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Rusted Steel, Damaged Sensors Flagged In Delhi's Signature Bridge Audit
- Aug 25, 2026 23:38 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
The findings have prompted the Public Works Department to draw up a maintenance and rehabilitation plan for the cable-stayed bridge.
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India, China Agree To Seek Political Settlement Of Border Issue: Centre
- Aug 25, 2026 23:38 pm IST
- Press Trust Of India
Doval landed in Beijing on Monday on a two-day visit, and his trip is largely seen as part of ongoing efforts by the two neighbours to rebuild their relationship after it came under severe strain following the deadly Galwan Valley clashes in 2020.
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Philanthropy Must Build Capacity, Not Just Run Programmes: Priti Adani
- Aug 25, 2026 23:31 pm IST
- Reported by: Rishabh Madhavendra Pratap
For millions of women, Dr Adani said, independence is not an abstract idea. It is "the freedom of choice, the freedom of opportunity and the freedom of upward mobility."
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Analysis: Returning Agniveers' Uncertain Future Fuels Punjab Politics Ahead Of Polls
- Aug 25, 2026 23:28 pm IST
- Written by: Manjeet Sehgal
The draft reservation and rehabilitation policy for Agniveers involve reservation of 10 per cent of police constable posts and 20 per cent of office guard posts for them. But this is yet to be implemented
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38 Inmates Test HIV Positive At Guwahati Central Jail
- Aug 25, 2026 23:07 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Sources said several of these inmates at Guwahati Central Jail have a reported history of drug use.
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In Numbers: UPI Turns 10 But Gender Disparity Remains In Payments Revolution
- Aug 25, 2026 22:58 pm IST
- Reported by: Samrat Sharma
Despite the rapid growth of digital payments, usage remains significantly lower among women, suggesting that the digital payments revolution is still largely driven by men.
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Cockroaches, Filth: Food Safety Crackdown At Posh Bengaluru Clubs
- Aug 25, 2026 22:55 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
Teams from the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) are probing whether the clubs are following prescribed food safety standards, including requirements relating to food storage, personal hygiene, kitchen sanitation and labelling.
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Man Dies After Fall From Delhi's Le Meridien Hotel, Was Battling Depression
- Aug 25, 2026 22:23 pm IST
- Press Trust Of India
The incident took place at Le Meridien Hotel in the heart of Lutyens' Delhi, following which the man -- identified as Divij Maria -- was rushed to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital nearby, where he was declared brought dead, they said.
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'August 25' Big Reveal Leaves Users Disappointed, Rs 8.5 Crore Scam Allegations Surface
- Aug 25, 2026 21:42 pm IST
- Edited by: Astitva Raj
Social media users alleged that around 1 lakh 66 thousand people deposited Rs 500 each.
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Rahul Gandhi Wades Into Kriti Sanon-Kangana Ranaut Instagram Fight: "What A Woman Wears..."
- Aug 25, 2026 21:37 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Rahul Gandhi reacted amid a dispute that began as a social media argument over a brand campaign and escalated when Kangana Ranaut criticised Kriti Sanon's attire in the advertisement.
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Technical Fault In Mumbai Metro Station Lift Traps Passengers, All Rescued
- Aug 25, 2026 21:33 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Since the lift was made of transparent glass, the Metro administration noticed the trapped passengers and rescued them, averting a major accident.
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Chaos At House Panel Meet After Priyanka Gandhi Raises July 20 Police Action
- Aug 25, 2026 21:07 pm IST
- Reported by: Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Aishvarya Jain
- Edited by: Aarish Chhabra
Opposition MPs argued that minors were among those injured in the lathi charge and that the matter therefore fell within the committee's remit. A BJP MP immediately opposed this, leading to a heated exchange.
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District Collectors Get Power To Grant Citizenship In 8 Regions Under CAA
- Aug 25, 2026 20:56 pm IST
- Reported by: Aishvarya Jain
The change follows two notifications issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on August 19, signalling what officials describe as a move to simplify and accelerate the processing of citizenship applications from eligible migrants covered under the CAA.
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Delhi Records Wettest August Day In 2 Years, Several Areas Waterlogged
- Aug 25, 2026 20:52 pm IST
- Press Trust Of India
Safdarjung recorded 99.1 mm of cumulative rainfall till 8:30 am, while Palam recorded 68.0 mm, Lodi Road 98.3 mm, Ridge 100.4 mm and Ayanagar 101.9 mm.
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For Gen Z Outreach, PM Modi Asked Ministers To Join Instagram. The Report Card
- Aug 25, 2026 20:40 pm IST
- Reported by: Sankalp Shrivastava, Deeksha Bhardwaj
Recently, the Modi government's overall social media performance (tracking Instagram, X, and Facebook from May 1 to August 15) was presented at a Cabinet meeting.
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On Camera, Students Clash With Cops In Patna Over Exam Irregularities
- Aug 25, 2026 20:22 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Scores of nursing students gathered outside the university campus and pressed for their demands.
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Low On Fuel, Indian Drone Inadvertently Hit Pak's Kirana Hills Nuke Facility
- Aug 25, 2026 20:21 pm IST
- Reported by: Vishnu Som
Ending the mystery over what happened at Kirana Hills, the former Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, clarified that an Indian loitering munition -- likely an Israeli-designed Harop drone -- was searching for radars.
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Woman Travels 500 km To Protest Outside Assam Secretariat Over Son's Death
- Aug 25, 2026 20:09 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Jerina Bora, a widow and a resident of West Baligaon in Gogamukh, arrived in Guwahati carrying a photograph of her son.
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Video: Gurugram Road Caves In Day After Rain, Waterlogging
- Aug 25, 2026 19:46 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The road cave-in comes as Gurugram's administration has once again been forced to take action after heavy rain overwhelmed the city's infrastructure.
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IISc Scientists Discover Cow Gut Enzyme That Breaks Down Superbug's Armour
- Aug 25, 2026 19:40 pm IST
- Reported by: Pallava Bagla
The research offers a fresh approach to tackling antibiotic-resistant infections at a time when many antibiotics are steadily losing their effectiveness.