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Delhi's Air Quality Worsens On Diwali; 34 Out Of 38 Stations In 'Red Zone'
- Oct 20, 2025 21:22 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Delhi's air quality deteriorated on Diwali, with 34 out of 38 monitoring stations recording pollution levels in the 'red zone' on Monday, indicating 'very poor' to 'severe' air across the national capital.
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Crackers, Diyas And Sweets: How India Celebrated Diwali 2025
- Oct 20, 2025 20:48 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Millions across India lit up their homes and streets as the country celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights. The annual celebration, one of Indias biggest festivals, brings together families, friends and communities in a spirit of joy.
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Dibrugarh-Bound Air India Express Flight Returns To Guwahati Due To Technical Snag
- Oct 20, 2025 19:21 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A Dibrugarh-bound Air India Express flight on Monday returned to Guwahati after developing a technical snag, and later flew to its destination following rectification of the problem, officials said.
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Tamil Nadu Toddler's Finger, Stuck In Idli Tray, Removed In 90-Minute Op
- Oct 20, 2025 18:25 pm IST
- Reported by: Aswin Nandakumar
A toddler's finger got stuck in an idli tray, prompting fire brigade officials to launch an operation that lasted over an hour.
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Why JMM Dropped Out Of Bihar Contest Days After Declaring It Would Go Solo
- Oct 20, 2025 18:22 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Hemant Soren's Jharkhand Mukti Morcha or JMM has announced that it would not contest the assembly elections in Bihar, a day after declaring that it would go solo and contest six seats in the neighbouring state
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Man, 55, His Nephew, 21, Shot Over Drain Water Dispute In Greater Noida
- Oct 20, 2025 17:47 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Two men were allegedly shot dead following a dispute over the flow of drainage water in a village in Greater Noida on Monday, police said.
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"Country On Verge Of Liberation From Naxal-Maoist Terror": PM Modi
- Oct 20, 2025 16:56 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
India is on the verge of eradicating Naxal-Maoist terror and more than 100 districts freed from this scourge will celebrate Diwali with dignity this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.
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"Get Married Soon, We're Waiting": Delhi Sweet Shop Owner To Rahul Gandhi
- Oct 20, 2025 16:43 pm IST
- Asian News International
Following Rahul Gandhi's visit to historic Ghantewala sweet shop in Old Delhi on the occasion of Delhi, Owner Sushant Jain said that he told the LoP during his visit to the shop that they were waiting to see him married in order to get married
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"Cars Are A Fallacy": Ador Digatron CEO On What Will Truly Clean Up India's Air
- Oct 20, 2025 16:13 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
India needs to focus more on two and three-wheelers and public transport to clean up its air, Ravin Mirchandani, Chairman and CEO of Ador Digatron, has suggested.
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"Nothing Called Friendly Fight": Chirag Paswan's Dig After RJD's Bihar List
- Oct 20, 2025 15:11 pm IST
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
Taking a swipe at the Opposition's Grand Alliance in Bihar, Union Minister Chirag Paswan today said there are no "friendly fights" in politics and said the INDIA bloc has given a walkover to NDA on many seats.
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Punjab Records Over 300 Cases Of Stubble Burning Since September 15
- Oct 20, 2025 14:58 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The number of stubble burning incidents in Punjab has reached 308, with Tarn Taran and Amritsar districts accounting for the majority of such cases, according to the Punjab Pollution Control Board data.
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Actor Pawan Singh's Wife Jyoti Singh Files Nomination From Karakat
- Oct 20, 2025 14:56 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Jyoti Singh, wife of Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh, filed her nomination as an Independent candidate today from the Karakat Assembly constituency.
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17-Year-Old Girl, On Way To Coaching Institute, Kidnapped By Minor Classmate
- Oct 20, 2025 14:54 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A case has been registered against a minor boy for allegedly kidnapping a 17-year-old girl in the Bairia police station area here, police said on Monday.
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From Kargil To Karwar: A Look At PM Modi's Annual Diwali Visits
- Oct 20, 2025 14:31 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has continued his annual tradition of celebrating Diwali with India's armed forces, spending this year's festival of lights with Navy personnel onboard INS Vikrant, off the coasts of Goa and Karwar (Karnataka), on Monday.
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MiG 29 Take-Offs, Patriotic Songs, Yoga: PM Modi's Diwali On-Board INS Vikrant
- Oct 20, 2025 14:16 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a departure from earlier Diwalis where he spent time with the army on inhospitable zones, has spent the night on naval carrier INS Vikrant, where he had an extensive set of engagements.
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Ola Moves High Court After Employee's Suicide Note Alleges Exploitation
- Oct 20, 2025 14:13 pm IST
- Edited by: Liu Chuen Chen
Ola Electric has moved the Karnataka High Court challenging a First Information Report (FIR) against the company over the suicide of a 38-year-old employee, allegedly due to mental harassment and financial exploitation.
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Video: Rahul Gandhi Visits Delhi's 235-Year-Old Sweet Shop On Diwali, Makes Imarti, Besan Laddus
- Oct 20, 2025 13:49 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Rahul Gandhi visited Ghantewala, one of Delhi's oldest and most iconic sweet shops.
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Bengaluru Ola Engineer Dies By Suicide, Case Filed Against Bhavish Aggarwal
- Oct 20, 2025 13:39 pm IST
- Reported by: Reethu Rajpurohit
According to officials, K Aravind, who had been working as a homologation engineer since 2022 at Ola, consumed poison on September 28.
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"Thin-Skinned Politician": Harsh Goenka As DK Shivakumar Slams Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
- Oct 20, 2025 13:32 pm IST
- Edited by: Pushkar Tiwari
RPG Enterprises' Harsh Goenka hit out at Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar after he slammed Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw for criticising Bengaluru's "crumbling infrastructure".