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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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"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
- 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.
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Iran War: LPG Tanker Shivalik Reaches Gujarat's Mundra Port Days After Crossing Strait Of Hormuz
- Mar 16, 2026 17:25 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The Shivalik, an India-flagged LPG tanker belonging to the Shipping Corporation of India, docked in Gujarat's Mundra Port Monday after safely transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
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NDA's Backchannel Offer For Vijay: EPS Deputy Post, 55 Seats, Say Sources
- Mar 16, 2026 17:07 pm IST
- Reported by: Vasudha Venugopal
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The NDA may soon have Vijay's TVK in its ranks, despite the actor's professed ideological antipathy for the BJP. Sources said despite the TVK's categorical denial, discussions have been in progress for the past few days.
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Tricycle Given By Minister Breaks Down, Official Says Rammed By Bike
- Mar 16, 2026 16:56 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
A tricycle allegedly broke down minutes after being handed over to a person with disabilities in an incident that occurred during Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia's four-day visit to Guna in Madhya Pradesh.
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LPG Booking App Beats ChatGPT To Top India’s App Store, Play Store Charts
- Mar 16, 2026 16:52 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
The spike in downloads comes as households rush to secure cooking gas after supply concerns linked to the US-Israel war on Iran and tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical oil and gas shipping routes.
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Hardeep Puri's Daughter's 10-Crore Case Over Content Linking Her To Epstein
- Mar 16, 2026 16:47 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
Petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri's daughter has filed a defamation case in the Delhi High Court to remove online content linking her to convicted sex offender and paedophile Jefferey Epstein.
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Mechanic Assaulted, Beaten To Death In Front Of His Children In Bengaluru
- Mar 16, 2026 16:29 pm IST
- Reported by: Reethu Rajpurohit
A 45-year-old mechanic was allegedly beaten to death in front of his young children after he refused to pay an extortion demand in Bengaluru's Wilson Garden on Sunday night, officials said.
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Poll Body's Rare Feat: Both Trinamool, BJP Happy With 2-Phase Bengal Polls
- Mar 16, 2026 15:49 pm IST
- Reported by: Jayanta Ghoshal
With the Election Commission announcing the schedule for the two-phase Assembly election in West Bengal, there is a sense of relief within the ruling Trinamool Congress, which did not want a prolonged election like the eight-phase polls back in 2021.
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Ground Report: The Gap Between Energy Goals And Madhya Pradesh's Farm Realities
- Mar 16, 2026 15:45 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
The unsettled global oil markets amid the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict have been a matter of concern for countries heavily dependent on imported crude oil. This uncertainty has renewed focus on India's efforts to reduce its energy dependence.
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As Salman Khan's Galwan Film Changes Names, A Look At 2020 Clash
- Mar 16, 2026 15:42 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Salman Khan's new film - a war drama inspired by the June 2020 India-China military clash in Ladakh's Galwan - was rechristened Monday. Earlier titled 'Battle of Galwan', it has now been called 'Maatrubhumi', announced with an Instagram poster of a b
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Opinion | Amateur 'Advisors', Ignored Generals: How Trump Shunned Protocol To Launch Iran War
- Mar 16, 2026 15:34 pm IST
- Brigadier Anil Raman (Retd)
Recordings obtained by the Arms Control Association suggested that Witkoff misunderstood key technical aspects of Iran's nuclear programme.
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Better To Sign When US Sets Global Tariff Architecture: India On Trade Deal
- Mar 16, 2026 15:17 pm IST
- Edited by: Prateek Shukla
Actual signing of the deal will be done when new architecture of tariffs will be created by the US, said India's Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal.
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"Culture Of Casual Protests In Parliament": Deve Gowda In Letter To Sonia Gandhi
- Mar 16, 2026 15:10 pm IST
- Reported by: Aishvarya Jain
Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda has written to senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi expressing deep concern over what he described as rising disorder and disruptions inside parliament and in its premises during the ongoing Budget Session.
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On CCTV, Dogs Attack Woman In Pune. Mutilated Body Found On Road
- Mar 16, 2026 15:02 pm IST
- Reported by: Puja Bhardwaj
Cops initially suspected a case of murder; however, they confirmed the death due to an attack by dogs after reviewing CCTV footage.
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On Camera, Man Carrying 390 Kg Of Tobacco Drags Karnataka Cop On Bonnet
- Mar 16, 2026 14:30 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
A 34-year-old man who was allegedly smuggling tobacco and liquor has been arrested for driving with a police constable holding onto his car's bonnet on the Bengaluru-Hosur Highway.
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AIADMK Faces Existential Battle In 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections
- Mar 16, 2026 14:20 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
The 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election is shaping up as an existential battle for the opposition All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), which has struggled electorally since the death of its towering leader J Jayalalithaa.