 23:08 pm IST
- Reported by: Anuj Sahebrao Rayate
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has presented a massive Rs 80,952.56 crore budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, marking an 8.77 per cent increase over last year's Rs 74,427.41 crore outlay.
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Drama Follows Youth Congress Workers' Arrest, Cops File Case Against Cops
- Feb 25, 2026 22:53 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar, Mohammed Ghazali
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
A confrontation between two state police forces unfolded on a highway in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, escalating into a rare situation in which one police unit registered a criminal case against officers from another state.
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Video Of "Weak" White Tiger At Patna Zoo Sparks Concern, PETA India Intervenes
- Feb 25, 2026 22:25 pm IST
- Edited by: Ritu Singh
Video recorded by visitors showed the white tiger standing motionless for long periods, leading to speculation about malnutrition or illness.
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"We Remember Israeli Lives Lost In 26/11": PM Modi's Top Quotes In Knesset
- Feb 25, 2026 21:39 pm IST
- Edited by: Akash Majumder
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed the Knesset, Israel's parliament-- a rare honour that underscores the political warmth between the two democracies.
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On Camera, Vendors Apply Rat Poison To Fruits In Mumbai
- Feb 25, 2026 21:37 pm IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Gupta
Two fruit sellers in Mumbai's Malad West area have been arrested after a video appeared to show them applying rat poison to fruits offered for sale.
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Delhi Couple Sent To 14-Day Custody For Racist Attack On Arunachal Women
- Feb 25, 2026 20:58 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A Delhi court on Wednesday sent a couple accused of hurling racial slurs at their neighbours from Arunachal Pradesh to 14 days of judicial custody.
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Kerala Health Minister Injured During Opposition Protest, Hospitalised
- Feb 25, 2026 20:53 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Kerala Health Minister Veena George was injured as opposition student activists, protesting against her, clashed with police at the Kannur railway station, forcing her to cancel her onward journey and seek medical treatment.
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Himachal Vigilance Chief Absent For Days, State Puts Second Officer In Charge
- Feb 25, 2026 20:49 pm IST
- Reported by: Mohammed Ghazali
Frequent leaves taken by IPS officer Aditi Singh over the past three months has led the Himachal Pradesh government to hand over the additional charge of SP Vigilance to ASP V
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"Hunt Continues": IEDs, Grenades, Pistol Recovered From J&K's Poonch
- Feb 25, 2026 20:39 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The joint security forces on Wednesday recovered Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), arms and ammunition in the forests of Jammu and Kashmir's Pooch district.
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British Borrowed Rs 35,000 Over 100 Years Ago. Indian Family Demands It Back
- Feb 25, 2026 19:34 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
The British Empire once prided itself on being the realm where the sun never set. But in the quiet town of Sehore in Madhya Pradesh, a forgotten piece of paper suggests that even the mighty Empire once needed a sunrise loan from a wealthy local.
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'Like Mujibur Rahman': Congress After Nehru Statue Pulled Down In Assam
- Feb 25, 2026 19:22 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
A 10-foot statue of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was pulled down by unidentified vandals at Pailapool in Assam's Cachar district.
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25,000 Students, Zero Teachers: Madhya Pradesh State Universities Sit Empty
- Feb 25, 2026 18:46 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
The university is currently running undergraduate courses in agriculture, arts, commerce, and science, along with a postgraduate commerce program, but it is functioning entirely on temporary arrangements.
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"Can't Do It Alone": Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde's Mumbai AQI Appeal
- Feb 25, 2026 18:33 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Air pollution is a concern not just for Mumbai but for countries and cities around the world, Maharashtra Environment Minister Pankaja Munde told NDTV Wednesday, after the city woke this morning to a blanket of smog for an eighth straight day.
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Opinion | From Kerala To Keralam: What's Really In A Name? A Lot, Apparently
- Feb 25, 2026 18:30 pm IST
- Anand Kochukudy
For many, the name change may be much ado about nothing, but for the likes of MN Karassery, who have been using Keralam instead of Kerala over the years, it is a moment to celebrate.
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"Creative Freedom": Centre Backs Censor Certificate To Kerala Story 2
- Feb 25, 2026 18:25 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The government has backed the Film board certification to the sequel to 'Kerala Story" - the film that has landed in controversy after the release of its trailer - saying the film "does not threaten public order".