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Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Prakash Abitkar informed the Maharashtra Legislative Council that the government has initiated steps to improve transparency and efficiency in the health department

Cuba's aging grid has drastically eroded in recent years, leading to an increase in daily outages and islandwide blackouts

The presence or absence of a single individual does not affect this structure, the Foreign Minister said, adding that the assassination of Ali Khamenei had little impact on the system

Addressing the Upper House on the occasion of the biennial farewell, PM Modi said such moments naturally dissolve partisan divides

According to the prosecution, the conflict erupted over the sudden transfer of a lady teacher who was reportedly battling cancer.

In its first edition, the Madras Art Salon spotlights the works of journalist and artist Narayan Lakshman at The Botanical Club, a social space in the British Deputy High Commission, Chennai

According to police, the girl was heading home from the school in the afternoon when she was attacked. She is currently taking treatment at the hospital in Loni

Rashtriya Janata Dal to field M.K. Bhaskaran from Vadakara in Kozhikode, P.K. Praveen from Koothuparamba in Kannur, and P.K. Anil Kumar from Kalpetta in Wayanad as LDF candidates

As many as 4,44,172 boys and 4,21,816 girls from 15,941 high schools for the examination across the state.

The new war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu is triggering a wide range of realignment of personal loyalties and political positions across both parties, but a role reversal within the Republican Party is remarkable.

At Jehan Numa Palace in Bhopal, I try Afghan-influenced royal cuisine; learn more about the Bohra communal thaal traditions in Kolkata and Memon biryani in Mumbai. Here is a detailed look at how Eid food varies across regions and communities in India

Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film is set to released in theatres on March 19 with paid previews starting on March 18

Bod/Glimts fairytale run came to an end as Sporting Lisbon thrashed the Norwegian side in the second leg

At 10.49 a.m., IMD issued an alert forecasting light to moderate thundershowers for the next few hours in the northern parts of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).

A massive firefighting and rescue operation was launched with 30 fire tenders after the Delhi Fire Service received a call regarding the blaze around 7 a.m. from a house located in a building near Palam Metro Station

Iraq's Oil Minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani said oil flows from Ceyhan were expected to start at 07.00 GMT on March 18, according to state media

The Ministry, in its latest release, urges strict adherence to passenger rights framework, particularly in cases of delays, cancellations and denied boarding

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in London for high-level talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and NATO chief Mark Rutte as Europe pushes to keep focus on Russias war in Ukraine.

The Trump administration is looking for President Miguel Daz-Canel to leave as the U.S. continues negotiating with the Cuban government, according to a U.S. official

In a late-night post on X, Marco Rubio said that the article by The New York Times was fake and was among media reports that relied on charlatans and liars claiming to be in the know as sources.

Perus interim President appoints General Luis Enrique Arroyo as new PM, former Defence Minister under Ms. Miralles, along with new Ministers for Defence, Interior, and Economy

In a similar incident, election officials seized 2.5 lakh from textile traders near Ambur town in Tirupattur when they stopped their vehicle on Chennai - Bengaluru Highway (NH 48)

The issue centres on whether Amazon Web Services can offer OpenAIs new commercial product, called Frontier, without violating the deal

Attorney General Pam Bondi has been subpoenaed to answer questions from Congress about the Justice Departments sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and the agencys handling of millions of files related to the disgraced financier

Mr. Veerapandian said the DMK front was an alliance shaped by principles

Carriers cancelled more than 1,100 U.S. flights on Tuesday (March 17) and delayed about 7,300 others, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw hit out at opposition MPs in the Lok Sabha for creating a false narrative that Railways was no more for the poor

The PM POSHAN scheme which serves about 11 crore children across 10.35 lakh schools, mostly from socially disadvantaged and low-income backgrounds, is now reverting to alternative fuels

OpenAI, which had previously focused on unclassified government use, has now secured a Pentagon contract

Maharashtras Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026 has sparked a major political and legal debate. The proposed law aims to prevent forced religious conversions through strict rules, including a 60-day prior notice and severe penalties. While the government says it protects vulnerable individuals, critics argue it could violate fundamental rights, enable misuse, and impact personal freedom and interfaith relationships. The bill has been passed in both houses.

Department of Homeland Securitys post on X had promotional posters for free flights to India, Colombia and China

The accident took place around 2.30 a.m. when the electric scooter they were travelling on crashed into an electric post and fell into a drainage

The Israeli military subsequently issued an evacuation warning for a building in central Beiruts Bashoura neighbourhood

A child was reported missing following the incident and was being searched, the ACP said

Consumer Copilot experiences, which span chat, news, search, shopping and operating system integrations, have seen daily app users nearly triple year over year, CEO Satya Nadella said

Both devices feature a metal frame, and racetrack-inspired camera modules paired with dynamic RGB lighting

Senegal walkoff during final means they forfeit match, says CAF Appeal Board; Senegal to appeal decision to Court of Arbitration for Sports

Few people realise that the ocean floor beneath the Persian Gulf and Red Sea is crisscrossed with thousands of kilometres of fibre-optic cable

The new name came into force on January 14, 1969, the day of Thai Pongal.

The nexus of agents with doctors and hospitals in the illegal sale of kidneys was exposed, the then Deputy Superintendent of Police V. Parthasarathy, who led the Organised Crime Unit of the CB-CID in investigating the case, wrote in a police journal published in 2010

Despite his relative moderation, Ali Larijani played an allegedly central role in the bloody crushing of mass protests in January

The Zilla Parishad elections were held on February 7 and appointment of the president concluded on March 16

The bonds are issued for 10 years, with a call option after 5 years and each anniversary date thereafter

2 dead near Tel Aviv; U.S. military says hit Iran missile sites near Strait of Hormuz with 'bunker buster' bombs

Pradyut Bordoloi, the Congress MP from Assam's Nagaon Lok Sabha seat, quit the party following differences with State party president Gaurav Gogoi over candidate selection for the Laharighat Assembly constituency

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A Veterans Affairs employee was taken by helicopter to a hospital after the gunfire Tuesday (March 17, 2026) afternoon