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Trending News: F1: Kimi Antonelli Clinches Maiden Career Win In China To Extend Mercedes’ Dominant Start, Lewis Hamilton Seals First Podium For FerrariSonam Wangchuk’s Wife Shares Moment Of ‘Free Flowing Chat’ With Activist After Centre Revokes His DetentionSpiceJet to Operate Seven Special Flights From Fujairah to India on March 15-16‘Has Chai, Pakoras at Parliament Door’: Amit Shah Slams Rahul Gandhi for ‘Defaming India Globally’ With AI Summit Protest‘Rahul Gandhi Defaming India and Its Democracy’: Amit Shah Slams Congress Over Shirtless Protest at AI Summit‘May Hit It a Few More Times Just for Fun’: Trump Warns of Further Strikes on Iran’s Kharg IslandAAP Releases List Of 14 Candidates For Assam Assembly PollsDaniil Medvedev Stuns No. 1 Ranked Carlos Alcaraz, Marches Into Indian Wells Final Against Jannik SinnerFormula 1 Confirms 2026 Calendar Shake-Up With Cancellation Of Bahrain & Saudi Arabia GP Amid Iran WarElection Commission To Announce Assembly Poll Schedule For Puducherry, Four States TodayIndian Army Foils Infiltration Bid in Jammu & Kashmir’s Uri, Pakistani Terrorist killedTVK Chief Vijay To Appear Before CBI For Questioning In Connection With Karur StampedeIndiGo Revises Schedules, Air India Cancels Flight to Dubai Amid West Asia CrisisDelhi-NCR Wakes Up To Rain, Thunderstorms, IMD Issues Orange Alert, More Showers LikelyDelhi Govt Rolls Out Priority-Based Policy For Commercial LPG Cylinder Distribution Amid ScarcityCorporate Tourism Clashes With Agricultural Heritage In North GoaAmid Tight Security, Haryana Congress MLAs Moved To Himachal Ahead Of Rajya Sabha PollsRevenge Over Cancelled Wedding: Man Injects His HIV-Positive Blood Into Woman In HyderabadMan Kills Live-In Partner With Cable Wire, Stages It As Suicide In BengaluruJ&K Police Constitutes SIT To Investigate Firing Attempt On NC Chief Farooq AbdullahShould Women Get a Monthly Salary? 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Check Distance Cut, Travel Time Reduced And Major Fuel Savings‘Rumour-Spreading Reel Company’: PM Modi Tears Into Congress At Assam For Puppet Politics And Global DisrespectUS Airstrikes Hit Kharg Island Military Sites; Iran’s ‘Orphan Pearl’ Oil Hub at RiskPM Modi In Kolkata Today: BJP Likely To Release First List Of West Bengal Assembly Election CandidatesAfter 171 Days In Detention, Centre Revokes National Security Act Against Sonam WangchukUP: One Dead, Several Injured After Bus Rams Into Stationary Truck In KanpurCrude Oil Prices Surge Over 40% In 15 Days Since US-Israel-Iran Conflict BeganF1 Poised To Call Off Bahrain, Saudi Arabia Grand Prix Amid War In Middle East : ReportGovernments Worldwide Launch Emergency Subsidies to Combat Record Global Energy CostsUS Will Soon Escort Ships Through Strait of Hormuz As Oil Prices Roil Global Economy: Donald TrumpIndia’s Forex Reserves Fall Most In Over A Year On Central Bank’s Rupee DefenceGovt Cuts IPO Float Requirement for Large Firms; Jio, NSE Listings Get BoostDepressed Due To Board Exams, Delhi Student Jumps Onto Metro Track In DwarkaNo LPG Shortage, Production Increased By 30%, Says Petroleum MinistryIndia Engages With BRICS Members To Forge Common Stand On West Asia Conflict, Say SourcesDelhi Traffic Advisory Issued Ahead of Yo Yo Honey Singh Concert at IG Indoor StadiumGoa Prioritises Preventive Healthcare With New Medical Screening InitiativeAnil Ambani’s Son Jai Ambani Grilled By CBI In Rs 900 Crore Transnational Online Investment Scam Probe‘Shri Ram Ke Paas Bhi Cylinder Nahi Hai’: Ashneer Grover Faces Backlash Over LPG Shortage Tweet‘Listen to Nehru’s August 15th Speech’: PM Modi’s Advice to Congress Amid Middle East WarIndia Scores Diplomatic Win As Iran Allows 2 Gas Tankers Safe Passage Through Strait Of Hormuz Amid West Asia TensionsNand Kishore Yadav Takes Oath As Nagaland GovernorBans Will Cost Jose Mourinho Two Games As Benfica Call Punishment ‘Unfair’Trade Talks Continue: India Rejects Reports Of US Deal Hold-OffAustralia Beat North Korea 2-1 To Reach AFC Women’s Asian Cup Semifinals, Clinch FIFA World Cup BerthBooking IndiGo Flights to Burn A Hole in Your Pocket Now, Thanks To ‘Fuel Charge’ Amid Soaring Oil PricesMust-Visit Travel Destinations In India During Blooming Spring Season2 Indians Killed & 10 Injured After Drone Attack In Oman, MEA Confirms‘Congress Committed Another Grave Sin’: PM Modi Targets Opposition For Misleading Country on Oil, LPG Situation‘In Continuous Contact With 23,000 Indian Seafarers In the Gulf’: Special Secy, Ministry of ShippingIran Football Team Pushes Back On Donald Trump’s Comments, Says ‘No One Can Exclude’ It From The FIFA World Cup170 Indian Nationals Cross into Armenia From Iran; Around 130,000 Returned Since Feb 28: MEA Amid West Asia ConflictDelhi Red Fort Case: NIA Court Extends Judicial Custody of Shaheen Saeed Along With 6 AccusedSC To Use AI For Case Listing, Bench Allocation; CJI Surya Kant Moves To End Human RoleIndia’s $57B Gulf Export Corridor Braces for Impact as War Risks Spike Shipping and Insurance‘Off To Gujarat’: Chilling Last Message From Six Minor Girls Before They Went Missing In UP’s BijnorAdobe Shares Drop After CEO Exit Adds to AI-Disruption ConcernsFM Nirmala Sitharaman Proposes ₹2.81 Lakh Crore Supplementary Grants for Defence, Rural Jobs in Lok SabhaPM Modi Launches ₹4,570 Crore Projects, Flags Off 3 Trains to Boost Connectivity in Assam; Know Key DetailsOpposition Submits Notice for Impeachment Motion Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar – Can He Be Removed? What Do the Rules Say?Govt Issues “No Panic” LPG Assurance; Says Production Up By 30% to Prevent Dry-OutsLPG Supply Crunch Disrupts IT Campus Cafeterias, Forces Operational Adjustments at Tech FirmsGeorge Russell Leads Another Mercedes AMG F1 Sweep in Chinese GP Sprint QualifyingCommercial LPG Shortage: How Does It Impact Food Aggregators Zomato and Swiggy?Indian Engineer Killed In Attack On US-Owned Oil Tanker Near IraqIndia Likely To Halt US Trade Deal: New Delhi Defies Trump’s Section 301 Probe into Manufacturing ExcessWill ‘Crude Shock’ Result In Stagflation In Global Economy?Oil Poised for 10% Weekly Gain as Russia Waiver Fails to Calm Iran War FearsHow Much Firepower Does the RBI Have? 3 Key Measures Used to Defend the Rupee as Middle East War Rages OnDollar Climbs With No End In Sight For Iran War; Yen at 20-Month Low‘Employers Won’t Hire Women…’: Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Plea Seeking Mandatory Menstrual LeaveIFL 2025-26: Dempo SC Come From Behind to Hold Chanmari DCIndia Gold Discounts Hit Near-Decade High; Mideast Tensions Lift China DemandFlying to UAE or Saudi Arabia? 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New Delhi: The Election Commission of India is set to announce the schedule for the upcoming assembly elections in five poll-bound states later today, with a press conference expected to take place at 4 pm.According to officials, the elections will be held in Assam, Kerala, Tamil

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