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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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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.
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High Alert In Maharashtra As 4 Thermal Power Stations Receive Drone Attack Threat
- Mar 18, 2026 16:11 pm IST
- Reported by: Sanjay Tiwari
Security has been intensified at four major thermal power stations in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region after an email threat to target them with drones.
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On Camera, Man Rams Bike With Car Over Land Deal In Karnataka
- Mar 18, 2026 16:10 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
A 26-year-old man allegedly tried to get a businessman killed over a land deal by ramming his car into his two-wheeler. The incident that occurred in Mangaluru in Karnataka on Tuesday morning was captured on CCTV.
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Assam MP On Why He Decided To Quit Congress, Recalls Shashi Tharoor Incident
- Mar 18, 2026 16:09 pm IST
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
It had been building up for some time, Assam Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi conceded today after he crossed over to the rival BJP, dashing his parent party's hopes just weeks before the April 9 state polls.
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Man Kills Brother Over "Inappropriate Gaze" At Wife In UP's Mathura
- Mar 18, 2026 15:43 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A man allegedly hacked his younger brother to death with a sharp-edged weapon for "casting an inappropriate gaze at his wife", police said on Wednesday.
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BJP Finalises Assam Seat Plan, PM Modi To Address 3 Rallies In April
- Mar 18, 2026 15:12 pm IST
- Reported by: Aishvarya Jain
Under the agreement, the BJP will contest 89 seats, while its allies Asom Gana Parishad will field candidates in 26 constituencies and Bodoland People's Front in 11.
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TVK Rejects Unidentified Party's '90 Seats, Vijay As Chief Minister' Offer
- Mar 18, 2026 15:07 pm IST
- Reported by: Vijayagopal Muralidharan
TVK leader Aadhav Arjuna said party boss Vijay had been offered the chief minister's post and an equal share in seats to ally with an unidentified outfit for next month's Tamil Nadu election.