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India Rings In 2025 With Fireworks, Grand Celebrations Across Major Cities
- Jan 01, 2025 07:45 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
The world welcomed the New Year 2025 with grand celebrations, cultural events, and hope on Tuesday night - after a year of global elections, political turmoil, and war.
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EPFO, UPI, GST And Visa: These Things Will Change Starting January 1, 2025
- Jan 01, 2025 07:23 am IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
From changes in EPFO withdrawal procedures to UPI limit increase, here's what will be changing starting January 1, 2025.
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NIA To Probe Suspected Kuki Militant 'Tiger' Who Claimed Attack On CRPF, Burned Homes In Manipur
- Jan 01, 2025 00:19 am IST
- Written by: Debanish Achom
A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has accepted evidence submitted by the NIA of a suspected Kuki militant commander saying he and his men attacked the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and set fire to homes in Manipur.
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Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, Replacing Aircraft Act, To Come Into Force From January 1
- Dec 31, 2024 21:35 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam which seeks to facilitate designing and manufacturing of aircraft in India and facilitate ease of doing business in the aviation space will come into force from January 1, 2025.
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Panic After Gas Leak At Industrial Unit In Jaipur, No Casualties
- Dec 31, 2024 20:57 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Panic gripped people due to gas leakage at an industrial unit in the Vishwakarma industrial area here on Tuesday, officials said, adding no casualties occurred.
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New Year 2025: Are Banks Closed On January 1, 2025? Here's Where And Which Regional Offices Are Affected
- Dec 31, 2024 20:32 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
Many regional closures are planned throughout January for various cultural and religious holidays.
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Video: When A Ferrari, Stuck On A Beach, Was Pulled Out By A Bullock Cart
- Dec 31, 2024 19:52 pm IST
- Reported by: Sujata Kanhaiya Dwivedi
Remember the fabled tortoise and hare story. A bullock cart proved a winner when it pulled out a Ferrari stuck in sand at a beach in Alibaug near Mumbai, showed a video.
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Interest Rates On Small Saving Schemes Remain Unchanged For Next Quarter
- Dec 31, 2024 19:51 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The government on Tuesday left the interest rates unchanged on various small savings schemes, including PPF and NSC, for the fourth straight quarter beginning January 1, 2024.
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SpaDeX Precursor To India's Own Space Station: Jitendra Singh
- Dec 31, 2024 19:45 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
India will look forward to a heavenly handshake between its two satellites in the new year even as it sets its eyes on launching the most expensive earth observation spacecraft in alliance with NASA.
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Maharashtra Minister's Aide Walmik Karad Surrenders In Beed Murder Case
- Dec 31, 2024 19:40 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde's close aide Walmik Karad, wanted in an extortion case linked to the murder of a sarpanch in Beed district, surrendered before the police in Pune on Tuesday.
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No Evidence Of Paper Leak In BPSC Exam: Bihar Minister
- Dec 31, 2024 19:29 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Amid the stalemate over demand for cancellation of a recent competitive exam in Bihar, a close aide of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday asserted that it has received no evidence, so far, of question paper leak.
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Women Injured In Clashes With Security Forces, Claim Kuki Groups
- Dec 31, 2024 19:25 pm IST
- Written by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Chaos was reported from Saibol in Manipur's Kangpokpi district as Kuki-Zo civil society groups alleged highhandedness by security forces during protests by the women of their community.
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Rupee Falls At All-Time Closing Low Of Rs 83.65 Against US Dollar
- Dec 31, 2024 19:13 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The rupee depreciated 13 paise to close at fresh record low of 85.65 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, ending the year with a sharp 3 per cent loss on significant foreign fund outflows and a strong greenback in global markets.
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Delhi's Power Demand In December Crosses 5,000 MW Mark For First Time
- Dec 31, 2024 19:04 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The plummeting temperature in Delhi has raised power demand to newer heights with December clocking a peak of 5,213 MW, the highest ever for the month, discom officials on Monday said.
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UP Firm Dedicates 2 Peanut Butter Flavours To US Ex-President Jimmy Carter
- Dec 31, 2024 18:36 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Thousands of miles away from his home in Georgia where he breathed his last, former US president Jimmy Carter will live on - in the form of two new varieties of peanut butter dedicated to the "champion of peanut farming."
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Indian-Origin Doctor, 26, Among 2 Killed In UAE Plane Crash: Report
- Dec 31, 2024 18:31 pm IST
- Edited by: Raunaq Lekhi
An Indian-origin doctor was among two killed in a light aircraft crash off the coast of UAE's Ras Al Khaimah on Sunday. The crash claimed the lives of both the pilot and co-pilot, the General Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement.
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ISRO Announces Milestone 100th Mission - Another Global Feat. Details Here
- Dec 31, 2024 18:28 pm IST
- Written by: Abhishek Chakraborty
ISRO ended 2024 on a high with the successful launch of its 99th mission - the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or PSLV-C60 - which has two significant experimental missions - SpaDex and POEM-4.
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In Sandeshkhali, Suvendu Adhikari's "Revenge" Warning To Mamata Banerjee
- Dec 31, 2024 18:21 pm IST
- Written by: Saurabh Gupta
West Bengal's Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari was in Sandeshkhali today, a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid the obscure riverine island a visit
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"Please Save Her, Time Running Out": Mother Of Kerala Nurse Sentenced To Death In Yemen
- Dec 31, 2024 18:16 pm IST
- Posted by: Ashutosh Tripathi
The mother of Nimisha Priya, a Kerala nurse sentenced to death in Yemen for the murder of a Yemeni national, has made an impassioned appeal for assistance to save her daughter's life.