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Vijay Rallies Cadre Ahead Of Madurai Meet, Predicts TVK Win In 2026 Polls
- Aug 18, 2025 18:36 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
TVK Chief and actor Vijay issued a rallying call to cadre ahead of the party's state conference in Madurai on August 21, declaring that the 2026 Assembly polls will mark a turning point in Tamil Nadu's political history.
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"Important That De-escalation On Border Continues": S Jaishankar, Wang Yi Meet
- Aug 18, 2025 18:35 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
"Important That De-escalation On Border Continues": S Jaishankar, Wang Yi Meet
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'Salary Or Legacy?' Gautam Adani To Graduating Students At IIT Kharagpur
- Aug 18, 2025 18:25 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, turned philosopher, historian, and futurist at IIT Kharagpur on Monday as he urged India's brightest engineering students to choose a life of "legacy over salary".
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"I'm A Powerful Leader": Himanta Sarma On Gaurav Gogoi's 'Secret Phone' Claim
- Aug 18, 2025 18:08 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi alleged that the state's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has a 'secret phone' to contact the former's party in times of crisis.
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India Bloc Meet Underway To Discuss Opposition's Joint Vice President Candidate
- Aug 18, 2025 17:52 pm IST
- Reported by: Vasudha Venugopal
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The INDIA bloc is holding a meet to finalise the Opposition candidate for the Vice President post -- the election is on September 9.
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"Rise Above Party Lines": BJP, AIADMK To Opposition Over Vice President Pick
- Aug 18, 2025 17:36 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
A day after the NDA fielded Tamil Nadu's veteran leader and Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its Vice President candidate, both the AIADMK and the BJP in the state have appealed to all political parties to extend support to his candidature.
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Passengers Recklessly Board Train From Wrong Side, Viral Footage Sparks Safety Debate
- Aug 18, 2025 17:34 pm IST
- Edited by: Ritu Singh
The video showcased the chaotic scene of an overcrowded Indian Railways passenger train, where people are seen desperately trying to board the train.
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Putin Dials PM Modi, Shares Insights On Meeting With Trump Over Ukraine War
- Aug 18, 2025 17:34 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Russia's Vladimir Putin spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday, days after he met US President Donald Trump in Alaska to discuss a permanent end to the war on Ukraine.
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Airtel Services Temporarily Down In Delhi-NCR, Company Apologises
- Aug 18, 2025 17:25 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Airtel users in Delhi and neighbouring areas are facing an outage, with many complaining of not being able to make calls, send messages and access the internet. Some have also said that they are not getting a signal at all.
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"Disability Of Cadets During Training Can't Be Deterrent, Provide Insurance Cover": Top Court To Centre
- Aug 18, 2025 17:10 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court said it wants defence forces to have "braveheart cadets" who should not be deterred by injuries suffered during training and directed the Centre to explore the possibility of providing them with insurance coverage
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House Caves In, Several Other Structures Damaged In Dhanbad Land Sinking
- Aug 18, 2025 16:54 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A house caved in and a dozen others developed cracks after a land subsidence incident in a Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) area, about 19 km from Dhanbad district headquarters on Monday, a company official said.
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Opinion | Bomb And The Button: Time To Call Pakistan's Nuclear Blackmail By Its Name
- Aug 18, 2025 16:42 pm IST
- Shashi Tharoor
For decades, Pakistan's military has wielded its nuclear arsenal not as a deterrent, but as a diplomatic cudgel - a tool to intimidate India, extract concessions, and shield itself from accountability.
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"Weapons Today Are Algorithms, Not Guns": Gautam Adani At IIT Kharagpur
- Aug 18, 2025 16:23 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The wars nowadays are often invisible and technology-driven, industrialist Gautam Adani said at IIT Kharagpur on Monday evening, asserting that algorithms are today's weapons and not guns.
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3 Arrested After Minor Girl Gang-Raped In Odisha, 2 Others On The Run
- Aug 18, 2025 16:16 pm IST
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped by five men in Odisha's Sambalpur yesterday, adding to a rise in crime against women and children in the eastern state. Three men have been arrested while two are still at large, said police.
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3 Arrested After Minor Girl Gang-Raped In Odisha, 2 Others On The Run
- Aug 18, 2025 16:16 pm IST
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped by five men in Odisha's Sambalpur yesterday, adding to a rise in crime against women and children in the eastern state. Three men have been arrested while two are still at large, said police.
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"Disappointing": Rajnath Singh As Opposition Skips Shubhanshu Shukla Discussion
- Aug 18, 2025 15:55 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
"Extremely Disappointing Behaviour": Rajnath Singh After Opposition Skips Shubhanshu Shukla Discussion
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Podcaster Calls Team Uddhav MP "Shashi Tharoor In Saree". He Responds
- Aug 18, 2025 15:30 pm IST
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
A prominent podcaster's "Shashi Tharoor in a saree" comment on Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has drawn a witty response from the senior Congress MP. Mr Tharoor has said he considers himself "flattered" with this comparison with the fellow MP.
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CP Radhakrishnan Meets PM Modi Day After NDA Named Him Veep Candidate
- Aug 18, 2025 15:18 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a day after the ruling NDA alliance named him as its vice presidential candidate.