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No More CIBIL Checks? New Credit Initiative Promises Faster Loans, Wider Access
- Jul 18, 2025 17:16 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
The Unified Lending Interface (ULI) is a digital platform designed to simplify lending by integrating technology, data, and policy, enabling faster and more inclusive credit delivery.
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3 Elephants Die After Being Hit By Train While Crossing Railway Track In Bengal
- Jul 18, 2025 17:06 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Three elephants were hit by a train while crossing a railway track near Bastola railway station in West Bengal. Two baby elephants and one adult died on the spot.
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"Do Something Quickly": Top Court Asks Centre To Find Russian Woman, Child
- Jul 18, 2025 16:39 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
- Edited by: Sanstuti Nath
Victoria Basu, the Russian woman who is missing with her four-year-old child, has not left India through legal channels, the Central government informed the Supreme Court on Friday.
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Sharad Pawar's Party MLA Faces Case For Obstructing Cops During Clash At Maharashtra Assembly
- Jul 18, 2025 16:36 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A case has been filed against Sharad Pawar's party MLA, Jitendra Awhad, for obstructing public servants while staging a protest at the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan, said the police.
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"We Act Immediately": Himanta Sarma On Arrests Over Assam Violence
- Jul 18, 2025 16:34 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, addressing the media at a press conference in Guwahati today, stated that swift action was taken by the Assam Police in response to the violence during the eviction drive in Goalpara.
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Opinion | Snapback To Reality: On Iran's 45-Year Slog To Nowhere
- Jul 18, 2025 16:29 pm IST
- Syed Zubair Ahmed
Vietnam chose wisely. It invited its old enemy to build factories, sign defence pacts and invest in peace. Tehran must decide: does it want to be the next Vietnam - or the next North Korea?
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'The Dirty 7': Terrorists Wanted By India, The World, But Protected By Pakistan
- Jul 18, 2025 16:18 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Seven of the world's most wanted terrorists - men with millions of dollars in bounties on their heads and who have orchestrated horrific attacks that claimed the lives of thousands - are living as free men in Pakistan.
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Your FASTag Could Be Blacklisted Soon, New Rule Will Hit Drivers Hard
- Jul 18, 2025 16:15 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
This initiative will help to make toll operations more efficient, ensuring seamless & comfortable journeys for the National Highway users.
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8 Amarnath Pilgrims Injured After Truck Hits Car In J&K's Udhampur: Police
- Jul 18, 2025 16:01 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
At least eight Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured on Friday when a car was hit by a truck in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district. So far, over 2.52 lakh pilgrims have performed the Amarnath Yatra.
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Video: 80-Year-Old Tied To Seat Inside Locked Car As Family Visits Taj Mahal
- Jul 18, 2025 15:55 pm IST
- Reported by: Anushka Kumari
A family from Mumbai travelled to Agra in Uttar Pradesh to see the Taj Mahal. The temperature hovered around 30 degrees Celsius, but humidity was over 90 per cent yesterday.
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Women Should Be Freed From Regressive Customs, Traditions: Mohan Bhagwat
- Jul 18, 2025 15:32 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said the empowerment of women is essential for the progress of any nation, and they should be freed from regressive customs and traditions.
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1 Dead, 3 Injured As School Building Roof Collapses In Jharkhand
- Jul 18, 2025 15:29 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
One person was killed and three others were injured after a portion of the roof of a government school building collapsed in Jharkhand's Ranchi amidst incessant rain, police said on Friday.
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IIM-Calcutta Rape Case Complainant Incommunicado, Skips Court Dates
- Jul 18, 2025 15:15 pm IST
- Reported by: Sreyashi Dey
- Edited by: Liu Chuen Chen
The complainant in the IIM Calcutta rape case is "incommunicado" and has skipped two appearances before the magistrate to record her statement, Chief Public Prosecutor Shourin Ghoshal told NDTV on Friday.
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"Asim Munir Will Know Pain The Day...": Father Of Navy Officer Killed In Pahalgam
- Jul 18, 2025 15:15 pm IST
- Reported by: Shiv Aroor
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, aged 26, got married on April 16. Less than a week later, he was gunned down by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.
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New India Spares No Effort To Punish Enemies: PM Modi In Bihar
- Jul 18, 2025 15:08 pm IST
- Asian News International
Hailing Operation Sindoor in Bihar's Motihari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the "new" India spares no effort in punishing its enemies.
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'Working To Rebuild India-Canada Ties': Foreign Ministry
- Jul 18, 2025 15:02 pm IST
- Asian News International
The Ministry of External Affairs has reaffirmed its efforts to normalise India-Canada relations again, reiterating that both nations are working towards deploying High Commissioners in their respective capitals.
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"Build Good Image": Centre After Indian Woman Caught Stealing In US
- Jul 18, 2025 15:00 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
The remark came against the backdrop of a viral video purportedly showing an Indian woman being held by police authorities after she allegedly tried to shoplift several items at a store in the US.
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Himachal Chief Minister Unfurls 108-Feet Flag At Jakhu Hanuman Temple
- Jul 18, 2025 14:46 pm IST
- Asian News International
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday unfurled a 108-feet-tall religious flag (pataka) at the historic Jakhu Hanuman Temple in Shimla.
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Hindu Outfit Shuts KFC, Nazeer Foods Outlets In Ghaziabad Over Sawan
- Jul 18, 2025 14:35 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Members of the Hindu Raksha Dal on Friday forcefully downed the shutters of two popular eateries - KFC and Nazeer Foods - in Ghaziabad over the sale of meat during the ongoing period of Sawan.
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Politicians, Top Cop In Conversion Mastermind Chhangur Baba's 'Red Diary'
- Jul 18, 2025 14:04 pm IST
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
Days after it was revealed that Chhangur Baba, alias Jamaluddin, the mastermind of a religious conversion gang, had Rs 106 crore in foreign funding, a 'red diary' has emerged at the centre of the ongoing probe.