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"Cowardly": PM Modi Condemns Terrorist Attack In New Orleans That Killed 15
- Jan 02, 2025 19:07 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned the terrorist attack in New Orleans, which has killed 15 people, and expressed condolences to the families of victims.
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Fact Check: Massive Traffic Jam In Uttarakhand? No, Video Is From Pakistan
- Jan 02, 2025 19:00 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A video showing a massive traffic jam is being circulated on social media. Users claim that it depicts congestion in Uttarakhand due to the new year.
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"Travesty Of Justice": Ex Indian Envoy On Bail Denied To Hindu Priest In Bangladesh
- Jan 02, 2025 18:24 pm IST
- Asian News International
Following the denial of bail to Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, former ISKCON leader, by a Chattogram court, former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Veena Sikri expressed deep disappointment, calling it a "travesty of justice."
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Romance Lands UP Man In Pakistan Jail, Family Appeals To PM Modi For Release
- Jan 02, 2025 18:21 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 21-year-old man in Aligarh district has found himself behind bars in Pakistan due to a romantic relationship with a girl from across the border, officials here said.
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"Sabka Samman": Ajmer Dargah Official Welcomes 'Chadar' Sent By PM Modi
- Jan 02, 2025 18:16 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
In a gesture symbolising unity and respect for all communities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has continued the tradition of sending a ceremonial 'chadar' to the revered Ajmer Sharif Dargah during the Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
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Not VD Savarkar, Name Delhi College After Manmohan Singh: Congress Student Body
- Jan 02, 2025 18:13 pm IST
- Reported by: Aishvarya Jain
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The building of a brand new university named after right-wing ideologue VD Savarkar has unleashed a storm of protest from the Opposition Congress and its student wing, the NSUI.
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He Was Declared Dead In Hospital, Speedbreaker 'Shook' Him Alive
- Jan 02, 2025 17:49 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
For 65-year-old Pandurang Ulpe, a speed breaker proved to be a life-saver after an ambulance carrying his "body" from the hospital crossed it and his family noticed his fingers moving.
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2025 Declared Year Of Defence Reforms, Theaterisation Among Priorities
- Jan 02, 2025 17:44 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
India on Wednesday declared 2025 as the year of defence reforms and that the focus will be to roll out integrated theatre commands to boost tri-services synergy and ensure simpler and time-sensitive military procurement.
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Never Directed Ending Farm Leader's Hunger Strike: Supreme Court
- Jan 02, 2025 17:37 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it has never directed to end the hunger strike of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast unto death, but is only concerned with his health.
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Opinion | Why India's 'BIMARU' States Have Remained So
- Jan 02, 2025 17:24 pm IST
- Aditya Sinha
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh report the lowest rural MPCE at ₹3,788 and ₹3,578, and urban MPCE at ₹5,165 and ₹5,474. Madhya Pradesh and Odisha show slightly better figures but still fall below the national average.
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Boat With 7 Teenagers Making Reels Overturns In UP, 1 Dies
- Jan 02, 2025 17:17 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 14-year-old boy drowned in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district on New Year's Day when a boat with seven teenagers capsized while they were making social media reels in a lake connected to the Ganga, officials said Thursday.
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"Extremely Tortured By Wife, In-Laws": Delhi Cafe Owner's Video Note Before Suicide
- Jan 02, 2025 17:13 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
In a video recorded before his death, 40-year-old Delhi-based cafe owner Puneet Khurana alleged that mental torture and unreasonable demands from his wife Manika Pahwa and in-laws drove him to suicide.
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Supreme Court To Hear A Owaisi's Plea On Implementation Of Places Of Worship Act
- Jan 02, 2025 17:12 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a plea of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi seeking effective implementation of the 1991 places of worship law which asks to maintain the religious character of a place as it existed on August 15, 1947.
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Russian Man, Who Entered India As Tourist, Arrested For Digital Arrest Scam
- Jan 02, 2025 17:09 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A Russian national was arrested by Gujarat police in connection with a 'digital arrest' case in which a man was duped of Rs 17 lakh, an official said on Thursday.
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UP Man Enters Pakistan To Meet Online Friend He Wanted To Marry, She Says No
- Jan 02, 2025 17:05 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 30-year-old Indian man crossed over illegally into Pakistan to meet a Facebook friend he wanted to marry, but instead found himself behind bars. And the woman told the local police she does not want to tie the knot.
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"Lalu Yadav's Dreams...": Devendra Fadnavis On "Doors Open For Nitish Kumar" Remark
- Jan 02, 2025 16:43 pm IST
- Asian News International
Reacting to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's statement that 'alliance doors are always open for Bihar CM Nitish Kumar', Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that "dreams" of Rashtriya Janata Dal chief will remain "dreams."
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"Close Aide Murdered": Mamata Banerjee After Trinamool Leader Shot In Bengal
- Jan 02, 2025 16:33 pm IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Gupta
A TMC councillor was shot by two unidentified men in West Bengal's Malda district on Thursday morning, police said.
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7-Year-Old Girl Mauled To Death By Stray Dogs In Rajasthan's Alwar
- Jan 02, 2025 16:33 pm IST
- Reported by: Harsha Kumari Singh
- Edited by: Raunaq Lekhi
A seven-year-old girl was mauled to death by stray dogs at a field in Rajasthan's Alwar, officials said on Thursday.
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"No Action Against Adani Green Until Concrete Proof": Chandrababu Naidu
- Jan 02, 2025 16:05 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today said that no action will be taken against Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) over allegations of bribery until "concrete proof" is established.
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Give Medical, Inquiry Reports On Mukhtar Ansari To Son: Supreme Court To UP
- Jan 02, 2025 16:00 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Uttar Pradesh authorities to provide medical and magisterial inquiry reports on the death of jailed gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari on March 28, 2024.