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Jharkhand College Students Forced To Kiss At Gunpoint, Blackmailed for Money
- Dec 19, 2025 21:37 pm IST
- Reported by: Haribansh Sharma
Two college students in Jharkhand's Koderma district were assaulted, forced to kiss at gunpoint and then blackmailed for money with threats of making their videos viral.
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Shubhanshu Shukla, G Madhavi Latha Named 'Science Icons Of The Year'
- Dec 19, 2025 21:29 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Two Indians whose work has taken the country to the frontiers of space and engineering were named 'Science Icons of the Year' at NDTV's Indian of the Year Awards 2025 on Friday.
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UP Man, Sister Get Life Imprisonment Over 13-Year-Old Girl's Rape
- Dec 19, 2025 21:24 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A special POCSO court here on Friday convicted and sentenced a 24-year-old man and his married sister to life imprisonment over the rape of a 13-year-old girl in a five-year-old case, a case lawyer said.
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42 Lakh Names To Be Dropped as First Phase Of SIR Ends In Madhya Pradesh
- Dec 19, 2025 20:38 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
The first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive aimed at updating the voter list in Madhya Pradesh was completed at midnight on Thursday and the preliminary draft electoral roll will be published on Tuesday, officials said.
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Manvendra Shekhawat Wins Climate Impact Of The Year At NDTV Indian Of The Year
- Dec 19, 2025 20:22 pm IST
- Posted by: Srishti Kapoor
Manvendra Singh Shekhawat has been awarded the NDTV Indian Of The Year under the Climate Impact category, whose organisation Dhun has worked to transform 500 acres of barren land into an ecosphere.
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Goa's Popular Curlie's Pub Sealed Days After Nightclub Fire Tragedy
- Dec 19, 2025 20:01 pm IST
- Reported by: Anushka Kumari
Curlie's, the popular beachside pub in North Goa, was sealed by the Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) authorities on Friday following regulatory action taken in the aftermath of a recent fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane.
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Sunil Vachani Is 'Business Leader Of The Year' At NDTV Indian Of The Year
- Dec 19, 2025 19:52 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Sunil Vachani, chairman of Dixon Technologies, has been named the 'Business Leader of the Year' at NDTV's Indian Of The Year 2025.
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Gujarat SIR Phase 1 Knocks 73.7 Lakh Off Electoral Roll, Tamil Nadu 97.2 Lakh
- Dec 19, 2025 19:34 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashwine Kumar Singh
- NDTV News Desk
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has led to the exclusion of a significant number of voters in Gujarat, raising concerns over the scale of deletions during the enumeration exercise. Around 73.7 lakh voters have been removed.
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PM Modi To Inaugurate Northeast's Largest Airport Terminal In Guwahati Tomorrow
- Dec 19, 2025 19:31 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new terminal of Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport in Guwahati on Saturday, marking a significant moment in the aviation history of Assam and the wider Northeast.
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'We Tap Talent At Its Source': NDTV's 'Disruptor Of The Year' Sridhar Vembu
- Dec 19, 2025 19:30 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Sridhar Vembu, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Zoho Corporation, which is challenging Silicon Valley giants with its innovative products, has been named the 'Disruptor Of The Year' at NDTV's Indian Of The Year 2025.
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"Sky Is Merely A New Frontier": Chief Justice At NDTV 'Indian Of The Year'
- Dec 19, 2025 19:18 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Chief Justice Surya Kant today graced NDTV 'Indian of the Year 2025' and said he was in "sheer awe" at the talent gathered under a single roof.
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Luxury Cars, Property Papers Worth Rs 10 Crore Seized In Manipur By ED
- Dec 19, 2025 19:15 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out search operations at multiple locations across Manipur, seizing three luxury vehicles, property documents valued at around Rs 10 crore, along with other incriminating papers.
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"This Isn't Ayodhya. Nobody Can Touch Babri Here": Humayun Kabir To NDTV
- Dec 19, 2025 19:10 pm IST
- Reported by: Manogya Loiwal
Suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir has said that a mosque named the Babri Masjid will be constructed in West Bengal's Murshidabad district within three years, and that no authority or political force will be able to prevent it.
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Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Ministry Officials To Brainstorm Ideas In Hampi
- Dec 19, 2025 19:01 pm IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma
Over 150 officials from the Finance Ministry led by Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Karnataka's Hampi for two days beginning tomorrow to brainstorm India's economic agenda, sources said.
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BS Bhavesh Wins Social Impact Of The Year At NDTV Indian Of The Year
- Dec 19, 2025 18:44 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Senior journalist and social worker Dr Bhim Singh Bhavesh received the NDTV Indian Of The Year 2025 in the Social Impact category on Friday.
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No Conclusive Data Linking Higher AQI To Lung Diseases: Centre
- Dec 19, 2025 18:31 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
There is no conclusive data establishing a direct correlation between higher air quality index (AQI) levels and lung diseases, the government has told Parliament.
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97 Lakh Names Deleted From Tamil Nadu Voter List After SIR Phase 1
- Dec 19, 2025 18:29 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Over 97 lakh voters have been removed from Tamil Nadu's voter list after the contentious Special Intensive Revision exercise, per data released by the Election Commission Friday.
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A Tea Meet, Dogs And Smoke: Winter Session Headlines From The Sidelines
- Dec 19, 2025 18:28 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
The winter session of parliament this year saw some moments that unfolded outside the house in non-business hours that nonetheless made big headlines. Some events from the proceedings went viral too.
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Assets Of Yuvraj Singh, Sonu Sood And Others Attached In Betting App Case
- Dec 19, 2025 18:28 pm IST
- Reported by: Anushka Kumari
The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth Rs 7.93 crore belonging to former cricketers and actors, including Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa and Sonu Sood in connection with their investigation into a betting app-linked money laundering case.
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Year After Pregnant Kerala Woman Was Slapped In Police Station, Cop Suspended
- Dec 19, 2025 18:23 pm IST
- Reported by: Aswin Nandakumar
- Edited by: Srishti Kapoor
Over a year after he pushed and slapped a pregnant woman inside a police station in Kochi, the then station house officer has been suspended.