Bengaluru, March 23 Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said on Monday that the government is taking additional measures to mitigate human-elephant conflict in the Bengaluru South district, including strengthening barriers and deploying task forces.Responding during Question Hour in the...
New Delhi, March 23 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Monday that the government possesses a strategic petroleum reserve and is in the process of building more reserves. He also noted that over the past decade, the sources of energy imports have been hugely diversified."We have a...
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New Delhi, March 22 The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) reviewed the situation arising from the conflict in West Asia on Sunday, and a detailed assessment was made on the availability of essential needs for the common people, including food, energy, and fuel security, according to an...
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Raipur/Mahasamund, March 22 – A woman devotee was killed in a tragic accident at the Khallari Mata Temple in Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh, and 16 other devotees were injured after a cable car trolley suddenly broke and crashed to the ground.The incident occurred due to a cable failure as devotees...
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Imphal, March 21 Congress Legislature Party leader Keisham Meghachandra Singh on Saturday criticized the BJP-led government in Manipur over the law and order situation, calling it the "weakest government" to rule the state."We have no hope from the government. It is very unfortunate that there...
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March 21, New Delhi – The Ministry of External Affairs' Fact Check Unit has refuted claims circulating on social media that the U.S. has sought permission from India to use a military asset to bomb Iran.The Ministry of External Affairs has described these claims as false and baseless, and has...
Daejeon, March 21 – Ten people have been killed and four others remain missing following a major fire at a car parts plant in Daejeon, South Korea, authorities said on Saturday. Another 59 people were seriously or slightly injured.Firefighters have been searching for the four missing people...
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Athens, March 20 – The worsening situation in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, reflects broader challenges in the country’s periphery, where unresolved disputes, weak institutions, and politicized security responses intersect.The prolonged closure of the Thal–Parachinar...
Bhopal, March 20 – Veteran Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh expressed concern on Friday over the increasing cases of skin ailments among children, allegedly due to contaminated water in the Betul district, and called for immediate intervention from the...
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Jaipur, March 19 – The central government submitted a detailed and fact-based response on Thursday to the issue raised by Rajya Sabha MP Madan Rathore during Zero Hour on December 12, 2025, regarding the need for regulatory provisions to curb the spread of obscene and harmful “reels” on social...
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Bhubaneswar, March 19 Odisha Minister Suresh Pujari informed the Assembly on Thursday that 416 people have lost their lives in fire accidents across the state over the last three financial years.Property worth Rs 27.84 crore and 2,537 houses were damaged in the fire incidents during 2022-23...
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Wellington, March 19 – New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon warned on Thursday of a prolonged Middle East conflict that could disrupt global oil supplies, as the government considers raising its fuel escalation level next week.New Zealand drivers have been queuing at petrol stations...
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New Delhi, March 18 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) strongly criticized the BJP-led Delhi government over the Wednesday fire in Palam that killed nine people, with former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal expressing his concern at the "increasing number" of such incidents.Kejriwal described the...
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New Delhi, March 18 A Congress MP from Punjab demanded a special package of ₹50,000 crore for the state's farmers, whom he described as being in "dire straits."During the debate on demands for grants under the Ministry of Agriculture, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, who is also the president of...
Mumbai, March 18 – Maharashtra Assembly Speaker, Rahul Narwekar, on Wednesday directed the state government to immediately address the shortage of medical equipment in Sangamner, from the Ahilyanagar district, and submit a formal statement to the House.The issue was raised in the Assembly...
Canberra, March 18 – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Wednesday new measures to protect the country's people from the "worst" of the global economic uncertainty caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.In a speech to an automotive industry event on Wednesday...
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New Delhi, March 17 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that the LPG crisis in the country is deepening, but the Modi government is busy spinning tales, taunting those who ask questions, and offering one excuse after another.In a Facebook post in Hindi along with a video montage...
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Mumbai, March 17 Amid the escalating conflict between the US-Israel alliance and Iran, Maharashtra Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Chhagan Bhujbal, told the state Assembly on Tuesday that the government has taken a series of measures to ensure a smooth supply of LPG, adding that if the...
New Delhi, March 17 In his first public remarks after being released from jail, activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday termed the revocation of his detention under the NSA as a "win-win" development and said the Centre has extended its hand to build trust for a meaningful dialogue with the people of...
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Bhubaneswar, March 17 Odisha Minister of Forests, Environment and Climate Change, Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia, on Tuesday informed the assembly that 344 wild elephants have died in the state due to various reasons, including poaching and accidents, from April 2022 to March 10, 2026.In a written...
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