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Flash Floods Block Major Highway, Himachal's Monsoon Death Count Rises To 261
- Sunday August 17, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
Multiple flash flood incidents were reported on Sunday in Mandi district at Panarsa, Takoli, and Nagwain areas along the Mandi-Kullu stretch of the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway.
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78 Years After 1947, PMO To Leave South Block For New Central Vista Address
- Sunday August 17, 2025
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO), currently located in the South Block, is set to shift to Executive Enclave, a few hundred metres away, next month, sources in the government said
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Washington Sues Trump Over Federal Takeover Of Its Police Department
- Saturday August 16, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
The nation's capital sued to block President Donald Trump's takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his administration escalated its intervention into the city's law enforcement.
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Trump, Putin To Meet In Alaska For High-Stakes Summit On Russia-Ukraine War
- Friday August 15, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
US President Donald Trump is meeting face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday for a high-stakes summit that could determine not only the trajectory of the war in Ukraine but also the fate of European security.
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Dozens Arrested In Washington As White House Ratchets Up Police Presence
- Friday August 15, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
Following Trump's unprecedented announcement that his administration would take over the Washington police department and dispatch the National Guard for at least a month, the White House announced there would be a round-the-clock police presence.
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www.ndtv.com
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1916 Lucknow Pact: When Gandhi Met Nehru, Lokmanya Tilak Agreed With Jinnah
- Thursday August 14, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
In the winter of 1916, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru met for the first time at Lucknow's Charbagh railway station. The two leaders were in the city for the 31st session of the Indian National Congress. It concluded with the Lucknow Pact.
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Apple Rejects Elon Musk Claim Of Favoritism Towards ChatGPT On App Store
- Wednesday August 13, 2025
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Tech giant Apple has denied any wrong doing, insisting its platform is "fair and free of bias" after Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk accused the iPhone maker of favouritism in App Store rankings.
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"More Educated Than You": Traffic Cop Shreds UP Lawmaker's Son After Insult
- Tuesday August 12, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
A traffic policeman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras stood up to a BJP lawmaker's son after the latter's car blocked traffic on a busy road and called him out for alleged misbehaviour
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Coolie Composer Anirudh Ravichander Shares ChatGPT Helped Him Overcome Creative Block
- Tuesday August 12, 2025
- Entertainment | Written by NDTV Movies News Desk
Anirudh said, "Two days ago, when I had a creative block, I just opened ChatGPT and fed it the information about my song"
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Spain Orders Town To Scrap Motion Restricting Muslim Festivities
- Monday August 11, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Spain's leftist government ordered a town to drop a ban on religious celebrations in municipal sports facilities, a measure critics say was aimed at blocking longstanding Muslim festivities.
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IIT Roorkee Finds Breakthrough To Beat World's Most Dangerous Superbugs
- Monday August 11, 2025
- India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee have developed a new drug candidate that could restore the power of a critical antibiotic against one of the world's most dangerous superbugs.
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www.ndtv.com
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Landslide Blocks Uttarkashi-Gangnani Road, Traffic Disrupted
- Monday August 11, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
A major landslide occurred on the route from Uttarkashi to Gangnani, severely disrupting vehicular movement near Netala, said officials on Monday.
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New Study Reveals How Nuclear War Could Starve The World
- Saturday August 9, 2025
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A Penn State University study warns that a nuclear winter from large-scale nuclear conflict could block sunlight for years, drastically reducing global food production.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Stuck In No Man's Land" American Vlogger's Terrifying Ordeal In Himachal Pradesh Landslides
- Saturday August 9, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
American vlogger Drew Binsky shared a viral video on Instagram, documenting the reality of being stuck in a landslide.
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www.ndtv.com
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One Year On, Protestors March To West Bengal Secretariat 'Nabanna' Demanding Justice In RG Kar Case
- Saturday August 9, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A section of protestors taking part in a march to the West Bengal secretariat 'Nabanna' to mark the completion of one year of the brutal rape and murder of an on-duty doctor inside the state-run RG Kar hospital reached Santragachi in Howrah district.
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www.ndtv.com
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Flash Floods Block Major Highway, Himachal's Monsoon Death Count Rises To 261
- Sunday August 17, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
Multiple flash flood incidents were reported on Sunday in Mandi district at Panarsa, Takoli, and Nagwain areas along the Mandi-Kullu stretch of the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway.
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www.ndtv.com
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78 Years After 1947, PMO To Leave South Block For New Central Vista Address
- Sunday August 17, 2025
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO), currently located in the South Block, is set to shift to Executive Enclave, a few hundred metres away, next month, sources in the government said
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www.ndtv.com
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Washington Sues Trump Over Federal Takeover Of Its Police Department
- Saturday August 16, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
The nation's capital sued to block President Donald Trump's takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his administration escalated its intervention into the city's law enforcement.
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www.ndtv.com
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Trump, Putin To Meet In Alaska For High-Stakes Summit On Russia-Ukraine War
- Friday August 15, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
US President Donald Trump is meeting face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday for a high-stakes summit that could determine not only the trajectory of the war in Ukraine but also the fate of European security.
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www.ndtv.com
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Dozens Arrested In Washington As White House Ratchets Up Police Presence
- Friday August 15, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
Following Trump's unprecedented announcement that his administration would take over the Washington police department and dispatch the National Guard for at least a month, the White House announced there would be a round-the-clock police presence.
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www.ndtv.com
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1916 Lucknow Pact: When Gandhi Met Nehru, Lokmanya Tilak Agreed With Jinnah
- Thursday August 14, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
In the winter of 1916, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru met for the first time at Lucknow's Charbagh railway station. The two leaders were in the city for the 31st session of the Indian National Congress. It concluded with the Lucknow Pact.
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www.ndtv.com
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Apple Rejects Elon Musk Claim Of Favoritism Towards ChatGPT On App Store
- Wednesday August 13, 2025
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Tech giant Apple has denied any wrong doing, insisting its platform is "fair and free of bias" after Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk accused the iPhone maker of favouritism in App Store rankings.
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www.ndtv.com
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"More Educated Than You": Traffic Cop Shreds UP Lawmaker's Son After Insult
- Tuesday August 12, 2025
- India News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
A traffic policeman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras stood up to a BJP lawmaker's son after the latter's car blocked traffic on a busy road and called him out for alleged misbehaviour
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www.ndtv.com
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Coolie Composer Anirudh Ravichander Shares ChatGPT Helped Him Overcome Creative Block
- Tuesday August 12, 2025
- Entertainment | Written by NDTV Movies News Desk
Anirudh said, "Two days ago, when I had a creative block, I just opened ChatGPT and fed it the information about my song"
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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Spain Orders Town To Scrap Motion Restricting Muslim Festivities
- Monday August 11, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Spain's leftist government ordered a town to drop a ban on religious celebrations in municipal sports facilities, a measure critics say was aimed at blocking longstanding Muslim festivities.
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www.ndtv.com
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IIT Roorkee Finds Breakthrough To Beat World's Most Dangerous Superbugs
- Monday August 11, 2025
- India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee have developed a new drug candidate that could restore the power of a critical antibiotic against one of the world's most dangerous superbugs.
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www.ndtv.com
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Landslide Blocks Uttarkashi-Gangnani Road, Traffic Disrupted
- Monday August 11, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
A major landslide occurred on the route from Uttarkashi to Gangnani, severely disrupting vehicular movement near Netala, said officials on Monday.
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www.ndtv.com
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New Study Reveals How Nuclear War Could Starve The World
- Saturday August 9, 2025
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A Penn State University study warns that a nuclear winter from large-scale nuclear conflict could block sunlight for years, drastically reducing global food production.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Stuck In No Man's Land" American Vlogger's Terrifying Ordeal In Himachal Pradesh Landslides
- Saturday August 9, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
American vlogger Drew Binsky shared a viral video on Instagram, documenting the reality of being stuck in a landslide.
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www.ndtv.com
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One Year On, Protestors March To West Bengal Secretariat 'Nabanna' Demanding Justice In RG Kar Case
- Saturday August 9, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A section of protestors taking part in a march to the West Bengal secretariat 'Nabanna' to mark the completion of one year of the brutal rape and murder of an on-duty doctor inside the state-run RG Kar hospital reached Santragachi in Howrah district.
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www.ndtv.com