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Election Commission announces schedule for Assembly Elections in five States

New Delhi, March 16 -- The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, along with by-e... Read More


South Africa beats Fiji to win rugby sevens world series. New Zealand wins women's title

New Delhi, March 16 -- South Africa won the 2026 men's World Rugby sevens series, holding out against a late rally from Fiji on Sunday to win the final at the last tournament of the regular season. F... Read More


South Delhi BJP MP Bidhuri Thanks CM Rekha Gupta for sanctioning infrastructure projects

New Delhi, March 16 -- South Delhi MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri expressed gratitude to Rekha Gupta for approving major funds for sewerage improvement and infrastructure development in his parliamentary con... Read More


Nominations for Padma Awards-2027 begins

New Delhi, March 16 -- Nominations/recommendations for the Padma Awards-2027 to be announced on the occasion of Republic Day, 2027 have started on 15th March, 2026. The last date for nominations for P... Read More


Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka claim their first titles at Indian Wells

New Delhi, March 16 -- Jannik Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev in the Indian Wells final 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) on Sunday, winning seven straight points to rally from a 4-0 deficit in the second-set tiebreak and... Read More


External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos in Brussels

New Delhi, March 16 -- External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos in Brussels and discussed strengthening bilateral ties as well as regional deve... Read More


Fifth member of Iranian women's soccer team gives up asylum in Australia

New Delhi, March 16 -- A fifth member of the Iranian women's soccer team who accepted a refugee visa to stay in Australia has left the country, the Australian government said on Monday. The player's ... Read More


Kazakhstanis vote in referendum on new constitution that would cement president's grip on power

New Delhi, March 16 -- Voters in Kazakhstan headed to the polls Sunday for a referendum on a new constitution that would strengthen President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's grip on power in Central Asia's la... Read More


A blow to Caribbean democracy as Stabroek News and Newsday papers fold after social media shift

New Delhi, March 16 -- Growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, Carlon Augustus remembers reading the newspapers his grandparents bought daily. Now 32, he says he turns to social media for the latest news. ... Read More


A canceled meeting between leaders dashes hopes of families of Colombian prisoners in Venezuela

New Delhi, March 15 -- Javier Giraldo arrived Friday at an international bridge linking Colombia and Venezuela hoping to display a sign requesting his father's release from a Venezuelan prison durin... Read More