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US drops 5,000-pound 'bunker buster' bombs on Iran missile sites near Strait of Hormuz

India, March 18 -- The US on Tuesday dropped massive 5,000-pound bombs on Iranian missile sites near the strategic Strait of Hormuz that has turned out to be one of the flashpoints in the ongoing Iran... Read More


Modi speaks to Kuwait Crown Prince, calls for diplomatic engagement in West Asia

New Delhi, March 18 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation with Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait, to discuss the evolvin... Read More


Haryana budget session: CM defends spendings on anniversary celebrations of great personalities

Chandigarh, March 18 -- Defending the state government's spending on celebrating birth anniversaries of great personalities, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday said calling it unneces... Read More


Mamata Banerjee lacked courage to contest from Nandigram: Sukanta Majumdar

New Delhi, March 18 -- Union Minister Sukunta Majumdar cornered West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for not contesting from the Nandigram Assembly constituency, a seat which she lost to BJP's S... Read More


Parliament will function this weekend in lieu of Eid-ul-Fitr 2026, Ugadi holidays

New Delhi, March 18 -- Parliament will sit over the next weekend in lieu of holidays on Thursday and Friday. The Lok Sabha chairperson informed the house on Wednesday that the House will not sit on T... Read More


Pashtun activist slams Pakistan military at UNHRC over human rights abuses

Geneva, March 18 -- Pashtun human rights defender Fazlur Rahman Afridi, speaking on the sidelines of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), has accused Pakistan's militar... Read More


Haryana budget session: Congress stalls House proceedings after Rajya Sabha poll shocks

Chandigarh, March 18 -- Hit by twin setbacks in Rajya Sabha elections--invalidation of four votes and cross-voting by five of its MLAs--a rattled Congress on Tuesday brought Haryana Assembly proceedin... Read More


'Congress on way to its end': Nishikant Dubey after Bordoloi joins BJP in Assam

New Delhi, March 18 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday said that Congress was "on the way to its end" as the opposition party suffered a major setback in Assam with its se... Read More


Making Bihar's youth skilled, self-reliant top priority: Nitish Kumar

Jamui, March 18 -- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said making the state's youth skilled and self-reliant is the government's top priority, aimed at ensuring maximum employment opportun... Read More


Fog-related road accident deaths rise to 15,115 in 2024: Govt data

Pankaj JainNew Delhi, March 18 -- A persistent winter hazard on India's highways, dense fog continues to claim thousands of lives each year, even as mitigation efforts remain largely fragmented and ad... Read More