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The meeting came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mr. Luxon held talks and India and New Zealand inked an ambitious pact to institutionalise defence ties besides vowing to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are returning to Earth after an unexpected nine-month stay on the ISS. Their mission extended due to technical issues with Boeing's Starliner capsule, and they switched to SpaceX for their return. A relief crew's arrival enabled their departure.

Infant’s parents are migrant labourers from Tamil Nadu

The panel also pointed out that several other flagship schemes of the Ministry – for livelihood assistance, skills-training, etc. - were fledgling, neither meeting their spending nor beneficiary targets

More than 50 persons have been taken into custody and five FIRs registered in connection with the violence in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city

Ford has finalised plans to repurpose its Chennai facility to manufacture and export engines, excluding vehicle production in India. The initiative aligns with Ford's global strategy and follows the company's exit from vehicle manufacturing in India in 2021.

Security forces recovered three arms, four hand grenades with detonators and other articles from Ngariyan Hill in Imphal East district

Eknath Shinde’s remarks come amid demands from some right-wing outfits for the removal of Aurangzeb’s tomb located in the state’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar questioned the consistency of global standards on sovereignty, political interference, and territorial integrity. At the Raisina Dialogue, he discussed historical injustices, particularly citing the Kashmir issue as an example, and called for a review of global governance frameworks to acknowledge evolving power dynamics.

Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan says, such an omnibus direction cannot be issued especially when the politician himself was unaware of the contents of all 50 FIRs

While Lalu Prasad has been asked to depose before Enforcement Directorate in Patna on March 19, his wife and former CM Rabri Devi, and elder son Tej Pratap Yadav have been asked to appear on Tuesday (March 18).

Nagpur Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule will visit the violence-hit Mahal area later in the day

Uttarakhand's R2 bungalow in Yamuna Colony is rumored to be 'unlucky'. Finance minister Premchand Aggarwal's recent resignation adds to this belief. Since the N D Tiwari-led Congress govt, several occupants, including Shoorveer Singh Sajwan and Harak Singh Rawat, faced abrupt political ends. The bungalow's reputation as politically jinxed continues with Aggarwal's departure.

Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams and her crew will return to Earth aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule after spending nine months in space. Their return, initially planned for Wednesday, has been moved up to Tuesday due to weather concerns, with a planned splashdown off the coast of Florida.

The National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has announced that NEET PG 2025 will be conducted in two shifts on June 15, sparking concerns among aspirants. Candidates have taken to X (formerly Twitter) to criticize the move, recalling issues with last year’s normalization process and expressing worries about the potential challenges of holding the exam in multiple shifts.

When it comes to MS Dhoni these days, the start of every IPL is speculation time. Will this finally be his last season? Is he still sharp as a keeper? Can his body take the wear & tear? Apart from the brand value, is he still relevant in CSK’s scheme of things? For his legions of fans, though, these things don’t matter. Their hero’s presence on the field is enough.

Manipur budget passed by Parliament

Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, rallied strongly in trade on Tuesday. While BSE Sensex crossed 75,300, Nifty50 went above 22,850 intraday.

Bangladesh's interim government has strongly protested against US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard's comments on minority persecution, calling them misleading and damaging. The government emphasized its fight against extremism and urged Gabbard to base her remarks on facts to avoid stoking sectarian tensions.

The Israeli government, in coordination with the US administration, launched a significant airstrike on Hamas positions in Gaza, resulting in at least 69 Palestinian casualties. The operation is in response to stalled ceasefire negotiations, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorizing the strikes.