March 16, 2026 1:51 PM

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Government reports increase in self-employment to 58% from 52% since 2017-18

The government has said that self-employment in the country has increased to 58 per cent from 52 per cent in 2017-18. Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha today, Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that along with the country’s economic growth, th...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...