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1 Passenger Dies As 12 Coaches Of Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express Derail In UP

NDTV News Desk | Thursday July 18, 2024

One passenger has died and two are injured after several coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh express train derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda today.

Puja Khedkar's Mother Faces Attempt To Murder Charge Over Viral Gun Video

Reported by Radhika Ramaswamy, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Thursday July 18, 2024, Mumbai

Manorama Khedkar, trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar's mother, has been charged with attempt to murder in connection with a video in which she was seen brandishing a firearm and threatening a group of villagers.

Javed Akhtar On Order For Eatery Owners To Display Names In Kanwar Yatra Route

Asian News International | Thursday July 18, 2024, Mumbai

Bollywood screenwriter Javed Akhtar reacted to the ongoing controversy over eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar being asked to display their owners' names

Case Against Bengaluru Mall For Denying Entry To Farmer For Wearing Dhoti

NDTV News Desk | Thursday July 18, 2024, Bengaluru

An FIR has been registered against the owner and security guard of the mall in Bengaluru that barred an elderly farmer from entering the premises on Tuesday evening because he was wearing a dhoti, a traditional Indian attire.

Vikram Misri To Travel To Bhutan In First Trip Abroad As Foreign Secretary

Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2024, New Delhi

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will pay a two-day visit to Bhutan beginning Friday, in his first trip abroad after assuming charge of the top post.

4 Chinese Pistols, 50 Pak-Manufactured Bullets Recovered In Punjab

Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2024, Jalandhar

Four Chinese pistols and 50 rounds of Pakistan manufactured live bullets were recovered by the Border Security Force from along the India-Pakistan International Border in Punjab on Thursday.

Opinion | Bengaluru Blues: On Reservation Row And Policies Clashing With Progress

Pankaj Mishra | Thursday July 18, 2024

In Karnataka's approach, it feels like they're flipping between policies - 100% job reservations one day, none the next, something in between after - with no precise data or rationale, gambling with India's IT and startup hub.

PM Modi Chairs Security Meet Amid Rising Terror Attacks In Jammu

NDTV News Desk | Thursday July 18, 2024, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chaired a special meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security - which also includes Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, among others.

2 Soldiers Injured As Another Encounter Breaks Out In J&K's Doda

Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2024, Jammu

Two army personnel were injured in a gunfight with terrorists in a remote forest village in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district early Thursday, officials said.

Akhilesh Yadav Posts A "Monsoon Offer", Party Leader Says Message To BJP

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Thursday July 18, 2024, New Delhi

Taking a swipe at the BJP amid talk of infighting within the Yogi Adityanath government, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has put out a cryptic post on X that has set off a buzz. Now a Lok Sabha MP from Kannauj, Akhilesh Yadav posted today.

"Like Nazi Germany": UP Police Under Fire For Kanwar Yatra Rule

Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni | Thursday July 18, 2024, New Delhi

Uttar Pradesh police's latest directive asking eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route in Muzaffarnagar to display their owners' names has stirred a row with the Opposition linking the move to "apartheid" in South Africa and policies in Hitler's Germany.

"Will He Sell Golgappas": Kangana Ranaut On Shankaracharya's Remark On Eknath Shinde

Edited by Pushkar Tiwari | Thursday July 18, 2024, New Delhi

BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday defended her ally and Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde over Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath's "betrayal" remark.

BJP Accuses Congress Of Inciting Violence Against PM Modi With <i>'Maut'</i> And <i>'Hinsa'</i> Remarks

BJP Accuses Congress Of Inciting Violence Against PM Modi With 'Maut' And 'Hinsa' Remarks

Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2024, New Delhi

BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi cited instances where such rhetoric led to violence, referencing global examples.

"Avoid Travel": Advisory Issued For Indians In Bangladesh Amid Unrest

Asian News International | Thursday July 18, 2024, Dhaka

Indian High Commission in Dhaka has issued an urgent advisory for Indian citizens and students in Bangladesh to avoid non-essential travel and minimise movement outside their residences due to the escalating unrest in the country.

"GPS, 7-Layer Security": Exam Body's Defence In Supreme Court NEET Case

Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday July 18, 2024, New Delhi

The 2024 NEET-UG - for entrance to undergraduate medical courses - can only be conducted again if the "sanctity" of the test held on May 5 was "lost on a large scale" as a result of leaked questions the Supreme Court said Thursday morning.