Govt dismisses Turkish newspaper's report claiming India shared Iranian ship's location with Israel

IANS | March 10, 2026 3:48 PM

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) Fact Check unit on Tuesday dismissed as fake a viral claim on social media that India had shared the location of an Iranian naval ship with Israel, reportedly based on an AI-generated video of Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi that was widely circulated by Pakistani propaganda accounts and later amplified by a Turkish newspaper.

'Younger brother to me but...': Rijiju counters Gaurav Gogoi's 'interrupter' charge

IANS | March 10, 2026 3:44 PM

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, responding to Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s charge of his being the "biggest interrupter" in the Lok Sabha, on Tuesday said that the Opposition MP was entitled to his views but remains "immature and uninformed" enough to understand the role and responsibility of the ministry concerned.

SC to hear Mamata Banerjee's plea against Bengal SIR tomorrow

IANS | March 9, 2026 11:33 PM

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday the plea filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and several Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders challenging the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound state.

PM Modi congratulates RSP leadership on Nepal election victory​

IANS | March 9, 2026 11:07 PM

Kathmandu, March 9 (IANS) As the sweeping victory of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Nepal’s parliamentary elections held on March 5 was confirmed, its President Rabi Lamichhane and senior leader Balen Shah received congratulatory calls from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.​