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Irfan optimistic about Shreyas Iyer replicating last season's form with Punjab Kings

Mumbai, March 17 -- Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan expressed optimism in Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shreyas Iyer replicating his last season's form and leadership, adding that while there is ... Read More


PM Modi extends Eid greetings to UAE President

New Delhi, March 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday conveyed Eid greetings to his 'brother' Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE. In the call, PM Modi reiterated India's stron... Read More


Government to expand insurance coverage to 25,000 gram panchayats: Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi, March 17 -- The central government is set to extend insurance coverage to 25,000 gram panchayats as part of a targeted push to deepen insurance market penetration in rural areas. Finance Mi... Read More


Pakistan's airstrike on Kabul hospital a "war crime", says former Indian envoy Amar Sinha

New Delhi, March 17 -- Former Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan, Amar Sinha on Tuesday termed Pakistan's recent airstrikes in Afghanistan a "major escalation," calling the reported bombing of a hospita... Read More


Sean Penn meets Zelenskyy in Ukraine after skipping Oscars, calls him "true fiend"

Los Angeles, March 17 -- Actor Sean Penn, on Sunday, made headlines after he skipped the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles even though he had won an award earlier that night. The Hollywood star won the ... Read More


Raj Kundra backs Harbhajan Singh's concerns over explicit content online, says internet is "flooded with free, unregulated" material

Mumbai, March 17 -- Businessman Raj Kundra has spoken about the issue of 'explicit content' and called for stricter rules to control such material online. This comes just days after former cricketer ... Read More


Raghav Chadha seeks end to minimum balance penalties in banking system

New Delhi, March 17 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha has urged the government to end minimum balance penalties being charged by some banks, stating that they have collected a staggering R... Read More


"Any obscenity that hurts culture, values should not be promoted": Ravi Kishan on Nora's KD song row

New Delhi, March 17 -- Actor and Lok Sabha MP Ravi Kishan condemned the alleged obscenity in the lyrics of the recently released song 'Sarke Chunar', saying that such songs should not be "promoted" in... Read More


Jal Ganga Samvardhan Campaign to begin from March 19; local bodies must play active role, says CM Mohan Yadav

Bhopal, March 17 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that the state-level Jal Ganga Samvardhan Campaign will commence across the state from March 19, emphasising the need for active part... Read More


"To create additional security against Hezbollah's threat": Israel deploys additional troops in Lebanon

Tel Aviv, March 17 -- The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that it has deployed additional troops in Lebanon in what it has called efforts to establish a "forward defence posture" to remov... Read More