March 18, 2026 9:41 AM

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Narcotics Control Bureau Observes 41st Raising Day

The Narcotics Control Bureau observed its 41st Raising Day, marking over four decades of dedicated service in combating drug trafficking and substance abuse in the country. To commemorate the day, nationwide youth mobilisation programmes for a Drug-Free India were organised at around 40 places, incl...

March 18, 2026 8:41 AM

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Joe Kent Resigns Over Iran War, Urges Trump to Change Policy

Donald Trump's top counter-terrorism official, Joe Kent has resigned over the war in Iran, urging the president to reverse course. In a letter posted on social media, National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent said that Iran posed no imminent threat to the US and claimed the administration s...

March 18, 2026 8:48 AM

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Ali Larijani and Gholam Reza Soleimani Killed in Israeli Strike, Tehran Confirms

Iran has confirmed the killing of National Security chief Ali Larijani and the head of Basij force Gholam Reza Soleimani in Israeli strike. Larijani was one of Tehran's most prominent figures in the ongoing war against the US and Israel and close confidant of slain leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and ...

March 18, 2026 8:28 AM

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Explosions Rock Baghdad Near United States Embassy Baghdad in Green Zone

Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, has been rocked by a series of explosions close to the United States embassy yesterday in the city’s heavily fortified Green Zone as the rapidly escalating US-Israeli war on Iran continued to spill over the border. Security sources said that at least three explosive drones a...

March 18, 2026 8:49 AM

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CEC Gyanesh Kumar Assures Violence-Free, Inducement-Free Elections

The Election Commission has deployed one thousand one hundred 11 Central Observers for the assembly elections of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and the bye-elections in 6 States. The Commission said that among them, 557 are General Observers, 188 Police Observers and 366 are E...

March 18, 2026 8:17 AM

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IMD Issues Orange Alert for Thunderstorms and Hailstorms

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for ­­for thunderstorm accompanied with hailstorm over Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Vidarbha for today. IMD has forecast thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty winds over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, M...