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Vajpayee's Media Expert Recalls Ex PM's Peace Efforts And Kargil War
- Dec 25, 2025 18:36 pm IST
- Reported by: Himanshu Shekhar Mishra
Ashok Tandon, the media relations professional who served in former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's office from 1998 to 2004, in an interview with NDTV recalled how Vajpayee managed major challenges with great ease.
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Distressed By Pet Dog's Prolonged Illness, Two Sisters In UP Die By Suicide
- Dec 25, 2025 18:18 pm IST
- Reported by: Ranveer Singh
What began as an ordinary day in a Lucknow household ended in tragedy after two sisters consumed phenol and died, with police linking the incident to long-term depression and emotional distress over their ailing pet dog.
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When Sonia Gandhi Called Up AB Vajpayee, Said She Was Worried About Him
- Dec 25, 2025 18:18 pm IST
- Reported by: Himanshu Shekhar Mishra
Displaying bipartisanship after the terrorist attack on Parliament in December 2001, then Congress president and Leader of the Opposition Sonia Gandhi had called Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said she was worried about his safety.
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Video: Clashes Between Rival Carol Groups In Kerala Leave Several Injured
- Dec 25, 2025 17:49 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Several people, including women and children, were injured after clashes broke out between two groups of Christmas carol singers in Kerala's Alappuzha district on Wednesday.
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What Nawaz Sharif Told Atal Bihari Vajpayee After His Historic Lahore Speech
- Dec 25, 2025 17:31 pm IST
- Reported by: Himanshu Shekhar Mishra
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee travelled to Lahore in February 1999 aboard a bus from Amritsar, marking a rare moment of diplomatic solidarity and moving beyond years of hostility between India and Pakistan.
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Madhya Pradesh Minister's "Fake Farmers" Swipe Draws Kamal Nath Response
- Dec 25, 2025 17:28 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
Madhya Pradesh minister Vishwas Sarang has blamed the previous Kamal Nath-led Congress government's farm loan waiver scheme for the poor financial condition of cooperative societies and banks in the state.
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2 Men Force 13-Year-Old To Drink Alcohol, Then Rape Her In Delhi
- Dec 25, 2025 17:18 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
Two men, including a bank employee, have been arrested for raping a 13-year-old girl after forcing her to drink alcohol in Delhi
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Chaos At Tirumala's Alipiri Complex As Weekend Crowds Surge
- Dec 25, 2025 17:18 pm IST
- Reported by: Uma Sudhir
A tense situation unfolded at the Alipiri Bhudevi Complex today as a massive influx of pilgrims, driven by the weekend holiday rush, led to a brief stampede-like situation in the queue lines.
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On Christmas, Hanuman Chalisa Recitation At Park Right Across Church In Haryana
- Dec 25, 2025 17:05 pm IST
- Reported by: Mohammed Ghazali
It's Christmas today. But in Haryana's Hisar, Bajrang Dal and Vishva Hindu Parishad, the Hindu right-wing organisations, have announced a mass recitation of Hanuman Chalisa at a popular city park right across the church.
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Sleeping Man Falls From 10th Floor, Avoids Death As Leg Gets Stuck In Grille
- Dec 25, 2025 16:57 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
He was sleeping in his 10th-floor flat and turned, falling straight out of a window to what would have been certain death. Fortunately for him, his leg got stuck in the grille of a flat two floors down.
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1 Teacher, 5 Simultaneous Classes: SIR Impact On Education In Madhya Pradesh
- Dec 25, 2025 15:49 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
In Kheda Madhopur village of Agar Malwa district, a small two-room primary school has become a stark reflection of the crisis unfolding in Madhya Pradesh's education system.
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Unnao Rape Survivor Bristles With Anger As Kuldeep Sengar Could Walk Free
- Dec 25, 2025 15:47 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The Unnao 2017 rape case made headlines this week after the rapist, Kuldeep Singh Sengar then an MLA with the Bharatiya Janata Party had his life term suspended by the Delhi High Court and was given bail pending an appeal against the lower court.
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2 Fake Matrimonial Call Centres Busted In Gwalior, 20 Women Detained
- Dec 25, 2025 15:39 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
The Gwalior Crime Branch has busted two fake matrimonial call centres that were allegedly defrauding unmarried men across the country by luring them with fake photographs and false promises of marriage.
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Analysis: Raj Thackeray's Inconsistent Politics And Its Fallout
- Dec 25, 2025 15:39 pm IST
- Jitendra Dixit
Raj Thackeray has been a prominent figure in Maharashtra's political sphere for the last three decades. Known for his oratory skills, he often makes headlines during election seasons.
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Top Maoist Ganesh Uike, With Rs 1.1 Crore Bounty, Among 6 Killed In Odisha
- Dec 25, 2025 14:31 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Pandey, Uma Sudhir
Security forces in Odisha neutralised a top Telugu Maoist commander on Thursday. Ganesh Uikey, 69, a high-ranking central committee member of the CPI (Maoist) and head of its Odisha operations was killed by teams of the BSF and the CRPF.
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India Tests K-4 Missile, With 3,500-km Range, From Nuclear-Powered Submarine
- Dec 25, 2025 14:05 pm IST
- Reported by: Shiv Aroor
In a big flex of its nuclear capabilities, India has tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile launched from a nuclear-capable submarine.
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'Vote For Me, Win SUV, Thailand Trip, Gold': Pune Poll Candidates To Voters
- Dec 25, 2025 14:01 pm IST
- Reported by: Rahul Kulkarni
The Pune municipal election is three weeks away and aspiring councillors jostling and shoving for the power the seats bring have begun courting voters with a bewildering list of freebies and gifts from foreign trips to expensive cars.
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Shubhanshu Shukla Got 2 Wisdown Teeth Extracted Before Space Travel
- Dec 25, 2025 13:34 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Dental health is extremely important for astronauts, Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to reach the International Space Station, has said, recalling that he had two wisdom teeth extracted while preparing for his space journey.
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Reunion Of Thackeray Brothers To Protect Marathi Manoos' Welfare: Shiv Sena
- Dec 25, 2025 13:12 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray said while many alliances and coalitions have occurred in politics, tie-up between Shiv Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena founded by Raj Thackeray is set to be historic.
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Toxic Syrup Survivor, 5, Returns Home After 115 Days, But Without Eyesight
- Dec 25, 2025 13:09 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
In a tragedy that claimed the lives of 24 children across Madhya Pradesh after they consumed a poisonous cough syrup, a five-year-old boy from Chhindwara has returned home after a 115-day battle for survival.