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"Moved Heaven, Earth": Court Relief For Viral Kumbh Girl In Date Of Birth Row
- Oct 01, 2026 12:05 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
The order came with a pointed observation about the viral Kumbh girl's father, whose application triggered the change after she married actor Farman Khan against her family's wishes.
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Opinion | 'Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics': On The Controversy Around India's GDP Growth Figures
- Oct 01, 2026 11:55 am IST
- Shashi Tharoor
The debate is less about a single figure than about a decade-long erosion of trust in official statistics.
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"Indian Prevented 9/11-Style Attack": PM Modi's Big Praise For Hero Pilot
- Oct 01, 2026 11:41 am IST
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
The Prime Minister said he had spoken to pilot Smit Machchhar's family and enquired about his health.
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Post-Monsoon Weather: Less Rain In October, But Winter May Bring Relief
- Oct 01, 2026 11:27 am IST
- Written by: Amit Chaturvedi
For October to December period, the IMD expects rainfall to remain below normal over most parts of India. However, some parts of the country could receive normal to above-normal rainfall during the period.
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'Who At Poll Body Ordered Changes To Form 6?' Rahul Gandhi's Big Question
- Oct 01, 2026 11:16 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
The poll body has decided to remove the additional declaration to Form 6 (voter enrolment form) from its ECINET application portal in those states where the SIR has concluded.
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Before Smit Machchhar, There Was Neerja Bhanot: Story Of 2 Aviation Heroes
- Oct 01, 2026 10:49 am IST
- Written by: Amit Chaturvedi
Neerja Bhanot died while trying to save the passengers during the hijack of Pan Am Flight 73. Smit Machchhar showed exemplary bravery while trying to save the flight he was piloting.
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"All Of India Is Proud": SpiceJet Praises Flydubai Pilot Smit Machchhar
- Oct 01, 2026 10:45 am IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
SpiceJet has praised former employee Captain Smit Machchhar after the Flydubai pilot helped save 174 passengers despite being seriously injured in a stabbing incident on board.
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Sonia Gandhi's Surprise Entry At INDIA Bloc Meet Sets Off Seating Scramble
- Oct 01, 2026 10:06 am IST
- Reported by: Manoranjan Bharti
Before the event started, several Congress leaders and Trinamool leader Derek O'Brien had already inspected the seating arrangements
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"Lucky": What flydubai Indian Pilot Once Said About Having Doctors On Flight
- Oct 01, 2026 09:59 am IST
- Edited by: Kritika Bobal
Smit Machchhar was the captain of flydubai Flight FZ 1073, which was flying from Dubai to Israel on Wednesday, when the co-pilot allegedly tried to sabotage the aircraft's systems in mid-air.
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Stones, Beer Bottles Thrown During Clashes At Kerala University Hostel
- Oct 01, 2026 09:39 am IST
- Reported by: Aswin Nandakumar
The clash broke out at around 7.30 pm during a Youth Congress march against the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar.
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CCTVs Within Police Stations Must Be Operational 24x7: Allahabad High Court
- Oct 01, 2026 09:00 am IST
- Press Trust Of India
If CCTV is non-functional, details of all persons brought for interrogation or arrest must be recorded contemporaneously in the General Diary (GD), it said.
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Commercial LPG Cylinder Prices Hiked From October 1, Domestic Rates Unchanged
- Oct 01, 2026 07:34 am IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
Commercial LPG cylinder prices have increased from October 1, with the 19-kg cylinder becoming costlier by up to Rs 71.50 in the cities cited. Domestic 14.2-kg LPG cylinder prices remain unchanged.
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Captain Smit Machchhar: The flydubai "Hero" Indian Pilot Who Saved 174 Lives
- Oct 01, 2026 07:29 am IST
- Edited by: Nonika Sharma
Flydubai Flight News: Captain Machchhar has been working with flydubai for four years.
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PM Modi Proud Of Hero flydubai Pilot Smit Machchhar, Assures Family Of All Help
- Oct 01, 2026 07:06 am IST
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian citizen, had been working with flydubai - a low-cost carrier owned by the Emirati government, for four years.
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Ahmedabad Crime Branch Cracks 2022 Triple Murder Case After Framing Plot Backfires
- Oct 01, 2026 06:19 am IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Vaktania
The investigation began when Madhavdas Bhaktiram Sadhu approached the police with an tip regarding the murder of Shantaben Gambhirbhai Vasava, an elderly woman killed in Kosamba, Surat district, in 2022.
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Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Backs Review of Foreign Funding Bill
- Oct 01, 2026 01:42 am IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Prestone Tynsong said concerns raised by various NGOs, including Christian organisations, should be considered during the scrutiny process
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BJP Kerala Headquarters Attacked, Party Calls For Statewide Agitation
- Oct 01, 2026 01:22 am IST
- Press Trust Of India
In a statement, the BJP condemned both incidents and said such attacks on its state office "under the cover of darkness" were a challenge to the basic values of democracy.
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19-Year-Old Student Stabbed To Death Outside College In Bengaluru
- Oct 01, 2026 00:55 am IST
- Press Trust Of India
The victim was identified as Yogesh, a first-year B.Com student at a private college in Nagarabhavi.
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Drug-Free Punjab By 2029-End: Amit Shah's Big Promise Ahead Of Polls
- Oct 01, 2026 00:51 am IST
- Reported by: Gurpreet Singh Chhina
Addressing a massive rally in Jalandhar as the BJP's "Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra" ended, Shah directly appealed to Punjab's youth to vote for the BJP
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Delhi AQI Slips To 'Moderate' As Stubble Burning Reported In 6 States
- Oct 01, 2026 00:42 am IST
- Press Trust Of India
A total of 114 residue-burning events were detected across the six states between September 15 and 30, including 59 in Punjab, 32 in Uttar Pradesh, 17 in Madhya Pradesh, three in Haryana, two in Rajasthan and one in Delhi, the data showed.