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Ajit Pawar Says Might Stay Out Of Assembly Polls, Son May Take Over

NDTV News Desk | Thursday August 15, 2024, Mumbai

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is again making headlines with comments on Baramati -- the bastion of his undivided family.

"Pivotal Moment": Key Doctors' Body Resumes Strike 2 Days After Calling It Off

Reported by Tanishq Punjabi, Edited by Rohit Paul | Thursday August 15, 2024, New Delhi

The vandalism at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered last week, has prompted a key doctors' body to resume its strike with "renewed resolve" just two days after it decided to call it off.

This Senior IPS Officer To Be Next J&K Top Cop Amid Spate Of Terror Attacks

Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday August 15, 2024, New Delhi

The centre, in a sudden move in inter-cadre deputation, transferred Director General of National Security Guard (NSG) Nalin Prabhat to AGMUT cadre first, and then within twelve hours announced that he would be the next Director General of J&K Police.

"I Am Confident That...": Italy PM Wishes India On 78th Independence Day

NDTV News Desk | Thursday August 15, 2024, New Delhi

Italy Prime Minister Georgia Meloni wished India on its 78th Independence Day.

Huge Participation At Independence Day Celebrations By Army's Spear Corps In Northeast

Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday August 15, 2024, New Delhi

The Spear Corps of the Indian Army commemorated the 78th Independence Day with a series of engaging and meaningful events across the northeastern states - Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, and Manipur.

Akasa Air Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Bhopal For Sick Passenger

Press Trust of India | Thursday August 15, 2024, Bhopal

A Varanasi-Mumbai flight of Akasa Air with 172 passengers on board on Thursday made an emergency landing at the Raja Bhoj Airport here after a passenger fell sick, an official said.

Assam Cops Find "IED-Like Material" After Terror Group Says It Planted Bombs

Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday August 15, 2024

The Assam Police carried out searches in several places across the state on Independence Day after the banned terror group ULFA(I) claimed to have planted explosives in at least 19 places.

Will Ajit Pawar's Son Contest From Baramati Assembly Seat? He Says...

Press Trust of India | Thursday August 15, 2024, Pune

Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said it was for his party to decide whether his son Jay Pawar will contest from the Baramati assembly constituency.

Rabindranath Tagore's Handwritten Translation Of "Jana Gana Mana" Goes Viral

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Thursday August 15, 2024

On the occasion of India's 78th Independence Day, the Nobel Prize Foundation shared a handwritten translation by Rabindranath Tagore of India's National Anthem.

Aiming To Achieve Net Zero Emission In Railways By 2030: PM Modi

Press Trust of India | Thursday August 15, 2024, New Delhi

The government aims to achieve net zero emission in rail operations by 2030, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.

Probe Agency Attaches Avantha Group's Properties Worth Rs 678 Crore

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 15, 2024, New Delhi

Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached immovable properties of Gautam Thapar's Avantha Group. Valued at Rs 678.48 crore, the properties are in the form of land located in Haryana, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand.

9 Arrested For Violence At Kolkata Hospital Where Doctor Was Raped-Murdered

NDTV News Desk | Thursday August 15, 2024

Nine people have been arrested after a mob vandalised the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata in the early hours of Thursday during a protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor last week.

"I Am With You...": Bengal Governor After Doctors Say They Feel "Insecure"

NDTV News Desk | Thursday August 15, 2024, Kolkata

Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose said Thursday that "positive action... which will be exemplary for others" will be taken against those who vandalised the RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata late last night during protests against a junior doctor's rape

Thousands To Attend PM Modi's Indian Community Meet In US Next Month: Report

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 15, 2024, New York

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a mass meeting with the Indian diaspora when he visits the city next month for the annual United Nations summit, but with the elections weeks away there won't be any US politicians participating.

In PM Modi's Independence Day Speech, A Call For "24x7 For 2047"

NDTV News Desk | Thursday August 15, 2024, New Delhi

In his Independence Day speech from Delhi's Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid out his vision for a developed India by 2047.