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PM Modi Urges Citizens To Mark Festive Season By Buying 'Swadeshi' Products
- Oct 19, 2025 22:16 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged citizens to ring in the festive season by buying swadeshi products and celebrating the hard work of 140 crore Indians.
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UP Woman, Mother Of 2, Slits Wrist At Police Station As Nephew Ends Affair
- Oct 19, 2025 21:03 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A woman slit her wrist inside a police station in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur after her nephew refused to continue their relationship.
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Enhanced Anti-Pollution Curbs Under GRAP-2 Invoked In Delhi
- Oct 19, 2025 20:12 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Anti-pollution curbs under GRAP-2 have been invoked for Delhi and surrounding areas as the Air Quality Index has plunged ahead of Diwali. Curbs under GRAP-1 had been enforced just last week.
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In Pics: Ayodhya Sets Record By Lighting 26 Lakh Diyas Ahead Of Diwali
- Oct 19, 2025 19:26 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
26.17 lakh diyas were lit at the same place while 2,128 people performed 'aarti' together, both being new world records.
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65 Shops Burnt Down In Huge Fire At UP's Firecracker Market, Losses In Crores
- Oct 19, 2025 19:18 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A massive fire ripped through a temporary firecracker market on the MG College ground in Fatehpur on Sunday, gutting more than 65 shops and destroying dozens of two-wheelers, officials said.
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Amid RSS March Row, BJP vs Congress On Siddaramaiah's 'Sanatani' Warning
- Oct 19, 2025 18:29 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has sparked a row with his comments on "Sanatan" that incorporated a warning -- stay away from the right wing and remain cautious about the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS, the BJP's ideological mentor.
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Opposition Announces Mega Protest In Mumbai Over 'Irregularities' In Poll Rolls
- Oct 19, 2025 17:57 pm IST
- Reported by: Anuj Sahebrao Rayate
The Opposition in Maharashtra has announced a massive protest against the Election Commission of India (EC), accusing it of irregularities in the voters' list and a lack of transparency in the electoral process.
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Banned Cough Syrup Worth Rs 3 Crore Seized In UP, 3 Arrested
- Oct 19, 2025 17:41 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A joint team of police and excise department officials seized banned cough syrup worth Rs 3 crore and arrested three accused in this connection here, an official said on Sunday.
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Air India To Run Special Flight For Fliers Stranded In Milan Ahead Of Diwali
- Oct 19, 2025 17:00 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Air India will operate a special flight from Milan to Delhi on Sunday to bring back passengers stranded in the Italian city after the airline had cancelled their flight on Friday following a technical issue with the Dreamliner aircraft.
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Bengal Man Kills Wife, Buries Body in Kerala, Arrested
- Oct 19, 2025 16:35 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The police arrested a West Bengal native for allegedly murdering his wife and burying her body near an under-construction house at Ayarkunnam here, officials said on Sunday.
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"Forgotten Their Roots": DK Shivakumar On Kiran Majumdar-Shaw's Criticisms
- Oct 19, 2025 16:33 pm IST
- Edited by: Liu Chuen Chen
There seems to be no end in sight to the online standoff between Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw over the crumbling infrastructure in Bengaluru.
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Top Court Concerned Over 8.82 Lakh Unimplemented Verdicts In Civil Dispute
- Oct 19, 2025 15:15 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court has termed as "highly disappointing" and "alarming" the pendency of over 8.82 lakh execution petitions before different courts across the country.
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Poll Body Reactivates Its Economic Intelligence Panel After 6-Year Gap
- Oct 19, 2025 15:13 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Election Commission has reactivated its economic intelligence panel after a gap of six years to curb the use of money, liquor and drugs to influence voters ahead of the Bihar polls.
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Restaurant Owner Shot For Serving Non-Veg Biryani To Vegetarian Customer
- Oct 19, 2025 14:49 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 47-year-old hotel owner in Ranchi was shot dead after a vegetarian customer was allegedly served non-veg biryani, police said on Sunday.
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India's 1st Indigenous Antibiotic Is Effective Against Respiratory Infections: Minister
- Oct 19, 2025 14:43 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, on Saturday said India has developed its first indigenously discovered antibiotic 'Nafithromycin', which is effective against resistant respiratory infections.
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No Commercial Activities In Playgrounds Of Schools, Colleges: UP Court
- Oct 19, 2025 14:32 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
TheAllahabadHigh Court has held that immovable propertiesbelonging to educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh includingplaygroundscannotbeallowed tobeusedforanycommercialactivities.
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"Break Daughter's Legs If She Visits Non-Hindus": Pragya Thakur's Shocker
- Oct 19, 2025 14:26 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
A controversy has erupted over former Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur's remarks that parents should refrain their daughters from visiting the houses of "non-Hindus" and "break their legs" if they disobey.
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Samosa Vendor Thrashes Man As Online Payment Fails, Snatches His Smartwatch In Madhya Pradesh
- Oct 19, 2025 14:22 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
A young passenger, after purchasing samosas from the vendor, attempted to pay digitally. However, due to a network issue, the payment did not go through.
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Samosa Vendor Thrashes Man As Online Payment Fails, Snatches His Smartwatch In Madhya Pradesh
- Oct 19, 2025 14:22 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
A young passenger, after purchasing samosas from the vendor, attempted to pay digitally. However, due to a network issue, the payment did not go through.
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An Extramarital Affair, Pregnancy, Then Double Murder In Delhi
- Oct 19, 2025 14:16 pm IST
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
A dispute over an extramarital affair has left two people dead in central Delhi. In the horrifying incident, a pregnant woman was stabbed to death by her lover in public view in the Ram Nagar area, while her husband managed to kill him.