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  Assembly bypolls for eight constituencies will be held in two phases | Check full list and schedule

  India | Mar 15, 2026, 11:44 PM

  Assembly bypolls 2026: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced that by-elections for eight assembly constituencies across Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Nagaland, and Tripura will proceed in two phases.

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  Assembly Election 2026: Matrize-IANS Opinion poll predicts NDA's massive victory in Tamil Nadu

  India | Mar 15, 2026, 11:33 PM

  Assembly Election 2026: West Bengal's 294-seat Legislative Assembly faces a high-stakes clash between the ruling Trinamool Congress, led by Mamata Banerjee since 2011 and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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  Kejriwal, Sisodia submit Rs 50,000 security bond in Rouse Avenue Court after excise policy discharge

  India | Mar 14, 2026, 02:55 PM

  Excise policy case: AAP leaders Kejriwal and Sisodia adhered to the Rouse Avenue Court's February 27 order, which cleared all 23 accused, including themselves, via an exhaustive 1,100-paragraph ruling that uncovered no proof of conspiracy or flaws in the now-defunct excise policy's development.

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  Lucknow: Father and stepmother brutally murder 5-year-old son, mob attacks accused pair

  Mar 14, 2026, 01:19 PM

  Lucknow shocker: When Chowk police brought the accused couple to their home for inquiries, enraged locals surged forward in protest, pelting abuses and slapping the father, a practicing lawyer, while trying to thrash both suspects severely.

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  Govt frees climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, revokes NSA detention to boost Ladakh dialogue

  India | Mar 14, 2026, 12:35 PM

  The Ministry underscored its resolve to cultivate peace, stability, and mutual trust in Ladakh, paving the way for meaningful stakeholder dialogue. Officials noted that freeing Wangchuk advances this aim, balancing local demands with security needs.

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  Punjab's 'Sehat Yojana' helps save Mohali woman's life, costly heart stent provided free

  India | Mar 14, 2026, 12:18 PM

  Punjab govt has overall released Rs 500 crore to ensure timely settlement of claims and uninterrupted cashless medical services in the state. The scheme covers major procedures including cardiac surgeries, cancer care and kidney ailments at government and private hospitals.

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  Keralam LDF govt takes U-turn: Backs ban on women below 50 in Sabarimala Temple, citing traditions

  India | Mar 14, 2026, 11:52 AM

  Keralam LDF govt takes U-turn: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan's cabinet convened a special meeting and fully backed the Travancore Devaswom Board's push to preserve Sabarimala's age-old customs, barring women of menstruating age from the Lord Ayyappa temple.

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  Maharashtra: Three youths run over by goods train while fleeing alleged police beating in Palghar

  Mar 14, 2026, 09:42 AM

  Maharashtra: Near Palghar East's Jain Temple in Old Palghar, three young residents of Veerendra Nagar—Swapnil Shailesh Palande (23), Kunal Kumar Dubla (23) and Afroze Khalil Sheikh (28)—suffered fatal injuries after a goods train struck them.

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  Iran vows to incinerate US-linked oil assets if Kharg Island infrastructure targeted

  World | Mar 14, 2026, 09:08 AM

  Iran war: Iran's Central Headquarters of Khatam al-Anbiya spokesperson warned that striking the nation's oil infrastructure would prompt the total destruction of all regional oil and energy assets linked to US companies or shares, leaving them "a pile of ashes."

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  Rajya Sabha Elections 2026: Which parties stand to gain or lose? Check details here

  India | Mar 16, 2026, 02:59 PM

  Rajya Sabha Elections 2026: The BJP-led NDA is poised to strengthen its Rajya Sabha position in states like Maharashtra, Bihar, Haryana, Assam, and Chhattisgarh after big victories in the Assembly polls of these states over a period of time.

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  Iran-US-Israel war: 'We will rebuild everything', says Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian

  World | Mar 14, 2026, 11:25 PM

  Iran-US-Israel war LIVE: Trump has called for multinational naval deployments to secure the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran. While claiming Iran’s military capability has been largely neutralized, he warned of small-scale threats like drones and mines.

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  Panaji Municipal Corporation Election Results: BJP's Babush panel crushes Oppn, wins 27 of 30 wards

  India | Mar 13, 2026, 02:24 PM

  Panaji Municipal Corporation Election Results: BJP's Diksha Mainkar claimed Ward 22 against Neha Kavlekar; Silvestre Fernandes edged out Vaibhav Salgaonkar by about 100 votes in Ward 30; Shubham Chodankar took Ward 20 from Mahesh Revankar; Rupesh Ravindra Halarnkar won Ward 28.

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  Panaji Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026: Complete list of winners of BJP and Ami Panjekar

  India | Mar 13, 2026, 02:57 PM

  Panaji Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026: BJP candidates dominated results where Shayani Chopdekar took Ward 15 over Ami Panjekar's Suraj Rohidas Naik; Kishore Sastry clinched Ward 5 against Sudin Kamat; Krishna Ramdas Shirodkar won Ward 18 vs. Ashish Ranganath Nagvekar.

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  Madhya Pradesh: 38 LPG cylinders seized in Chhatarpur district amid black marketing crackdown

  India | Mar 13, 2026, 09:50 AM

  Raids hit amid cooking gas shortage fears from West Asia conflicts disrupting global energy flows, officials noted. Long lines snake outside Madhya Pradesh LPG outlets, though the Centre insists plentiful petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG nationwide.

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  ADR urges overhaul of political funding to combat money's grip on Indian elections

  India | Mar 13, 2026, 07:24 AM

  ADR calls for a robust law to regulate political parties, mandating financial openness, internal democracy, and accountable leadership. It pushes for EC authority to deregister violators of disclosure norms or court mandates, while subjecting parties to RTI oversight for greater transparency.

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  Centre forms 3-minister panel led by Amit Shah to monitor petrol, diesel and gas supply

  India | Mar 12, 2026, 02:29 PM

  The three-minister panel—including External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri with Amit Shah at the helm—was urgently formed on March 12 to counter shortage rumors intensified by the Iran-US conflict's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.

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  Sidhu Moose Wala murder case: Supreme Court grants bail to key accused Pawan Bishnoi, Jagtar Singh

  India | Mar 12, 2026, 02:52 PM

  Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, affiliated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, promptly took credit on social media for the hit, avenging the 2021 killing of Akali leader Vicky Middukhera, purportedly connected to Moose Wala's associates, within a tangled mesh of gangland vendettas, extortion rackets.

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  Andhra Pradesh milk scandal: Death count climbs to 13 amid suspected adulteration crisis

  India | Mar 12, 2026, 01:37 PM

  Andhra Pradesh milk scandal: Authorities swiftly activated Rapid Response Teams featuring district surveillance officers, physicians, microbiologists, forensic specialists, epidemiologists, alongside establishing 24/7 emergency medical camps equipped with ambulances across the impacted zones.

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  Panaji Municipal Corporation Results: BJP's 'Babush' panel dominates CCP polls with sweeping victory

  India | Mar 13, 2026, 01:56 PM

  Panaji Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026: This intense municipal showdown features BJP-supported contenders, spearheaded by Panaji MLA Atanasio 'Babush' Monserrate with candidates across all wards, including sitting Mayor Rohit Monserrate in Ward 4.

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  India's first crude triumph: Liberian tanker dodges Iran-US war zone, docks safely in Mumbai

  World | Mar 12, 2026, 01:13 PM

  The Shenlong, under the ownership of Shenlong Shipping Ltd and operation by Athens-headquartered Dynacom Tanker Management, embodies the perilous stealth tactics unfolding in the strait following US and Israeli assaults on Iran that unleashed shipping pandemonium.