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NDA's Outreach To Vijay's TVK Hits Roadblock. Reason: Superstar Rajinikanth
- Mar 17, 2026 09:41 am IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
Speculation over a possible tie-up between the BJP-led NDA and actor-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls has all but fizzled out
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Gold, Silver Prices Drop Marginally: Check Rates In Your City Today
- Mar 17, 2026 09:35 am IST
- Edited by: Prateek Shukla
Gold, Silver Prices Today: In international trade, spot gold hovered near $5,008 per ounce, while silver dipped 0.21 per cent.
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A Rs 2,000 Deposit, A Scholarship Promise And A Big Karnataka Cyber Scam
- Mar 17, 2026 09:19 am IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
The accused approached students staying at a boys' hostel and gained their trust by promising assistance in securing scholarship benefits.
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19-Year-Old Dental Student Arrested For Links With ISIS Online Module In UP
- Mar 17, 2026 08:46 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a 19-year-old student pursuing dentistry for allegedly having links with an online module of the banned terror outfit ISIS, officials said on Monday.
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Om Birla To Move Motion To Revoke Suspension Of 8 Opposition MPs Today
- Mar 17, 2026 08:34 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The suspension of eight opposition MPs from the Lok Sabha is likely to be revoked on Tuesday, sources said, citing a decision taken at a meeting convened by Speaker Om Birla.
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Stock Market LIVE: Markets Open In Green As Wall Street, Asian Peers Edge Higher
- Mar 17, 2026 08:22 am IST
- Edited by: Prateek Shukla
Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market Live Updates: GIFT Nifty indicated another positive start for Nifty50 and the Sensex.
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7-Year Jail, Heavy Fines: Maharashtra Passes Freedom Of Religion Bill
- Mar 17, 2026 07:54 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The Maharashtra assembly on Monday night passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which has stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement or marriage, by voice vote.
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Not Gold, Not US Dollar, This Asset Has Surged The Most During Iran War
- Mar 17, 2026 07:46 am IST
- Edited by: Prateek Shukla
Since the war has triggered a sell-off of equities (considered riskier), investors are scrambling to park their money in safe-haven assets.
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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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'Arbitrary, Unilateral Move': Mamata Banerjee To Poll Chief Over Reshuffle
- 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.