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Haarish Ali, a resident of Saharanpur district, was arrested in Moradabad on March 15 during an ongoing probe into activities of ISIS-linked
On February 3, seven Congress MPs and one CPI(M) MP were suspended for unruly behaviour following a resolution passed by the Lok Sabha during the first part of the Budget session
To the brave people of Iran, I wish you, as I do every year a happy holiday season, beginning with the festival of lights, said Benjamin Netanyahu
The State government has constituted a judicial panel to probe the incident, and also formed a fact-finding team headed by Development Commissioner D.K. Singh
Sean Penn skipped the Oscars despite winning Best Supporting Actor for his role in Paul Thomas Andersons One Batte After Another to visit Ukraine, where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked him as a true friend for his continued support during the war
in December 2020, Mr. Rajinikanth announced his political entry. However, later that month, in a three-page statement, he cited the COVID-19 pandemic and his health condition to make an exit without entering politics.
India has urged the international community to hold the perpetrators of the act accountable and ensure that the wanton targeting by Pakistan of civilians in Afghanistan ceases without delay
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) dominated the March 16, 2026 Rajya Sabha polls, winning key seats across Bihar, Odisha and Haryana.
Ashdeen Lilaowalas Spring 2026 collection features saris inspired by the designers extensive Parsi gara archive, a The curation for this collection began even before Asdeen Z Lilaowala launched his label in 2012
Dilip Ghosh said the BJP aims to gain more votes than in the last Assembly elections
The Clamorous reed warbler is as loud as they come, but in the urban environment, it is outshouted. Weed clearing in urban habitats brings down its home, the bulrushes. Bulrushes in wetlands are not encroachments, but legal homes to birds in the crake and rail family and warblers, so government line agencies ought to tread on them thoughtfully
The court restrained several users from publishing, circulating or disseminating such content on social media platforms in any manner
As demand for AI continues to skyrocket, we want to help our customers deploy these technologies in all the ways that help them create impact, Fidji Simo, CEO of Applications at OpenAI, said
Live translation, first introduced on the AirPods Pro 3 in September, enables users to translate in-person conversations across languages using Apple Intelligence
Mr. Stalin shared a news report published in The Hindu on the clearance received for excavations
Fidji Simo, chief of applications at OpenAI, previewed the changes to employees in an all-hands meeting, per WSJ
The songwriting team behind KPop Demon Hunters has spoken out after being cut off mid-speech at the Oscars, as a Walt Disney Television executive acknowledged the controversy and said the ceremony may rethink how acceptance speeches are handled going forward
The people of at least one State will heave a sigh of relief now that the schedule for five Assembly elections all in April has been announced.
Police said passers-by noticed the charred car amidst bushes on a mud road branching out from the Thisaiyanvilai Aaththankarai Pallivaasal Road at Pettaikulam on March 17, 2026
In a separate operation, security forces recovered a cache of explosives and small arms from the Boljang Hill Range of the district
AAP leader Raghav Chadha in the Rajya Sabha proposed optional joint filing of Income Tax returns for married couples so that households with uneven incomes are not penalised.
Rajya Sabha to continue discussion on Appropriation Bill 2026 today
Model Code of Conduct in force across four poll-bound States, one UT; almost 50% voters in Assam are women
The all-rounder wrote that targeting civilian homes, educational facilities or medical infrastructure, whether intentional or accidental, amounts to a war crime
Our models empower innovation, and are trained on publicly available data and grounded in fair use, an OpenAI spokesperson said
I've never used AI on any of my films yet. We have a writer's room. All the seats are occupied, Spielberg said. I am not for AI if it replaces a creative individual
On the domestic equity market front, the Sensex declined 91.62 points, or 0.12%, to 75,411.23 in early trade, while the Nifty fell 34.25 points, or 0.15%, to 23,374.55
Red ochre burials, ritual markings and myths across cultures show that red repeatedly marks liminal thresholds such as puberty, sacrifice and death; anthropologists argue that the colour functions as a technology of collective ritual and value, binding communities through shared symbolic acts
Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of carrying out an airstrike on a hospital in Kabul, with officials claiming the death toll has risen to 400 and over 250 people injured.
Dell, whose shares have risen over 24% so far this year, said last month that it expects revenue from its key AI-optimised servers business to double in fiscal year 2027
Irans participation at this summers finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico has been thrown into doubt since the West Asia war began
KVN Productions is in hot water over the special number from their upcoming Kannada film, KD: The Devil, featuring Nora Fatehi and Sanjay Dutt. Fans are unleashing their frustrations on social media, slamming the lyrics as vulgar and suggestive
For the rest of Maharashtra, the IMD has predicted moderate summer conditions for the next four to five days
If Meta settles on the 20% figure, the cuts will be the biggest since a late 2022 and early 2023 restructuring
According to the police, the mini-bus belonging to Lee Pharma overturned on the road near the Tata Motors stretch towards Bachupally
The U.S. President twice on Monday (March 16, 2026) said that Irans retaliatory strikes against Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait were a surprise
The Israeli military early Tuesday (March 17, 2026) reported a salvo of Iranian missiles as sirens sounded south of the Sea of Galilee. No injuries were reported
Dubai airport has imposed restrictions on operations by foreign carriers
Drones, rockets attack U.S. Embassy in Baghdad; air traffic normal after UAE temporarily closes its airspace as precaution
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The Judge rejected a move by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reduce the number of shots routinely recommended for children
The threatening statements come even as Cuba and the United States have opened talks aimed at improving their largely adverse relations
Axios cited its sources as saying Mr. Araghchi had sent text messages to Mr. Witkoff. It reported the U.S. official said Washington was not talking to Tehran
Authorities contained and brought the fire caused by the attack under control
The alleged attack came hours after Afghan officials said the two sides exchanged fire along their common border, killing four people in Afghanistan, as the deadliest fighting between the neighbors in years entered a third week
Explosions were heard in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, where Nigeria's homegrown Boko Haram extremists have waged an insurgency for more than a decade

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