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On Camera, Narrow Escape For 3 On Bike In Haridwar Landslide Scare
- Aug 06, 2025 16:43 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A sudden landslide sent debris crashing down a hillside, narrowly missing three young men riding a motorcycle in Haridwar on Tuesday.
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Top Court Orders Probe Into Illegal Construction At Odisha's Satkosia Tiger Reserve
- Aug 06, 2025 16:32 pm IST
- Reported by: Shreya Choudhuri
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Union government, the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), among others, for construction and tourism projects within and around Odisha's Satkosia Tiger Reserve violating environmental norms.
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A Lakeburst, Not Cloudburst, May Have Led To Uttarakhand Tragedy: Expert
- Aug 06, 2025 16:30 pm IST
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
The mudslide in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, which razed a village and buried scores of people, may not have been triggered by a cloudburst caused by heavy rain.
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On Camera, Man Steals Brass Elephant From Ex Chhattisgarh Minister's Home
- Aug 06, 2025 16:05 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
A brass elephant statue weighing over 15 kg was stolen from the residence of former Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister TS Singhdeo.
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'Mumbai Civic Poll, Assembly Election': BJP Sets Itself Maharashtra Target
- Aug 06, 2025 15:25 pm IST
- Reported by: Anuj Sahebrao Rayate
The political heat in Mumbai is rising ahead of the civic body election later this year. The major parties - the ruling BJP and its allies, Ajit Pawar's NCP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena - are in the final stages of prep, as are their rivals, the Con
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Railways Install Cameras In Over 11,000 Coaches For Passenger Safety: Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
- Aug 06, 2025 15:24 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Indian Railways has so far fitted 11,535 coaches across zones with CCTV cameras to improve the safety and security of passengers, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
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Heavy Rain Forces Kerala School To Declare Holiday, Roof Collapses Hours Later
- Aug 06, 2025 15:20 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
A major tragedy was narrowly averted on Wednesday after the ceiling of an auditorium at Kodaly Government Upper Primary School in Thrissur collapsed -- fortunately, on a day when the school was closed due to heavy rains.
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Celebrating World ORS Day: Kenvue (Makers of ORSL) s 'Diarrhoea Se Darr Nahi' Initiative Highlights The Importance Of Oral Rehydration Solutions
- Aug 06, 2025 15:04 pm IST
- Posted by: Devyani
Kenvue and PSI India hosted World ORS Day with public health initiative across UP and Bihar to fight childhood diarrhoea
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Lok Sabha Passes Merchant Shipping Amendment Bill Amid Opposition Uproar
- Aug 06, 2025 14:54 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
In a stormy session of the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the House passed the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 2024, through a voice vote.
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28 Kerala Tourists Missing After Flash Flood Horror In Uttarakhand
- Aug 06, 2025 14:51 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 28-member group of tourists, who are natives of Kerala, has gone missing after a cloudburst triggered massive mudslides in Uttarakhand, family members said on Wednesday.
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Dalit Woman Gang-Raped In Madhya Pradesh Forest, Male Friend Restrained
- Aug 06, 2025 14:40 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
In a horrific incident that once again exposes the brutal violence Dalit women face in Madhya Pradesh, a young Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped in Sidhi district's Churhat forest after being attacked by a group of five men.
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Help Delayed After Truck Crash, Tripura Driver Dies, Viral Video Sparks Outrage
- Aug 06, 2025 14:35 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Serious questions are being raised over the efficiency of Tripura's Disaster Management Department after a truck driver trapped in a road accident at Chakmaghat under Teliamura police station in Khowai district of Tripura died yesterday.
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Sex Racket Busted In Guwahati, 4 Arrested
- Aug 06, 2025 14:25 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
A sex racket has been busted in Guwahati, leading to the arrest of four individuals and the rescue of three women who were victims of the operation.
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Staff Crunch At AIIMS: 40% Faculty Posts Vacant Across India, Says Centre
- Aug 06, 2025 14:15 pm IST
- Reported by: Tanushka Dutta
Government data tabled in the Rajya Sabha has revealed a persistent staffing shortfall across the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), with over 2,800 faculty positions vacant across 20 functional institutes in the 2025-26 period.
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"Targeting One Party...": Supreme Court Junks Tamil MP's Plea, Fines Rs 10 Lakh
- Aug 06, 2025 14:02 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
In a big win for Tamil Nadu's ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the Supreme Court Wednesday afternoon set aside a Madras High Court interim order barring the use of Chief Minister MK Stalin's name to launch welfare schemes launched and run by his adm
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Jan Dhan Account Holders Can Complete Re-KYC Till September 30: RBI
- Aug 06, 2025 14:00 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced on Wednesday that a large number of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana accounts have become due for re-KYC updates, as the government's flagship financial inclusion scheme completed 10 years.
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Opinion | Trump's Dilemma: Why US Wants India To Be Strong, But Not Too Strong
- Aug 06, 2025 13:49 pm IST
- S. Yash Kalash
As the architecture of international order shifts, India will neither be contained nor co-opted. It will assert its priorities, and demand equal footing. The faster the US comes to terms with this, the more fruitful the US-India partnership can be.
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Wedding, Affair, Abortion, Assault: UP Woman Dead After 5-Month Torture
- Aug 06, 2025 13:29 pm IST
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
A 32-year-old woman who married a Merchant Navy officer five months ago has been found dead in her Lucknow home
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Multiple Landslides Block Mandi-Manali Route, Tourists Spend Night On Highway
- Aug 06, 2025 13:26 pm IST
- Reported by: Gurpreet Singh Chhina
- Edited by: Aastha Ahuja
People travelling to Kullu and Manali have been stranded for over 12 hours now and have had to spend the night in their vehicles.
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PM Modi Inaugurates Kartavya Bhavan In Delhi
- Aug 06, 2025 13:25 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Kartavya Bhavan, the first of the ten upcoming Common Central Secretariat buildings to house the bureaucracy.