The voting for 11 Rajya Sabha seats will begin shortly, with Bihar, Haryana, and Odisha emerging as key battlegrounds.  The biennial polling is held as 37 members of the Upper House will conclude their term in April, vacating seats for the newly elected ones. A report by the news agency ANI suggests that among the...

Oil prices climbed further on Monday after the US administration signalled that the Middle East crisis may persist for several more weeks, raising concerns over prolonged disruptions to global energy supplies. Donald Trump also called on other countries to help secure the Strait of Hormuz — one of the world’s most crucial routes for oil...

Odisha Chief MInister Mohan Majhi speaks to patient who escaped the fire at the SCB College and Hospital, Cuttack, on March 16, 2026 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement At least 10 patients are feared died after fire broke out in an intensive care unit of SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack, in the early hours of...

2 min readMumbaiMar 16, 2026 06:55 AM IST Amid flak drawn by the visuals of flasher lights atop Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde’s official vehicle, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Sunday said that red and blue flasher lights installed atop the Mayor’s and her escort vehicle have been removed. In a move that was aimed...

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an individual who was allegedly involved in recruiting unsuspecting Indian nationals for organised cyber fraud syndicates running out of “scam compounds” in Cambodia and several other countries, officials said on Sunday. The accused has been identified as Krishna Kumar Lakhwani, a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur. Those...

NEW DELHI: For the Left, its most crucial battle is in Kerala, as the CPM-led LDF fights for a return to power in the last Communist-governed state, which goes to polls with West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry. In Bengal – where it was once the dominant force and now lacks any presence in...

In this image received on March 11, 2026, LoP in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party president Mallikarjun Kharge and MP KC Venugopal during the Central Election Committee meeting on Kerala. Photo: AICC via PTI Photo Paravur in Ernakulam district has largely remained a safe bet for the Congress. In its...

5 min readNew DelhiMar 16, 2026 01:00 AM IST Years of marriage, shared memories, and countless “I love yous” — a single discovery and all is gone. A picture-perfect love story is suddenly reduced to a fragile bond, struggling to survive after infidelity. It’s not just one couple’s story — it’s a reality many quietly...

A sudden spell of off-season snowfall has swept across parts of the western Himalayas, affecting regions in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir and disrupting travel in several popular hill destinations. The abrupt weather shift was most visible in Himachal Pradesh’s Manali area, where heavy snowfall near the Atal Tunnel, Rohtang, left nearly 1,000...

NEW DELHI: India’s continued engagement with the Gulf saw external affairs minister S Jaishankar speaking to his Saudi Arabia and UAE counterparts on the regional situation and latest developments in the conflict in the West Asia region. The minister has spoken to his counterparts from all GCC countries since the military conflict started on Feb...