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Relief to 2.22 crore power consumers in Bihar, Regulatory Commission announces no tariff hike for next FY

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 02:47
Commission rejects Discoms’ proposal for 35 paise tariff hike across categories. It also merges two slabs into one for three categories of consumers. One slab for urban domestic consumers, rural commercial users & urban commercial consumers.
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Assembly elections 2026 LIVE: EC tightens grip on Bengal polls with strategic officer transfers as Trinamool faces protests over denial of tickets

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 02:24
The BJP’s Central Election Committee held a meeting in New Delhi to discuss and finalise the names of the party candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in Assam and Puducherry
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Electoral scene heating up in Ernakulam

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 02:00
CPI(M) releases full list of candidates swiftly as Congress infighting delays nominations in four seats; BJP ally Twenty20 fields candidates in six of 14 constituencies
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Maharashtra government to issue ban on use of plastic flowers

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 01:47
Mr. Fadnavis was responding to the concerns raised by BJP MLC Sadashiv Khot around the increased use of plastic flowers, which is impacting the market of floriculture farmers
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India, Pakistan ties ‘remain a risk’ for nuclear conflict: U.S. Intelligence

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 01:27
The report stated that “President Trump’s intervention de-escalated the most recent nuclear tensions”
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Mumbai will not move towards gang wars: says CM Fadnavis on attacks on celebrities

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 00:47
A series of high-profile firing incidents in Mumbai between 2024 and 2026, involving actor Salman Khan, politician Baba Siddique, and filmmaker Rohit Shetty, have been linked to Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang by the Mumbai police
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Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Three-way firefight in Pala

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 22:24
The outcome of this election could mark the culmination of years of political twists and turns the Assembly constituency has witnessed since the death of K.M. Mani, the Kerala Congress patriarch
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Free bus travel for persons with disabilities launched in Andhra Pradesh

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 22:23
The scheme allows persons with more than 40% disability to travel free of cost in several categories of APSRTC services; attendants of beneciaries to get 50% fare concession
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Jharkhand money laundering case: ED files fifth supplementary Prosecution Complaint involving former Minister Alamgir Alam

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 21:54
ED asserted that so far the federal agency has conducted 52 searches under Section 17 of the PMLA across Jharkhand, Delhi, and Bihar; arrested 9 persons
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Odisha Congress to pursue alleged attempts to bribe its MLAs in Karnataka before Rajya Sabha election

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 21:43
The party will move Election Commission of India raising the bribery issue and seek its intervention
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Haryana Rajya Sabha polls: Congress’ win nothing short of a hard lesson

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 21:41
Meanwhile, the BJP cornered the Congress over its allegations surrounding the Rajya Sabha polls, by mounting a sharp attack on the Congress
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Three die while cleaning septic tank in Raipur Hospital; incident sparks outrage over sanitation workers safety

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 21:33
The mishap took place at Ram Krishna Care Hospital in Pachpedi Naka area where the victims entered the nearly 20-feet-deep septic tank without any proper safety gear, said a police officer
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How Maharashtra Legislature cleared the Freedom of Religion Bill, and why most of the opposition parties did not oppose it

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 21:28
Once the Governor gives his assent, Maharashtra will become the 13th State in India to have a legislation against forced conversions
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Stranded Indian students use Armenia, Azerbaijan to exit war-torn Iran, slow pace leaves parents anxious

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 21:20
Parents in Kashmir have expressed satisfaction over the opening of the Azerbaijan route
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NC, PDP spar over Bill pertaining to land rights in J&K

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 21:13
NC legislator Tanvir Sadiq has submitted the J&K Land Grants (Restoration and Protection) Bill, 2025 to the J&K Assembly as a private member’s bill
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Odisha suspends officials over fire tragedy

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 21:12
The disciplinary action was taken even as different inquiries were going on to find lapses leading to fire
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Countries should consider vaccination for groups at highest risk of severe COVID-19 disease

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 20:43
The WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization recommends two doses of the routine COVID-19 vaccination per year, six months apart, for highest risk groups including the oldest adults, and older adults with significant comorbidities or severe obesity
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SRS Group case: court directs restitution of properties worth ₹650 crore to 2,312 homebuyers

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 20:43
The ED had initiated its probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against SRS Group based on 81 cases registered by the police in Delhi, Haryana’s Faridabad, and the Central Bureau of Investigation
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