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Women, Children Not Shackled During Last Two Deportations From US: Centre
- Feb 21, 2025 16:59 pm IST
- Edited by: Liu Chuen Chen
Women and children, who were among 228 illegal Indians migrants deported from the United States in two batches last week, were not restrained during the flights, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
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Notice To Zomato Soon Over Honey Singh Concert Ticket Sales
- Feb 21, 2025 16:21 pm IST
- Reported by: Paras Harendra Dama
The Maharashtra Cyber Cell is set to issue a show cause notice to Zomato's ticketing platform for selling tickets to singer Honey Singh's concert without mentioning the buyer's name.
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4 Wikipedia Editors Charged Over "Objectionable Content" On Sambhaji Maharaj: Sources
- Feb 21, 2025 16:11 pm IST
- Reported by: Paras Harendra Dama
The Maharashtra Cyber Cell has registered a case against four editors of Wikipedia for not acting and taking down "objectionable" content on Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj despite at least 10 emails and notices being sent to the company, sources said.
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"Kickback Scheme... What Do I Care?" Trump On USAID As BJP Slams Congress
- Feb 21, 2025 15:28 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Donald Trump on Thursday repeated his criticism about $21 million in US government funding for India - via global aid agency USAID in 2012 - for 'voter turnout', calling it a "kickback scheme", which prompted the BJP to target Rahul Gandhi.
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Expat Couple Wed In Punjab's Fields, Say "Inspired By Farmers' Protest"
- Feb 21, 2025 15:00 pm IST
- Reported by: Gurpreet Singh Chhina
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The wedding of an expat couple in Punjab has turned over a new leaf, returning to roots in a way unheard of in today's milieu of big fat Indian weddings.
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Messages Like 'You Are Slim, Fair' To Unknown Woman Amount To Obscenity: Court
- Feb 21, 2025 14:37 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A sessions court here has ruled that sending messages like "you are slim, look very smart and fair, I like you" to an unknown woman at night amounts to obscenity.
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In Bihar, 1 Student Shot Dead, 2 Injured In Dispute Over Cheating In Exam
- Feb 21, 2025 14:25 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A Class X student was shot dead, and two others were injured, in Bihar's Rohtas district after two groups of students clashed over allegations of cheating during a matriculation exam.
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Scammers Can Now Hack Bank Accounts Without OTP
- Feb 21, 2025 14:24 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Cybercriminals have now devised new tactics to steal money. They don't need an OTP or ATM PIN.
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After Village Volunteers Arrested, Protests In Manipur's Valley Areas
- Feb 21, 2025 14:05 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Protests broke out across Manipur's Imphal valley on Friday as people burnt tyres on the roads, upset over the arrest of village volunteers in Kakching district, officials said.
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"In Talks With Centre, Can Talk To People": Kuki Armed Groups' Body Spokesman On Row Over Delhi University Event
- Feb 21, 2025 14:04 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The spokesperson of an influential Kuki organisation in Manipur that represents 17 militant groups for holding peace talks with the Centre and the state government has condemned attempts by Meitei groups to prevent him from speaking at an event.
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"We'll Worry About Delhi Now": Rekha Gupta Slams AAP For Day 1 Questions
- Feb 21, 2025 13:28 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The BJP's new government in Delhi - Rekha Gupta was sworn in as Chief Minister Thursday - is less than 24 hours old, but spats with her predecessor, the AAP's Atishi, and the Congress, in power over a decade ago, are already making headlines.
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Maharashtra, Assam Asked To Respond On Plea Of YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani
- Feb 21, 2025 12:52 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Friday sought response of Maharashtra and Assam governments on a plea of YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani seeking to quash or transfer to Mumbai an FIR registered in Guwahati in connection with a case of allegedly promoting obscenity i
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Who Is Purnima Devi Barman, Conservationist On Time's Women Of The Year 2025
- Feb 21, 2025 12:46 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Indian conservationist Purnima Devi Barman has made it to Time magazine's Women of the Year 2025 list for her exceptional contribution to wildlife conservation.
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"Even God Can't Change Bengaluru": DK Shivakumar's Remark Sparks Row
- Feb 21, 2025 12:43 pm IST
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar sparked controversy on Wednesday after claiming that even divine intervention from God cannot solve Bengaluru's growing traffic and infrastructural problems overnight.
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"No Question Of Imposing Language But...": Education Minister In Hindi Row
- Feb 21, 2025 12:42 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
There is "no question of imposing any language" but there is an "over-reliance on foreign languages", and that is what the National Education Policy attempts to correct, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said.
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Eknath Shinde's Absence From Events Adds To Maharashtra Coalition Rift Buzz
- Feb 21, 2025 12:22 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde remained absent from three government programs in the state, adding steam to the speculation about a cold war within the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance.
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Man Locks Mother At Home, Goes To Maha Kumbh With Wife, Children, In-Laws
- Feb 21, 2025 10:21 am IST
- Press Trust of India
A man allegedly locked his ailing mother at home in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district and went to Prayagraj for a holy dip in Maha Kumbh along with his wife, children and in-laws, police said on Thursday.
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Opinion | Whose 'Interests' Was USAID Really Serving In India?
- Feb 21, 2025 10:14 am IST
- Sanjay Singh
Is there a connection between Rahul Gandhi's statements on Western soil, where he claimed that democracy in India is being "undone", and his appeals for American and European intervention?
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'Lady Don', Who Ran Husband's Drug Empire, Arrested With Rs 1 Crore Heroin
- Feb 21, 2025 10:09 am IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
For years, she stayed untouchable. But the law finally caught up with the 'Lady Don' of Delhi. Zoya Khan, the wife of notorious gangster Hashim Baba, was arrested for possessing 270 grams of heroin, worth approximately Rs 1 crore.