March 16, 2026 9:44 PM

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EAM Dr S Jaishankar meets EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels for diplomatic talks

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today met his fellow Foreign Ministers from the European Union in Brussels. In a social media post, Dr Jaishankar thanked Vice-President of European Commission Kaja Kallas for inviting him to the Foreign Affairs Council Meeting. The Minister said that a new ...

March 16, 2026 9:41 PM

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Smooth LPG distribution maintained Across Maharashtra State

Maharashtra’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Chhagan Bhujbal, today assured citizens that the state has an adequate stock of LPG and distribution is also going on smoothly. Addressing the state council this morning, Mr. Bhujbal urged citizens not to panic and listed the steps taken to curb black ...

March 16, 2026 9:37 PM

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BJP demands removal of officials linked to TMC in Assembly Elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded the removal of the officials allegedly close to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) from the upcoming Assembly election process. BJP spokesperson Debjit Sarkar stated that state officials who have had close relations with the ruling dispensation since 2011 sho...

March 16, 2026 9:35 PM

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Nepal Election Commission announces new proportional representation nominees

The Election Commission of Nepal has published the names of all newly nominated proportional representation nominees today. In the 110 seats under the proportional representation system, there are a total of 82 women from all the parties.   All the political parties that gained national status in th...

March 16, 2026 9:29 PM

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EC issues Gazette notification for Koridang Assembly Bye-Election in Nagaland

The Election Commission of India has issued the Gazette notification for the upcoming bye-election to the 28-Koridang (ST) Assembly Constituency in Mokokchung, Nagaland.  According to the notification, the last date for filing nominations is March 23, while scrutiny of nominations will take place on...

March 16, 2026 9:27 PM

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UK & Germany reject NATO role in Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions

The United Kingdom and Germany have rejected US President Donald Trump’s call for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz during the escalating West Asia war triggered by US-Israeli strikes on Iran, stressing that the conflict is not a mission for the allian...

March 16, 2026 9:24 PM

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Gulf region air travel disrupted amid US-Israel Strikes on Iran

The ongoing conflict following joint attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran has severely disrupted air travel between Bangladesh and the Gulf region, leaving thousands of migrant workers stranded and exposing gaps in government preparedness.   According to officials at Hazrat Shahjalal Inte...

March 16, 2026 9:19 PM

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Haryana Rajya Sabha polls face objections on voting secrecy 

Ahead of the counting for the Haryana Rajya Sabha election, both Congress and BJP have raised objections regarding the secrecy of votes by certain MLAs. The objections allege that ballot papers were shown to unauthorised persons during voting, violating secrecy rules. The Congress has lodged an obje...