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UP Official Threatens To Jump Off Bridge If Contractor Misses Deadline
- Dec 26, 2025 17:26 pm IST
- Reported by: Ranveer Singh
The video of an overbridge inspection in Uttar Pradesh's Lalitpur has gone viral after a senior official was seen threatening to jump off the bridge if the contractor failed to complete the construction by mid-January.
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Boy, 10, Delivered Tea, Lassi To Soldiers During Op Sindoor, Gets Bal Puraskar
- Dec 26, 2025 17:17 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
He is 10 years old, but showed a big heart. Shravan Singh, amidst the risks associated with war during Operation Sindoor, regularly delivered water, milk, and lassi to the Indian soldiers stationed at the border near his home in Punjab's Ferozepur.
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Video: Wild Boar Mauls Forest Officer, Strikes With Sticks Don't Help
- Dec 26, 2025 17:15 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A forest department officer was injured after a wild boar attacked him during a rescue operation in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district on Friday.
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India's "Commitment" On Lalit Modi, Vijay Mallya's "Biggest Fugitives" Video
- Dec 26, 2025 16:59 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Responding tangentially to the taunt by Lalit Modi, who said he and Vijay Mallya were the "two biggest fugitives" of India, the MEA has said anyone wanted by the law will be brought back to the country so that they can "face trial".
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Congress Slams Assam Government Over Nalbari Christmas Market Vandalism
- Dec 26, 2025 15:41 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly and senior Congress leader Debabrata Saikia on Friday strongly condemned the vandalism of Christmas markets in Nalbari allegedly by Bajrang Dal members.
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NCP's Sharad, Ajit 'Pawar-ing' Up For Family Reunion Before BMC Election
- Dec 26, 2025 15:33 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Squeezed out, it seems by their respective alliance bosses, Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar's NCPs are drifting toward a big familial and political realignment in Maharashtra, weeks before the next round of federal and state polls - in 2029.
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How Rs 1 Lakh Crore RDI Fund Will Boost Innovation In India
- Dec 26, 2025 15:07 pm IST
- Reported by: Pallava Bagla
For the first time in India's history, the government has extended a Rs 1 lakh crore ($12 billion) interest-free loan to the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) to turbocharge private-sector research and development.
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In Pawar Reunion Fallout, Former Pune Mayor Prashant Jagtap Joins Congress
- Dec 26, 2025 15:02 pm IST
- Reported by: Anuj Sahebrao Rayate
After weeks of suspense over his political future, former Pune mayor Prashant Jagtap on Wednesday joined the Congress, ending his 25-year association with the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar).
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Protest Outside Delhi High Court After Kuldeep Sengar Gets Bail In Unnao Case
- Dec 26, 2025 14:59 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A protest was held outside the Delhi High Court here on Friday against the suspension of the sentence of Kuldeep Sengar, who was convicted in the Unnao rape case.
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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 Robbed 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".