2 min readMar 19, 2026 04:24 PM IST Kangra Valley railway line: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that a field survey has been taken up for the preparation of a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the gauge conversion of the existing Pathankot-Joginder Nagar Kangra Valley line. He added that the survey for the conversion of...

In a case that has shocked a small Gujarat village, a woman allegedly spiked her husband’s food with sleeping pills before her lover killed him with an axe, police said. The gruesome murder took place in Karbun village in Banaskantha district, where the victim, Ranchhodji Darbar, lived with his wife Dharmiba. Investigators said the murder...

Beijing tells US to ‘stop hyping’ theory China threatens Taiwan (AP photo) China on Thursday urged the United States to “stop hyping” the narrative of a China threat, after a US intelligence report said Beijing was unlikely to invade Taiwan next year.Responding to the report, foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said Washington should “speak and...

State-run schools and government offices in Maharashtra face a potential shutdown from April 21, with 1.7 million employees and teachers deciding to go on an indefinite strike. The decision, announced on March 7 by the Coordination Committee of Government, Semi-Government, Teaching, and Non-Teaching Employees, follows months of unresolved grievances ranging from pension rules to chronic...

2 min readMar 19, 2026 12:20 PM IST A day after veteran Congress leader Pradyut Bordoloi joined the BJP, his son Prateek, who had been fielded by the Congress from the Margherita constituency for the upcoming Assam Assembly election, withdrew his candidacy. In a letter addressed to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Prateek said his decision...

Inbadurai further alleged that the devices were stored inside a room at the Salem District Collectorate, possibly for election-related distribution. He claimed the phones were meant for anganwadi staff, MGNREGA supervisors, and other government workers. Stating that officials failed to provide clarification, the AIADMK has demanded an impartial inquiry and strict action against those responsible....

South Pars natural gas field (Agencies) The already tense situation in the Middle East escalated sharply on Wednesday after Israel struck an Iranian production facility at the South Pars gas field, which Iran shares with Qatar across the Gulf. The attack comes amid a widening regional crisis triggered by a joint US-Israel military operation at...

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that celebrities in Mumbai need not panic over the recent firing incident outside filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s residence. He was answering a query raised by a Shiv Sena UBT MLC in the Legislative Council on Wednesday (March 18, 2026). “Security...

4 min readMumbaiMar 19, 2026 08:00 AM IST Even as the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education ruled out a change in schedule of SSC board exams despite 50 question papers being stolen from a strong room in Solapur, courts have maintained that the entire exam process is considered compromised in case...

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing allegations that actor-turned-politician and TVK chief Vijay allowed his vehicle to move beyond a designated stopping point during a campaign rally in Tamil Nadu’s Karur shortly before a stampede that killed 41 people last September. Sources said the vehicle carrying Vijay was required to halt at least...