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BJP Makes History In Kerala, Gets 1st Ever Mayor In Big Pre-Poll Boost
- Dec 26, 2025 13:58 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The BJP's VV Rajesh was sworn in as Mayor of Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram Friday afternoon, marking a watershed moment in the southern state's political landscape.
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"Lot Can Be Decided Before New Year": Zelensky To Meet Trump In Near Future
- Dec 26, 2025 13:56 pm IST
- Associated Press
A meeting with US President Donald Trump will happen "in the near future," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday, signaling progress in talks to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine.
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Opinion | SHANTI Bill Deserves Scrutiny - But Support, Too
- Dec 26, 2025 13:30 pm IST
- Shishir Priyadarshi
No law is perfect. Some provisions of the SHANTI Bill will warrant review, oversight, and refinement as implementation unfolds. But rejecting the Bill outright would mean accepting stagnation.
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Accountant Carrying Rs 85 Lakh On Scooter Looted On Delhi-Lucknow Highway
- Dec 26, 2025 13:30 pm IST
- Edited by: Aastha Ahuja
A ride on a highway turned traumatising for a man after bike-borne robbers snatched away his bag containing Rs 85 lakh in office cash. The incident, which took place on the Delhi-Lucknow highway, was caught on camera.
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Consider Law Like Australia To Ban Under-16s From Social Media: Madras High Court
- Dec 26, 2025 13:25 pm IST
- Reported by: Vijayagopal Muralidharan
Australia this month became the first country in the world to ban social media for children younger than 16.
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Centre Opposes GST Cut On Air Purifiers, Says 'Pandora's Box Will Open'
- Dec 26, 2025 13:14 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The government on Friday opposed tax relief for air purifiers - a plea made to the Delhi High Court citing the horrid toxic smog that has blanketed the city over the past few weeks.
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Udaipur IT Firm CEO, Woman Executive Head Arrested For Raping Manager In Car
- Dec 26, 2025 13:10 pm IST
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
The three accused were detained on Wednesday and produced before a court - where they were remanded to four-day police custody.
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Opinion | SHANTI Bill May Not Necessarily Be A Nuclear 'Sell-Out', After All
- Dec 26, 2025 13:03 pm IST
- Syed Akbaruddin
Whether SHANTI is a sell-out dressed up as reform, or a lever for reliable power for industry and cities, and for turning rural power from a lottery into a utility, will be decided by the hard work of implementation.
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Aligarh Teacher's Killers Kept Shooting Him In The Head Even After He Died
- Dec 26, 2025 13:02 pm IST
- Reported by: Ranveer Singh
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
Two days after a teacher was shot dead on the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) campus in Uttar Pradesh, CCTV footage of the incident has surfaced.
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Mumbai Businessman To Pay Rs 5,000 Fine For Feeding Pigeons
- Dec 26, 2025 12:49 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A court here has convicted a businessman and directed him to pay a fine of Rs 5,000 for feeding pigeons in a public place, holding his act was "likely to spread infections of diseases dangerous to life".
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Video: Drunk Creta Driver Drags Royal Enfield Bike For 500 Metres In Bengaluru On Christmas Eve
- Dec 26, 2025 12:49 pm IST
- Reported by: Reethu Rajpurohit
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
In a drunken driving incident in Bengaluru, a motorcycle was dragged for half a kilometre by a car following a chain collision on Christmas Eve.
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10 Bills That Grabbed Eyeballs Around The World In 2025
- Dec 26, 2025 12:47 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Numerous bills were passed around the world throughout 2025. However, some of them ignited fierce debates, with some citizens and opposition leaders expressing concerns over rights, security, and economics against national priorities.
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Tarique Rahman, The 'Dark Prince' And A 'Shadow PMO' That Ran Bangladesh
- Dec 26, 2025 12:38 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Christmas Day saw the triumphant homecoming of Bangladesh's 'dark prince' - Tarique Rahman, the son of three-time former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and a central figure in her Bangladesh Nationalist Party - after 17 years in self-exile.
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Traffic Crawls In Himachal Pradesh As Tourists Rush To Shimla, Manali
- Dec 26, 2025 12:34 pm IST
- Reported by: Gurpreet Singh Chhina, VD Sharma
- Edited by: Aastha Ahuja
The nine-day-long Winter Carnival on the historic Ridge Ground in Shimla has attracted tourists from all parts of the country.
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AAP's 'Ghajini' Jibe At Delhi Lt Governor Over Pollution, Then A BJP Retort
- Dec 26, 2025 12:27 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
- Edited by: Harshit Sabarwal
The opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) hit out at Lieutenant Governor (LG) Vinai Kumar Saxena over the pollution crisis after he wrote a letter to AAP's national convener and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
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Analysis: Madhya Pradesh Is Not Witnessing A Leadership Contest But A Leadership Closure
- Dec 26, 2025 12:08 pm IST
- Anurag Dwary
At an event this week, Amit Shah delivered a line that was far more than a compliment for Mohan Yadav.
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Rabri Devi Begins Vacating Bihar Residence Where Yadavs Lived For 19 Years
- Dec 26, 2025 12:04 pm IST
- Reported by: Somu Anand
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
The Yadav family or the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party, however, have not issued any official statement.
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Hyderabad Man Sets Wife Ablaze In Front Of Children, Pushes Daughter In Fire
- Dec 26, 2025 11:46 am IST
- Reported by: Uma Sudhir
A woman burnt to death after her husband allegedly set her on fire in front of their children in Hyderabad. He also pushed their daughter into the flames before fleeing.
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Maha Kumbh To 150 Years Of 'Vande Mataram', India Celebrates Culture In 2025
- Dec 26, 2025 11:41 am IST
- Press Trust of India
From the Maha Kumbh in January-February to the launch of year-long celebrations of 150 years of "Vande Mataram" in November -- it was a packed calendar for the Ministry of Culture in 2025.
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Video: Lucknow Residents Steal Flower Pots Placed On Roadside For PM Modi's Event
- Dec 26, 2025 11:21 am IST
- Reported by: Ranveer Singh
A video has gone viral showing residents carrying away the flowerpots, reportedly hours after PM Modi inaugurated the Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow.