Iran-Israel war LIVE: Israeli strikes on South Lebanon kill three, including two paramedicsLebanon’s state-run National News Agency says one person was killed by an Israeli airstrike early Monday (March 16, 2026) on a home in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Sir. As soon as the House met for the day, some opposition members demanded raising their concerns immediately. Supreme Court quashes criminal proceedings against Ashoka University professor after Haryana refuses prosecution sanctionThe Supreme Court on Monday (March 16, 2026) quashed criminal proceedings against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad for his social media posts on ‘Operation Sindoor’ after the Haryana Government informed that it has refused sanction for his prosecution. 10 patients killed, several others injured in major fire at Cuttack’s SCB Medical College HospitalTen patients died and several others were grievously injured when fire broke out in an intensive care unit of SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack, due to electrical short circuit in the early hours of Monday (March 16, 2026). NCP(SP) won’t contest against Sunetra Pawar in Baramati Assembly bypoll: Supriya SuleNationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) working president Supriya Sule on Monday (March 16, 2026) said her party will not field a candidate against Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Sunetra Pawar in the upcoming Baramati Assembly bypoll.

Source: The Hindu March 16, 2026 13:15 UTC