Daily Archives: March 18, 2026
Mamata Banerjee bets on Bhabanipur as TMC announces 291 candidates
KOLKATA: Eyeing a historic fourth consecutive term, the TMC has set the stage for a high-stakes electoral contest by announcing candidates for...
14-yr-old girl stages own kidnapping, demands Rs 3 lakh ransom from parents in Sikkim
GANGTOK: A 14-year-old girl from Sikkim has been rescued from Siliguri in neighbouring West Bengal after she allegedly staged her own kidnapping...
Armed Forces Tribunal puts Col Shrikant Purohit’s retirement on hold
NEW DELHI: The scheduled retirement of Col Shrikant Purohit has been kept in abeyance by the Principal Bench of the Armed Forces...
8 killed in house fire after explosion at EV charging point in Indore
INDORE: Eight members of a family were killed when a fire broke out in a three-storey house after an explosion at an...
Big relief for Indian flyers, govt mandates 60% free seats on domestic flights
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday said airlines have been asked not to levy additional charges for 60 per cent of seats...
Saudi Arabia to host Arab and Islamic ministers for regional stability talks
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry has announced that it will host "the foreign ministers of a group of Arab and Islamic countries"...
Pakistan Day to be celebrated with simple flag hoisting amid oil crisis, says PM...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday evening announced that the country would scale down the celebration of Pakistan Day in...
Iranian strike hits Al Minhad Air Base in UAE; PM Albanese confirms damage to...
CANBERRA: The Australian Government's Department of Defence has confirmed that an Iranian strike impacted an area at the Al Minhad Air Base...
Nirav Modi seeks to reopen UK extradition case alleging ‘real risk of torture’ in...
LONDON: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi's application hearing seeking permission to reopen his extradition appeal concluded in the High Court in London,...
Japan PM ‘in a tight spot’, set to face Trump’s Hormuz mission demand at...
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visits the White House on Thursday for meetings that offer US President Donald Trump a chance...