No audio available for this content. One of India’s four navigation satellites has failed, a setback for the NAVIC network. Satellite IRNSS-1F was lost after its atomic clock stopped functioning. Only three satellites — IRNSS-1B, IRNSS-1L and NVS-01 — remain operational for providng positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services across the Indian subcontinent. The loss
Several U.S. allies rebuffed Donald Trump’s call on Monday (March 16, 2026) to send warships to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, drawing criticism from the U.S. President, who accused Western partners of ingratitude after decades of support. The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is in its third week with no end in sight. The
Afghanistan’s Deputy Government spokesman said early Tuesday (March 17, 2026) the death toll from an airstrike by Pakistan that hit a hospital treating drug users in the Afghan capital Kabul has increased to 400. In a post on X, Hamdullah Fitrat said the strike on Monday (March 16, 2026) night had destroyed large sections of
An ambulance is seen at the hospital following a bomb blast in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on March 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Bombs exploded in at least three locations in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno State on Monday (March 16, 2026) night, killing and injuring scores of people, the emergency services told The Associated Press, citing possible
Operations at the United Arab Emirates’ Shah gas field have been suspended while damage is being assessed following a drone attack, Abu Dhabi’s media office said on Monday (March 16, 2026). Authorities contained and brought the fire caused by the attack under control, the media office added in a post on X, reiterating that no
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The National Democratic Alliance romped home with all five Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar and three in Odisha, and one from Haryana on Monday (March 16, 2026) The counting for the two seats in Haryana was delayed after the BJP and the Congress filed separate complaints. A Congress delegation met with the Election Commission in
Odisha Chief MInister Mohan Majhi speaks to patient who escaped the fire at the SCB College and Hospital, Cuttack, on March 16, 2026 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ten patients died and several others were grievously injured when a fire broke out in an intensive care unit of SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack due to
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