Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Prayagraj's Maha Kumbh 2025 as a significant milestone for India during his address to the Lok Sabha. He credited the people of India, UP, and Prayagraj for their contributions and thanked them for the event's grand success, highlighting the global recognition it brought to India.

US director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard clarified that President Trump's 'America First' policy does not equate to 'America alone' at the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi. She expressed optimism about the continued strengthening of the India-US relationship under the leadership of PM Modi and President Trump.

There have been no official comments from the radical movement yet

According to the People’s Front, UDK drones have destroyed over 50 US-made Bradley vehicles and over 30 M777 artillery guns

According to Vyacheslav Gladkov, air defenses shot down a drone over the city of Belgorod; its debris injured a young man and damaged a car

According to Vitaly Ganchev, the forces are also shelling civilians who remain in their homes while retreating

The Bank of Russia carries out foreign currency purchase and sale operations on the domestic market in the currency section of the Moscow Exchange in the «yuan - ruble» instrument

Mogadishu (HOL) – Units of the Somali Police Force have been deployed to the frontlines in the Middle Shabelle region to reinforce ongoing military operations against Al-Shabaab.

Hargeisa (HOL) – Somaliland's Foreign Minister Abdirahman Dahir Aden has stated that the relationship between Somaliland and the United States is in its early stages, emphasizing that any engagement will be based on mutual interests, particularly Somaliland's long-standing pursuit of sovereignty.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Turkey has deployed advanced Bayraktar Akinci unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) to Somalia, delivering on a long-anticipated military commitment to enhance the country's counterterrorism operations.

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.

Rwanda has cut diplomatic ties with Belgium, saying it has been «consistently undermined» by the European nation during the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Trump administration's decision to pause U.S. foreign aid has «substantially disrupted» supply of HIV treatments in eight countries, which could soon run out of these life-saving medicines, the World Health Organization said on Monday.

The Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti railway is streamlining Ethiopia's logistics sector, serving as a «crucial artery» for the country's import-export trade, senior Ethiopian officials have said.

[RFI] Rwanda announced on Monday it is severing diplomatic ties with Belgium, saying the European nation had «consistently undermined» Kigali during the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This comes as the European Union announced some sanctions against senior Rwandan military commanders.

[New Times] The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), which includes M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo, said it might withdraw from the peace talks with the Congolese government, hours before negotiations start in the Angolan capital.

[Nile Post] The European Union on Monday adjusted the pressure knob to higher levels against Rwanda by sanctioning several officials in Kigali alongside targeted M23 leaders

Several legal experts said the deportation episode marks a dramatic — and troubling — escalation in the Trump administration’s pushback against the courts.

Le CESEC a rendu, la semaine dernière, un avis défavorable sur le projet de loi du gouvernement qui vise à simplifier certaines dispositions du Code du travail. D'après les syndicats, les protections essentielles des travailleurs seraient diminuées. Le texte devrait tout de même être étudié par l'Assemblée territoriale.

Trouver des solutions en cas de surendettement, c'est le rôle de la commission ad hoc gérée par l'IEOM. Cette année, près de 200 dossiers ont été déposés. Les familles en difficulté peuvent prétendre à la mise en place de plusieurs mesures pour permettre de gérer leurs dettes, de façon plus soutenable.

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Opposition and NC legislators in J&K assembly called for an inquiry into the mysterious deaths of two Gujjar brothers in Kulgam, alleging a pattern of unexplained deaths within the community. There were also accusations of police brutality against mourners demanding a fair investigation.

The Telangana assembly passed two landmark bills to hike reservations in education and jobs from 50% to 70%, surpassing the Supreme Court's quota cap. The decision received unanimous political support, expecting to back their constitutional amendment proposal with extensive survey data.

Violence erupted in Nagpur following a right-wing protest demanding the removal of Aurangzeb's tomb. The unrest escalated after rumors of a religious book burning, leading to arson, stone-pelting, and vandalism. Police have imposed Section 144 and arrested 50 individuals to control the situation.

A 70-year-old motorcyclist has died from his injuries after being hit by a car at the junction of Bartley Road East and Airport Road on March 15. Dashcam footage of the accident posted to Facebook group SG Road Vigilante shows the elderly rider switching from the middle lane onto the rightmost lane at a junction while the traffic lights are red. A white car is then seen rapidly approaching the man's motorcycle and colliding with it. The impact of the crash sends the elderly rider flying onto the roof of the car before landing several metres away. His helmet is flung off in the process. The Singapore Civil Defence Force told AsiaOne that it was alerted to the accident at the junction of Bartley Road East and Airport Road on March 15 at about 4.40pm. The elderly motorcyclist was taken to Changi General Hospital. Responding to AsiaOne's queries on Tuesday (March 18), the police said the elderly motorcyclist was taken unconscious to the hospital, where he subsequently succumbed to his injuries. His time of death was not specified.

When a Bukit Merah resident failed to collect her free meals for five days, a social worker called the police. The 57-year-old woman was discovered dead in her Depot Road flat at Bukit Merah on March 12. According to Shin Min Daily News, the deceased was part of a senior care programme by Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities and would receive free meals daily for both lunch and dinner.  But from March 7, the woman stopped answering the door and could not be contacted. The social worker had reportedly thought that she was not at home and called the police days later after realising something amiss. A domestic helper living on the same floor as the deceased told Shin Min she had not seen the woman in a week, but did not notice any stench. «She rarely left her home and had no visitors, so she always kept the door closed. She rarely talked to her neighbours too,» the helper added. In response to media queries, the police said they received a call for assistance at around 10.25am. The 57-year-old woman was found lying motionless and pronounced dead at scene.

Acting head of the Chief Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for Bashkortostan Eduard Idrisov and a working group of the Chief Directorate have responded to the location of the fire