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Action will be taken after legal opinion on ‘waqf’ RTC entries without documents: Revenue Minister

Hindu - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 14:02
Krishna Byre Gowda says several properties have been recorded as waqf in Record of Rights, Tenancy and Crops without backing documents such as sale deeds, gift deeds, registration papers or grant orders; these include 21.21 acres of government land and 3,903.11 acres of private land in Bengaluru.
Categories: National News

Dredging in limbo at Beypore port amid delay in EIA

Hindu - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 14:02
The harbour development initiative, launched three years ago under a ₹11.8-crore contract awarded by the Kerala Maritime Board, had been suspended after dredgers encountered hard laterite rock on the seabed
Categories: National News

SI’s wife ends life

Hindu - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 14:02
Categories: National News

'Working on new dates': China agreed to postpone Trump's Beijing visit, says White House

Times of India - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 14:02
President Trump's planned visit to Beijing, initially scheduled for late March, has been postponed by approximately five to six weeks. White House officials confirmed the delay, citing ongoing communication with China regarding new dates. The postponement is attributed to the current focus on the war with Iran, which is significantly impacting US foreign policy and diverting administrative attention.
Categories: National News

US-Iran war: Is India’s Gulf remittance lifeline at risk? Billions at stake!

Times of India - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 13:59
India continues to be the largest recipient of remittances in the world. India’s share in the world remittances stood at 14% in 2024. What does the current US-Iran war and the Middle East conflict mean for remittance flows to India? What is the dependence, macro importance?
Categories: National News

Tamil Nadu poll | How a government contract cost a Congress MLA his election: a lesson for 2026 candidates

Hindu - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 13:58
The victory of P. Veldurai, the Congress candidate, was overturned five years later, not because of voter fraud or malpractice at the booth, but due to a legal disqualification
Categories: National News

PM condoles deaths in fire incidents in Indore, Delhi; announces ex gratia

Hindu - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 13:54
PM Modi said that for the fire incidents in Indore and Palam, Delhi, an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased; the injured would be given ₹50,000
Categories: National News

99.35% of Sakala services delivered within deadline, auto-mutation covers 98%: Krishna Byre Gowda

Hindu - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 13:52
The Revenue Minister says reforms introduced over the past two-and-a-half years had streamlined services at Nada Kacheris and tahsildar offices.
Categories: National News

Commercial advertisement hoardings to be banned near heritage structures

Hindu - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 13:52
Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh says that over the past seven to eight years, thousands of unauthorised advertisements had come up across the State without payment of any fee or tax to local bodies, resulting in significant revenue losses running into hundreds of crores.
Categories: National News

Rare hailstorm lashes Shivamogga

Hindu - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 13:52
Within minutes, the sound of rain gave way to the rattle of ice pebbles striking metal rooftops and windshields
Categories: National News

As West Asia war threatens gas supply, remembering a gas grid India never built

Hindu - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 13:52
India’s push for the National Coal Gasification Mission to secure energy independence recalls a visionary 1955 proposal by Syed Husain Zaheer; initially dismissed by policymakers, Zaheer’s plan for a national gas grid was tragically vindicated by the 1973 global oil shock
Categories: National News

CPI slams govt. over move to weaken Higher Education Council

Hindu - Wed, 03/18/2026 - 13:52
Diluting its authority can open the door for increased control by private and corporate institutions and allow substandard institutions to operate, warns party State secretary Eswaraiah
Categories: National News

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