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    A crumbling Iran could turn out more dangerous

    Vivek Katju
    19 March 2026 6:20 AM IST

    By eliminating Iran’s strategic core, the US and Israel risk a regional 'unknown' as internal dissent and global energy shocks threaten to derail the offensive

    Ali Larijani, the slain secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council, waves at journalists in Beirut, Lebanon, in August 2025. Photo: AP/PTI
    Opinion
    LPG cylinders
    Opinion

    Why cooking gas shortage hits Kerala harder than anywhere else

    19 March 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Spider-Man Brand New Day trailer: Peter Parker is back to square one
    Entertainment

    Spider-Man Brand New Day trailer: Peter Parker is back to square one

    19 March 2026 6:25 AM IST
    KSRTC buses
    Karnataka

    Free bus travel: Karnataka’s 4 transport corporations run into deep trouble

    19 March 2026 6:28 AM IST
    Why a building in Vietnam, said to have links with Subhas Chandra Bose, lies ‘dilapidated, neglected’

    Why a building in Vietnam, said to have links with Subhas Chandra Bose, lies ‘dilapidated, neglected’

    19 March 2026 7:59 AM IST
    Discussion on Congress crisis in Assam after Bordoloi resignation

    Bordoloi exit : Has Congress lost the plot in Assam?

    18 March 2026 8:50 PM IST
    Vijay, TVK

    TN Assembly elections: Vijay declares TVK to go solo

    18 March 2026 7:58 PM IST
    US President Donald Trump

    Trump’s ‘take Cuba’ threat sparks tensions as Havana warns of ‘impenetrable resistance’

    19 March 2026 12:39 PM IST
    Texas student arrest

    Nashik ‘godman’ arrested in rape case; political row erupts in Maharashtra

    19 March 2026 11:43 AM IST
    Russian tip-off triggers NIA arrest of American Van Dyke and Ukrainian nationals

    Russian tip-off led to NIA arrest of American Van Dyke and Ukrainian nationals: Report

    19 March 2026 10:09 AM IST
    HDFC bank chairman resignation

    Atanu Chakraborty quits as HDFC Bank chair citing ‘ethical concerns’, shares tank 9 pc

    19 March 2026 10:07 AM IST
    Dhurandhar: The Revenge has a screenplay mired in clichés, but plays to the gallery

    Dhurandhar: The Revenge has a screenplay mired in clichés, but plays to the gallery

    19 March 2026 10:06 AM IST
    Rain in Andhra Pradesh

    Heavy rain lashes Vijayawada, other parts of Andhra; causes waterlogging, traffic snarls

    18 March 2026 9:02 PM IST
    Iran war hits India energy exports

    Over 2 million tonne of Indian LPG, LNG cargo stranded in Persian Gulf

    18 March 2026 8:23 PM IST
    Puducherry Assembly elections 2026

    Puducherry polls | Standoff persists in NDA, INDIA blocs as nomination deadline nears

    Bala Vetrivel N
    18 March 2026 7:41 PM IST

    Internal friction over seat-sharing and leadership keeps both major fronts in a state of high-stakes uncertainty ahead of the April 9 battle

    Pat Cummins, Ishan Kishan

    IPL 2026: Ishan Kishan to lead SRH in early part of tournament

    18 March 2026 7:25 PM IST
    Who was Ali Larijani, Irans security chief killed by Israel?

    Who was Ali Larijani, Iran's security chief killed by Israel?

    18 March 2026 7:13 PM IST
    building near UB city, Bengaluru

    DK Shivakumar flags aviation and defence curbs choking Bengaluru’s vertical growth

    18 March 2026 6:40 PM IST
    Suvendhu vs Mamata

    Why did BJP skip personal attack on Mamata in Bengal campaigning? | AI With Sanket

    18 March 2026 6:32 PM IST
    Supreme Court of India

    SC questions West Bengal on Mamata's alleged interference in ED's I-PAC raids

    18 March 2026 6:17 PM IST
    BJD and Congress MLAs protest in Odisha Assembly

    Mock funeral by opposition in Odisha assembly after 12 die in Cuttack hospital fire

    18 March 2026 6:05 PM IST
    Voters Day

    Congress delegation meets SEC; seeks early panchayat, local body polls in J-K

    18 March 2026 5:56 PM IST
    piped natural gas (PNG)

    LPG crunch: Centre links higher commercial supply to faster PNG rollout by states

    18 March 2026 5:42 PM IST
    The Indian government has finally sanctioned the long-awaited Kedarnath ropeway project between Sonprayag and Kedarnath, and Govindghat to Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand.

    BKTC to Sara Ali Khan: Declare faith in Sanatan to visit Badrinath, Kedarnath shrines

    18 March 2026 5:33 PM IST
    Medical aid to Iran

    Iran thanks India for first medical aid as war enters day 19

    18 March 2026 5:03 PM IST
    Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary (Marketing & Oil Refinery), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

    LPG shortages remain ‘worrisome’ despite stable crude supply: Govt

    18 March 2026 4:44 PM IST
    VD Satheesan

    No UDF infighting over seats unlike BJP and LDF: Congress leader Satheesan

    18 March 2026 4:22 PM IST
    Hormuz crisis ignited by the US - who will share the burden?

    Iran war: Trump lit the fire, now wants the world to help extinguish it

    18 March 2026 4:00 PM IST
    14 detained after LPG agency staff beat up customer in UP

    14 detained after LPG agency staff beat up customer in UP

    18 March 2026 3:56 PM IST
    Indian cricket team

    Ashwin: ‘If Gambhir thought Kohli, Rohit, and I should move on, it’s okay’

    18 March 2026 3:36 PM IST
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