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Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India's former ambassador to US, has been made the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, as the President on Thursday notified the appointment of governors and lieutenant governors of nine states and Union territories.

The United States asked Ukraine for help to fend off Iranian drone attacks in the Middle East, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday, adding that he had ordered expert support to be given.

Bahrain says an Iranian missile hit a state-run oil refinery. It said the fire Thursday night was extinguished and the refinery was still working. There were no reports of casualties.

Russia has always been open to supplying crude oil to India, Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov said on Thursday, amid increasing concerns over spiralling prices of petroleum products in view of the West Asia crisis.

Only six days ago, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose had announced that his voting rights had been transferred to the state, signalling his intent to participate in the upcoming Assembly elections.

US President Donald Trump said he must personally approve Iran's next supreme leader, just as he was involved in installing Delcy Rodriguez as Venezuela's interim president following the US-backed ouster of Nicolas Maduro.

What was meant to be a routine journey home turned into a tragedy for Additional District Judge Rajkumar Chauhan after his wife was found dead inside a train washroom on Wednesday.

Bhopal's perfume trade is not just an old market tradition. It is a living legacy rooted in the city's Nawabi past, sustained for generations through the attar shops and blending units of Jumerati, Ibrahimpura, Jahangirabad and nearby clusters.

Suspended Trinamool MLA Humayun Kabir, who has now formed his own party to take on the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in the upcoming assembly elections, has been accorded Y-Plus category security cover by the central government.

A young man was allegedly attacked by a group of people in Telangana's Mahabubnagar district over a social media post regarding the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

A Sukhoi 30 fighter aircraft has gone missing from radar contact in Assam. Efforts are on to locate it, officials have said

A father in Pune took the law into his own hands by thrashing a College student who had allegedly been harassing and stalking his daughter online for 15 days.

The cartoon offers an exaggerated view of how US President Donald Trump might see the world.

Manipal Academy of Higher Education launched Quantum-Hub@MAHE in Bengaluru to boost India's quantum hardware ecosystem aligned with the National Quantum Mission.

Pakistan is planning to consider Covid-era measures to reduce fuel consumption such as mandatory work-from-home and online classes as it faces a severe energy crisis because of the Strait of Hormuz closure.

Elon Musk said in February that X Money was in closed beta internally. It is expected to move to limited external testing in the next few months.

School Assembly News Headlines (March 6): Stay updated and be ready to share your thoughts in the morning with these School Assembly News Headlines.

The Indian government is promoting donkey farming through the National Livestock Mission, offering up to Rs 50 lakh as a capital subsidy for breeding farms.

CBSE has cancelled Class 10 board exams scheduled from March 2 to 11, 2026, in Middle Eastern countries including Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and UAE.

India's energy security is under fresh scrutiny after state-owned QatarEnergy halted liquefied natural gas (LNG) production following an Iranian strike amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

A lot of planes are stranded and the airlines are taking a financial hit, Boeing Global's president Brendan Nelson told NDTV on Thursday as many of the leading airlines have announced schedule changes, suspensions, cancellations with the Iran war esc

False signals mimicking GPS and GNSS have been creating trouble for flight operations in the Middle East amid the ongoing military conflict.

The Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department on Thursday questioned V K Singh, owner of VSR Ventures, which operated the aircraft involved in the Baramati crash that killed deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.

Dermatologist Jushya Bhatia Sarin lists a number of foods based on their ability to support collagen production.

India is in a very comfortable situation regarding energy security, government sources have told NDTV Profit, stressing that there is no need to panic amid disruptions in the oil markets due to the Middle East war.

The expert suggests putting your phone down for just 60 seconds and doing a different task to give your brain quick relief.

The Mediterranean diet promotes a balanced intake of food and encourages moderation. This approach helps prevent overeating and promotes a healthier relationship with food.

As the job market becomes increasingly automated and fast-paced, jobseekers are abandoning the traditional multi-page resume in favor of lean, targeted CVs to bypass AI filters and combat age bias.

During the Syrian crisis, similar routes brought more than one million migrants into Europe in 2015, triggering political upheaval across several EU countries.

Candidates from the NDA have submitted their nominations for all three vacant seats from Assam.

A man in Maharashtra has died by suicide. The man left a note in which he held his in-laws responsible for his death, accusing them of sustained harassment.

Medical experts now diagnose conditions which were once midlife issues in women who are currently 30 or 20 years old.

Ahead of the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, three suspended MLAs of the Indian National Congress, Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha, Basanta Das, and Sashi Kanta Das, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the party's state headquarters in Guwahati.

Azerbaijan said it was preparing to retaliate after two people were wounded on Thursday in Iranian drone hits on an airport and near a school.

Minister Dr Jitendra Singh honours 26 young doctors, urging them to focus on specialisations as technology reshapes India's healthcare future.

A fresh round of explosions were heard in Qatar's capital, Doha on Thursday, with a column of black smoke rising over the horizon. news agency AFP reported.

Nepal elections: Nepal votes today, months after Gen Z-led protests over corruption and political failures forced Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign.

The Staff Selection Commission has postponed the Assam Rifles 2026 Constable GD exam originally set for February 23; new dates will be announced soon.

Over and over, the message to smaller and military states is this: create a nuclear deterrent, and you are safe. But the example of Iran will also mean this: 'illegal nuclear proliferation is the only way'. The same way that Pakistan did.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has stated that the Strait of Hormuz is closed exclusively to vessels from the United States, Israel, Europe and their Western allies.

It has been nearly a week since the US and Israel carried out a coordinated attack on Iran, killing its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

As the Middle East conflict disrupts maritime routes, about 23,000 Indians are estimated to be stranded across the Gulf region, sources have told NDTV Profit, indicating a worsening crisis that has skyrocketed crude prices.

India has sent its condolences to Iran on the death of its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met the Iran ambassador in Delhi today, and signed a condolence message for Khamenei's death.

As the Congress and the DMK end their haggling and sign a seat-sharing arrangement for 2026, much like in 2021, a lot went on behind the scenes before the party eventually fell in line.

In Iran, the school week runs from Saturday to Thursday. So classes at a girls' elementary school were underway when US and Israel began bombing Tehran at around 10 am on Saturday.

In July 2015, Barack Obama signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran and the P5+1 countries, the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and Germany, to curb Iran's nuclear programme.

While cholesterol is essential for health, having unhealthy levels-particularly high LDL and low HDL can pose significant risks, especially to the heart.

Air India confirmed that the actual flight was rerouted via Saudi Arabia in line with airspace restrictions

The trifecta of rule of law, dialogue and diplomacy is essential to resolve any conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored on Thursday, adding that a military conflict alone is not the answer amid an escalating US-Israel and Iran war.

The UPSC is expected to release the Civil Services Examination 2025 results next week, with final results likely in March 2026 after recent personality tests.