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RJD Rank And File Turns Against Congress After Rajya Sabha Poll Defeat
- Mar 17, 2026 00:27 am IST
- Reported by: Manoranjan Bharti
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Rajya Sabha election for one seat in Bihar led to a victory for the NDA after three Congress MLAs and their colleague from the Rashtriya Janata Dal skipped the voting.
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"Risk Diluting Legacy": Mamata Banerjee To Poll Chief Over Officers' Removal
- Mar 17, 2026 00:02 am IST
- Reported by: Sreyashi Dey
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has now written to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, putting on record her protest against the state's removal of top bureaucrats ahead of the assembly election.
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Video: Cars Abandoned, Tourists Stranded Near Atal Tunnel Amid Snowfall
- Mar 17, 2026 00:01 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
More than 1,000 vehicles have been stranded near the Atal Tunnel outside Manali since Sunday night, after heavy snowfall and ice formation on roads brought traffic to a complete halt for the second consecutive day.
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DMK Expands Alliance Net As It Eyes Rare Second Term Amid Vijay Factor
- Mar 16, 2026 23:29 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
As the battle for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections intensifies, the ruling M K Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is banking heavily on an expansive alliance strategy.
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Centre Trashes Reports Linking Release Of Tankers To Hormuz Access: Report
- Mar 16, 2026 23:02 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The government on Monday trashed reports that said Tehran is seeking release of three oil tankers seized by India in return for ensuring safe passage to Indian-'flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Haryana Rajya Sabha Polls: Voting Secrecy Row Delays Counting
- Mar 16, 2026 22:51 pm IST
- Reported by: Gurpreet Singh Chhina
A controversy over the secrecy of votes has delayed the counting process in the Haryana Rajya Sabha Election, with complaints filed by both the Congress and the BJ against each other's MLAs.
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Trinamool Congress To Contest Assam Polls Independently
- Mar 16, 2026 21:51 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
With the announcement of elections in Assam and several other states, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has said it will largely contest the upcoming polls in Assam independently.
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Joint Tax Filing To Exemption: Raghav Chadha Proposes "Practical Reforms"
- Mar 16, 2026 21:39 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Monday raised what he described as three "everyday anxieties" faced by ordinary Indians and urged the government to introduce constructive reforms.
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Iran Asks India To Release Seized Ships In Talks Over Hormuz Passage: Report
- Mar 16, 2026 21:25 pm IST
- Reuters
Iran has asked India to release three tankers seized in February as part of talks seeking the safe passage of Indian-flagged or India-bound vessels out of the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
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Madhya Pradesh High Court To Inspect Bhojshala Site Before Next Hearing
- Mar 16, 2026 21:24 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
The long-pending dispute over the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex in Dhar came up for hearing on Monday before the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
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24-Year-Old Man Killed After Defender Rams Dumper Truck In Faridabad
- Mar 16, 2026 20:50 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A 24-year-old man was killed after his SUV rammed into a stationary dumper on the Surajkund-Pali Road in Haryana's Faridabad on Sunday afternoon, police said.
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India Flags "Selective Targeting" After US Body Urges Sanctions On R&AW, RSS
- Mar 16, 2026 20:50 pm IST
- Reported by: Aditya Raj Kaul
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
The Centre on Monday responded strongly after a United States federal government commission recommended that India be designated a "Country of Particular Concern" for religious freedom violations.
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Man Jumps From 23rd Floor With 2-Year-Old Daughter In Arms At Noida High-Rise
- Mar 16, 2026 20:09 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A private school operator allegedly jumped from the 23rd floor of a residential building with his two-year-old daughter in his arms here on Monday, killing both, police said.
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Not Just Bengal, Election Commission Transferred Officers In Tamil Nadu And Assam
- Mar 16, 2026 19:18 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashwine Kumar Singh
The Election Commission of India has stepped up administrative changes in election-bound states, by removing several district police chiefs in both Assam and Tamil Nadu as part of its efforts to ensure free and fair polls.
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What Is PNG? How To Get Its Connection As US-Iran War Affects LPG Supply, Causes Shortage
- Mar 16, 2026 19:07 pm IST
- Edited by: Srishti Singh Sisodia
LPG shortage in India: The government has prioritised PNG supplies for households and is working to expand its infrastructure.
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Punjab's AAP Government Fulfilled All Guarantees In 4 Years: Bhagwant Mann
- Mar 16, 2026 18:43 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Marking the completion of four years of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said the government has fulfilled all guarantees made to the people through what he described as a "politics of work".
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Assam To Hold 1st-Ever Single-Phase Poll On April 9: All You Need To Know
- Mar 16, 2026 18:37 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Assam will witness a single-phase Assembly election for the first time, with polling scheduled for April 9. Chief Election Officer (CEO) Anurag Goel made the announcement on Monday during a press conference in Guwahati.
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Poll Body Appoints Ex-Bureaucrat Manjeet Singh As Special Observer For Assam
- Mar 16, 2026 18:26 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Election Commission on Monday appointed former bureaucrat Manjeet Singh as the special observer for poll-bound Assam with a mandate to update the poll panel on election preparedness in the northeastern state.