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Upping the ante: Now, the US drops 2,200-kg bunker buster bombs on Iran’s missile site

March 18, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Attempting to conclude the expensive war at the earliest, the United States on Wednesday dropped 2,200-kg bunker buster bombs on Iran’s key missile site near the crucial Strait of Hormuz, the chokehold behind the global price rise of crude oil and gas, the media reported. The US military claimed that […]

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Business

Crude oil: Amid demand surge, China-bound Russian tanker diverts towards India

March 18, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The Aqua Titan, a Russian crude oil carrier that was bound for China, has taken a U-turn in the South China Sea and is now rushing to reach India on March 21, the media reported on Wednesday. Its move came after New Delhi began doubling down on imports from Moscow. […]

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Business

Indian-Flagged Crude Tanker Jag Laadki Arrives at Mundra Port, Bolstering National Energy Security

March 18, 2026 revoi editor

Ahmedabad, 18 March 2026: The Indian-flagged crude oil tanker Jag Laadki, has successfully arrived at Adani Ports Mundra in Gujarat. It carried approximately 80,886 metric tonnes (MT) of crude oil—sourced from the UAE—loaded at Fujairah Port. Measuring 274.19 meters in length overall and 50.04 meters in beam, the tanker boasts a deadweight tonnage of approximately […]

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Business

Roving Periscope: Cycle of violence continues in the Gulf region; Israel ready for a long haul

March 18, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With Iran confirming the killing of its security chief Ali Larijani and Israel saying its ready for a long haul, the ongoing conflict in West Asia continued unabated as Tehran targeted allies of the US amid no clarity on whether America and/or Israel will land their ground troops to tame […]

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Astro Science

Your today’s horoscope and Panchaga-Nakshatra

March 18, 2026 revoi editor

🌟 DAILY PANCHANG & HOROSCOPE 🌟 Wednesday, 18 March 2026 📍 Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India ✨ ASTROLOGICAL & MYTHOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE 📜 Mythological Importance: Chaitra Amavasya: Today is the highly sacred Chaitra Amavasya, the last new moon of the Hindu lunar year. It is considered one of the most powerful days of the year for Pitru […]

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English

NIA Arrests American Mercenary, Six Ukrainians

March 17, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 17: In an operation looks like straight out of a film scene, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a US national, Matthew Aaron VanDyke, along with six Ukrainian citizens allegedly for entering Mizoram without the Restricted Area Permit (RAP) and then illegally crossing into Myanmar. For entering most of India’s north-east […]

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English

Close Trump Aide Quits over Iran War “Drawn into by Israel”

March 17, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 17: In a major setback to the United States President Donald Trump, the director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced on Tuesday that he has resigned owing to the ongoing war with Iran. Once a staunch backer of Trump who championed for him and his foreign policies […]

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English

14 Held for Defiling Holy Ganga after Iftar Party

March 17, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 17: The Varanasi police on Tuesday arrested 14 men after a controversy erupted over organising an Iftar gathering in a boat on Ganga in Varanasi and throwing the left-over non-vegetarian food into the holy river hurting the religious sentiments of the Hindus. The police said the men were accused of […]

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English

“I Want Nayanthara” Comment Sparks Major Controversy in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK Slammed

March 17, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 17: A political controversy has erupted in poll-bound Tamil Nadu over respect for women after AIADMK MP C Ve Shanmugam made a misogynistic remark on Tuesday on popular actor Nayanthara while criticising the MK Stalin-led DMK government’s outreach campaign during a women safety rally, drawing sharp reactions from the ruling […]

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Mamata Banerjee Fielded from Bhabanipur against her Bête Noir Suvendu Adhikari, Not to Contest Nandigram Seat

March 17, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 17: Bhabanipur constituency in South Kolkata will witness the battle of the titans as the West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will take on her lieutenant-turned-arch-rival, BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing House, in the coming elections to the 294-member state Assembly. The high-stake constituency […]

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