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"Extremely Disappointing Behaviour": Rajnath Singh After 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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"Matter Of Social Justice": Supreme Court Flags Struggles Of Disabled Army Cadets
- Aug 18, 2025 15:16 pm IST
- Written by: Nupur Dogra
The bench of Justices BV Nagarathana and R Mahadevan called the issue "unfortunate" and said that even if they don't get ex-serviceman status, measures should be taken to ensure their rehabilitation.
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DMK's Rajya Sabha MP Tiruchi Siva Likely To Be Opposition's Veep Candidate: Sources
- Aug 18, 2025 15:09 pm IST
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
The Opposition is likely to pick the DMK's Rajya Sabha MP Tiruchi Siva as its Vice-Presidential candidate, in a strategic move that would pit the Tamil Nadu politician against another from his state in the upcoming election.
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Mamata Banerjee Likely To Skip PM Modi's Kolkata Metro Inauguration On August 22
- Aug 18, 2025 14:56 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to skip the inauguration of three Kolkata metro projects by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 22, a top state government official said on Monday.
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Opinion | In Musk vs Altman, The Winner Might Just Be A Third Guy - Of Indian Roots
- Aug 18, 2025 14:31 pm IST
- Madhavan Narayanan
Is the tail trying to wag the dog to build Aravind Srinivas's Perplexity? Or is it because the "other giants" in this tech race like to lift a David on their shoulders to fight a Goliath like ChatGPT?
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Srinagar-Jammu Highway Closed, Schools Shut Due To Heavy Rain, Landslides
- Aug 18, 2025 14:30 pm IST
- Reported by: Nazir Masoodi
The Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed for traffic after heavy rain triggered landslides and shooting stones in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on the highway.
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Shashi Tharoor's Jab Over Lok Sabha's Shubhanshu Shukla Discussion
- Aug 18, 2025 14:27 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Shashi Tharoor - at a potential crossroads in his relationship with the Congress - seemed to take a jab at his party Monday for skipping a special discussion in Parliament on Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and the impact of his spaceflight.
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Over 100 Film Crew Members Hospitalised For Food Poisoning In Leh
- Aug 18, 2025 14:19 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
More than 100 workers of a film unit have been hospitalised here due to food poisoning, an official said on Monday, describing their condition as stable.
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Supreme Court's "2-Hour Rain Paralyses Delhi" Remark In Kerala Highway Case
- Aug 18, 2025 14:04 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Bhargava
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
Delhi becomes paralysed if it rains for two hours, remarked Chief Justice BR Gavai, while a colleague commented on a Kerala instance that travellers must be compensated if they are stuck in a jam for 12 hours on a national highway.
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Telangana Cops Carry Man's Body On Pushcart As Ambulance Fails To Arrive
- Aug 18, 2025 13:56 pm IST
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
The incident took place on Sunday when Mogulayya, who was riding his two-wheeler towards a bus stand, was hit by a tipper lorry at Shivaji Chowk - a busy one-way stretch. He died on the spot, officials said.
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Video: Mumbai School Bus Shut Down On Flooded Road, Cops Come To Rescue
- Aug 18, 2025 13:48 pm IST
- Reported by: Radhika Ramaswamy
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
As Mumbai battles rain chaos, a heartwarming video of cops rescuing children from a stranded school bus is making the rounds on social media
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Cars, Mobile Phones, Computers. What May Get Cheaper In New GST System
- Aug 18, 2025 13:31 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
An overhaul of the Goods and Services Tax, or GST, framework - hailed as "next-generation" by PM Modi in his Independence Day speech ast week - is expected to slash prices of daily-use items by rationalising number of tax slabs.
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Rain Triggers Flash Floods In Telangana, Damages Roads And Crops
- Aug 18, 2025 13:17 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Heavy rains triggered flash floods in parts of Telangana, inundating low-lying areas, damaging roads and crops. Rivulets, streams, lakes and ponds were overflowing due to incessant rains under the impact of low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal.
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Ola's Indigenous Cell, Lithium-Ion Battery, Ready: CEO Bhavish Aggarwal To NDTV
- Aug 18, 2025 12:47 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal on Monday said the company has begun integrating its indigenously developed lithium-ion batteries into its vehicles.
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Mumbai Rain Updates: Massive Jam In Mumbai After Heavy Rain, Schools, Colleges Shut
- Aug 18, 2025 12:47 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Mumbai Rain Live Updates: The Mumbai civic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), has shut all schools and colleges for the day and appealed to people to step out only if necessary.