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Helped Boost Ties: PM In Letter To Tarique Rahman After Khaleda Zia's Death
- Dec 31, 2025 22:34 pm IST
- Reported by: Aditya Raj Kaul, Akhilesh Sharma
- NDTV News Desk
PM Modi's letter was delivered today by foreign minister S Jaishankar, who represented India at the funeral of Khaleda Zia.
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At PRAGATI Meet, PM's 'Reform, Perform And Transform' Mantra
- Dec 31, 2025 22:18 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday stressed on the mantra of reform, perform and transform at the 50th meeting of PRAGATI, which accelerated projects worth more than Rs 85 lakh crore over the past decade.
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2012 Pune Serial Blasts Accused Shot Dead In Maharashtra
- Dec 31, 2025 22:17 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Bunty Jahagirdar, one of the accused in the 2012 Pune serial blasts case, was allegedly shot dead by unidentified assailants in Shrirampur town in Ahilyanagar district on Wednesday, police said.
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Nandini Chakravorty Appointed West Bengal's First Woman Chief Secretary
- Dec 31, 2025 22:16 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Nandini Chakravorty was appointed on Wednesday as the chief secretary of West Bengal, becoming the first woman to hold the post in the state, a senior official said.
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'Worrying Trend': Pinarayi Vijayan, Congress Slam Pastor's Arrest In Maharashtra
- Dec 31, 2025 22:07 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A pastor from Kerala and seven others were arrested on charges of offering money to people for conversion to Christianity in Maharashtra's Amravati district today.
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Gulmarg Happy On New Year's Eve As Tourists Flock In, Snow Makes A Return
- Dec 31, 2025 22:05 pm IST
- Reported by: Nazir Masoodi
Thousands of tourists have flocked to Gulmarg, Kashmir's winter wonderland, to welcome the New Year with traditional music and dance.
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Government Keeps Small Savings Rates Unchanged For 7th Straight Quarter
- Dec 31, 2025 22:02 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The government on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged for various small savings schemes, including PPF and NSC, for the seventh straight quarter, beginning January 1, 2026.
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Ensure Proper Treatment: Mohan Yadav To Doctors After Indor Water Tragedy
- Dec 31, 2025 22:01 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav visited Indore on Wednesday evening and met people hospitalised after falling ill due to consumption of contaminated drinking water, officials said.
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Students Protest At Jantar Mantar Over Tripura Man's Death In Dehradun
- Dec 31, 2025 21:57 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Students from the Northeast on Wednesday staged a protest at the Jantar Mantar here demanding justice for Tripura student Anjel Chakma, who died of a stab injury in Dehradun recently.
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Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha Spent Less Than 30% Of Time On Legislation In 2025
- Dec 31, 2025 21:23 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha spent less than 30 per cent of their time this year on legislative business, including discussing and passing bills, a legislative think tank has said.
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Cabinet Clears Rs 19,142-Crore Corridor Connecting Nashik-Solapur-Akkalkot
- Dec 31, 2025 21:23 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the construction of a six-lane greenfield access-controlled Nashik-Solapur-Akkalkot corridor in Maharashtra with a total capital cost of Rs 19,142 crore.
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1992-Batch IPS Officer Ajay Singhal Appointed Haryana Top Cop
- Dec 31, 2025 21:23 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Senior IPS officer Ajay Singhal was appointed the new director general of police of Haryana on Wednesday, an official order said. A 1992-batch IPS officer, Singhal replaces O P Singh, who retired from service on Wednesday.
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Poll Body Slams Complaints Against Officials Over 'SIR Deaths' In Bengal
- Dec 31, 2025 21:13 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Election Commission rejected the police complaints that were filed against the Chief Election Commissioner and the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal over the death of an elderly person allegedly linked to SIR.
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From Fog To Filth: Delhi Records 3rd-Worst December AQI In A Decade
- Dec 31, 2025 21:12 pm IST
- Reported by: Ankita Tiwari
Delhi is battling a dangerous mix of dense fog and severe pollution, pushing the Air Quality Index (AQI) close to 400, a level classified as 'severe.'
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S Jaishankar Meets Tarique Rahman, Pak Speaker At Khaleda Zia's Funeral
- Dec 31, 2025 21:05 pm IST
- Reported by: Aditya Raj Kaul
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who represented India at the funeral of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, met her son and Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Tarique Rahman and handed him a letter of condolence from PM Modi.
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15 Striking Satellite Images Which Defined 2025
- Dec 31, 2025 20:54 pm IST
- Reported by: Subham Tiwari
Humans often struggle to grasp the full scale of events when viewing them from the ground. From space, however, satellites reveal patterns and details that transform our understanding of what's unfolding below.
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Blog: In Manipur, The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
- Dec 31, 2025 20:40 pm IST
- Debanish Achom
Thousands of people in Manipur will spend a third New Year in relief camps. A few of them have returned to villages in the foothills where the district borders meet. With hours to go before the world enters 2026, we see where things stand today.
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Fire-Hit Goa Nightclub Was Built Illegally, Had No License: Probe Report
- Dec 31, 2025 20:32 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Goa nightclub, where a deadly fire killed 25 people in early December, was built illegally on a salt pan and allowed to operate without a valid trade licence.
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"Rectify Mistake": BJP Slams Muslim Group's Objections To Vande Mataram
- Dec 31, 2025 20:31 pm IST
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
A Muslim group's objections to a music competition themed on the national song, Vande Mataram, have been sharply criticised by the BJP.