President Murmu to visit Ayodhya on March 19, perform rituals at Ram Temple

IANS | March 7, 2026 9:58 PM

Ayodhya, March 7 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Ayodhya on March 19 to participate in a series of religious ceremonies at the Ram Mandir Ayodhya, including the installation of the Ram Yantra on the temple’s second floor and Vedic rituals as part of special celebrations marking the Hindu New Year.

Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah's rise in Nepal politics widely seen as symbol of generational change

IANS | March 7, 2026 9:05 PM

Kathmandu, March 7 (IANS) When Balen Shah, the former Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, chose Jhapa-5 as his constituency to contest the parliamentary elections against former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli in the latter’s traditional stronghold, many leading experts had questioned the move despite the rising popularity graph of the rapper-turned politician.

Have fulfilled Kota’s promise, says PM Modi (Lead)

IANS | March 7, 2026 8:06 PM

Jaipur, March 7 (IANS) The long-awaited Kota–Bundi Greenfield Airport project for the Hadoti region formally began on Saturday with the laying of its foundation stone at Shambhupura in Kota. ​

J'khand: Jan Aushadhi Kendra in Jamtara proves 'major support system' for poor, middle-class

IANS | March 7, 2026 8:01 PM

Jamtara, March 7 (IANS) With the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), an ambitious public welfare initiative by the Narendra Modi government, the Jan Aushadhi Kendra located near Veer Kunwar Chowk in Jamtara district of Jharkhand, is fast emerging as a major relief for poor and middle-class people, ensuring that affordable and quality medicines reach the general public.

Nepal: PM-in-waiting Balen Shah creates history by beating Oli in Jhapa

IANS | March 7, 2026 6:50 PM

Kathmandu, March 7 (IANS) Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah has secured victory from Jhapa-5 in eastern Nepal in the elections for the House of Representatives, defeating former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli by a wide margin in what was described as a battle for the next prime ministership.