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Launching the services 24 Speed Post, 24 Speed Post Parcel, and 48 Speed Post Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said India Post's revenue growth is encouraging
We will contest 291 of the 294 seats. The remaining three seats will be contested by our ally, Anit Thapa-led BGPM, in the Darjeeling hills, Ms. Banerjee said, while announcing the names of candidates
This assumes significance in view of pensioners' demand to raise the pension to 7,500 per month, as 1,000 is not sufficient to make both ends meet
Outlining the roadmap, TGSRTC V-C and MD V. Nagi Reddy said that between 2025 and 2030, about 35% of the TGSRTC fleet is expected to transition to electric
The quake hit at a depth of 11.6 kilometers (7.2 miles) about 49 kilometers south-southwest of Cuba's easternmost municipality of Maisi at 12:28 a.m., says USGS
Israel targeted Irans powerful national security chief Ali Larijani in an overnight strike, Israeli media reported
Chinas Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said the war had caused grave humanitarian catastrophes in Iran and other West Asia nations
The prices of higher-speed products will remain unregulated, so providers had an incentive to invest in networks that can deliver faster speeds, Ofcom said
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
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 freeze implicated up to $3 trillion in federal funding
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
The U.S. Vice-President said Mr. Trump has long said Iran should not obtain a nuclear weapon and that he agreed with him
Drones, rockets attack U.S. Embassy in Baghdad; air traffic normal after UAE temporarily closes its airspace as precaution
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
Trump had been due to visit Beijing from March 31 to April 2 to reset ties and extend a U.S.-China trade truce, but the trip has been upended by the Iran conflict
Authorities contained and brought the fire caused by the attack under control
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
Security sources also earlier said two Katyusha rockets were fired at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
In a statement, the U.S. militarys Central Command said the vast majority suffered minor injuries and 180 troops had already returned to duty
The most urgent and fundamental human rights issue concerning Iran is the imminent threat to the lives of 90 million people whose lives are in immediate and grave danger under the shadow of reckless military aggression, said Ali Bahreini, Iran's ambassador to the UN in Geneva.
Lebanon said on Monday (March 16) that Israeli attacks have killed 886 people, including 111 children, in the country since the latest war erupted. More than 830,000 people have registered as displaced.
Comments come as Jaishankar hails talks with Iran yielding results for Indian ships in Hormuz
European countries have resisted U.S. President Donald Trumps demand for help in clearing the Strait of Hormuz, showing reluctance to get dragged into the escalating U.S.-Israeli war on Iran
The External Affairs Minister was invited to interact with Foreign Ministers from the 27-member bloc, during the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting, says a statement from Ministry of External Affairs
Families in central Nigeria are digging deep mining shafts in their own backyards in search of minerals such as tin and columbite. This video looks at why backyard mining is spreading in Jos, the dangers involved, and how poverty is pushing families to dig for survival beneath their own homes.
U.S. President Donald Trump had called on NATO allies and other countries to assist in forcibly opening the Strait of Hormuz, telling the Financial Times on March 15, that it would be very bad for the future of NATO if allies did not help the U.S. in opening the passage.
Telegram rejects the charge and has accused Russia of trying to throttle its services
Executives at Western drugmakers said they were seeking alternative routes into the Gulf
Since Israel and the United States first launched strikes on Iran, both Donald Trump and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth have regularly swatted down critical stories as fake news
Even if X's demonetisation policy were strictly enforced, a vast number of X users peddling AI content are not part of the revenue sharing programme, researchers say
The prohibition against declaring no quarter is one of the oldest and most settled rules of war, codified in several major treaties, according to an expert
Flights temporarily suspended at Dubai's international airport for safety reasons after drone incident sparks fire
In the video, taken at a cafe in Jerusalems outskirts and posted on Mr. Netanyahus Telegram account, his aide asks him about the rumours
The comments come as tensions between Washington and Havana remain elevated
As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran enters its third week, the first U.S. Pope warned that violence would not bring the justice, stability and peace that the peoples of the region long for
A State Department spokesperson said in a statement that debris struck a residential area following the intercept of a missile
Israel says it has responded to violations of the ceasefire or targeted wanted militants. But about half of those killed have been women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Beirut is forming a delegation for talks but no date has been set
Gulf Arab states have faced more than 2,000 missile and drone attacks since the outbreak of the war on February 28
Spokesperson of Kurdistan National Congress says the U.S. made the proposal about Kurdish fighters without broader consultation with the Kurds

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