Villagers

The tiny village of Thulasemthirapuram in Tamil Nadu is praying for US Presidential Democratic candidate Kamala Harris' victory, strengthening her family's ancestral ties with the village dating back a century.

Residents in US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' ancestral village in southern India were preparing to hold prayers on election day on Tuesday in a Hindu temple more than 8,000 miles (13,000 km) from Washington.

A 40-year-old man died after getting buried in a mound of mud while removing bricks from a dry well in a village in the Mohammadi area here, police said on Monday.

In a significant development, seven Bangladeshi nationals who illegally entered Indian territory were apprehended by vigilant residents of Boldamgre village of South West Garo Hills in Meghalaya on Monday.

A village head's representative in Nasirabad area here was allegedly forced to lick his spit by the local police for "creating chaos" during a 'nautanki' programme organised without permission from the authorities, officials said on Sunday.

The incident occurred at the Mongbung village police post, an area currently under heightened security due to ongoing violence in the region.

Residents of Thulasendrapuram, a small south Indian village, are closely watching to see if US Vice President Kamala Harris wins the upcoming presidential elections. This is because the tiny village is where Ms Harris' maternal grandfather was born.

A felicitation ceremony of the Indian National Lok Dal to mark the victory of its two legislators in the Haryana Assembly elections 2014, both hailing from the Chautala family saw the participation of Pakistani Parliamentarian Abdul Rehman Kanju.

Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered a Viking cemetery, dating back 1,200 years, in the village of Tvååker. The site contains over 100 graves, including unique stone ship outlines. Artefacts such as human and animal bones, metal items, and a fragment of a silver coin were found. This discovery sheds light on Viking burial practices and their ...

Filming has started for the eagerly anticipated Season 4 of Panchayat, Prime Video’s hit comedy-drama series. Actor Durgesh Kumar shared the news with a photo on social media, sparking fan excitement. With Deepak Kumar Mishra directing and familiar cast members returning, Panchayat promises more heartfelt and humorous insights into village life. ...

NDTV's Science Editor Pallava Bagla had a rare visit to the country's only 'Dark Sky Reserve' tucked away in a remote part of Ladakh.

Many younger residents have migrated to cities for education and employment, leaving behind an ageing community.

Israel's military campaign in southern Lebanon has caused vast destruction in more than a dozen border towns and villages, reducing many of them to clusters of grey craters, according to satellite imagery provided to Reuters by Planet Labs Inc.

Rescuers in the Philippines were diving into a lake and scouring isolated villages on Sunday to locate dozens of missing people as the death count from Tropical Storm Trami hit 100.

Lebanese state media said the Israeli army dynamited houses in Lebanese border villages on Saturday, as Israel said it used 400 tonnes of explosives to destroy a Hezbollah tunnel, more than a month into an all-out war.

The tiny village of Thulasemthirapuram in Tamil Nadu is praying for US Presidential Democratic candidate Kamala Harris' victory, strengthening her family's ancestral ties with the village dating back a century.

Residents in US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' ancestral village in southern India were preparing to hold prayers on election day on Tuesday in a Hindu temple more than 8,000 miles (13,000 km) from Washington.

A 40-year-old man died after getting buried in a mound of mud while removing bricks from a dry well in a village in the Mohammadi area here, police said on Monday.

In a significant development, seven Bangladeshi nationals who illegally entered Indian territory were apprehended by vigilant residents of Boldamgre village of South West Garo Hills in Meghalaya on Monday.

A village head's representative in Nasirabad area here was allegedly forced to lick his spit by the local police for "creating chaos" during a 'nautanki' programme organised without permission from the authorities, officials said on Sunday.

The incident occurred at the Mongbung village police post, an area currently under heightened security due to ongoing violence in the region.

Residents of Thulasendrapuram, a small south Indian village, are closely watching to see if US Vice President Kamala Harris wins the upcoming presidential elections. This is because the tiny village is where Ms Harris' maternal grandfather was born.

A felicitation ceremony of the Indian National Lok Dal to mark the victory of its two legislators in the Haryana Assembly elections 2014, both hailing from the Chautala family saw the participation of Pakistani Parliamentarian Abdul Rehman Kanju.

Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered a Viking cemetery, dating back 1,200 years, in the village of Tvååker. The site contains over 100 graves, including unique stone ship outlines. Artefacts such as human and animal bones, metal items, and a fragment of a silver coin were found. This discovery sheds light on Viking burial practices and their ...

Filming has started for the eagerly anticipated Season 4 of Panchayat, Prime Video’s hit comedy-drama series. Actor Durgesh Kumar shared the news with a photo on social media, sparking fan excitement. With Deepak Kumar Mishra directing and familiar cast members returning, Panchayat promises more heartfelt and humorous insights into village life. ...

NDTV's Science Editor Pallava Bagla had a rare visit to the country's only 'Dark Sky Reserve' tucked away in a remote part of Ladakh.

Many younger residents have migrated to cities for education and employment, leaving behind an ageing community.

Israel's military campaign in southern Lebanon has caused vast destruction in more than a dozen border towns and villages, reducing many of them to clusters of grey craters, according to satellite imagery provided to Reuters by Planet Labs Inc.

Rescuers in the Philippines were diving into a lake and scouring isolated villages on Sunday to locate dozens of missing people as the death count from Tropical Storm Trami hit 100.

Lebanese state media said the Israeli army dynamited houses in Lebanese border villages on Saturday, as Israel said it used 400 tonnes of explosives to destroy a Hezbollah tunnel, more than a month into an all-out war.