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An Indian-origin entrepreneur running an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Foodtech platform in Canada has gone viral after announcing his plans to leave the country. Maulik Pandya, the CEO and founder of Eatance, took to LinkedIn to announce his decision after enduring a bureaucratic nightmare where he faced a "new trap from the Canadian system" almost every day. "We are leaving Canada. We made this decision through tears. We are dissolving our beautiful nest we built with love as family of four with two wonderful daughters," wrote Pandya. "We did not come to this lightly. We have spent many sleepless nights, cried and watched our mental health and physical health fade," he added. Pandya said his family's journey in Canada was cut short owing to the bureaucratic hurdles that led to issues regarding her daughter's education and the company's future. Pandya said he kept losing money while paying taxes, creating jobs and contributing to th...

Shubman Gill , the captain of the Indian cricket team, had a bizarre experience on Wednesday. While taking a stroll through the streets of Adelaide - where India is set to play Australia in the second ODI on Thursday - a fan approached Gill, shook hands, and was then heard, in a viral video, unexpectedly saying, "Pakistan Zindabad." Gill's stoic reaction to the statement spoke volumes about his composure and restraint. However, NDTV cannot independently verify the authenticity of the audio in the viral clip. A PAKISTANI FAN TAUNTED SHUBMAN GILL IN AUSTRALIA BY SHAKING HANDS WITH HIM AND THEN SAYING "PAKISTAN ZINDABAD" IN FRONT OF HIM pic.twitter.com/QmTi16K0jp — 𝐀. (@was_abdd) October 22, 2025 Team India's senior pro Virat Kohli , vice-captain Shreyas Iyer , and skipper Shubman Gill opted out of the team's second training session ahead of their second ODI contest against Australia at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. While fans gathered in good numbe...

For those celebrating Diwali abroad, it's often important to savour good food that reminds them of home. Priyanka Chopra's Diwali lunch menu is a reflection of this. The star hosted a fun meal to celebrate the festival in New York. After the event, the chef in charge of the catering revealed the names of dishes that were served. She also posted a few sneak peeks into the lavish Diwali spread. It featured an array of yummy Indian treats, with a special curation for kids. Also Read: "Oranges Are The New Laddoos" For Twinkle Khanna And Akshay Kumar's Diwali In London Priyanka Chopra's Diwali lunch was curated by Chef PriaVanda Chouhan of Desi Galli. The starters included delights like Mini Kathi rolls, Chicken Nuggets with Desi dip, Bombay Sandwich with gooey cheese, Masala fries, Papdi chaat, Bhel Puri and Chilli Paneer Bites. For the main course, kids could enoy comfort foods like Mac & Cheese Cups, Mini Pasta Bowls, Butter Chicken Sliders and Veggie Piz...

An 11-year-old boy bitten by a snake in Australia died after his father told him to "sleep it off" instead of reacting quickly and providing him with medical attention. In an inquest document released last week, coroner Ainslie Kirkegaard said Tristian Jaemes Frahm died from extensive internal bleeding due to brown snake envenomation. Tristian was found dead at a property in Murgon, a rural town in Queensland, approximately 257 kilometres from Brisbane, on November 21, 2021. The snake bit Tristian after he fell off a riding mower, according to a report in USA Today. "Tristian's death may have been prevented had he received early medical attention," the coroner's 22-page report stated. "The circumstances in which he passed demonstrate the importance of taking even the possibility of snakebite seriously." Tristan's father, Kerrod Frahm, alongside two other unnamed adults, received information that the 11-year-old may have been bitten by the s...

A video is being widely shared in which a woman can be seen repeatedly slapping the security guard of a housing complex in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida. In the CCTV footage, the woman can be seen grabbing the security guard by the collar in the building and repeatedly slapping him. She then drags him outside the building and continues to slap him. The guard, Rajkumar Yadav, said that he has been on duty at Tower 7 of the Presithum Society in Greater Noida's Sector 25 for the past month. He was on duty as usual on Saturday evening when a resident of the complex, Anju Sharma, arrived and started assaulting him without any provocation, he alleged.  He said that a few people tried to rescue him, but the woman misbehaved with them as well. Yadav, who is from Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh and works for a security agency, then reached the Dankaur police station along with some other residents of the complex and filed a complaint against the woman. Police station in-charge Munendra S...

Another round of musical chairs in Pakistan's cricketing leadership completed on Monday as the cricket board announced the sacking of Mohammad Rizwan as the team's ODI captain. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) named fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi as the new skipper in the format, replacing the wicket-keeper batter Rizwan who had only took up the leadership role in the 50-over format last October. Surprisingly, Shaheen will now be leading the team for next month's three-match ODI series against South Africa, marking a third change in the format's captaincy in the past 12 months. The 25-year-old replaced Mohammad Rizwan who took over as ODI skipper last October following Babar Azam's resignation. Under Rizwan's leadership, Pakistan didn't perform well in the Champions Trophy this year, finishing bottom in Group A, behind India, New Zealand and Bangladesh. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Shaheen's appointment came after a meeting in Islamabad. ...

Shubman Gill endured a difficult first experience as captain of India in ODIs, losing his first game against Australia on Sunday. India were comprehensively outclassed by Australia in a rain-affected match, as the hosts chased down a target of 131 with 4.5 overs to spare in a 26-over contest. Following the match, Gill's tactics have come under fire from experts. Former India opener and reputed commentator Aakash Chopra has questioned Gill's bowling changes, and, in particular, Gill's usage of left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh. Upon taking the new ball, Arshdeep had impressed in his opening spell, picking up the wicket of maverick Australian opener Travis Head with just his second delivery. However, Arshdeep was taken off the attack after just two overs instead of being given a more prolonged go at the Australian batting. Arshdeep was reintroduced again in the 17th over, by which point the match had firmly slipped out of India's hands. "Arshdeep Singh bowled only ...

In a heartwarming gesture, Mumbai Police returned 800 recovered mobile phones to their legitimate owners, bringing joy to hundreds of residents on the festival of Diwali. It was part of a dedicated campaign under DCP Zone 6 aimed at tracing and restoring lost and stolen valuables, with police calling it a "special Diwali return gift". Mumbai Police also shared photos of officials returning phones to their owners. Social media hailed the officials, with users saying "Superb Move". See the viral post here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mumbai Police (@mumbaipolice) Also Read |  US Parents Charged With Child Neglect For Leaving Six-Month-Old Daughter Unattended At Beach In a post on Instagram, Mumbai Police wrote, "Ringing happiness in the lives of Mumbaikars, DCP Zone 6 as part of a dedicated campaign to trace and return lost and stolen goods, handed over recovered valuables to their rightful owne...

A passenger's power bank caught fire on board a Dimapur-bound IndiGo plane while taxiing at the Delhi airport on Sunday, which was extinguished by the cabin crew, sources said. No injuries were reported in the incident, and all passengers and crew on board were safe, IndiGo said. The airline said in a statement that flight 6E 2107 operating from Delhi to Dimapur, Nagaland, on October 19 returned to bay due to a minor fire triggered by a passenger's personal electronic equipment stored in the seat-back pocket on board. The sources said a power bank caught fire when the aircraft was taxiing at the airport. "The crew managed the situation quickly by diligently following the standard operating procedure, and the incident was controlled within seconds," the statement said. According to information available on flight tracking website Flightradar24.com, the flight AI2107, operated with an Airbus A320 neo aircraft, took off from the Delhi airport at 14:33 hours and land...

A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight travelling from Denver to Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing after its windshield cracked midair, injuring one of the pilots. The incident occurred on October 16, during flight UA1093, which was carrying 140 passengers and crew. The plane was flying at 36,000 feet when the damage was discovered. According to reports, the aircraft descended to 26,000 feet before safely landing at Salt Lake City International Airport. Passengers were later rebooked on another aircraft, a Boeing 737 MAX 9, and reached Los Angeles after a six-hour delay. Windshield SHATTERS on Boeing 737 MAX flying from Denver to LA 'Space debris or small meteorite' as officials cause — pilot injured pic.twitter.com/bpqmWCz6AU — RT (@RT_com) October 19, 2025 Why Did The Windshield Crack? Windshield cracks, while rare, do happen in aviation. But details surrounding the cause and the pilots' injuries make this case an unusual one. Images shared...

Filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap has once again opened up about behind-the-scenes tensions on the sets of his 2010 blockbuster Dabangg . He recently alleged that Salman Khan's behaviour towards co-stars, particularly the late Om Puri, created conflict during the film's production.  What's Happening In a recent interview with Bollywood Thikana , Abhinav Kashyap recounted a tense incident involving Om Puri. According to him, Salman Khan refused to perform a scene in which Chulbul Pandey was meant to touch Om Puri's feet, insisting, "I won't touch his feet." Abhinav Kashyap said the scene was rewritten multiple times to satisfy Salman, which angered Om Puri. He added, "Then I went to Om Puri with the revised scenes and he got angry with me. He asked me if Salman has asked to change the scenes. He went and spoke to Salman. He told him, 'Salman, why do you do this? Allah has given you so much why do you eat up everybody's role?' and Salman just ...

Urging India to invest more in science, Tarun Khanna, the Jorge Paulo Lemann professor at the Harvard Business School, has said no country has escaped middle-income status without doing so. In an insightful presentation followed by an interaction at the NDTV World Summit 2025 on Saturday, the professor also spoke about the need for students from India to look at all options, given the uncertainty in the US, the urgency for the world to act on climate change and what India needs to do to become a superpower.  Asked why India has not been able to showcase public investment in science, Khanna said the problem is not restricted to the country. "I think most developing countries - we are currently what is called a low middle-income country... I would like us all to internalise that no country has escaped middle-income status without investing in science ever. It has not happened, so we have to do it," he said. Citing an example of an interaction with CEOs in which only one sai...

Upset over not getting a BJP ticket for Bihar's Bhagalpur, Arjit Shashwat Choubey, son of former Union Minister Ashwini Choubey, was about to file nomination as an Independent candidate. But a phone call changed everything.  The call came as the candidate has reached the premises of the district collectorate, heavily garlanded and cheered on by supporters. Then the phone rang. He took the call in front of reporters who waited to speak to him. After short, monosyllabic replies, the candidate turned back, without filing the papers.  Late, Choubey Junior explained the unexpected U-turn.  He said it was his father, Ashwini Choubey, who had called and issued very clear instructions. "You are in the BJP and will remain in the BJP," he quoted the former minister as saying. The 43-year-old then decided to withdraw from the electoral fray, respecting his father's wishes. Choubey said he has been under constant pressure from the BJP's top leadership since announcing hi...

US President Donald Trump suggested Friday it would be premature to give Ukraine Tomahawk missiles, saying as he hosted Volodymyr Zelensky that he hoped to secure peace with Russia first. "Hopefully they won't need it. Hopefully we'll be able to get the war over with without thinking about Tomahawks," Trump told reporters as he said opposite Zelensky in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Trump shook hands with Zelensky, who was wearing a dark suit and shirt, outside the West Wing and briefly raised a fist but neither leader answered shouted questions. The meeting comes a day after Trump announced a fresh summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin -- and cast doubt on giving Kyiv the powerful cruise missiles. Ukraine has been lobbying Washington for Tomahawks for weeks, arguing that they could help put pressure on Russia to end its brutal three-and-a-half year invasion. But on the eve of Zelensky's visit, Putin warned Trump in a call against delivering the...

Actor Shilpa Shetty has formally withdrawn her interim petition seeking permission to travel abroad amid a Rs 60-crore fraud probe involving her and husband Raj Kundra, the Bombay High Court was informed on Thursday. The move comes after the court signalled strong reservations about granting the couple permission. Advocate Niranjan Mundargi, appearing for Shetty, told a bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad that the foreign trip - to the US for a "professional commitment," reportedly linked to an international video collaboration - "did not materialise," and that she was not pressing the current travel request. He was allowed to file a fresh application if the couple wished to travel in the future.  The main writ petition challenging the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against Shetty and Kundra has been listed for further hearing on November 17. During the hearing, complainant's counsel Yusuf Iqbal objected to an affidavit dated...

President Donald Trump said Thursday he will meet again with Russia's Vladimir Putin in an effort to end the war in Ukraine. A date has not been set, but Trump wrote on social media that the meeting would take place in Budapest, Hungary. "I believe great progress was made with today's telephone conversation," Trump wrote after talking to Putin. They previously met in Alaska in August, which did not produce a diplomatic breakthrough. Before Trump and Putin meet, US officials led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio will sit down with Russian representatives next week. It's unclear where that meeting will take place. The call came ahead of Trump's meeting on Friday at the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has been pressing Trump to sell Kyiv Tomahawk missiles that would allow Ukrainian forces to strike deeper into Russian territory. Zelensky has argued that such strikes would help compel Putin to take Trump's calls for direct negot...

Late on Wednesday night, the BJP announced its third list of 18 candidates, taking the total count of declared candidates to 101, also the number of seats allotted to the party in the final seat-sharing distribution within the NDA for Bihar polls. Earlier today, the party had released its second list of 12 names. On Tuesday, the party had released a list of 71 names, fielding Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha from Tarapur and Lakhisarai seats, respectively, and six state ministers.  The BJP has dropped 16 sitting MLAs from its list of 101 candidates. According to the BJP list, folk singer Maithili Thakur will contest from Alinagar in Darbhanga district. Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal has said that the NDA is going into the elections with "rock-solid unity." Principal rival Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal is yet to announce its candidates. The Congress, RJD's alliance partner, has not released a formal list, although it has n...

Will the ODI series against Australia be Virat Kohli 's last? The talismanic batter has already quit the Test and T20I format, and speculations are rife about his potential retirement from the 50-over format after the ODI series against Australia. With India preparing to assemble the right team for the ODI World Cup 2027, Kohli's lack of match practice in the lead-up to the marquee event has been cited as a potential problem when it comes to his selection in the format. In these unpredictable times, Virat recalled what former captain MS Dhoni and head coach Gary Kirsten told him ahead of the ODI World Cup 2011. In a video shared by RCB on social media, Kohli revealed that he was backed by Dhoni and Kirsten, not because he was the most prolific or technically sound player, but for what he brought on the field. "Gary and MS made it very clear to me that we are backing you to play at number three. And this is what you can do for the team. What you represent on the field, ...

"Jai Shri Ram, Jai Shri Ram" -- the chant rang out loud in the heart of Gwalior this evening, as a heated confrontation unfolded between a police officer and a lawyer amid prohibitory orders and tightened security across the city. What started as a dispute over enforcing prohibitory orders, quickly turned into a dramatic face-off between senior police officer Hina Khan and advocate Anil Mishra. Both sides chanted of "Jai Shri Ram" before a stunned crowd. The atmosphere in Gwalior has been tense over the installation of a statue of BR Ambedkar at the Madhya Pradesh High Court premises. Though the Dalits have called off their protest march planned for October 15, a security blanket has been firmly spread over the city in view of earlier instances of caste conflict. According to eyewitnesses, advocate Mishra, former president of the lawyers' association, arrived with his supporters to recite Ramayan's Sundar Kand near Phoolbagh on Monday evening.  Hina Khan ...

Pakistan is understood to have lost over 100 military personnel along the Line of Control during Operation Sindoor, Indian Army's Director General Military Operations Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai said on Tuesday, citing list of awards conferred posthumously by that country's military. The top military official also said that Pakistan lost at least 12 aircraft during the conflict in May while echoing the details shared by Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A P Singh a few days ago. Lt Gen Ghai also said that the Indian Navy was fully ready to play its part and if Pakistan had decided to continue with the hostilities any further, it could have been "catastrophic for it, not only from the sea but from other dimensions as well". Sharing certain details of the May 7-10 hostilities, Lt Gen Ghai said Pakistan had resorted to cross-border firing immediately after India pounded nine terror targets on May 7. "Pakistanis possibly unwittingly let out their awards list last month ...

The friend of the medical student who was raped near a private medical college in West Bengal's Durgapur has been arrested by the police, taking the total arrests in the case to six. NDTV had reported earlier that the woman, a second-year MBBS student who had gone to West Bengal from Odisha to study, and her friend had stepped out of the IQ City Medical College in Durgapur's Shivapur area on October 10 and were accosted by a few people. She was allegedly taken to a forested area and raped. In his police complaint, the survivor's father had named the friend and said he had "misled her and took her to a vacant place under false pretexts". On Tuesday, before the friend was taken into custody, Asansol-Durgapur Commissioner of Police Sunil Kumar Choudhary had said five people had been arrested, whose presence had been established at the place where the crime was carried out, and the mobile phone snatched from the survivor had been recovered. The police, Choudhary s...

US President Donald Trump will receive a hero's welcome in Israel for his role in brokering the Gaza ceasefire. Before Trump's Knesset (Israeli parliament) speech, Israeli President Isaac Herzog will present the country's highest civilian award to him to acknowledge his contribution in securing the release of hostages from Gaza and helping to end the two-year-long war. Israel had previously presented the award to former US President Barack Obama in 2013.  Leading up to the big Nobel Peace Prize announcement, there had been speculation of the prize going to Donald Trump-- an honour previously bestowed on Obama. "Through his tireless efforts, President Trump has not only helped bring our loved ones home but has also laid the foundations for a new era in the Middle East built on security, cooperation, and genuine hope for a peaceful future," the Israeli President's office said in a statement. Israel's presidential award is presented to individuals who have...

Salman Iqbal, the long serving coach of Pakistan's top athlete Arshad Nadeem, was on Sunday banned for life by the country's Athletics Federation for violating the constitution of the Punjab Athletics Association, where he holds the position of President. Under the life ban, Iqbal cannot take part in any athletics activities nor coach or hold office at any level. The violations the Pakistan Amateur Athletics Federation (PAAF) has accused Iqbal of committing by holding elections of the Punjab body occured back in August. An inquiry committee was formed in mid-September and it recommended the ban on Iqbal on October 10, a day after his reply to the PSB came out. The decision appears to be linked to the recent crisp reply Iqbal had sent to the state-run Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) when they asked him to explain Nadeem's poor show in the World Athletics Championship in Tokyo. PSB also demanded to know details about the expenses incurred on the javelin thrower's training a...

A man in Bihar wanted to marry his girlfriend, but his second wife objected. Angered by this, he doused her in petrol, released LPG from a cylinder, and set her ablaze, officials said on Saturday. Vikas Kumar, from a village in Nalanda district, had married Sunita Devi (25) five years ago. Sunita's father said it was only after the wedding that they realised Kumar had already been married once and had not divorced his first wife.  Kumar's family managed to convince Sunita to live with them, and she had two children, both of whom died shortly after they were born. Kumar then began talking about marrying his girlfriend and this led to frequent arguments between him and Sunita, who then left to live with her parents. Before the Durga Puja festival, which began last month, Kumar went to Sunita's house and asked her to return with him. Sunita's brother said they received a call from her around 1 am on Saturday, saying Kumar had thrown petrol on her and locked her in the ...

A 45-year-old worker in Madhya Pradesh's Agar Malwa district died of a heart attack while his employer sat just a few feet away scrolling through his phone instead of helping. The tragic incident happened on Monday at the Tirupati Traders in Susner. Rafiq Khan, who worked at the shop, suddenly clutched his chest and collapsed on his chair while working. For nearly six minutes, Khan struggled to breathe and writhed in pain. However, none of the people present, including the shop owner, stepped forward to help. CCTV Footage Shows Lack Of Humanity The CCTV footage of the incident has gone viral. The video showed Khan gasping for breath on his chair, while the owner looked at him occasionally but continued using his phone. READ:  Madhya Pradesh Crime Thriller: Cash Seizure, 50-50 Deal, Police Suspensions At no point during the duration of the footage was the owner seen getting up or attempting to provide any aid to Khan. By the time the 45-year-old man was taken to a hospital, do...

The Indian telecom story is one which has seen amazing opportunities in the last few years. From 2G to 3G, 4G and 5G, what does the future hold? Behind all the technology is another story of hard work, design and manufacturing - and that's where the tech company Qualcomm comes into the Indian picture. Qualcomm President Cristiano R Amon in an interview with NDTV's Vishnu Som said 6G is the connectivity for the age of AI (artificial intelligence). "We started with 2G... 3G was about connecting to the Internet, 4G was about broadband and making the phone into a computer, 5G was about making sure that everyone could have unlimited data rates... 6G is the connectivity for the age of AI," Amon said. What 6G is going to do, he said, besides providing faster and cheaper communication, is to deploy "sensing networks" which is going to be incredibly important for the age of AI. "We are now in the era of networks that understand the context of communications ...

An employee working for a European firm has gone viral on social media for sharing a post about the work culture difference between India and Europe. In a now-viral Reddit post titled, "Work Culture Shock: India vs Europe", the user posted a screenshot of a Teams conversation where the European colleagues nonchalantly explained their plans of being absent from work. One of the workers said they were going to take a leave on Monday, followed by work from home (WFH),/personal time for the rest of the week. "Good morning! Heads up on my schedule next week. I am off Monday, then WFH/personal time the rest of the week. I have my 3 kids, as my wife is out of town. I'll keep the team posted if I cannot attend individual meetings," wrote the employee, while another simply informed: "Sorry team, I cannot make today." The Indian employee who posted the screenshot asked: "Can we Indians post like this in Teams?" Check the viral post here: Work Cult...

A press conference by Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi has caused outrage because no women were allowed to attend the event.  Muttaqi is a part of the Taliban government in Afghanistan and the group is known for the restrictions it imposes on women, essentially barring them from working. The Taliban's human rights record and the possibility of terror groups getting a safe haven in Afghanistan have been some of the factors which have made India cautious in its engagement with the group.  Muttaqi, who arrived in India on Thursday, held talks with Jaishankar on Friday. The meeting, seen as a big reset of ties, saw India announcing that the technical mission in Kabul would be upgraded to an embassy, which was welcomed by the Afghanistan foreign minister. "India is fully committed to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence of Afghanistan. I am pleased to announce the upgrading of India's Technical Mission to the status of emb...

At least five people died and several others were injured when a house collapsed following a loud explosion at a village in Ayodhya this evening. Several people are still feared trapped under the debris and rescue work is in progress. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked senior officials to go to the spot, ensure proper medical treatment for the injured, and oversee the rescue and relief operations. The injured have been sent to the district hospital.  The blast had sounded alarm bells, coming a day after a scooter blast in Kanpur in which eight people were injured. But initial reports indicated that the blast could have been a firecracker  explosion. The police now say it could have been a gas cylinder blast. A forensic team has reached the spot. The District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police are present at the scene. "It seems it was a gas cylinder blast or a cooker blast in a kitchen. but we can be definite only after forensic tests," said Nikhil Tikaram...

Khagen Murmu, the BJP MP attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress goons, has vehemently refuted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's assertion that the locals at the flood-hit Jalpaiguri area where he had gone two days ago to distribute aid, had attacked him. Murmu and BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh were set upon by a group of men, who, he said, were brought from other places, including Delhi, to block the entry of the BJP leaders.  Videos of the attack on the two leaders and images of a profusely bleeding Murmu have been widely circulated on social media. Describing the attack as a "law and order situation," Mamata Banerjee had said, "I don't want to politicise it. But if you take 30-40 cars inside a village that has lost everything, what can you expect?" Lying on his hospital bed, Murmu questioned how big a convoy can four MPs and a similar number of MLAs take. "How many cars were there? There was one MP or one MLA in each car, along with a few people from our d...