- India
West Bengal: ED cracks down on suspected illegal call centres
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday, March 16, conducted searches at multiple locations in poll-bound West Bengal as part of a probe into the operations of an alleged illegal call centre,…
- Hollywood
Oscars 2026: Javier Bardem says ‘Free Palestine’ on stage with Priyanka Chopra
Los Angeles: Actress Priyanka Chopra took to the stage along with actor Javier Bardem to present the International Feature Film Oscar at the 98th edition of the Academy Awards on Monday. The…
- Hollywood
Michael B Jordan wins best actor for ‘Sinners’, taking home his first Oscar
Los Angeles: Michael B Jordan has been building toward a performance like “Sinners” for over 20 years. Now he has the best actor Oscar as his reward. Jordan got one trophy for…
- India
Emirates flight returns to Thiruvananthapuram after security incident in Dubai
Thiruvananthapuram: An Emirates flight bound for Dubai from Thiruvananthapuram returned to the airport here on Monday, March 16, following a security incident reported at the destination airport, an official said. The Emirates…
- India
Filmmaker calls Kumbh Mela girl’s wedding ‘love jihad’, may approach MP CM
Khargone: Film director Sanoj Mishra has claimed the marriage of Monalisa Bhonsle, the young woman who gained prominence during last year’s Prayagraj Kumbh Mela, with a Muslim man is a case of…
- India
West Bengal polls: BJP eyes gains in five assembly seats
New Delhi: Stakes are high for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming polls to five assemblies, with West Bengal being the major test case for the saffron party. In the 2021…
- India
10 dead, 11 injured in SCB Medical College ICU fire: Odisha CM
Bhubaneswar: At least ten patients were killed after a major fire erupted in an ICU in Odisha government-run SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack in the wee hours of Monday, March…
- India
West Bengal: Ahead of polls, EC orders appointment new chief secretary
New Delhi: The Election Commission has ordered the appointment of Dushyant Nariala as the new chief secretary of West Bengal which goes to assembly polls in two phases next month. Till now…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra CM to unveil Potti Sriramulu statue in Amaravati on Mar 16
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will unveil a statue of freedom fighter Potti Sriramulu in Amaravati on the occasion of the leader’s 125th birth anniversary on Monday. The CM…
- India
NHAI hikes FASTag annual pass price to Rs 3,075
New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Sunday said it has increased the rate of its annual pass by Rs 75 to Rs 3,075 for the next 2026-27 financial…
- Andhra Pradesh
Drug consumption: TDP seeks explanation from Eluru MP Putta Mahesh Kumar
Amaravati: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Sunday sought a detailed explanation from its Eluru Lok Sabha member Putta Mahesh Kumar over allegations that he consumed drugs at a farmhouse in Hyderabad.…
- India
LPG crisis: Varanasi temple ‘offered’ PNG connection as prasad affected
Varanasi: A day after the distribution of prasad at the Annapurna temple in Varanasi was affected due to a shortage of LPG cylinders, the district administration on Sunday, March 15, surveyed the…
- News
From viral video to fatal crash: Sedan hits wall at 150 kmph, 2 die
Jetpur: The thrill for speed and obsession with social media popularity turned fatal when the sedan driven by a 20-year-old man, purportedly at a speed of 150 km/hour, crashed into the wall…
- India
Hours before poll announcement, Mamata hikes honorarium for purohits, muezzins
Kolkata: Hours before the scheduled announcement of assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, March 15, announced an increase of Rs 500 in the monthly honorarium for purohits and…
- Business
Air India finds large-scale misuse of staff travel policy, begins action
New Delhi/Mumbai: Air India has detected large-scale discrepancies in the utilisation of its leisure travel policy, involving more than 4,000 employees and has initiated corrective actions, including imposing penalties on the erring…
