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Centre Denies Reports On Private Entities Rights To Mine Atomic Minerals
- Aug 06, 2025 10:28 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The government has denied reports suggesting that it has permitted private sector participation in the exploration and mining of atomic minerals.
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Bihar Man Kills Son-In-Law In Front Of Daughter After Intercaste Marriage
- Aug 06, 2025 09:38 am IST
- Reported by: Prabhakar Kumar
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
A 25-year-old nursing student was shot dead at a state-run hospital in Bihar's Darbhanga, allegedly by the father of a woman he recently married.
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After Uttarakhand, Flash Flood In Himachal, Landslide Shuts Shimla Highway
- Aug 06, 2025 08:58 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
Disaster swept through Dharali village in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday after a massive cloudburst triggered flash floods that barrelled through homes, trees and vehicles, trapping dozens of people and leaving at least four dead.
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Did Ashok Gehlot Just Buy Land Rover Defender? A Clarification
- Aug 06, 2025 08:12 am IST
- Reported by: Harsha Kumari Singh
A video of former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot getting out of a White Defender car is viral on social media, weeks after he was requested by a supporter to change his old vehicle and get one of the luxury vehicles.
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Uttarakhand Flash Floods Live Updates: Chief Minister Dhami Reaches Flood-Hit Uttarkashi, Says 130 Rescued
- Aug 06, 2025 07:23 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
Uttarakashi Cloudburst LIVE Updates: A cloudburst struck Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district on Tuesday afternoon which triggered a mudslide and flash floods in Dharali village.
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Tej Pratap Announces Formation Of 5-Party Coalition Ahead Of Bihar Polls
- Aug 06, 2025 04:51 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Former Bihar minister Tej Pratap Yadav on Tuesday announced the formation of a coalition of five minor parties to contest the assembly elections in the eastern state.
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India, Russia Reaffirm Commitment To Enhance Defence Ties Amid Trump Threat
- Aug 06, 2025 00:53 am IST
- Press Trust of India
India and Russia on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to boost bilateral defence cooperation during a meeting between Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar and Russia's Deputy Defence Minister Colonel-General Alexander Fomin.
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No Caste Discrimination In Water Distribution: Madras High Court's Big Order
- Aug 06, 2025 00:28 am IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
In a powerful and far-reaching order, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has condemned caste-based discrimination in access to public water resources and directed statewide implementation of equitable practices.
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In Conservation Win, Tamil Nadu State Animal Nilgiri Tahr's Numbers Shoot Up
- Aug 06, 2025 00:12 am IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
- NDTV News Desk
In a major conservation success story, the endangered Nilgiri Tahr - Tamil Nadu's state animal - has shown a significant rise in numbers.
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US Should Not Burn Relationship With "Strong Ally Like India": Nikki Haley
- Aug 06, 2025 00:09 am IST
- Press Trust of India
US should not burn its relationship with a "strong ally like India" and give a pass to China, Nikki Haley said on Tuesday, amid President Donald Trump's attacks against New Delhi over tariffs and purchases of Russian oil.
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Fake Residential Certificate Application In Trump's Name Surfaces In Bihar
- Aug 05, 2025 23:58 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
In a bizarre twist to the growing trend of fake residence certificate cases in Bihar, an application has surfaced in Samastipur district seeking a certificate in the name of US President Donald Trump.
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Pak-Linked Ghost SIM Card Racket Busted in Assam's Bilasipara, 1 Arrested
- Aug 05, 2025 23:37 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
In a major crackdown on cybercrime, one person who was allegedly involved in a fake SIM card racket with suspected links to Pakistan was arrested in Assam's Bilasipara today.
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'Kuki-Zo Council Not Legitimate, Can't Operate In Our Areas': Zomi Council
- Aug 05, 2025 23:35 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
- (with inputs from PTI)
A Zomi tribes' organisation in Manipur's Churachandpur has told the recently formed Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) not to operate in areas where the Zomi tribes are in majority.
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CRPF Woman Claims Police Inaction After Burglary In House In Tamil Nadu
- Aug 05, 2025 23:28 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
A video of a woman personnel of CRPF in uniform alleging police inaction over a burglary at her family home in Vellore has gone viral, sparking debate over crime response and law enforcement accountability in Tamil Nadu.
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Have To Be Ready To Respond To Any "Acts Of Violence" By Pak: Defence Chief
- Aug 05, 2025 23:18 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Indian military will have to be prepared to respond to "any acts of violence by Pakistan", both by state and non-state actors, and those in the armed forces should understand this "new norm", Chief of Defence Staff Gen Chauhan said on Tuesday.
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Sunjay Kapur's Death Being Treated As "Non-Suspicious": UK Police
- Aug 05, 2025 23:13 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The British police on Tuesday said that the death of industrialist Sunjay Kapur at a polo club in Surrey is being treated as "non-suspicious".
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More Acquittals, Fewer Convictions: 5 Years Of Madhya Pradesh's Anti-Conversion Law
- Aug 05, 2025 23:10 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
The first five and a half years of Madhya Pradesh's stringent anti-religious conversion law branded in political circles as the 'Love Jihad' law paint a picture far removed from its stated intent.
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"Everything Is Over": Uttarakhand Flash Floods Leave Behind Trail Of Destruction
- Aug 05, 2025 22:59 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
"Everything is over" -- a victim is heard saying in one of several disturbing videos which surfaced online after a cloudburst led to flash floods on Tuesday in Himalayan village of Dharali in this district leaving behind a trail of destruction.
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Kerala Plans To Eliminate Concept Of "Backbenchers" From School Classrooms
- Aug 05, 2025 22:53 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Kerala's Education Minister has initiated steps to set up a committee of experts to identify the most suitable model for the state's education system - one that may include eliminating the concept of "backbenchers" from school classrooms.