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"Judges Should Never Be Bloodthirsty": High Court Commutes Death Penalty To Life Term
- Aug 07, 2025 14:18 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Observing that judges should never be "bloodthirsty", the Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court has ordered the death sentence of a man be commuted to life imprisonment for the murder of his maternal uncle.
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"Disgusted, Unsafe, Helpless": Woman Catches Man Masturbating In Gurugram
- Aug 07, 2025 14:16 pm IST
- Edited by: Aastha Ahuja
A model and digital content creator has alleged she was sexually harassed while waiting for a cab in Gurugram. The incident occurred last Friday, at around 11 am, when the woman returning from Jaipur was waiting for a cab.
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Tamil Nadu's DMK Battles Governor RN Ravi Over Assent For Bills, Again
- Aug 07, 2025 14:08 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Wednesday reserved the Kalaignar University Bill - passed by the Assembly in April - for President Droupadi Murmu's consideration, re-opening a fierce dispute between the DMK and himself over gubernatorial assent.
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Injured Elephant Forced To Walk For Kilometres, Assam Video Sparks Outrage
- Aug 07, 2025 13:51 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
A viral video showing an injured 48-year-old domestic elephant, named Maniki, limping along a highway in Assam has triggered widespread condemnation by wildlife lovers and prompted immediate intervention by forest department officials.
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Opinion | These Are The Sectors That Will Be Most Hit By Trump's 50% Tariffs
- Aug 07, 2025 13:35 pm IST
- Aditya Sinha
Thanks to Trump's tariffs, analysts have flagged a cumulative downside of 60 basis points to India's real GDP growth, 0.3 percentage points from the April round and another 0.3 percentage points from the August escalation.
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Disguised As Sadhu, Man Visits Wife After 10 Years, Kills Her With Hammer
- Aug 07, 2025 13:28 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
A man allegedly disguised himself as a monk (sadhu) and murdered his estranged wife with a hammer at her house in Delhi earlier this week, police said on Friday.
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"Trump Making Mockery Of Our Country": Uddhav Thackeray On 50% US Tariffs
- Aug 07, 2025 13:18 pm IST
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
The Opposition is trying to corner the government over hefty US tariffs imposed on India, with former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray claiming that US President Donald Trump is making a mockery of the country.
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274 Rescued, 59 Missing, Helicopters Deployed In Uttarakhand: 10 Points
- Aug 07, 2025 13:15 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Rescue efforts continue in Uttarakhand's Harshil and Dharali after a cloudburst caused flash floods and landslides this week. Fifty-nine people - 50 civilians and nine soldiers - are still missing and five deaths have been confirmed so far.
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"India Should Retaliate": Shashi Tharoor To NDTV On 50% Trump Tariffs
- Aug 07, 2025 12:51 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
"India Should Retaliate": Shashi Tharoor To NDTV On 50% Trump Tariffs
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Glacial Lake Burst Behind Uttarakhand Floods? A Look At Previous Instances
- Aug 07, 2025 12:42 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
A glacial lake burst is a sudden flood caused when a lake formed by melting glaciers breaches its natural dam, releasing massive amounts of water downstream.
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"His Greatest Ire...": Expert On Why Trump Tariffs Target India, Not China
- Aug 07, 2025 12:36 pm IST
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
As India makes it clear that it is ready to stand up to US President Donald Trump's tariffs offensive, a South Asia analyst has explained the link between the ceasefire that paused the India-Pakistan conflict after the Pahalgam terror attack
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Spider Bite Causes Child's Death In Assam's Tinsukia District
- Aug 07, 2025 12:28 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
A seven-year-old girl has died of a spider bite in eastern Assam's Tinsukia district. The incident occurred in the Panitola village. The black-coloured spider had bitten her hand when she opened a bamboo basket containing eggs.
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India Data Breach Costs Reach New Record Level Of 22 Crores: Report
- Aug 07, 2025 12:03 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The average organisational cost of a data breach in India reached a new high of Rs 220 million (Rs 20 crore) in 2025 -- up 13 per cent (year-on-year), according to an IBM report released on Thursday.
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"Papa, We Won't Survive": Nepal Man's Chat With Son Missing In Uttarkashi Flood
- Aug 07, 2025 12:01 pm IST
- Reported by: Ravish Ranjan Shukla
When migrant labourers from Nepal Kali Devi and her husband Vijay Singh completed their task and left Harsil Valley in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi on Tuesday, little did they imagine that they would perhaps be the sole survivors of an impending disaster
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Why Kolkata Football Match Banner Is Viral Amid 'Bangladeshi Language' Row
- Aug 07, 2025 11:47 am IST
- Reported by: Rittick Mondal
A football match in Kolkata witnessed a symbolic protest against a Delhi Police officer's letter seeking a translator for the "Bangladeshi language" that has sparked a massive row
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Worried Over Trump Tariffs, Textile Exporters Fear Unemployment Crisis
- Aug 07, 2025 11:45 am IST
- Reported by: Himanshu Shekhar Mishra
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
The additional 25% tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump has left Indian textile exporters worried, with traders waiting for financial support from the government to sustain their businesses.
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Probe Agency ED Raids 12 Places Over 730 Crore GST Fraud Case
- Aug 07, 2025 11:07 am IST
- Reported by: Anushka Kumari
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted extensive search operations on Thursday at 12 locations spread across Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Maharashtra in connection with a case linked to fraudulent GST invoices.
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"Plea Not Worth Entertaining": Supreme Court Setback For Judge In Cash Row
- Aug 07, 2025 10:43 am IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
The Supreme Court has knocked back Justice Yashwant Varma's challenge of an in-house committee that recommended his impeachment over burnt piles of money found at his Delhi home in March.
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"Came For Faith, Leaving With Fear": 6 Die At Kubereshwar Dham Kanwar Yatra In Madhya Pradesh
- Aug 07, 2025 10:29 am IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
All six victims had journeyed to Kubereshwar with unwavering devotion, only to lose their lives in the chaos that awaited them. Their bodies now lie in the district hospital mortuary.
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Yamuna River Crosses Warning Water Level In Delhi
- Aug 07, 2025 09:58 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The water level of the Yamuna river in Delhi reached 204.88 metres at the Old Railway Bridge here on Thursday, crossing the warning level of 204.50 metres, officials said.