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Video: PM Modi, German Chancellor Merz Fly Kite At Sabarmati Riverfront
- Jan 12, 2026 12:19 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the International Kite Festival-2026 at Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad and later enjoyed kite flying with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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"We'll Stay With Mahayuti": NCP's Praful Patel Amid Tie-Up With Sharad Pawar
- Jan 12, 2026 12:09 pm IST
- Reported by: Padmaja Joshi
- Edited by: Pushkar Tiwari
Two rival NCP factions, led by Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar, have formed an alliance for the municipal elections in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, and Parbhani.
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Bengaluru Men Use AI To Pose As Woman On Dating App, Extort Rs 1.5 Lakh
- Jan 12, 2026 11:50 am IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
Fraudsters allegedly used artificial intelligence to pose as a young woman on a dating app and extorted more than Rs 1.5 lakh from a 26-year-old man in Bengaluru.
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PM Modi's New Office Near Raisina Hill Ready, He May Shift This Month
- Jan 12, 2026 11:34 am IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new office near Raisina Hill is almost ready. Workers are now giving the finishing touches, and the Prime Minister is likely to start working from the new office later this month.
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'Ram' Listed Option To Dog's Name Query In Chhattisgarh Exam Paper, Head Staff Suspended
- Jan 12, 2026 11:31 am IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
The question paper, used in government schools across several districts of the Raipur division, asked, "What is Mona's dog's name?" The four options were Bala, Sheru, Ram, and none of the above.
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Job Post Seeking 'Non-Kannada' HR Head Sparks Linguistic Row In Bengaluru
- Jan 12, 2026 10:54 am IST
- Edited by: Ritu Singh
The job listing was for an HR position, and a screenshot of the post shows the company seeking a "non-Kannada/Marathi speaking" candidate.
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Pawar vs Pawar Or Pawar+Pawar? What Ajit Pawar, Supriya Sule Said On Merger
- Jan 12, 2026 10:49 am IST
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
Two years after the NCP split, the camps led by party founder Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar have decided to join hands for the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporation polls
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PSLV Rocket Deviates From Flight Path, ISRO Says Analysing Data
- Jan 12, 2026 10:19 am IST
- Reported by: Pallava Bagla
India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) mission on Monday faced an anomaly after launch, with ISRO later confirming that a deviation was observed during the rocket's third stage.
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Medical Student Dies By Suicide In Bengaluru, Family Blames College Staff
- Jan 12, 2026 10:13 am IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
Yashaswini, who was studying dentistry, was allegedly humiliated by the lecturers in front of her classmates with remarks on her skin colour.
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What Is 'Romeo-Juliet' Clause, The Supreme Court Wants Under POCSO Act
- Jan 12, 2026 09:58 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
The law was first introduced in the United States because there was concern that teenagers in consensual relationships were being unfairly criminalised for statutory rape.
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SBI Hikes ATM Transaction Charges: Here's How Much You Need To Pay Now
- Jan 12, 2026 09:33 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
According to SBI, the decision was taken following an increase in interchange fees, which led to a review of pricing for ATM-related services.
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Mani Shankar Aiyar Says "Hindutva Is Hinduism In Paranoia", BJP Hits Back
- Jan 12, 2026 09:23 am IST
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
Veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's remarks, in which he said Hindutva is Hinduism in paranoia, have sparked a political row, with the BJP accusing him of insulting Sanatan Dharma.
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Rape Accused Shot In Leg While Trying To Escape Police Custody In Assam
- Jan 12, 2026 08:37 am IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
A man accused in a rape case was injured in a police encounter in Assams Kokrajhar district, while two police personnel also sustained injuries during the incident.
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TVK Chief Vijay Appears Before CBI In Karur Stampede Case
- Jan 12, 2026 06:52 am IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
The stampede occurred on September 27 last year at a massive political rally addressed by Vijay, marking one of the deadliest crowd disasters in Tamil Nadu's recent political history.
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Punjab Man Found Chopped In Drum Was Injected Before Murder, Reveals Probe
- Jan 12, 2026 00:24 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Fresh details have surfaced in the brutal murder of a 35-year-old man, whose dismembered body was recovered from an abandoned plot near Jalandhar Bypass on Thursday.
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4 Trunk Drains In Rekha Gupta's Plan To Fix Delhi's Waterlogging Issue
- Jan 12, 2026 00:19 am IST
- Asian News International
Delhi Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, has taken a major and far-reaching step to strengthen the city's drainage system as part of its resolve to develop Delhi into a modern, global and developed capital.
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Thick Layer Of Toxic Froth Resurfaces On Yamuna River In Delhi
- Jan 12, 2026 00:17 am IST
- Press Trust of India
A thick layer of toxic froth resurfaced at the Yamuna ghat in Kalindi Kunj here on Sunday, making large stretches of the river nearly invisible, even as experts reiterated that it is disruptive for the river's ecology.
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'Right To Higher Education Can't Be Curtailed Lightly': Delhi High Court
- Jan 12, 2026 00:12 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The Delhi High Court has observed that the right to pursue higher or professional education, though not explicitly listed as a fundamental right under the Constitution, imposes an affirmative obligation on governments and cannot be curtailed lightly.
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US Citizen's Charity Bag Triggers Bomb Scare At Ministers Bungalow
- Jan 11, 2026 23:52 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
An abandoned bag found near a minister's bungalow in south Mumbai triggered panic on Sunday until police determined that it had been left by a US citizen who wanted to give away his clothes and shoes, officials said.