US President Donald Trump on Wednesday escalated his rhetoric on Iran sending a “straight” message to “non-responsive” allies for refusing to support Washington’s ongoing military operations against Tehran.Sharing a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “I wonder what would happen if we ‘finished off’ what’s left of the Iranian Terror State, and let the Countries...

The Supreme Court asked the West Bengal government on Wednesday (March 18, 2026) if the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) was expected to merely “look and watch” when Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee “barged” in and obstructed ongoing raids at the offices of the political consultancy firm I-PAC at Kolkata in January. The remark from Justice Prashant...

As two of the most anticipated Telugu releases prepare to hit screens on Thursday, the mood across the exhibition circuit is a mix of cautious optimism and honest concern. Ustaad Bhagat Singh, starring Pawan Kalyan, heads into a direct clash with Dhurandhar 2, and early signals from the ground are telling a layered story. Dhurandhar...

“Congressis like me can never leave the party. It’s impossible for us to imagine politics beyond the Congress,” I remember Pradyut Bordoloi telling a group of journalists from Assam at a meeting in New Delhi’s Press Club in 2016. Himanta Biswa Sarma had recently quit the Congress to join the BJP in 2015, and amid...

NEW DELHI: Assam MP Pradyut Bordoloi joined the BJP on Wednesday, a day after leaving Congress and being invited by BJP’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.Speaking after Bordoloi joined BJP Sarma said, “Assam Pradesh BJP will recommend to the central leadership that he should fight the assembly elections. There is no reason for someone with...

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis during the State Assembly Budget session, at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, on March 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The Maharashtra government has initiated disciplinary proceedings against doctors in State-run hospitals for unauthorised absenteeism, resulting in the termination of 58 medical officers. Notices have been issued to 710 doctors, and action...

4 min readNew DelhiMar 18, 2026 11:57 AM IST Air travel globally continues to remain severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded. In India, IndiGo airlines suspended its operations to Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain, Dammam,...

In a bizarre incident, a Bengaluru family attempted to courier an elderly man in a sack. Later, the family apologised and revealed the whole incident was staged for social media reels. The CCTV footage of the incident has now gone viral. The incident took place in Vyalikaval area of Bengaluru on Tuesday afternoon. Five members...

Apple CEO Tim Cook has now cleared the air on his retirement plans. Cook used the appearance on Good Morning America this week to directly address the speculations about his future at Apple. According to a report by CNBC, when asked about the reports suggesting that he was preparing to step aside, Cook said, “No,...

On February 24, 2026 the BJP-led government at the Centre approved the proposal of the CPI(M)-led regime in Kerala to change the State’s name to ‘Keralam’, the name used in the Malayalam language. Nearly 50 years ago, the Congress government did this for Tamil Nadu when the DMK regime, which came to office dislodging the...