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Postal department launches premium services with 24-hour, 48-hour delivery guarantee

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

17 Mar 2026 4:37 pm
TMC to contest 291 of 294 seats in Bengal polls, confident of winning over 226, says Mamata Banerjee

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

17 Mar 2026 4:28 pm
Parliamentary panel suggests a raise to EPF pension, says 1,000 inadequate to meet basic needs

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

17 Mar 2026 4:20 pm
Electric RTC buses will reduce daily CO2 emissions of 1,200 tons: TGSRTC MD Nagi Reddy

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

17 Mar 2026 4:18 pm
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits off Cuba

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

17 Mar 2026 3:21 pm
Irans security chief Larijani is killed, says Israel Defence Minister

Israel targeted Irans powerful national security chief Ali Larijani in an overnight strike, Israeli media reported

17 Mar 2026 3:14 pm
Will provide humanitarian assistance to Iran, West Asia nations: China

Chinas Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said the war had caused grave humanitarian catastrophes in Iran and other West Asia nations

17 Mar 2026 2:27 pm
U.K. broadband rules: Ofcom extends BT Openreach regulation by five years; widens price caps to 80 Mbps tier

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

17 Mar 2026 1:37 pm
In video message, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sends Nowruz wishes to Iranians

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

17 Mar 2026 12:48 pm
India condemns Pakistan airstrikes on Kabul hospital

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

17 Mar 2026 12:39 pm
Trump administration cannot implement 'sweeping' funding freeze, U.S. court rules

The freeze implicated up to $3 trillion in federal funding

17 Mar 2026 12:11 pm
Trump was warned of likely Iranian retaliation on Gulf allies: report

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

17 Mar 2026 8:47 am
UAE briefly closes airspace as West Asia conflict escalates

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

17 Mar 2026 7:57 am
Vance says he trusts Trump on war with Iran, plays down differences

The U.S. Vice-President said Mr. Trump has long said Iran should not obtain a nuclear weapon and that he agreed with him

17 Mar 2026 7:17 am
Iran-Israel war LIVE updates: Fire breaks out in UAE's Fujairah oil industry zone after drone attack

Drones, rockets attack U.S. Embassy in Baghdad; air traffic normal after UAE temporarily closes its airspace as precaution

17 Mar 2026 6:55 am
RFK Jrs vaccine agenda stymied by Boston judge who has handed Trump setbacks

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

17 Mar 2026 5:47 am
Trump says he can do anything he wants with Cuba

The threatening statements come even as Cuba and the United States have opened talks aimed at improving their largely adverse relations

17 Mar 2026 5:46 am
Iran and U.S. have been in direct contact in recent days: report

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

17 Mar 2026 5:15 am
Trump asks China to delay Xi summit as Iran war rages

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

17 Mar 2026 5:03 am
Operations at UAEs Shah gas field suspended after drone attack, media office says

Authorities contained and brought the fire caused by the attack under control

17 Mar 2026 4:53 am
Bombs explode in northeastern Nigeria, leaving scores killed and injured, authorities say

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

17 Mar 2026 4:53 am
Drone attack hits hotel in Baghdad, no injuries reported

Security sources also earlier said two Katyusha rockets were fired at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

17 Mar 2026 4:23 am
Number of U.S. troops wounded in war against Iran rises to about 200

In a statement, the U.S. militarys Central Command said the vast majority suffered minor injuries and 180 troops had already returned to duty

17 Mar 2026 3:16 am
Iran, at UN, insists will not submit to lawless aggression

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.

16 Mar 2026 11:43 pm
Israel army says ground assault against Hezbollah underway in Lebanon

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.

16 Mar 2026 11:03 pm
Israels doesnt seek perpetual war with Iran, says envoy, suggests diplomatic options remain

Comments come as Jaishankar hails talks with Iran yielding results for Indian ships in Hormuz

16 Mar 2026 11:00 pm
Watch: Allies reluctant as Trump urges ships to secure Strait of 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

16 Mar 2026 9:43 pm
In Brussels, Jaishankar discusses Iran with EU counterparts

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

16 Mar 2026 9:25 pm
Watch: Inside Nigerias backyard mining boom driven by poverty

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.

16 Mar 2026 6:42 pm
EU, UN discussing Black Sea type initiative for Strait of Hormuz: Kaja Kallas

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.

16 Mar 2026 5:13 pm
Russia fines Telegram app $4,32,366 for failing to remove banned content

Telegram rejects the charge and has accused Russia of trying to throttle its services

16 Mar 2026 4:43 pm
West Asia conflict disrupts pharma air routes; risks cancer drugs supply

Executives at Western drugmakers said they were seeking alternative routes into the Gulf

16 Mar 2026 1:52 pm
U.S. regulator threatens broadcasters over Iran war coverage

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

16 Mar 2026 12:12 pm
AI fakes about Iran-U.S. war swirl on X despite policy crackdown

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

16 Mar 2026 9:29 am
Explained: What does No Quarter mean?

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

16 Mar 2026 9:08 am
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump says 'we're talking' to Iran but it's not 'ready' for deal to end war

Flights temporarily suspended at Dubai's international airport for safety reasons after drone incident sparks fire

16 Mar 2026 7:53 am
Netanyahu posts video in response to Iran rumours that he is dead

In the video, taken at a cafe in Jerusalems outskirts and posted on Mr. Netanyahus Telegram account, his aide asks him about the rumours

16 Mar 2026 7:22 am
Trump says talks with Cuba ongoing, action possible after Iran

The comments come as tensions between Washington and Havana remain elevated

16 Mar 2026 6:56 am
Pope Leo decries 'atrocious violence' in Iran war, urges ceasefire

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

16 Mar 2026 6:51 am
Iranian missile fragment hits U.S. consul residence building in Israel

A State Department spokesperson said in a statement that debris struck a residential area following the intercept of a missile

16 Mar 2026 5:06 am
Israeli strikes killed 12 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant woman

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.

16 Mar 2026 4:26 am
Israel and Lebanon expected to hold talks soon, Israeli officials say

Beirut is forming a delegation for talks but no date has been set

16 Mar 2026 2:46 am
Iran wants 'seriousreview' of Arab Gulf ties, denies role in Saudi oil attacks

Gulf Arab states have faced more than 2,000 missile and drone attacks since the outbreak of the war on February 28

16 Mar 2026 1:56 am
U.S. attitude to the Kurdish question reflects colonial mindset, says Nilufer Koc

Spokesperson of Kurdistan National Congress says the U.S. made the proposal about Kurdish fighters without broader consultation with the Kurds

16 Mar 2026 12:48 am