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12-Year-Old Girl Gang-Raped By 5 Minors In UP School, Act Recorded: Cops
- May 21, 2025 19:43 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped inside a school building here by five minor boys, who have all been detained by the police, an official said on Wednesday.
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After Top Court Win, Tamil Nadu Suffers High Court setback On Vice Chancellors' Appointment
- May 21, 2025 19:29 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Having won a hard-fought victory in the Supreme Court over the Governor's assent to 10 pending bills, the DMK government in Tamil Nadu has suffered a setback in the High Court over powers to appoint vice-chancellors laid out in one of the new laws.
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Navy Inducts Traditionally Built Stitched Ship, A Recreation Of 5th Century Vessel
- May 21, 2025 19:29 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Indian Navy on Wednesday inducted a traditionally built stitched ship as INSV Kaundinya, at a ceremony held at the strategically located Karwar naval base in Karnataka.
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Forced Conversion, Rape, Blackmail: What Probe Team Found In Bhopal Case
- May 21, 2025 19:12 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
A probe committee of the National Commission for Women has made shocking revelations in the case of rape and blackmail of college girls in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh.
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At Ration Shop In Madhya Pradesh, Dead Get Food But The Living Struggle
- May 21, 2025 18:59 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
An alleged ration scam has come to light at a distribution centre in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district in which a man who has been dead for seven years has been getting foodgrain but another, who is alive, has been struggling to do so for eight years.
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Days After India's Taliban Outreach, China Huddles With Pakistan, Afghanistan
- May 21, 2025 18:56 pm IST
- Written by: Abhishek Chakraborty
Days after S Jaishankar spoke with the Taliban's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi - the first ministerial-level outreach by India to Afghanistan's Taliban regime, China has moved swiftly to organise a meeting between Islamabad and Kabul.
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"2 Wives In My Horoscope": Teacher Faces Case For Harassing Schoolgirl
- May 21, 2025 18:51 pm IST
- NDTV Newsdesk
A schoolteacher, who allegedly proposed marriage to a Class 9 girl, is now facing a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act or POCSO in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district.
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Opinion | Can China's Arms Market Recover From India-Pak War Embarrassment?
- May 21, 2025 18:40 pm IST
- Srikanth Kondapalli
Most of China's military equipment - estimated to have cost Pakistan more than $20 billion - underperformed, missed their targets, malfunctioned, destroyed, or fell like duds in the war theatre.
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No Underground Parking In Bengaluru's Low-Lying Areas In Future: DK Shivakumar
- May 21, 2025 18:08 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said the government will soon introduce a policy prohibiting the construction of underground parking facilities in low-lying areas of the city.
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Bid To "Hoodwink The World": India Junks Pak's Charges On Suicide Bombing
- May 21, 2025 17:40 pm IST
- Edited by: Liu Chuen Chen
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday dismissed Pakistan's allegation that India was trying to "foment terrorism" in the neighbouring country, saying any "attempt to hoodwink the world is doomed to fail".
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"Understood Meaning Of Patriotism": Priyanka Gandhi's Tribute To Father Rajiv Gandhi
- May 21, 2025 17:39 pm IST
- Asian News International
Congress MP from Wayanad, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, paid heartfelt tribute to her late father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 34th death anniversary and stated that she understood the true meaning of patriotism from her father.
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India Lost 18,200 Hectares Of Primary Forest In 2024: Data
- May 21, 2025 17:38 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
India lost 18,200 hectares of primary forest in 2024 compared to 17,700 hectares in 2023, according to the latest data from a global collaboration of over 100 organisations.
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Woman Apprehended For Impersonating, Cyberstalking After Suspecting Husband Of Having An Affair
- May 21, 2025 17:24 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 26-year-old woman has been apprehended for allegedly impersonating and stalking another woman by creating a fake social media account using her photographs, police said on Wednesday.
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Supreme Court Junks Madhya Pradesh Order On Review Of Forest Officers By IAS officials
- May 21, 2025 17:23 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Wednesday called it "contemptuous" and quashed a Madhya Pradesh government order stipulating that IAS officers will review the performance appraisal reports of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers in the state.
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"Landmark Achievement": Amit Shah After 27 Maoists Killed In Encounter
- May 21, 2025 17:15 pm IST
- Posted by: Ashutosh Tripathi
As security forces have neutralised 27 Maoists in Chhattisgarh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has termed it as a "landmark achievement in the battle to eliminate Naxalism."
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As Trump Reveals 'Golden Dome', A Look At India's Shield, Israel's Iron Dome
- May 21, 2025 17:08 pm IST
- Written by: Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Donald Trump wants a 'golden dome' - a ground- and space-based missile defence system - protecting the US and possibly Canada too, even if it doesn't want to be the 51st state.
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"Advance Tip For Booking Cabs Unethical": Pralhad Joshi Sends Notice To Uber
- May 21, 2025 16:41 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued a notice to major cab aggregator Uber for nudging users to pay an advance tip to avail quicker services, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said.
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Engineer Killed, Friend Injured After Being Run Over By SUV During Fight In UP
- May 21, 2025 16:25 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A minor dispute during a wedding revelry here led to the alleged killing of an engineer and serious injuries to his friend, a police official said on Wednesday.