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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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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.
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"India Most Enthusiastic To Transform With AI": OpenAI's Sam Altman Tells Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath
- Aug 18, 2025 12:35 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Asked how India could move from being just a consumer of AI to becoming a producer of such tools, Altman said the shift was "already happening in a big way."
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Mumbai Schools Closed, Roads Choked After Heavy Rain, Flights Affected Too
- Aug 18, 2025 12:34 pm IST
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
Schools and colleges have been shut, several areas are waterlogged and massive traffic jams have been reported as Mumbai and its surrounding areas received heavy rain this morning.
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Delhi Airport Joins Global 100-Million Club, Among Top 6 Airports Worldwide
- Aug 18, 2025 12:25 pm IST
- IANS
Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has joined the elite 100-million-plus club of global airports, with an annual passenger-handling capacity of 109 million.
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Mumbai Rain Red Alert: Mumbai On Red Alert As Heavy Rainfall Triggers Flood And Traffic Chaos
- Aug 18, 2025 12:17 pm IST
- Edited by: Srishti Singh Sisodia
Mumbai Heavy Rains Alert: Citizens are advised to avoid stepping out unless necessary and take appropriate precautions.
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3 Assam Women Hit By Train While Crossing Tracks, Were Going On Morning Walk
- Aug 18, 2025 12:16 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
The accident occurred near Bamunigaon Railway Station when the women were crossing a railway track.
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"BJP Has Failed": Arvind Kejriwal After Bomb Threats To 3 Delhi Schools
- Aug 18, 2025 12:01 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday lashed out at the BJP, saying its "four-engine" government has failed to maintain law and order after three schools in the national capital received bomb threats.