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"No Water, Poison Being Distributed": Rahul Gandhi On Indore Deaths
- Jan 02, 2026 13:52 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Rahul Gandhi hit out at the BJP's Madhya Pradesh government Friday over the contamination of drinking water in Indore a serial winner of the centre's 'cleanest cities in India' ranking.
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Railway Minister Witnesses Final Bullet Train Tunnel Breakthrough In Maharahstra
- Jan 02, 2026 13:38 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday virtually witnessed the final breakthrough of a 1.5-km-long mountain tunnel of the bullet train project in Maharashtra's Palghar district from Rail Bhawan in New Delhi.
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Centre Notifies Draft Rules For Social Security Of Gig Workers. Details Here
- Jan 02, 2026 13:32 pm IST
- Reported by: Himanshu Shekhar Mishra
- Edited by: Aastha Ahuja
To be eligible for social security benefits such as health, life and personal accident insurance, gig workers will have to be engaged with a single aggregator for at least 90 days.
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"Bad Neighbours": S Jaishankar Shreds Pakistan, Then A Stern Warning
- Jan 02, 2026 12:57 pm IST
- Reported by: Pushkar Tiwari
S Jaishankar said that "nobody can tell us what we should or should not do", in an apparent reference to Operation Sindoor.
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200 Parrots Die Of Food Poisoning In Madhya Pradesh's Khargone District
- Jan 02, 2026 12:52 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
At least 200 parrots have died on the banks of the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district due to food poisoning, officials said on Friday.
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India's Largest Cigarette Maker ITC Plunges 10% After Tobacco Tax Hike
- Jan 02, 2026 12:49 pm IST
- Bloomberg News
Shares of ITC Ltd. plunged the most in nearly six years after a higher levy on tobacco products by the government fueled concerns about its impact on Indias largest cigarette maker.
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Amid Indore Water Crisis, Locals Fear Using Tanker Water
- Jan 02, 2026 12:48 pm IST
- Asian News International
Residents of Indore's Bhagirathpura area remain afraid of consuming even the tanker-supplied water following a contaminated drinking water incident that left several people ill and claimed lives.
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Water Contamination Behind Indore Health Crisis, Confirms Lab Test
- Jan 02, 2026 12:45 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A laboratory test has confirmed that a diarrhoea outbreak, which has killed at least four patients and affected over 1,400 people in Indore, was caused by contaminated drinking water, officials have said.
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Will 2026 Bring An End To Karnataka Congress's Leadership Tussle?
- Jan 02, 2026 12:28 pm IST
- Reported by: Tejshree Purandare
Siddaramaiah is expected to visit the national capital to meet the party's top leadership after January 15.
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UP Man Scanned With Phone In Viral Video, Family Recounts What Cops Said
- Jan 02, 2026 12:11 pm IST
- Reported by: Anushka Kumari
Viral videos showed a policeman using a mobile phone to scan people by touching their backs, claiming it gives the address of a person's place of origin.
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Bulldozer Action In Rajasthan's Chomu After Stone-Throwing Incident
- Jan 02, 2026 11:55 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
A large-scale bulldozer drive is underway in Rajasthan's Chomu following notices issued to 20 illegal slaughterhouses in Pathans' Mohalla, with the administration also preparing action against unauthorised constructions
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UP Woman Says Husband Hid 1st Marriage, Alleges Assault By In-Laws
- Jan 02, 2026 11:51 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Police in Uttar Pradesh have launched a probe after a 20-year-old woman accused her husband and in-laws of physical and mental abuse following the discovery, days after her wedding, that her husband had concealed a relationship with another woman
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May Your New Year's Resolutions Be Fulfilled With Determination: PM Modi
- Jan 02, 2026 11:44 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared an inspirational message on social media, encouraging people to move forward in life with determination, clarity of purpose, and confidence as the new year progresses.
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"Delivery Agents Don't Have Timer": Zomato CEO Explains 10-Minute Model
- Jan 02, 2026 11:19 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Zomato co-founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal clarified that delivery partners are not shown the promised delivery time on their apps and do not operate under countdown timers.
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Karnataka Survey Reflects Trust In Voting Machines, BJP Targets Rahul Gandhi
- Jan 02, 2026 10:51 am IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna, Reethu Rajpurohit
A survey in Karnataka on voters' confidence in EVMs, or Electronic Voting Machines has become the latest flashpoint between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Friends' Vrindavan Trip On New Year Ends In Car Crash In Faridabad, 1 Dead
- Jan 02, 2026 09:59 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
A Baleno car carrying five friends overturned in Faridabad after a tyre suddenly burst, causing the driver to lose control. The crash left one person dead and four others injured.
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"Give Land Rights To Workers Or...": Assam Government Warns Tea Estates
- Jan 02, 2026 08:12 am IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
During the winter session of the Assembly in November, the state government brought a legislation, 'Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holding (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to distribute land in tea estates' labour lines among workers for housing ownership.
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'He Has Turned To God': Fake Video Shows Javed Akhtar In 'Topi', He Reacts
- Jan 02, 2026 06:02 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
He wrote, "A fake video is in circulation showing my fake computer generated picture with a topi on my head claiming that ultimately I have turned to God. It is rubbish".
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UP Doctor Rapes Nursing Student On False Marriage Promise, Case Filed
- Jan 02, 2026 05:26 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Police have booked an intern doctor of a government medical institute here for allegedly raping a nursing student on the false promise of marriage and threatening to make her private photos public.