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Conspiring Against India? Inside American Mercenary Matthew VanDyke's Arrest
- Mar 18, 2026 20:00 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
The arrest of an American national in India has uncovered several crucial leads in a high-level investigation encompassing national security angles.
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'Abusive Relationship, Had To Divorce': HD Deve Gowda On M Kharge Remark
- Mar 18, 2026 19:48 pm IST
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The "marriage" with the Congress in 2019 was an "abusive relationship" and so it ended in divorce, former Prime Minister and Janata Dal Secular chief HD Deve Gowda said today, responding to Mallikarjun Kharge's jest in Rajya Sabha.
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"Unfortunate": Gaurav Gogoi On MP Pradyut Bordoloi Joining BJP
- Mar 18, 2026 19:15 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi, on Wednesday, called the resignation of senior Congress leader and Nagaon Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi "unfortunate".
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Parts Of Delhi-NCR See Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms For 2nd Time In 4 Days
- Mar 18, 2026 19:15 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Parts of Delhi-NCR see heavy rain, thunderstorms for second time in four days.
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A Tale Of Two Constituencies: Bhabanipur And Nandigram
- Mar 18, 2026 19:12 pm IST
- Reported by: Jayanta Ghoshal
Long-term leaders build strong constituency ties. Bhabanipur is Mamata Banerjee's urban stronghold, while Nandigram is a rural, symbolic seat where she lost to Suvendu Adhikari. Their contest reflects Bengal's shifting urban-rural political divide.
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Karnataka Tables Bill To Uphold Right Of Adults To Choose Their Partners
- Mar 18, 2026 19:04 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
The Karnataka government has introduced The Karnataka Freedom of Choice in Marriage and Prevention and Prohibition of Crimes in the Name of Honour and Tradition (Eva Nammava Eva Nammava) Bill, 2026 in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
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March 31 Eradication Deadline Nears, Battles To End Maoism Intensify
- Mar 18, 2026 18:52 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
Over the past two years, the Centre has pushed an aggressive, mission-mode strategy to wipe out Maoists, once described by Amit Shah as the "biggest threat to India's internal security."
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'Who Will Certify?' Row Over 'Sanatan Affidavit' Demand For Sara Ali Khan
- Mar 18, 2026 18:47 pm IST
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
Non-Hindus will have to submit an affidavit swearing faith to 'Sanatan' before they can pray at Badrinath and Kedarnath shrines, saidBadrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) chairman Hemant Dwivedi.
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Not Just IT, Other Ministries May Soon Get Powers On Social Media Blocking
- Mar 18, 2026 18:31 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashwine Kumar Singh
An inter-ministerial team is working on a proposal to allow multiple government ministries to issue blocking orders to social media platforms for fake or harmful content.
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Live-In Partner, A Lawyer, Helps Police Arrest Notorious Nagpur Gangster
- Mar 18, 2026 17:50 pm IST
- Reported by: Sanjay Tiwari
Notorious criminal Raja Ghouse, wanted in several cases, was arrested on Wednesday in Maharashtra's Nagpur district.
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2.6 Lakh People Returned To India From Middle East Since Feb 28: Foreign Ministry
- Mar 18, 2026 17:42 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Amid the escalating West Asia conflict, the government on Wednesday said around 2.6 lakh people have returned from the region to India since February 28.
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Centre Urges States To Cut Local Levies In Push For PNG Adoption
- Mar 18, 2026 17:19 pm IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma
The Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has urged states and Union Territories to reduce local levies and procedural hurdles on City Gas Distribution (CGD) projects to improve the investment climate and accelerate the adoption of PNG.
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Why The Larijani Family Was Called The Kennedys Of Iran
- Mar 18, 2026 17:18 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
The five Larijani brothers, all bearded and bespectacled, spent nearly five decades consolidating their power.
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Cabinet Approves Rs 2,584 Crore Small Hydro Power Development Scheme
- Mar 18, 2026 17:09 pm IST
- Reported by: Shreya Ghosh
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the 'Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme' for the period FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31 with a total outlay of Rs 2,584.60 crore.
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Congress Names Four Cross-Voting MLAs In Haryana, Fifth Still A Secret
- Mar 18, 2026 17:00 pm IST
- Reported by: Gurpreet Singh Chhina
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The Haryana Congress has announced the names of four of the five MLAs who cross-voted during yesterday's Rajya Sabha election. But the secrecy over the fifth name has intensified the row that started since the voting last evening.
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"Chief Minister Barging In During Raids...": Top Court In Mamata Banerjee I-PAC Case
- Mar 18, 2026 16:59 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's presence at the IPAC offices during the raid by the Enforcement Directorate is not "happy situation", the Supreme Court said today.
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Poll Body Reshuffles 18 Senior Officers In Bengal Ahead Of Assembly Elections
- Mar 18, 2026 16:54 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered a fresh round of reshuffle of senior officers in poll-bound West Bengal, appointing 13 IAS officers as DMs-cum-DEOs and posting five IPS officers as deputy inspectors general (DIGs).
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To Escape House On Fire, Delhi Man Threw Toddler From 3rd Floor, Then Jumped
- Mar 18, 2026 16:51 pm IST
- Reported by: Ravish Ranjan Shukla, Aaquil Jameel
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
Nine members of a family, three of them children, died in today's fire tragedy at southwest Delhi's Palam. Businessman Rajender Kashyap lived in the building with his wife, five sons, a daughter, four daughters-in-law and seven grandchildren
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Senior AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam Quits, Likely To Join Asom Gana Parishad
- Mar 18, 2026 16:38 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Political analysts said the MLA's resignation will be a major setback for the party ahead of the Assembly elections.
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Bomb Hoax At Gujarat Assembly Complex Minutes Before Session
- Mar 18, 2026 16:31 pm IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Vaktania
The Gujarat Assembly complex in Gandhinagar received a bomb threat via email on Wednesday, which turned out to be a hoax after a thorough check of the premises.