NDTV News

Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Reaz Hamidullah reached Dhaka overnight following an urgent call from the foreign ministry amid strained bilateral ties, reports said late Monday.

US President Donald Trump warned Monday that Hamas would have hell to pay if it does not disarm quickly as part of the Gaza deal, which he said Israel was complying with.

US President Donald Trump will be awarded Israel's highest civilian honour, the Israel Prize for Peace, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday, following a bilateral meeting between the two leaders in Florida, CNN reported.

The US military said it killed two men in a strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday.

Boeing was given an $8.6 billion contract for the F-15 Israel Program, the Pentagon said on Monday, after US President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida.

Around 170 sheep died under mysterious circumstances near Rashtriya Prerna Sthal in Lucknow, prompting police to send samples for testing to determine the cause of death, as authorities assess whether disease, poisoning or negligence may be involved.

Critically ill former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia's condition has worsened and she is being treated at a specialised private hospital in the capital, reports quoting her doctors said late Sunday.

Brazil's far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro could be back behind bars as soon as New Year's day after undergoing surgery for a groin hernia, doctors said Monday.

President Donald Trump warned Iran against reconstituting its nuclear program Monday as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his home in Florida for wide-ranging talks.

Donald Trump said Monday the United States had hit and destroyed a docking area for alleged Venezuela drug-running boats -- in what could amount to the first land strike of the military campaign to counter narcotics trafficking from Latin America.

US President Donald Trump on Monday said Russian President Vladimir Putin told him Ukraine tried to attack Putin's residence in northern Russia, which Kyiv has denied.

The Karnataka government on Monday decided to provide alternate housing to those genuine homeless whose illegally constructed houses or sheds were demolished by authorities at Kogilu in the northern part of Bengaluru during a demolition drive.

US President Donald Trump met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday and said the two were maybe very close to a deal to end the war with Russia.

After lying vacant for over a decade, thousands of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) flats in Delhi may finally see residents move in. The Delhi government has started repair work at one of the capital's largest EWS housing clusters.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Florida for a meeting with Donald Trump on Monday, with the US president pushing to move to the next stage of his fragile Gaza truce plan.

The pilgrim footfall at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir fell below the 70-lakh mark in 2025, marking a significant decline.

A flight attendant who was visiting a friend in DLF Phase 1, died after experiencing difficulty in breathing, police said on Monday.

The police have arrested a man from Bihar for allegedly posting abusive and obscene comments on social media targeting Bengali actress Shubhashree Ganguly, following Argentine football star Lionel Messi's recent visit to Kolkata, an officer said.

PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Monday filed separate appeals before the Islamabad High Court (IHC), challenging their conviction in the Toshakhana 2 case.

The maiden flight test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR 120) was conducted successfully at the Integrated Test Range in Odisha's Chandipur on Monday.

A court here on Monday discharged senior JD(S) MLA and former minister HD Revanna from a sexual harassment case registered in 2024.

Four people were killed after they were hit by a BEST bus while it was reversing in Mumbai tonight. Nine others were injured. The incident happened in Mumbai's Bhandup.

Ruling allies BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena will contest 137 and 90 seats, respectively, in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls.

Police here detained a cab driver, who allegedly caused widespread panic near Sector 4 market area after he struck more than a dozen vehicles, police said.

Police on Monday arrested two persons from Gujarat in connection with a 'digital arrest' cyber fraud case in which a woman here was duped of Rs 1.95 crore.

Delhi recorded its worst air quality for December this year since 2018 with an average AQI of 349, even as farm fires accounted for just 3.5 per cent of the PM2.5 pollution, according to official data.

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday condemned the brutal killing of Angel Chakma, a student from Tripura, in Dehradun, highlighting the discrimination faced by people from India's Northeast region.

The Mumbai Police's crackdown on the drugs trade this year has broken the back of the mafia. Police data shows that between January 1 and December 21, 2025, narcotics worth more than Rs 814.17 crore have been seized from across the city.

The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have intensified their crackdown on the use of Virtual Private Network or VPN. Citing misuse of VPN services and threat to national security, a ban on VPN has been extended to three more districts.

Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, on Monday alleged that Ukraine carried out a drone attack overnight on President Vladimir Putin's residence between Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

The radical organisation Inqilab Mancha has asked Bangladesh's interim government to cancel the work permits of all Indians in the crisis-hit country, local media reported today.

India added seven new unicorns to its kitty this year. The startups that achieved the valuation of $1 billion in 2025 focus on artificial intelligence (AI), financial technology, consumer goods, and lifestyle.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced today that Salt Lake, near Kolkata, will host the world's largest Durga Angan -- a gesture to highlight the UNESCO's cultural heritage tag for Durga Puja.

The Martian ice age left behind striking features, revealing the planet's climatic past, ESA said.

An IAS officer Gajendra Nagesh slapped a young man at the Barman sand ghat on the banks of the Narmada River in Narsinghpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The viral slugging skincare trend involves coating your face in petroleum jelly. But is it good for your skin health?

Amid the leadership row within the Congress government in Karnataka, party MLA from Ramanagara Iqbal Hussain, on Monday, reiterated that Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar would become the Chief Minister of the state on January 6 or January 9.

Following the brutal assault and subsequent death of a Tripura student in Uttarakhand's Dehradun, a public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking urgent judicial intervention.

Winter hair fall can be caused by dandruff. Here are some simple home remedies backed by science to keep your scalp healthy and hair strong this season.

The Border Security Force (BSF), India's first line of defence at border areas where they are deployed, has increased monitoring of the International Border and the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.

A tiger entered a village located in the periphery of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, attacked a man, and later sat on a cot inside a house, forcing residents to flee to the rooftop.

Housing for all, a promise that every poor family will one day have a permanent roof over its head. But across large parts of Madhya Pradesh, that promise has collapsed into years of waiting, pointing towards corruption.

Nepalese authorities have intensified a crackdown against illegal cross-border matchmaking following revelations that brokers and online intermediaries marketed Nepali women as potential brides for Chinese nationals, a Chinese media report said.

Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Kaundinya, the Indian Navy's indigenously built traditional stitched sailing vessel, sailed on its maiden overseas voyage from Porbandar, Gujarat, to Muscat, Sultanate of Oman on December 29.

Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra highlighted what he called hypocrisy after the fourth Ashes Test match between Australia and England lasted just two days.

A BJP Councillor's husband, who was accused of raping a woman at knifepoint, has been arrested, a senior police officer in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district said on Monday.

Police found him unresponsive at the parking spot, covered with a blanket.

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to stay its order accepting a uniform definition of the Aravalli hills and ranges, and said the government stands committed to its protection and restoration.

Actor and Member of Parliament Kangana Ranaut strongly objected to the circulation of AI-edited images that show her wearing outfits she never wore.

Silver prices retreated from record highs to trade lower by nearly 3 per cent at Rs 2.32 lakh per kg in the futures trade on Monday as investors booked profits after sharp gains amid weak global trends.