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Over 50 Indians have crossed to Armenia and Azerbaijan: MEA

New Delhi, March 18 -- More than 50 Indian nationals have crossed from Iran to neighbouring Armenia and Azerbaijan, taking the total number of people who travelled through land border crossings in rec... Read More


2 more dead in Odisha ICU fire, toll rises to 12

Bhubaneswar, March 18 -- The death toll in the fire at the trauma ICU of SCB Medical College and Hospital rose to 12 on Tuesday after two more patients, including an 11-year-old, succumbed to injuries... Read More


'Cowardly act': India condemns Pak strike on hospital in Kabul

New Delhi, March 18 -- India on Tuesday strongly condemned what it said was Pakistan's "barbaric airstrikes" on a drug rehabilitation centre in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which killed about 400 peop... Read More


GOVT: bookings of LPG cylinders eased 27% from MARCH 13 peak

New Delhi, March 18 -- Panic bookings for domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders have eased by over 27% from a peak of 8.9 million on March 13 because of supply management, a government offi... Read More


Old mistakes, new defeats

India, March 18 -- The Opposition's shocking losses in the Rajya Sabha polls in Odisha and Bihar, and its narrow victory in Haryana - if losing nine votes and winning by just one, after suffering both... Read More


Equity must underpin energy transition policy

India, March 18 -- The 70 million citizens of India's national capital region (NCR) and its abutting districts frequently choke on air pollution. It's not just the visible, seasonal phenomenon caused ... Read More


When hospitals become fire hazards

India, March 18 -- The Odisha government lost little time in announcing a judicial probe into the fire at SCB Medical College and Hospital on Monday that killed 12 and left 14 with serious injuries, a... Read More


Purges in China's PLA and Xi's tightening grip

India, March 18 -- The annual legislative sessions of the Chinese People's Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People's Congress (NPC) - known as the "two sessions" concluded on March 12.... Read More


New bill marks a regressive turn in transgender rights

India, March 18 -- The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha, proposes to limit the definition of transgender person, undoing years of activism, ... Read More


court convicts Man in '23 kerala doc murder case

Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 -- Kerala court on Tuesday convicted a man charged in the sensational murder of Dr Vandana Das in a taluk hospital in May 2023. The accused was found guilty by the Kollam ... Read More