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"Don't Expect Anything From Me": Kolkata Hospital's New Principal Loses Cool

NDTV News Desk | Thursday August 15, 2024, Kolkata

Three days and a midnight massacre at her Emergency Department later, RG Kar Hospital's new principal Suhrita Pal lost her cool with the students today.

Leaders React To NDTV Impact Story Which Led To Probe In Man's Dissappreance

Written by Anurag Dwary | Thursday August 15, 2024, Bhopal

The question "Where is Mansingh Patel?" was first raised by NDTV on January 7 last year. The Supreme Court has now directed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to find the answer.

"Shocked With Audacity": Woman Shares Series Of Harassment Incidents On Delhi-NCR Streets Within A Single Month

Edited by Anjali Thakur | Thursday August 15, 2024

In a series of tweets, Ms Pateria detailed the first incident near DLF Mall in Sector-18, Noida, where a man on a motorcycle rudely asked, "kya rate legi?"

US State Arizona's Ballot Can Describe Fetuses As "Unborn" Humans: Court

Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 15, 2024, Los Angeles

Arizona's supreme court has ruled that a fetus can be described as an "unborn human being" on ballots when voters decide this November whether to make abortion a constitutional right.

Rahul Gandhi's Seat At Red Fort Triggers Fresh Congress Attack On BJP

NDTV News Desk | Thursday August 15, 2024

The seating arrangement at the Independence Day celebrations, where Congress's Rahul Gandhi, in a departure from tradition and protocol, was assigned a seat in the second last row, has opened up a new front between the Congress and the BJP.

Tiger Attacks 5 After Escaping From Rajasthan's Sariska Tiger Reserve

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 15, 2024, Jaipur

A tiger that escaped from the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan's Alwar has attacked at least five people, including a railway employee, in Khairthal-Tijara district of the state.

Will Go To Gaza Even If It Would "Cost My Life," Says Palestine President

Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 15, 2024, Ankara

Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas told a special session of the Turkish parliament on Thursday that he would travel to Gaza.

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.