Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav holds strategy meeting ahead of RS polls ​

IANS | March 15, 2026 11:13 PM

Patna, March 15 (IANS) Ahead of voting for five Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar, Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav held a crucial meeting with legislators of the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) and members of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Sunday at Hotel Panache.​

ECI enforces MCC, orders removal of ministers’ photos from govt websites

IANS | March 15, 2026 9:36 PM

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday enforced the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) soon after announcing the schedule for Assembly elections in five states and one Union Territory, imposing curbs on the release of funds under MLA and MP local area development schemes and directing the removal of ministers’ photographs from official websites.

Pakistan fails to meet IMF terms amid rising need for more funds

IANS | March 15, 2026 7:40 PM

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Pakistan is running into increasing difficulty in meeting the conditions set by the IMF for extending loans, while the country’s rising trade deficit and increased cost of oil imports due to the Iran war are adding to the problem, according to a report.