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Captain Smit Machchhar's Health Is Improving: Foreign Ministry
- Oct 08, 2026 00:22 am IST
- Press Trust Of India
Smit Machchhar was attacked by his co-pilot, an Omani citizen, with a crash axe, typically kept in the cockpit for use in emergencies, seriously injuring him.
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"Police Personnel Scratched Me" During Protest: Priyanka Gandhi
- Oct 08, 2026 00:16 am IST
- Asian News International
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, was also detained by police.
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Exclusive | Captain Smit Machchhar Walked 10 Steps In Hospital, Recovering Well: Family
- Oct 08, 2026 00:14 am IST
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
Captain Smit Machchhar had suffered a 'skull fracture' after an attack by his Omani co-pilot with a cockpit axe.
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Assam Paramilitary Force Man Dies Of Dengue In Gujarat
- Oct 08, 2026 00:13 am IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Vaktania
The death - first among visiting security forces - underscores the vector-borne outbreak in the capital city of Gujarat.
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Assembly Elections Heat Already Up, But UP To See No Contest In Rajya Sabha Polls
- Oct 08, 2026 00:02 am IST
- Reported by: Ajay Kumar Dubey
The nomination papers of two Independent candidates were rejected during scrutiny, leaving 8 BJP candidates and 2 of the SP in fray for exactly 10 seats.
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India Among Top 10 Emerging AI-Ready Markets. How Much Investment It Pulls
- Oct 07, 2026 23:57 pm IST
- Reported by: Subham Singh
The ranking is led by the United States, which scored 100 on the index. China ranked second with a score of 53.8, followed by Singapore, the United Kingdom, France and South Korea.
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Tamil Nadu Granite Baron Veeramani Arrested In Fresh Sex Assault Case After Survivor's Complaint
- Oct 07, 2026 23:38 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
Veeramani was brought before a Special Court today amid tight security. He was seen walking into the court holding a walking stick, escorted by armed policemen.
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Top Court Orders Repoll In 50 Municipal Wards In Punjab Over "Vitiated" Election Process, Opposition Attacks AAP
- Oct 07, 2026 23:25 pm IST
- Reported by: Mohammed Ghazali, Gurpreet Singh Chhina
- Edited by: Aarish Chhabra
The bench requested the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to appoint, within one week, a monitoring committee headed by a retired judge of that court. "The re-election schedule shall be notified only after the Monitoring Committee has been duly constituted," the bench said.
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Watch: Jharkhand Woman Runs 1,600 Metres Barefoot In Saree To Pursue Home Guard Dream, Inspires Internet
- Oct 07, 2026 23:22 pm IST
- Reported by: Haribansh Sharma
- Edited by: Srishti Singh Sisodia
Running barefoot on the hot ground while wearing a saree, she pushed through the pain to cross the finish line in just six minutes.
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IndiGo Flight To Lucknow Hit By Lightning At 17,000 Feet, Nose Damaged
- Oct 07, 2026 23:18 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The nose of the aircraft, which was carrying 104 passengers and 6 crew, was damaged in the incident.
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Case Against 2 Sisters In Mumbai For Rs 7 Lakh Extortion Bid Over 'Rat In Dosa' Video
- Oct 07, 2026 23:14 pm IST
- Press Trust Of India
The restaurant owner lodged a complaint alleging that the sisters threatened to file a formal police case and circulate the old video unless they were paid Rs 25 lakh.
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A 1985 Viral Pic And 2 Young Coursemates, Who Are Now Army, Air Force Chiefs
- Oct 07, 2026 23:09 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The two officers are Army chief General Dhiraj Seth and the next chief of the Indian Air Force, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit.
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's Mother Rupi Soren Dies At 80
- Oct 07, 2026 22:57 pm IST
- Press Trust Of India
The wife of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha founder and former chief minister, the late Shibu Soren, was in critical condition and on ventilator support.
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"Not Just An Attempt To Kill Israelis": Ambassador Reuven Azar On flydubai Attack
- Oct 07, 2026 22:43 pm IST
- Reported by: Shiv Aroor
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
"What terrorists are trying to do is to always find cracks in the system and our job is to narrow those gaps," Reuven Azar said on the third anniversary of the October 7 attack.
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Court Fines Mumbai Mayor Rs 1,000 For Skipping Hearing In Assault Case
- Oct 07, 2026 22:39 pm IST
- Press Trust Of India
The court had at a previous hearing imposed a cost of Rs 300 on the Mayor, a BJP corporator, after allowing her plea for exemption from personal appearance in the case.
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"My Way Or The Highway": Former Minister Scoffs At Opposition Protests Over Voter List Revision
- Oct 07, 2026 22:30 pm IST
- Reported by: Padmaja Joshi
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
In an interview with NDTV's Padmaja Joshi on the Day 2 of massive Opposition protest of SIR and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Prasad said the opposition has a "My way or the highway" attitude and is not ready to accept the legitimacy of any institution in the country.
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Old Terror Hideout Busted In Jammu And Kashmir's Handwara, Cache Of Arms Recovered
- Oct 07, 2026 22:24 pm IST
- Reported by: Pradeep Dutta
Police said the hideout appeared to be old and was being used as a dump to stock arms and ammunition for terrorists operating in Handwara.
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Delhi High Court Judge Withdraws From Hearing Gymkhana Case
- Oct 07, 2026 22:04 pm IST
- Press Trust Of India
Justice Jalan directed that the lawsuit by the Delhi Gymkhana Club Ltd Staff Welfare Association be listed before another bench on Friday.
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Humayun Kabir Says Will Quit Politics In Protest Against Rejinagar Bypoll 'Loot'
- Oct 07, 2026 21:35 pm IST
- Reported by: Rittick Mondal
"Residents of Rejinagar were not allowed to vote... If I can't protest against this injustice, what can I do through politics?... After Durga Puja, I will hold a meeting and apologise to the people. I will end my political career," said Humayun Kabir.
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Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa Family Under Pressure After Former First Lady's Arrest
- Oct 07, 2026 21:18 pm IST
- Agence France Presse
Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of Gotabaya's older brother and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, was taken into custody by anti-corruption officials over a 15-year-old case.