Polling to be held today for 11 Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar, Odisha and Haryana

March 16, 2026 2:40 PM

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Polling to be held today for 11 Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar, Odisha and Haryana

Polling is to be held today for 11 Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar, Odisha and Haryana. Twenty-six leaders have been elected unopposed. The Election Commission had issued a notification last month for biennial polls for 37 Rajya Sabha seats in 10 states.   Our Patna correspondent reports that in Bihar, v...

Rajya Sabha bids farewell to nominated member Ranjan Gogoi

March 16, 2026 1:47 PM

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Rajya Sabha bids farewell to nominated member Ranjan Gogoi

The Rajya Sabha today bid farewell to nominated Member Ranjan Gogoi, who completed his term in the Upper House today. When the House met at 11 AM, Chairman C P Radhakrishnan announced it. He said the former Chief Justice of India, Mr Gogoi, began his association with the House in March 2020 followin...

Japan, Australia and UK say no to sending ships amid Strait of Hormuz tensions

March 16, 2026 1:40 PM

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Japan, Australia and UK say no to sending ships amid Strait of Hormuz tensions

Japan, Australia and the UK said they have no plans to send ships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz as US President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on allies to provide support. Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi also said today that it currently maintains no plans to deploy naval assets. Austra...

Election Commission announces Assam Assembly polls on April 9, counting on May 4

March 16, 2026 1:16 PM

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Election Commission announces Assam Assembly polls on April 9, counting on May 4

The Election Commission of India on Sunday announced that the Assam Legislative Assembly polls will be held on April 9, with counting of votes scheduled for May 4.   The notification for the Assembly elections of Assam is scheduled to be issued today by the Election Commission of India.  Of the 126 ...

Dubai International Airport resumes flights after drone strike on fuel tank

March 16, 2026 1:08 PM

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Dubai International Airport resumes flights after drone strike on fuel tank

Dubai International Airport has resumed flights to selected destinations after a temporary suspension triggered by a drone strike in the early hours of Monday morning. The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority advised passengers to check with their airlines for the latest updates regarding their flights, a...

Lok Sabha debates 2026-27 railway grants, BJP cites network expansion

March 16, 2026 1:05 PM

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Lok Sabha debates 2026-27 railway grants, BJP cites network expansion

Lok Sabha has taken up discussion on the demands for grants under the control of the Ministry of Railways for 2026-27. Initiating the discussion, Tariq Anwar of Congress alleged that the government has failed to meet its own targets. He said, under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, out of one thousan...