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5 Cops Injured In Bengal During Clash With Mob Over Kangaroo Court
- Aug 26, 2025 14:42 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
In West Bengal's Malda, when cops went to rescue a man, accused of harassing a woman who had gone for cattle grazing, they were allegedly attacked with sticks and stones.
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After Anurag Thakur's 'Hanuman In Space' Remark, BJP Leader's '1st Plane' Claim
- Aug 26, 2025 14:38 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Days after BJP leader Anurag Thakur told school students that Lord Hanuman might have been the first space traveller, his colleague Shivraj Chouhan has claimed that India had flying machines long before the Wright brothers invented the aeroplane.
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Tripura Woman Tied, Beaten Up, Hair Cut. Reason: Quarrel With Mother-In-Law
- Aug 26, 2025 14:27 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
In a shocking case of mob violence, a woman in Tripura's Gomati district was tied to a pole, thrashed, and her hair cut after neighbours attacked her for allegedly quarreling with her mother-in-law
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Over 170 Villages Flooded In Odisha, Weather Office Warns Of Heavy Rain From Bay Of Bengal
- Aug 26, 2025 14:11 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
More than 170 villages in Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts of North Odisha were under flood water for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, even as the IMD has warned of heavy rainfall in the next few days
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Man Slits Wife's Throat, Sets Body On Fire. He Planned Murder For A Month
- Aug 26, 2025 14:06 pm IST
- Reported by: Uma Sudhir
A man has been arrested in Telangana's Mahbubnagar and remanded to judicial custody for the brutal murder of his wife, whom he allegedly killed by slitting her throat and setting her ablaze, all stemming from his suspicion of her infidelity.
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Supreme Court Overturns Own Death Penalty Order For Rape-Murder Convict
- Aug 26, 2025 13:48 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
The Supreme Court has said that it can revisit its own verdict of a death sentence if it is convinced that the accused has been condemned to the death penalty without ensuring that the guidelines mandated by the top court were followed.
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Masked Man, A Skull, Mass Grave Claim: Decoding The Dharmasthala Conspiracy
- Aug 26, 2025 13:34 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
A masked man, skull in hand, walked into a police station in Karnataka's temple town, Dharmasthala, on July 3 and made chilling allegations about a mass grave where hundreds of women, many of them victims of sexual assault, were buried.
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Congress Leader Jeetu Patwari's Wild Claim Over Women Drinking Alcohol And A Fact-Check
- Aug 26, 2025 13:25 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jeetu Patwari has triggered a political storm with his controversial claim that women in Madhya Pradesh consume more alcohol than anywhere else in the country.
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Defence Chief Highlights Sudarshan Chakra As India's Version Of Israel's Iron Dome
- Aug 26, 2025 13:23 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The 'Sudarshan Chakra' air defence system will entail development of a robust infrastructure comprising a range of key tri-services military assets such as missiles and surveillance systems
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Tirumala Temple vs Tourism Spat Over 'Sacred Land' In Andhra Pradesh
- Aug 26, 2025 13:16 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Pandey
Afresh political storm has erupted in Andhra Pradesh after the opposition YSR Congress Party opposed a land swap deal between the state government's Tourism Department and the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam
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"Gandhi Family Is My God": DK Shivakumar's Fresh Apology Over RSS Anthem Row
- Aug 26, 2025 13:01 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is still battling criticism for singing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)'s anthem in the Karnataka assembly.
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Influencer's Reel At Guruvayur Temple Triggers Storm, 'Purification' Drive
- Aug 26, 2025 12:47 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Pandey
A viral Instagram reel by influencer and former Bigg Boss Malayalam contestant Jasmin Jaffar has triggered a major controversy at Kerala's Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple, prompting temple authorities to initiate a six-day purification ritual.
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Top Court Seeks Social Media Regulation Guidelines, Flags Free Speech Misuse
- Aug 26, 2025 12:46 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to place on record draft guidelines aimed at regulating social media content, stressing that the framework must be prepared in consultation with the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA).
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In Dowry Shocker, Woman Tortured, Branded With Hot Knife By Drunk Husband
- Aug 26, 2025 12:45 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A shocking case of dowry-related domestic abuse has emerged from Madhya Pradesh, in which a 23-year-old woman was branded with a hot knife and tortured by her drunk husband in Khargone district on Sunday.
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MIG 21 - 6 Decades Of Triumphs, Tragedies, And A Legacy To Remember
- Aug 26, 2025 12:45 pm IST
- Written by: Chandrashekar Srinivasan
The MiG-21 trained thousands of fighter pilots, the Bison shot down an US-made F-16 - the first time anywhere a MiG achieved that feat, and, the plane almost single-handedly, dragged India into the modern age of jet fighters.
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Opinion | Plato In Indian Parliament: Which Are The Empty Vessels Making The Most Noise?
- Aug 26, 2025 12:29 pm IST
- Derek O’Brien
If Parliamentary questions are to be studied, hundreds of centuries later, the old Greek philosopher would have proven himself right again.
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Shashi Tharoor's Sister Shobha Inspired Amul Girl? What Company Says
- Aug 26, 2025 12:11 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Amul has dismissed claims that its iconic blue-haired mascot was modelled on Shashi Tharoor's sister, after a viral video suggested that a childhood photograph of Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan inspired the character.
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Flood Alert In Jammu As Rivers Swell Amid Heavy Rain
- Aug 26, 2025 11:57 am IST
- Reported by: Nazir Masoodi
A flood alert has been sounded in large parts of the Jammu region as the water level in various rivers and rivulets is swelling amid heavy rain that has battered the region.
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Dowry Victim Nikki Had Caught Husband's Affair. He Then Assaulted 'Lover'
- Aug 26, 2025 11:51 am IST
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
The brutal murder of 26-year-old Nikki Bhati, burnt alive in her matrimonial home in Noida allegedly over dowry demands, has reopened a window into her husband's violent past.
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"India A Peace-Loving Nation, But Not A Pacifist": Defence Chief On Operation Sindoor
- Aug 26, 2025 11:39 am IST
- Asian News International
In reference to Operation Sindoor, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said that while India is a peace-loving nation, it must not be mistaken for being pacifist and added that "peace without power is utopian."