President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia's election on Sunday, cementing his already tight grip on power in a victory he said showed Moscow had been right to stand up to the West and send its troops into Ukraine.

Putin wins another term as Russian President in a landslide victory

Russia is holding presidential elections but the fighting is unabated between Moscow and Kyiv. Russia accused Ukraine on Saturday (local time) of using "terrorist activities" to try to disrupt its presidential election and former President Dmitry Medvedev decried as "traitors" the scattered protesters who have tried to set fire to voting booths and pour dye into ballot boxes. Watch to know more!

Russia Elections 2024: Vladimir Putin tightens grip on power in Russian election

In a bold display of maritime security, the Indian Navy has intercepted and engaged with the hijacked vessel MV Ruen, which was under the control of Somali pirates. On March 15, an Indian Navy warship successfully intercepted the MV Ruen, marking a significant step in combating piracy on the high seas. However, the operation was met with resistance as the pirates onboard the vessel opened fire on the warship. Watch to know more!

Indian Navy's MARCOS thwarts Somali pirates' hijacking attempt, rescues crew

India on Sunday said the Gujarat government is taking strict action against the perpetrators of violence at a university in Ahmedabad. Two foreign students sustained injuries in the attack. The Ahmedabad police said it arrested Two Men and are looking for other suspects. An external Affairs Ministry spokesperson wrote on X that one of the two foreign students injured in the violence has been discharged from hospital. Two students one from Sri Lanka and another from Tajikistan were hospitalized after they were beaten up at the University's hostel on Saturday. Watch to know more!

Foreign students at Gujarat University attacked during prayers, MEA says 2 people arrested

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has unveiled the schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and assembly elections in some states...Political party leaders have started campaigning for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. A day after the election dates were announced in India by the election commission the two major rival blocks, the ruling National Democratic Alliance and the opposition I.N.D.IA. Alliance held campaign rallies in South and West India. Watch to know more!

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: PM Modi campaigns in Andhra Pradesh, shares stage with NDA allies

A massive fire broke out at a film studio in Giza in the early hours of Sunday. The AL Aram Film Studio is considered one of the oldest cinematography studios in Egypt. The authorities in Giza dispatched a team of firefighters to prevent the spread of fire, residents were also evacuated from nearby areas as a preventative measure. Watch to know more!

Fire engulfs Egypt's Al-Ahram film studio, investigation underway to determine cause of fire

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has unveiled the schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and assembly elections in some states...Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar detailed the schedule & emphasized on the election process for the upcoming polls during a press briefing in Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi. Meanwhile, political party leaders have started campaigning for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. Watch to know more!

India Elections 2024: Congress' Rahul Gandhi wraps up 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Mumbai

French President Emmanuel said on Saturday (Mar 16) that Russia would be asked to observe a ceasefire in war-torn Ukraine during the Paris Olympics. In an interview with a Ukrainian journalist, French President Macron said, "The demand for a ceasefire during the Olympics. They (the Russians) must do this. That is what has always happened." Watch to know more!

Ukraine war: France's Macron says Russia will be asked to observe ceasefire during Paris Olympics

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's youngest daughter Aseefa Bhutto Zardari is set to run in the upcoming by-election for the NA-207 Nawabshah seat which would be a crucial step towards her political debut. Watch to know more!

Pakistan: Aseefa Bhutto submits nomination papers for by-polls on seat vacated by father Zardari

Meta is under renewed scrutiny for allegedly facilitating the illicit sale of drugs through the platform. U.S. prosecutors in Virginia are probing whether Facebook-parent Meta’s social media platforms facilitated and profited from the illegal sale of drugs. Watch the video to know more.

Meta under probe: Meta spokesperson rejects claims over online drug sale

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has unveiled the schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and assembly elections in some states...Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar detailed the schedule & emphasized on the election process for the upcoming polls during a press briefing in Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi. Assembly elections to be held in 4 states simultaneously along with the Lok Sabha Polls 2024. Watch to know more!

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Party leaders emphasize on fair & violence free elections

More than 150 Forest Department personnel from Nilgiris, Pollachi, Coimbatore and Udumalpet forest divisions have been deployed in Coonoor to fight the forest fire in Forest Dale near Black Bridge in the Nilgiris forest division, which has been spreading for the past four days. Watch to know more!

India: IAF carries out 'Bambi Bucket' ops to douse blazing forest fires in Nilgiris

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: PM Modi says, 'We the BJP-NDA are full prepared for elections'

Russia-Ukraine war: France to urge Russian ceasefire in Ukraine

US President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump are moving towards a rematch in November. Trump headed to Ohio to host a rally in Dayton where he took the chance to slam Biden and to call the November 5th election to be the last election for US if he does not win. Watch the video to know more.

US Elections 2024: Trump warns of ‘bloodbath’ if he loses presidential election in November

The suspect involved in the fatal shootings of three people outside a Philadelphia-area suburb on Saturday morning has been arrested. Watch the video to know more. Watch to know more!

Philadelphia gun violence horror: Shooter who killed 3 arrested

India: Forest fire blazes in Nilgiris, IAF carries out 'Bambi Bucket' ops to douse fire

An Indian Kashmiri Muslim and a socio-political activist Javed Ahmad Beigh on Friday (Mar 15) blasted Pakistan for its treatment of minorities while speaking to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). While raising the plight of Pashtun Shias, who reside in the Kurram district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Beigh said they were being treated by Islamabad in the “most inhumanly way possible”. Watch to know more!

Kashmiri activist slams Pakistan at UNHRC for its treatment of minorities

North Korea has unwelded a new battle tank. The state news agency claims that the country's leader Kim Jong-un even drove this new tank and the heavy armored fighting vehicle was unveiled during a training match between tank units. Watch to know more!

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches military exercises alongside his daughter

A day after the elections were announced in India, the political battle and fervor are up several notches. Political temperatures that are taking off will be at peak over the coming weeks. Prime minister Narendra Modi is in South India on a campaign Blitz. BJP sees victories in South India as vital to increasing its tally in the upcoming elections. Watch to know more!

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: From Andhra to Maharashtra political rallies intensify across India

More than 150 Forest Department personnel from Nilgiris, Pollachi, Coimbatore and Udumalpet forest divisions have been deployed in Coonoor to fight the forest fire in Forest Dale near Black Bridge in the Nilgiris forest division, which has been spreading for the past four days.

India: Forest fire blazes in Nilgiris for the sixth day, 100s of acres charred

Thousands of Israelis in Tel Aviv called for an "election now" during a protest against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday. Watch this video to know more.

Israel-Hamas war: Demonstrators in Tel Aviv demand early hostage-release deal

Russia-Ukraine war: France to offer Russia a regime of silence during the Olympics

The British defence ministry has been urged to ban the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok amid fears that sensitive data could be useful to Chinese spies. Now intelligence experts fear that Chinese spies will be able to harvest data from the app which could threaten Britain's security, a report by The Telegraph on Saturday (Mar 16) said.

UK restricts TikTok usage for soldiers over privacy concerns

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