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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.
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289 Indian Sailors Repatriated From Gulf Amid Iran War: Government
- Mar 16, 2026 18:11 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The Directorate General of Shipping has facilitated the safe repatriation of 286 Indian seafarers from the Gulf region so far, including 33 repatriations in the past 48 hours, the government said on Monday.
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2021 Redux? Suvendu Adhikari Takes Fight To Mamata Banerjee's Kolkata Seat
- Mar 16, 2026 18:09 pm IST
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, who beat West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram in the last assembly election, wants a rematch -- this time in Bhabanipur, her current constituency.
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Need To Get Out Of Mindset That Only Delhi Requires Green Cover: Supreme Court
- Mar 16, 2026 18:07 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
There is a need to get out of the mindset that only the national capital needs to have greenery and other states are lesser mortals, the Supreme Court said on Monday while hearing a matter related to the Delhi Ridge.
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"Anti-Women, Anti-Bengali": Mamata Banerjee Slams Poll Body Over Officers' Removal
- Mar 16, 2026 18:06 pm IST
- Reported by: Sreyashi Dey, Rittick Mondal
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today attacked the BJP and the Election Commission over the removal of top bureaucrats in West Bengal.
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The 4 Mahagathbandhan MLAs Who Skipped Rajya Sabha Voting In Bihar
- Mar 16, 2026 17:49 pm IST
- Reported by: Somu Anand
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
In the Rajya Sabha elections being held for five seats in Bihar, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is considered certain to win all five.
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Devendra Fadnavis Defends Anti-Conversion Bill, Says Law Targets Fraud, Not Faith
- Mar 16, 2026 17:48 pm IST
- Reported by: Radhika Ramaswamy
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday defended the state government's proposed Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, asserting that it is designed to curb fraudulent religious conversions.
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BJP Releases First List Of 47 Names For Kerala Polls
- Mar 16, 2026 17:31 pm IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
The BJP on Monday released its first list of 47 candidates for the April 9 polls, fielding three former Union ministers.