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Bus carrying Indian pilgrims plunges down slope killing seven

Seven killed were Indian pilgrims, and seven other Indian pilgrims on board were injured and taken to nearby hospitals to get medical treatment

15 Mar 2026 12:57 pm
Man gets life sentence for stabbing his mother in drunken state in Andhras West Godavari

The local court has also imposed 10,000 fine on the convicted person

15 Mar 2026 12:57 pm
Three reserve police personnel from Bengaluru killed in Chitradurga road accident

The deceased have been identified as Manjunath, Amaresh, and Sachin, all serving as Reserve Sub-Inspectors in the Bengaluru police.

15 Mar 2026 12:53 pm
Kengeri police book shopkeeper for hoarding and selling LPG cylinders in black market

Police suspect that the cylinders were being stocked to create artificial scarcity and sell them to consumers at inflated prices

15 Mar 2026 12:52 pm
Resign if you cant maintain law and order: Allahabad HC to SP, DM on Sambhal mosque prayer row

The petition challenged the order that limited the number of people permitted to offer namaz at the mosque. During the hearing, the court observed that if the local administration is unable to maintain law and order, officials concerned should step aside.

15 Mar 2026 12:43 pm
4 members of a family die after allegedly inhaling carbon monoxide in Punganur

According to preliminary information, the two-wheeler had undergone engine boring on Saturday (March 14, 2026) and was reportedly left running overnight inside the house on the mechanics advice

15 Mar 2026 12:43 pm
One more arrested in West Bengal in Osman Hadi murder case; total held rises to three

Operation run by the West Bengal polices STF; two prime murder suspects arrested last week

15 Mar 2026 12:15 pm
Delhi wakes up to light rain in parts of city

According to the IMD, the minimum temperature was recorded at 20.2 Celsius, which is 5.1 notches above the season's average, while the maximum temperature is expected to settle around 28 Celsius

15 Mar 2026 12:13 pm
China may face closer scrutiny in U.S. forced-labour probe: GTRI

India's exports of solar panels, electronics, and garments to the U.S. may also face closer scrutiny under this new U.S. investigation into forced labour in global supply chains, says the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI)

15 Mar 2026 12:13 pm
The Best Animated silo: Why animation and the Oscars just dont mesh

The Academy sticks to the notion of rewarding films that look like what they expect an animated film should look like, and thats being family-friendly and confined to fixed moral dichotomies

15 Mar 2026 12:09 pm
Two killed, six injured as wall of house collapses in Bihar

According to villagers, the wall of a house where the wedding ceremony was going on suddenly collapsed on them, Obra Police Station SHO Nitish Kumar said.

15 Mar 2026 12:04 pm
Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra says BJP workers brought jungle raj in West Bengal

Mahua Moitra criticised BJP workers for vandalising and attacking Bengal Minister Shashi Panjas house, adding that no political party has ever vandalised the house of a Cabinet Minster in the State

15 Mar 2026 12:03 pm
G1 would have completed ribbon-cuttings: Congress's dig at ECI

The Congress frequently uses the term 'G2' to take swipes at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, who are both from Gujarat.

15 Mar 2026 11:51 am
Rohit Shetty announces Golmaal 5; Akshay Kumar joins Ajay Devgn in the cast

Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Kemmu, Tusshar Kapoor, and Sharman Joshi also return for the much-awaited fifth instalment of the hit comedy franchise

15 Mar 2026 11:44 am
Trump urges U.S. allies to send warships to Strait of Hormuz as Iran vows to retaliate

Iran has warned people to evacuate three major ports in the United Arab Emirates, including the busiest in West Asia, as its war with the U.S. and Israel enters its third week

15 Mar 2026 11:33 am
Why did the SC allow passive euthanasia? | Explained

What test did the Supreme Court apply in the Harish Rana case to decide if continuing treatment was in his best interest? What nuanced distinction did it provide between active and passive euthanasia? What have been Indias past positions on the right to die?

15 Mar 2026 11:33 am
Scarpetta series review: Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis cannot save this murderous mess

This adaptation of Patricia Cornwells novels is undone by tonal imbalance, uneven plotting, casting, and acting

15 Mar 2026 11:23 am
CM Adityanath tells recruitment boards to avoid making undignified remarks on any community

The controversy comes days after Opposition parties accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of being anti-Brahmin following the alleged mistreatment of Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati during the Magh Mela in Prayagraj.

15 Mar 2026 11:15 am
Odisha BJP shifts its MLAs to Paradip ahead of Rajya Sabha polls

The BJP MLAs, including Ministers, boarded two luxury buses to the port town after a crucial meeting with senior party leaders at the BJP state party headquarters on Saturday (March 14, 2026).

15 Mar 2026 11:13 am
The Testament of Ann Lee movie review: Mona Fastvolds untamed musical circles around its own magnificence

The films highlight is the feverish performance of Amanda Seyfried, who embodies the trials and tribulations of Ann Lee with a corporeal transfiguration

15 Mar 2026 11:06 am
In frames | War lights a kitchen fire

West Asian conflict has snuffed out a clean cooking fuel in kitchens; facing a crisis, homes and eateries are looking at firewood and biomass to energise their cooking

15 Mar 2026 10:56 am
Watch: HPV vaccination roll out, climate change, metabolic diseases and more | Health Wrap

In this episode of Health Wrap, senior health journalists Ramya Kannan and Zubeda Hamid discuss the weeks important developments in public health. This episode looks at the rollout of Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination across States in India to prevent cervical cancer, which continues to claim thousands of lives each year.

15 Mar 2026 10:54 am
Trump says U.S. strikes demolished Irans Kharg Island, warns of more attacks

U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. strikes had totally demolished most of Kharg Island and warned that more could follow, telling NBC News, We may hit it a few more times just for fun.

15 Mar 2026 10:53 am
Of the young, for the young: The grainy charm of restored dreams in Pradip Krishens In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones

Watching the film in 2026 feels almost utopian as it carries the beat of a college campus where students are allowed to falter; the pressures of becoming are not so much the pleasures of being

15 Mar 2026 10:52 am
ECI to announce Assembly poll dates for 4 States, one U.T. today

The poll authority has convened a press conference at 4 p.m. to announce the schedule. The terms of these Legislative Assemblies are ending on different dates in May and June

15 Mar 2026 10:43 am
North Koreas Kim Jong Un, daughter watch test of nuclear-capable multiple rocket launchers

Kim Jong Un oversaw the test on Saturday (March 14), which involved twelve 600mm-calibre ultra-precision multiple rocket launchers and two artillery companies, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said

15 Mar 2026 10:30 am
Fire breaks out at Nature Bazaar in south Delhi, around 50 shops gutted

According to the DFS, a call regarding the blaze was received at 7.37 a.m., following which 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to control the flames. No injury to anyone has been reported so far.

15 Mar 2026 10:27 am
French Mayoral elections gauge far-right strength before Presidential ballot

Heading nearly 35,000 municipalities from major cities to villages with only a few dozen residents mayors are France's most trusted elected officials

15 Mar 2026 10:23 am
Switzerland rejects two flyover requests from U.S. for flights related to Iran war, permits three others

The three approved requests were applicable to two transportation and one maintenance aircraft

15 Mar 2026 9:53 am
American flag raised at U.S. Embassy in Venezuela for the 1st time since 2019

The United States flag has been raised over its embassy in Caracas for the first time since 2019

15 Mar 2026 9:39 am
Fact check: Are 40 out of 100 children malnourished in Gujarat?

Data indicates that the statement is true and that several of the worst affected districts are tribal ones, pointing to a higher burden of malnutrition among adivasi communities in the State

15 Mar 2026 8:30 am
Column: Exploring the history and evolution of escalators

Escalators are one of those places where adults might wish to indulge their inner child and move in the opposite direction, if only society didnt expect them to act their age. It should perhaps come as no surprise therefore that one of the first escalators ever built actually served as a ride in an amusement park! A.S.Ganesh takes you up and down with this story about escalators

15 Mar 2026 8:22 am
BJP indulging in horse-trading to win Rajya Sabha election; former CM Naveen Patnaik

All political parties are conducting mock-poll training for their MLAs to ensure that their votes are not rejected

15 Mar 2026 8:16 am
India well-placed to deal with any situation on crude oil, fuel amid West Asia supply shock: Piyush Goyal

Acknowledging that while the country is facing stress on the rupee, Mr. Goyal said there is no reason for anyone to panic as rupee is expected to bounce back in a more gradual fashion, possibly once the war is over

15 Mar 2026 7:33 am
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump threatens more strikes on Iran's Kharg Island, pushes allies on Strait of Hormuz

Formula One races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have been cancelled as the West Asia war engulfs the region

15 Mar 2026 6:55 am
Scoring a half century

Looking back at life on reaching the 50 mark

15 Mar 2026 6:20 am
Three asylum seekers choose to leave Australia, return to Iran: report

The Iranian team was in Australia for the Womens Asian Cup when the war between Iran, Israel and the Unites States began

15 Mar 2026 5:22 am
U.S. says can provide 'reliable' energy supply to Asia-Pacific

The conflict has virtually halted traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a key transit point for oil and gas the vast majority of which is destined for Asia

15 Mar 2026 5:12 am
Israel presses strikes as Lebanon says 26 paramedics killed since war began

Israel's military said it had struck approximately 110 Hezbollah command centres since the regional conflict broke out

15 Mar 2026 5:07 am
WHO chief Tedros says 12 dead in strike on primary healthcare center in Lebanon

Israel has launched an extensive bombing campaign against the powerful Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, which has killed more than 770 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more

15 Mar 2026 4:47 am
What idleness has to say

Comforting at first, costly in the long run

15 Mar 2026 4:47 am
Al and school students

Access is easier for students from private elite schools than those from government schools

15 Mar 2026 4:47 am
The hidden cost of a paperless life

Convenience is wonderful, but a little inconvenience is what makes life feel real

15 Mar 2026 4:47 am
A case for emotional fluency

The ability to speak honestly without rehearsal feels harder to cultivate

15 Mar 2026 4:44 am
Israel says killed two top Iran intelligence officers in Tehran

Israel said the two men, identified as Abdollah Jalali-Nasab and Amir Shariat, were senior officials in the intelligence directorate of the Khatam al-Anbiya, the Iranian Military's central operations command

15 Mar 2026 4:37 am
Close fight on the cards in Keralas bellwether constituency Ollur

Since 1982, Ollur has elected candidates from the front that eventually forms the government in the State. Urban-rural mix, strong religious influence, and shifting voter loyalties make the constituency politically complex

15 Mar 2026 3:26 am
Cong releases second list of 23 candidates for Assam polls

Congress general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal released the second list of candidates for the 126-member Assembly; the party also left 15 seats for its alliance partners

15 Mar 2026 3:07 am
Jeweller arrested in IDFC First Bank fraud case in Haryana; 12th arrest

The case pertains to private lender IDFC First Bank, which had disclosed a 590 crore fraud involving certain employees and others at its Chandigarh branch in a set of accounts held by the Haryana government

15 Mar 2026 3:07 am