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How Codewords, WhatsApp Groups Exposed Coal Scam In Chhattisgarh
- Dec 20, 2025 09:30 am IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
- Edited by: Harshit Sabarwal
Secret codewords, WhatsApp chats, and seemingly harmless group names have emerged as the hidden language of corruption in Chhattisgarh, exposing multiple layers of power, money, and influence in the coal and liquor scams that have rocked the state.
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8 Bills That Passed In Parliament Winter Session Amid Centre, Opposition Debate
- Dec 20, 2025 09:07 am IST
- Asian News International
Parliament passed eight bills during the relatively short winter session, with the opposition and treasury benches engaging in sharp exchanges on some of the legislations and during debates on electoral reforms and the 150th anniversary of Vande Mata
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5 Rajdhani Express Coaches Derail, 8 Elephants Killed After Collision In Assam
- Dec 20, 2025 08:09 am IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
A Rajdhani Express train derailed after colliding with a herd of wild elephants in Assam Saturday morning, leading to disruption of rail services.
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Thick Smog Blankets Delhi, Flight, Train Ops Hit, Air Quality Likely To Worsen
- Dec 20, 2025 07:53 am IST
- Edited by: Aastha Ahuja
The national capital, Delhi, woke up to a thick layer of smog blanketing the city with the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 380, falling under the 'very poor' category.
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Pics: PM Modi To Inaugurate India's 1st Nature-Themed Airport Terminal In Assam Today
- Dec 20, 2025 07:31 am IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new terminal building of Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport in Guwahati today. The new terminal is being billed as the largest airport terminal in Northeast India
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Air India, IndiGo Issue Travel Advisories Amid Fog-Related Disruptions
- Dec 20, 2025 05:55 am IST
- Asian News International
Both Air India and IndiGo, in an attempt to mitigate fog-related disruptions, such as reduced visibility that affects flight operations, issued travel advisories for passengers during the holiday season.
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350-km Chase, 2-Hour Hostage Drama: Chhattisgarh Cop Stabbed By Ex Army Man
- Dec 19, 2025 22:58 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Tomesh Verma, posted in the Naxal-affected Jagargunda area of Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, was brutally attacked with a knife in broad daylight in Dantewada.
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Sons Use Snake to Murder Father For Rs 3-Crore Insurance Money In Tamil Nadu
- Dec 19, 2025 22:55 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
A case of snake-bite death in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district has now been exposed as a murder, allegedly planned and executed by the victim's own sons to claim large life insurance payouts.
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Probe Agency Challenges Order On Chargesheet Against Sonia, Rahul Gandhi
- Dec 19, 2025 22:47 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday approached the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court's order refusing to take cognisance of its charge sheet against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others in the National Herald case.
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Battle For Breath: Mumbai's Elite Enclave Turns Pollution Hotspot
- Dec 19, 2025 22:04 pm IST
- Reported by: Jitendra Dixit
- Edited by: Srishti Kapoor
Air quality in and around Bhakti Park and Wadala Truck Terminal (TT) has plummeted in recent weeks, with AQI levels soaring beyond 300 - classified as "severe".
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Indian Armed Forces Are NDTV Indian Of The Year 2025
- Dec 19, 2025 22:02 pm IST
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
Following a phenomenal display of valour, coordination and pinpoint precision during Operation Sindoor, the Indian Armed Forces have been named NDTV's Indian Of The Year for 2025.
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Rights Body Takes Note As 5 Children Get HIV-Infected Blood In Madhya Pradesh
- Dec 19, 2025 21:46 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of the shocking case in which five children tested HIV positive after allegedly being administered infected blood during transfusions at government health facilities in Madhya Pradesh.
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Mosquitoes Take Detour To Civic Body As Raipur Man Delivers Biting Protest
- Dec 19, 2025 21:44 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
In a protest that was as sharp as the sting that triggered it, a young man in Chhattisgarh's capital literally carried his complaint to the authorities sealed in a plastic bag.
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Jharkhand College Students Forced To Kiss At Gunpoint, Blackmailed for Money
- Dec 19, 2025 21:37 pm IST
- Reported by: Haribansh Sharma
Two college students in Jharkhand's Koderma district were assaulted, forced to kiss at gunpoint and then blackmailed for money with threats of making their videos viral.
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Shubhanshu Shukla, G Madhavi Latha Named 'Science Icons Of The Year'
- Dec 19, 2025 21:29 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Two Indians whose work has taken the country to the frontiers of space and engineering were named 'Science Icons of the Year' at NDTV's Indian of the Year Awards 2025 on Friday.
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UP Man, Sister Get Life Imprisonment Over 13-Year-Old Girl's Rape
- Dec 19, 2025 21:24 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A special POCSO court here on Friday convicted and sentenced a 24-year-old man and his married sister to life imprisonment over the rape of a 13-year-old girl in a five-year-old case, a case lawyer said.
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42 Lakh Names To Be Dropped as First Phase Of SIR Ends In Madhya Pradesh
- Dec 19, 2025 20:38 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
The first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive aimed at updating the voter list in Madhya Pradesh was completed at midnight on Thursday and the preliminary draft electoral roll will be published on Tuesday, officials said.
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Manvendra Shekhawat Wins Climate Impact Of The Year At NDTV Indian Of The Year
- Dec 19, 2025 20:22 pm IST
- Posted by: Srishti Kapoor
Manvendra Singh Shekhawat has been awarded the NDTV Indian Of The Year under the Climate Impact category, whose organisation Dhun has worked to transform 500 acres of barren land into an ecosphere.
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Goa's Popular Curlie's Pub Sealed Days After Nightclub Fire Tragedy
- Dec 19, 2025 20:01 pm IST
- Reported by: Anushka Kumari
Curlie's, the popular beachside pub in North Goa, was sealed by the Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) authorities on Friday following regulatory action taken in the aftermath of a recent fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane.
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Sunil Vachani Is 'Business Leader Of The Year' At NDTV Indian Of The Year
- Dec 19, 2025 19:52 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Sunil Vachani, chairman of Dixon Technologies, has been named the 'Business Leader of the Year' at NDTV's Indian Of The Year 2025.