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We Hope For Early Return Of Peace, Stability In Region: PM Modi Ahead Of Ukraine Visit

Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 21, 2024, New Delhi

Ahead of his visit to Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he was looking forward to sharing perspectives with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict.

151 MPs, MLAs Face Cases Of Crimes Against Women, 16 With Rape

Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 21, 2024, New Delhi

As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal having the highest number of lawmakers facing such cases, according to a recent report by a poll rights body.

"If Jawans Desert...": Trinamool Leader's Pulwama Question For Doctors

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Wednesday August 21, 2024, Kolkata

Amid nationwide doctors' protests in the wake of a rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata, a Trinamool Congress leader has asked how medicos would respond if soldiers went on strike to demand action against those behind Pulwama attack

18 Injured In Explosion At Andhra Pradesh Pharma Company

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday August 21, 2024

A reactor exploded in Andhra Pradesh's Anakapalle district, injuring over 18 people

AI-led Demand For Data Centres In India To Drive Additional 500 MW Capacity In 4 Years: Avendus Capital

Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 21, 2024, New Delhi

India is among the fastest-growing data centre markets globally; it has seen overall capacities doubling to about 1,011 megawatt (MW) in 2023 from about 540 MW in 2019

Seasoned Bureaucrat Govind Mohan To Take Charge As Union Home Secretary Tomorrow

Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 21, 2024, New Delhi

A 1989 batch IAS officer of Sikkim cadre, Mohan has already joined the Union Home Ministry as an Officer on Special Duty.

PM Modi's Poland Visit: Retracing Historical India-Poland Ties

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday August 21, 2024, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today embarked on an unprecedented three-day visit to Poland and Ukraine. Prime Minister Modi's visit to Poland will be the first visit of an Indian PM to Poland in 45 years since Morarji Desai in 1979.

Anti-Terror Law Invoked Against Man Who Forced Tribal To Tie Shoe Laces

Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 21, 2024, Indore

The district administration in Madhya Pradesh's Indore has invoked the stringent National Security Act against a miscreant arrested for publicly beating a 22-year-old tribal man and forcing him to tie his shoe laces, an official said on Wednesday.

In BMW Hit-And-Run, Cops Told To Respond To Accused Mihir Shah's Plea

Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 21, 2024, Mumbai

Mihir Shah was arrested on July 9, two days after he allegedly rammed his BMW car into a two-wheeler in Mumbai's Worli area

All About VISTA, Air India's Wireless In-Flight Entertainment Service

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Wednesday August 21, 2024

The feature has been launched across all wide-body fleets, except the newly inducted B777 and the A350 aircraft.

Indian Man Returns Home After Spending 37 Years In Bangladesh Jails

Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 21, 2024, Agartala

A man from Tripura's Sepahijala district returned home after spending 37 years in Bangladesh jails.

72% Employers Intend To Hire Freshers In 2024: Report

Written by Sakshi Bajaj | Wednesday August 21, 2024, New Delhi

A new report reveals that 72 per cent of employers across India intend to hire freshers in the latter half of 2024.

Bharat Bandh Today As Opposition, Dalit Groups Protest Top Court's Quota Order

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday August 21, 2024, New Delhi

A bandh to protest the Supreme Court's 'quota within a quota' decision about quota in state government jobs and colleges for SC and ST candidates was held in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and other states Wednesday.

The Rise Of Sandip Ghosh, And How Doctor Rape-Murder Put Him Under Scanner

Reported by Saurabh Gupta,Tanushka Dutta, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Wednesday August 21, 2024, Kolkata

Ever since Kolkata and the rest of India woke up on August 9 to the chilling news of the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at the city's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the name of Dr Sandip Ghosh has been in the news

Supreme Court Rules In Favour Of Students In MBBS Quota Admission Dispute

Written by Anurag Dwary | Wednesday August 21, 2024, Bhopal

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of several students from reserved categories who had been denied admission to MBBS courses under the Unreserved Category Government School (UR-GS) quota in Madhya Pradesh.