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Cobra Slithers Into House, Meets Its Would-Be Assassin: Rocky The Pet Dog
- Oct 17, 2025 22:50 pm IST
- Reported by: Aswin Nandakumar
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
It was a David vs Goliath battle, and the only thing going in favour of the weaker opponent was its urge to protect its owner. As it happened, this was enough for David or, in this case, Rocky the pet dog, to beat a Goliath in the form of a cobra.
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Belgian Court Approves Fugitive Jeweller Mehul Choksi's Extradition To India
- Oct 17, 2025 21:54 pm IST
- Reported by: Anushka Kumari
- NDTV News Desk
A court in Belgium on Friday approved the extradition of fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi to India. The court in Antwerp ruled that Choksi's arrest by Belgian police, based on India's request, was valid.
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Zubeen Garg's Bandmate And Co-Singer Sent To 14-Day Judicial Custody
- Oct 17, 2025 21:38 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Two of the seven suspects in the death case of Assam's cultural icon and singer Zubeen Garg have been sent to 14-day judicial custody.
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CBI Conducts Raids Across Punjab, Chandigarh In IPS Officer Bribery Case
- Oct 17, 2025 21:25 pm IST
- Reported by: Aaquil Jameel
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday conducted extensive searches across Punjab and Chandigarh in connection with a bribery case involving a DIG of Punjab Police.
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Leopard Suspected Of Killing 8-Year-Old Girl Captured In UP
- Oct 17, 2025 20:30 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A leopard believed to be responsible for the death of an eight-year-old girl was captured early Friday morning near a village under the North Nighasan forest range of the Dudhwa buffer zone, officials said.
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Delhi Air Remains 'Poor' For Fourth Straight Day Ahead Of Diwali
- Oct 17, 2025 20:26 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Delhi's air quality remained in the 'poor' category for the fourth consecutive day on Friday as the city continued to reel under rising pollution levels in the run-up to Diwali.
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"New India Doesn't Endure Terror Silently": PM Modi On Op Sindoor At NDTV World Summit
- Oct 17, 2025 20:21 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the era of a "silent India" in the face of terrorism is over, asserting that the country now gives a "befitting response" to those who threaten its security.
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Centre Orders Judicial Inquiry into Ladakh Killings, Ex-Top Court Judge To Lead Probe
- Oct 17, 2025 19:42 pm IST
- Reported by: Nazir Masoodi
The central government today ordered a judicial probe into the killing of four protesters in police firing in Ladakh last month.
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Monsoon 2025: Climate Change Fuels Extreme Rainfall Across Nearly Half Of India
- Oct 17, 2025 19:39 pm IST
- Reported by: Shreya Ghosh
The Southwest Monsoon of 2025 has left an indelible mark on India, with 45% of the country drenched in extreme rainfall, triggering devastating floods, landslides, and over 1,500 lives lost.
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Newborn Baby Sold For Rs 1 lakh In Maharashtra, 4 Charged: Cops
- Oct 17, 2025 19:34 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A case has been registered against four persons for allegedly selling and purchasing a 17-day-old baby boy for Rs 1 lakh in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Friday.
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Railway Employees Or WWE Wrestlers? No-Holds Barred Brawl At Train Station
- Oct 17, 2025 19:19 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
In a scene that has stunned commuters and gone viral across social media, a group of Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) employees were caught on camera engaging in a violent brawl on the platform of Delhi's Nizamuddin Station.
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Indian Railways To Provide Blanket Covers In AC Coaches For Hygienic Journey
- Oct 17, 2025 18:50 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
The scheme addresses a long-standing demand of the passengers, as blankets were not cleaned as frequently as the bed sheets and pillow covers.
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High Court Judge And Lawyer In Heated Exchange In Jharkhand. Video Viral
- Oct 17, 2025 18:38 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
An acrimonious exchange between a Jharkhand High Court judge and a lawyer on Thursday has led to the filing of a criminal contempt case against the lawyer.
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3 ABVP Members Arrested For Secretly Filming Women Students Changing Clothes
- Oct 17, 2025 18:22 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
Three students of a government college were arrested for allegedly secretly recording women while they were changing clothes ahead of a cultural event in Madhya Pradesh.
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Punjab Cop With 50-Plus Properties, 7.5 Crore Cash, Luxury Cars And More
- Oct 17, 2025 18:20 pm IST
- Reported by: Gurpreet Singh Chhina
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Crores in cash, mounds of gold jewellery, luxury watches, over immovable property and luxury cars --- a raid by the Central Bureau of Investigation at the home of senior Punjab police officer Harcharan Singh Bhullar has revealed unexplained wealth.
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In Patna, Amit Shah Punches Holes In Tejashwi Yadav's Government Jobs Promise
- Oct 17, 2025 18:01 pm IST
- Reported by: Prabhakar Kumar
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Union home minister Amit Shah, who is on a three-day visit to Bihar ahead of the assembly election, took on Rashtriya Janata Dal's Tejashwi Yadav and Congress's Rahul Gandhi today.
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In Sabarimala Gold Theft Case, Remand Report Points To Larger Conspiracy
- Oct 17, 2025 18:00 pm IST
- Reported by: Aswin Nandakumar
The nine-page remand report in the sensational Sabarimala gold theft case has laid bare the scale of the crime and also points to a broader conspiracy.
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4 Dead After Ambulance Overturns In UP's Sitapur: Cops
- Oct 17, 2025 17:43 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
An ambulance, which lost control after its tyre burst, hit several people and killed four, including a woman, in Sitapur district on Friday morning, police said.
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Design Aadhaar's Official Mascot And Win Rs 1 Lakh, UIDAI Launches National Contest
- Oct 17, 2025 17:36 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
This mascot will be the visual ambassador of UIDAI, helping make its communication more relatable and engaging to all age groups.
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"Are They Brihaspati?" Siddaramaiah vs Murthys Over Karnataka Caste Survey
- Oct 17, 2025 17:28 pm IST
- Reported by: Reethu Rajpurohit
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has launched a public retort to Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy and author Sudha Murty, accusing them of misunderstanding the intent of the state's non-mandatory social and educational survey.