Election Commission cancels webcam vendor contract for Bengal polls after irregularities found

PTI, March 16, 2026, Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) scrapped the contract of the agency that supplied web cameras during the 2021 Wes...

BJP releases first list of 144 candidates for Bengal Assembly polls; Suvendu Adhikari fielded from Bhabanipur

PTI, March 16, 2026, New Delhi: The BJP on Monday released its first list of 144 candidates for next month’s Assembly elections in West Beng...

Heavy rain and hailstorm hit parts of Sikkim; one killed and power supply disrupted

PTI, March 16, 2026, Gangtok: One person was killed as heavy rain, accompanied by a hailstorm, lashed several parts of Sikkim on Sunday even...

Mamata flags ‘unilateral’ transfer of top Bengal officers in letter to CEC

PTI, Kolkata,  March 17, 2026 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday night wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kuma...

Netanyahu posts fresh video amid social media rumours of his death

PTI, Jerusalem, March 16, 2026 : A day after releasing a video debunking conspiracy theories of his death, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin N...

Freedom of Religion Bill passed in Maharashtra assembly 'not against any community' says Fadnavis

PTI, March 16, 2026, Mumbai :  The Maharashtra assembly on Monday night passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which has stringent provis...

SC to hear next week suo motu case concerning victims of digital arrest

PTI, New Delhi,  16, 2026 : The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear next week a suo motu case concerning victims of digital arrest. ...

ED conducts raids in 'illegal' call centre case in poll-bound Bengal

PTI, Kolkata, 16, 2026 :  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations in poll-bound West Bengal as p...

Political slugfest erupts in Delhi over EC's move to transfer CS, DGP in poll-bound Bengal

PTI, New Delhi,  Mar 16, 2026  : The Election Commission's move to transfer West Bengal's Chief Secretary and DGP soon after the ann...

Woman Allegedly Hacked to Death by Mother-in-Law over Serving Tea in Kerala

PTI, Mar 16, 2026, Malappuram (Kerala) : A 28-year-old woman was hacked to death allegedly by her mother-in-law following a dispute over ser...

Unemployment Marginally Dips to 4.9% in February: Government Survey

PTI, Mar 16, 2026, New Delhi : Overall unemployment among persons aged 15 years and above fell marginally to 4.9 per cent in February from 5...

Over 13,000 Teaching Posts Vacant in Central Schools Across India

The minister noted that teachers are also engaged on contractual basis for temporary duration by KVs and NVs to ensure that the teaching-lea...

Union minister Hardeep Puri's daughter moves Delhi HC over allegations of links with Epstein

In her lawsuit seeking Rs 10 crore, Himayani Puri says there was "coordinated and malicious online campaign" to link her to Epstei...

36 years after Rs 500 bribe, Supreme Court reduces 75-yr-old ex-constable's jail term.

The protracted legal proceedings began after the former constable was nabbed taking a Rs 500 bribe during a trap proceeding on June 19, 1990...

EC Orders Administrative Reshuffle in West Bengal Ahead of Assembly Polls

Move comes hours after poll schedule announcement; Home Secretary, Kolkata Police Commissioner also removed. PTI, Mar 16, 2026, Kolkata :  I...

India Says No Bilateral Talks with US on Strait of Hormuz Situation

The remarks by the Ministry of External Affairs come against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump calling on several countries to send ...

Indian Oil Tanker to Reach India Safely After Departing UAE Port

The vessel, Jag Laadki, carrying about 80,800 tonnes of Murban crude from the UAE, and all 22 Indian seafarers on board are reported safe. P...

10 patients killed in fire at SCB Medical College Hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack.

11 hospital staff injured while rescuing patients; fire at Trauma Care ICU suspected to be caused by a short circuit. PTI,  Cuttack / Bhuban...

Election Schedule Announced for Kalimpong Assembly Constituency in West Bengal

KalimNews, March 16, 2026, Kalimpong: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has officially announced the schedule for the General Electio...