March 16, 2026
126 articles published on this date
Nine Million Indian Migrants in Gulf Face Uncertainty as Iran Attacks Escalate
Since Iran launched wave after wave of missile and drone attacks against Gulf states from February 28, 2026, approximately 9 million Indian migrant workers...
Trump Postpones Xi Summit as Iran War Dominates US Foreign Policy
US President Donald Trump announced he has asked China to delay the planned summit with President Xi Jinping in Beijing by 'a month or so,' originally...
Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026: Anti-Conversion Law and Constitutional Debate
The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 was passed by voice vote in the Maharashtra Assembly, introducing stringent provisions against religious...
CCI Orders Investigation Against IndiGo for Alleged Abuse of Dominance
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) ordered an investigation into IndiGo — India's largest airline — on February 4, 2026, following a prima facie...
India Backs Direct Talks with Iran as US Seeks Naval Coalition to Secure Hormuz
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated that India's direct diplomatic engagement with Iran on ship passage had yielded concrete results, signalling...
Government Clears 23 Institutions to Set Up Quantum Teaching Labs Under National Quantum Mission
Twenty-three academic institutions across India have been cleared to establish quantum teaching laboratories under the National Quantum Mission (NQM), as...
India Holds Off on US Trade Deal Signature Pending Tariff Framework Clarity
India confirmed it will not sign its interim trade agreement with the United States until Washington clarifies its new tariff architecture — a position...
Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026: Community Protests Over Removal of Self-Perceived Identity
The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment tabled the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha on March...
Indian Naval Warships Escort Indian Vessels Through Gulf of Oman Under Operation Sankalp
Three Indian Navy warships escorted three Indian merchant vessels — Shivalik, Nanda Devi, and Jag Laadki — through the Gulf of Oman as the West Asia...
Parliamentary Panel Flags Rs 2,345 Crore Surrender of SC Welfare Funds by Social Justice Ministry
A parliamentary panel has flagged the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for surrendering nearly a quarter of funds sanctioned for Scheduled Caste...
Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill: Anti-Conversion Law and Constitutional Dimensions
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly passed the Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026 by voice vote during the Budget Session, making Maharashtra the latest state...
Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026: Key Provisions and Constitutional Context
The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 was introduced on March 13 and passed by the Maharashtra state legislature, becoming one of the most detailed...
India Eases FDI Rules for Border Countries: Press Note 2 (2026)
India's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued Press Note 2 (2026) on March 15, 2026, partially relaxing the stringent FDI...
Parliamentary Panel Recommends Expanding Bank-NBFC Co-Lending to Bridge MSME Credit Gap
A parliamentary standing committee has recommended expanding bank-NBFC co-lending partnerships to help MSMEs access cheaper credit and bridge India's...
Revamped Stand-Up India Scheme: Enhanced Support for SC/ST and Women Entrepreneurs
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the Lok Sabha that a revamped Stand-Up India scheme will be launched soon, incorporating lessons from the...
India Evacuates Over 600 Nationals from Iran via Armenia and Azerbaijan
India evacuated over 600 nationals from Iran via overland routes through Armenia and Azerbaijan amid the escalating US-Israel-Iran conflict in the region....
Jaishankar Calls for Coordinated Solution on Hormuz; India Pursuing Direct Dialogue with Iran
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated that 'it is better that we coordinate and get a solution' regarding the Strait of Hormuz shipping crisis...
Ladakh Shutdown: Thousands Demand Statehood and Sixth Schedule Inclusion
A complete shutdown was observed across Ladakh on March 16, 2026, with massive protest rallies in both Leh and Kargil, as civic bodies and political groups...
Transgender Protection (Amendment) Bill 2026: Key Contentions and Constitutional Questions
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 was tabled in Parliament, proposing significant changes to the parent 2019 Act. The Bill...
Securities Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026: Revised Minimum Public Shareholding Norms
The Ministry of Finance notified the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026, published in the Gazette of India on March 13, 2026, and...
Iran Conflict and the Fertiliser Supply Chain: Sulphur Squeeze Threatens Indian Agriculture
Experts and industry analysts have warned that the ongoing US-Israel-Iran military conflict — and the resulting disruption to the Strait of Hormuz —...
RIL-Samsung C&T $3 Billion Green Ammonia Pact: India's Clean Fuel Export Ambition Takes Shape
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) signed a long-term Supply and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with South Korea's Samsung C&T Corporation for the supply of green...
Jaishankar: India-Iran Talks Are Yielding Results on Hormuz, But No Blanket Deal Yet
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar confirmed to the Financial Times that India's direct diplomatic engagement with Iran has yielded results in securing...
Kerala HC Permits Gamete Extraction and Cryopreservation from Brain-Dead Person
The Kerala High Court (Justice M.B. Snehalatha) granted interim permission to a wife to have her brain-dead husband's gametes extracted and cryopreserved...
India Liberalizes FDI Framework: Third-Country Firms with Sub-10% Chinese Stakes Get Automatic Route Access
India has amended its FDI policy to permit companies incorporated outside land-bordering countries (LBCs) — but having up to 10% passive LBC (including...
Government Plans Bill to Codify IPS Deputation in CAPFs Despite Supreme Court Ruling on Reduction
The Union Cabinet approved the draft Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, which seeks to statutorily codify the provision for...
India to Wait for US Tariff Architecture Before Signing Trade Deal; Section 301 Probe Coverage Sought
India has formally decided to wait for the US to finalise its new global tariff framework before signing any bilateral trade deal, according to government...
India's Merchandise Exports Slip 0.8% in February 2026; Trade Deficit Nearly Doubles
India's merchandise exports declined marginally by 0.8% year-on-year to $36.61 billion in February 2026, compared to $36.91 billion in February 2025, as the...
Living Wills in India: Legal Framework and the Right to Die with Dignity
Discussion around advance healthcare directives (commonly called living wills) has renewed in India, with medical and legal experts highlighting that the...
Parliamentary Panel Recommends EV Tractor Subsidies and AI-Driven Precision Farming
A Parliamentary Standing Committee has recommended subsidising electric vehicle (EV) tractors to make them accessible to small and marginal farmers, noting...
Opposition Moves Notice Seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Removal Over Public Remarks and Voter Roll Concerns
At least 193 opposition MPs — 130 from Lok Sabha and 63 from Rajya Sabha — have signed a 10-page notice seeking a motion for removal of Chief Election...
Saudi Crude Rerouted to India via Red Sea as Hormuz Closes; Russian Imports Surge on US Waiver
Saudi Arabia is routing approximately 6 million barrels of crude oil to Indian ports via its west coast port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, utilising the...
India-US Interim Trade Deal: Waiting on Tariff Architecture After US Supreme Court Ruling
India has indicated it will sign its interim trade agreement with the United States only after Washington finalises a new global tariff architecture — a...
India Prioritises Six LPG Tankers Amid Hormuz Disruption and Domestic Cooking Gas Shortage
India is seeking safe passage for six vessels carrying 270,000 tonnes of cooking gas (LPG) through the Strait of Hormuz, identified as the government's top...
India Negotiates with Iran to Secure Passage for Six LPG Tankers Through Hormuz
India's government is actively negotiating with Iran to secure safe passage for six LPG tankers currently stranded in the Persian Gulf, carrying a combined...
BITS Pilani Nanomedicine Gel Shows Preclinical Promise for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Researchers at BITS Pilani have developed a nanoparticle-based topical gel designed to deliver anti-inflammatory drugs directly to inflamed joints in...
LPG to PNG Migration Drive: City Gas Distributors Roll Out Incentives Amid Hormuz Supply Crisis
Government-owned City Gas Distribution (CGD) companies — Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL), GAIL Gas, and Bharat Petroleum...
West Asia Tensions Unlikely to Structurally Dent Basmati Rice Exports: CRISIL Ratings
CRISIL Ratings assessed that West Asia tensions will not cause a structural decline in India's basmati rice exports, even though Iran — a key market...
India's Merchandise Exports Flat in February; March Seen Facing Steeper Decline
India's merchandise exports contracted marginally in February 2026 — falling approximately 0.8% year-on-year to $36.61 billion — the first monthly...
Western Allies Resist Trump's Call for Naval Coalition to Force Open the Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump called on NATO allies — including the UK, France, Germany, Japan, and South Korea — to deploy warships to forcibly reopen the...
Tamil Nadu's AVGC-XR Policy 2026: Targeting 2 Lakh Jobs in Animation, Gaming, and Extended Reality
The Government of Tamil Nadu formally approved its AVGC-XR Policy 2026 — a five-year (2026–2031) state industrial framework targeting 2 lakh jobs, 200+...
Jaishankar Attends EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, Discusses Iran Crisis with European Counterparts
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attended the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on March 16, 2026 — the first time an Indian minister...
India Considers ₹500 Crore Support Package for Exporters Hit by West Asia Conflict
India's government is considering a support package of approximately ₹500 crore to assist exporters adversely affected by the ongoing West Asia conflict...
Cyber Fraud Rising but CERT-In Grappling with Acute Staff Shortage: Parliamentary Panel Report
A parliamentary standing committee report on MeitY's functioning found that CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) — India's nodal agency for...
War's Hidden Cost: Gaza Conflict's 33-Million-Tonne Carbon Footprint
A peer-reviewed study published in the journal One Earth (2026) found that the Israel-Gaza conflict generated approximately 33.2 million tonnes of CO₂...
Karnataka Waqf Board: 1.12 Lakh Acres Donated but Only 20,054 Acres Under Current Control
Karnataka's Housing, Waqf and Minority Welfare Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan disclosed before the state legislature that while 1.12 lakh acres of land...
ECI Issues Strict Model Code Directions for 2026 Assembly Elections, Deploys 5,000+ Flying Squads
The Election Commission of India announced strict enforcement directions for the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the 2026 Assembly elections in five states...
LPG Tanker Shivalik Reaches Mundra Port After Navigating Strait of Hormuz
The Indian LPG tanker Shivalik safely arrived at Gujarat's Mundra Port after successfully navigating the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing West Asia...
India in Active FTA Talks with Six Countries Including Australia, Sri Lanka, Peru and Chile
The Commerce Ministry confirmed that India is currently in active Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with six countries: Australia (CECA), Sri Lanka...
Bhutan's "Pay to Protect" Model: A Blueprint for Sustainable Himalayan Tourism
Bhutan's Sustainable Development Fee (SDF) of USD 100 per visitor per night — in effect from September 2023 to August 2027 — has generated Nu 43.31 million...
EU and UN Explore a Black Sea-Style Deal to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced on March 16, 2026, that the European Union and the United Nations are discussing a 'Black Sea model'...
India Weighs Softening Deviation Penalties for Wind and Solar Producers
India is reconsidering proposed tighter grid-supply penalties for wind and solar power producers under the Deviation Settlement Mechanism (DSM) after...
India 'Engaged' with US on Trade Deal But Warns of Delays as Section 301 Probes Add Complexity
India's Commerce Secretary confirmed that India remains 'engaged' with the US on a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), but government officials are warning of...
Green Public Procurement as a Tool for Decarbonising India's Steel and Cement Sectors
A Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) study, released in February 2026 in collaboration with Climate Catalyst, found that mandating 26% certified green...
India's Solid Waste Management Rules 2026: Digital Traceability and Stronger Compliance
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026 on January 28, 2026, to come into force from...
India-US Interim Trade Deal Awaits US Tariff Architecture Finalisation
A senior Indian government official stated in March 2026 that the interim trade agreement between India and the United States will be formally signed once...
NDA Wins All Five Bihar Rajya Sabha Seats as Opposition Falters on Abstentions
The NDA alliance secured all five Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar in the March 2026 biennial elections, with the fifth seat going to BJP's Siddh Nath Gupta on...
India Eases FDI Rules for Firms with Minority Chinese Shareholding Under Press Note 3
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) notified amendments to India's FDI policy under Press Note 3, relaxing investment...
EU and India Move to Implement Landmark FTA and Defence Partnership
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen held discussions with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar focused on implementing the India-EU Free...
War Surcharges and Cape of Good Hope Diversions Drive Up Costs for Indian Apparel Exporters
India's apparel exporters are absorbing sharply higher logistics costs due to the West Asia conflict, with war surcharges and route diversions adding Rs 12...
WPI Inflation Climbs to 11-Month High of 2.13% in February 2026
India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation rose to 2.13% year-on-year in February 2026, the highest level in 11 months and the fourth consecutive...
India's Basmati Rice Exports Projected Stable Despite Middle East Conflict: CRISIL Analysis
CRISIL Ratings projects India's basmati rice export volume to remain broadly stable in the current and next fiscal year, with growth of up to 2% over the...
India's Merchandise Trade Deficit at USD 27.1 Billion in February 2026; Tariff Uncertainty and West Asia Tensions Weigh on Trade
India's merchandise trade deficit for February 2026 stood at USD 27.1 billion — narrower than January 2026's USD 34.68 billion but sharply higher than...
India's Unemployment Rate Eases to 4.9% in February 2026
India's unemployment rate (as measured by CMIE — Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy) eased to 4.9% in February 2026, down from 5.0% in January 2026...
Lok Sabha Revokes Suspension of Eight Opposition MPs After All-Party Consensus
Lok Sabha revoked the suspension of eight opposition MPs — seven from the Indian National Congress (Manickam Tagore, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Gurjeet...
EAC-PM Paper Calls for Outcome-Linked Urban Fund Disbursement to Address Hidden Urbanisation
A working paper titled 'India's Hidden Urbanisation and its Policy Implications' authored by EAC-PM member Shamika Ravi (with consultants Manuj Joshi and...
India's Exports to US Decline 13% in February; Trade Deficit with China Crosses USD 100 Billion
India's merchandise exports to the United States declined approximately 12.88% year-on-year to USD 6.88 billion in February 2026, attributed to the impact...
India Rejects USCIRF 2026 Report Recommending Sanctions on RSS and R&AW
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2026 Annual Report, recommending targeted sanctions — including asset...
CCI Directs Companies to Self-Audit AI Tools for Hidden Anti-Competitive Risks
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has issued a guidance note urging enterprises to conduct self-audits of their AI tools to identify and address...
India Will Sign US Trade Deal Only After New Tariff Architecture Is Finalised, Says Commerce Secretary
India's Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal stated that India remains engaged with the US for a 'mutually beneficial' trade agreement, but will sign only...
India Signs Trade Pact Terms of Reference with Philippines and Maldives
India's Department of Commerce inked Terms of Reference (ToR) with the Philippines for a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and with the Maldives for a Free...
Denotified and Nomadic Tribes Form National Federation, Demand Separate Column in 2027 Census
Representatives of Denotified Tribes (DNTs), Nomadic Tribes (NTs), and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (SNTs) from across India announced the formation of the 'DNT–NT...
West Asia Conflict Threatens to Erode India's GST Rationalisation Gains
Escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia following the conflict that began on February 28, 2026, are threatening to reverse the consumer demand boost...
Exporter Support Package on Anvil as West Asia Crisis Disrupts Trade
The Commerce Ministry is finalising a support package for Indian exporters hit by disruptions arising from the West Asia conflict that escalated on February...
India's Diplomatic Approach to the Hormuz Crisis: Engagement Over Confrontation
India has adopted a direct diplomatic engagement strategy with Iran to secure safe passage for Indian vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been...
Parliamentary Panel Flags Digital Infrastructure and Cyber Capacity Gaps in MeitY Spending Review
A parliamentary standing committee reviewing MeitY's (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) budget and expenditure flagged critical shortfalls...
Election Commission Orders Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle in West Bengal Ahead of Assembly Polls
The Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered a sweeping reshuffle of senior administrative and police officials in West Bengal within hours of announcing...
RBI Amends FEMA Currency Regulations to Formalise Currency Declaration Form
The Reserve Bank of India, exercising powers under Section 47(2)(ga) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA), notified an amendment to the...
Centre Pushes ₹71,000 Crore Highway Projects in West Bengal, Linking All 23 District Headquarters
The Central Government has pushed forward highway projects worth approximately ₹71,000 crore in West Bengal, designed to connect all 23 district...
LPG Shortage in Rural Madhya Pradesh Drives Forest Dependence, Raising Human-Wildlife Conflict Risks
LPG shortages in rural Madhya Pradesh — exacerbated by the March 2026 price hike of ₹60 per cylinder triggered by Iran conflict disruptions to Hormuz supply...
Vairamuthu Wins 60th Jnanpith Award: Literary Honour, MeToo Shadow
Tamil poet and lyricist R. Vairamuthu was conferred the 60th Jnanpith Award (for the year 2025), India's highest literary honour. Vairamuthu becomes only...
E-KYC Made Mandatory for All Domestic LPG Consumers Amid Supply Shortage
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has made biometric Aadhaar authentication (E-KYC) mandatory for all domestic LPG consumers. The E-KYC mandate...
Delhi's New Water Plan: Confronting Decades of Undelivered Promises
Delhi has unveiled a new water management plan aimed at significantly improving supply and reducing dependence on a severely polluted Yamuna River. The plan...
US Grants India Temporary Waiver to Buy Russian Oil as Iran War Disrupts Global Energy Markets
The US Treasury Department issued a 30-day temporary waiver (codified as General License 133) allowing Indian state and private refiners to purchase Russian...
Iran War vs Ukraine War: Why the Economic Fallout Differs for India and the World
Economists and policy analysts are drawing comparisons between the economic fallout of the current Iran conflict (2026) and the Russia-Ukraine war (2022)...
NavIC Falls Below Operational Threshold After IRNSS-1F Atomic Clock Failure
The last functioning atomic clock aboard the IRNSS-1F satellite failed on March 13, 2026 — just three days after the satellite completed its 10-year design...
Why Gold Prices Have Remained Subdued in India Despite the West Asia Conflict
Despite the West Asia conflict that began on 28 February 2026 driving safe-haven gold demand globally, domestic gold prices in India have remained...
Rajya Sabha Elections 2026: Odisha's Four Seats and the MLA Poaching Controversy
On March 16, 2026, MLAs from Odisha gathered in Bhubaneswar for the biennial Rajya Sabha election to fill four vacant seats. Five candidates are contesting...
Maharashtra's Leopard Reclassification Proposal Sparks National Conservation Debate
Maharashtra's state cabinet approved a proposal in March 2026 to reclassify leopards from Schedule I to Schedule II under the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA)...
Strait of Hormuz Closure Deepens: Trump Pressures NATO and China as Saudi Arabia Intercepts 60 Drones
Saudi Arabia's Defence Ministry reported intercepting more than 60 drones since midnight on March 16, in the context of the expanding Iran war affecting the...
EU Moves to Amend AI Act to Prohibit AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material
European Union member states reached a common position in mid-March 2026 to formally ban AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and non-consensual...
India's Economic Tightrope: Balancing Iran Relations, US Pressure, and BRICS Chairmanship
India faces acute economic stress from the Strait of Hormuz closure: disruption to LPG supply chains, rising crude oil prices, and inflationary pressures on...
Trump Links NATO's Future to Hormuz Cooperation, Ties Ukraine Military Aid to Alliance Burden-Sharing
US President Donald Trump publicly warned that NATO faces a 'very bad' future if member states do not cooperate to help secure and reopen the Strait of...
Crude Price Surge Could Raise Global Inflation by 60 Basis Points, Cut Growth by 0.4 pp: Gopinath
Gita Gopinath, former Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), warned that if crude oil prices average around $85 per barrel for 2026...
Drone Strike on Fuel Tank Near Dubai Airport Triggers Fire, Halts Flights
A drone attack struck a fuel tank near Dubai International Airport on March 16, 2026, triggering a large fire and forcing the temporary suspension of flight...
Iranian Drone Strikes Dubai Airport Fuel Tank; Flights Suspended for Seven Hours
An Iranian drone struck a fuel storage tank in the vicinity of Dubai International Airport on March 16, 2026, igniting a fire that disrupted flight...
TikTok Deal Finalised: US Government Set to Receive $10 Billion Fee from ByteDance Joint Venture
The Trump administration is set to receive approximately $10 billion as a brokering fee from the TikTok ownership restructuring deal, according to a report...
"No Quarter": The Ancient War Crimes Prohibition Back in the Spotlight
The phrase 'no quarter' — a declaration that no prisoners will be taken and all enemy combatants will be killed, including those attempting to surrender —...
AI-Generated War Fakes Proliferate on X Despite Platform Policy: The Iran-US Conflict Information War
Amid the ongoing Iran-US military conflict, AI-generated fake images and videos are circulating massively on X (formerly Twitter), depicting fabricated...
US Broadcast Regulator Threatens Networks' Licences Over Iran War Coverage
FCC (Federal Communications Commission) Chair Brendan Carr threatened major US broadcast networks — including ABC, NBC, and CBS — with non-renewal of their...
Bhopal Residual Ash Mercury Risk: Environmental Law, Hazardous Waste, and Forty Years of Unresolved Liability
NGO Bhopal Gas Peedith Sangharsh Sahyog Samiti urged the Supreme Court to direct inspection and testing of filter bags and buried residual ash from the...
Pope Leo XIV Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Iran War, Condemns Civilian Deaths
Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, issued a direct and impassioned call for an immediate ceasefire in the US-Israel war on Iran during his weekly...
Measles Resurgence in 2026: Why Pandemic Researchers Are Alarmed
The United States has recorded over 1,362 confirmed measles cases as of mid-March 2026 — on track to exceed 2025's record of 2,283 cases, which itself was...
Trump Demands Allied Naval Support for Hormuz Security; Japan and Australia Decline
US President Donald Trump publicly called on other nations — specifically naming China, Japan, and Australia — to contribute naval assets to secure the...
Dubai Airport Briefly Halted After Drone Strike Hits Nearby Fuel Tank
Operations at Dubai International Airport (DXB) were temporarily suspended after a drone strike caused a fire at a nearby fuel storage tank. The attack is...
Expanding Cancer Coverage Under Ayushman Bharat: What the Evidence Shows
A study — the FinCan study — by oncologists and health economists from AIIMS Delhi's Dr B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital has called for...
Electric Cooking Is 37% Cheaper Than LPG: Why India Must Electrify Its Kitchens at Scale
A study by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) published in October 2025 found that electric cooking costs approximately 37%...
IEA Releases Record 400 Million Barrels from Emergency Oil Reserves Amid Hormuz Disruption
The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced the release of 400 million barrels of oil from member countries' emergency strategic reserves — the largest...
Shia Families in Madhya Pradesh Observe Silent Eid in Mourning for Khamenei
Around 4,000 Shia Muslim families in Madhya Pradesh — spread across Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, and Burhanpur — chose not to celebrate Eid al-Fitr 2026 in the...
Nvidia GTC 2026: Next-Generation AI Chips, Agentic Systems, and the Physical AI Frontier
Nvidia's annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2026 opened on March 16 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, with CEO Jensen Huang delivering the...
India's BRICS Presidency Under Scrutiny Amid West Asia Conflict
With the Iran–US/Israel conflict entering its third week in March 2026, calls intensified for India — as BRICS Chair for 2026 — to take a clear position on...
ECI Transfers West Bengal's Top Officials: Model Code of Conduct and Past Precedents
On March 16, 2026, hours after the ECI announced West Bengal's two-phase assembly election schedule, the Commission directed the transfer of Chief Secretary...
Lok Sabha Rejects Motion to Remove Speaker Om Birla: Article 94(c) and the Constitutional Process
The Lok Sabha rejected by voice vote a resolution moved under Article 94(c) of the Constitution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla from office. Over...
Kharg Island: Iran's Oil Export Lifeline and the Stakes of an Unthinkable Strike
Kharg Island, which handles approximately 90% of Iran's crude oil exports, has remained untouched despite sustained US-Israeli strikes on Iranian military...
Rajya Sabha Elections 2026: Bihar's Five Seats and the Contest Between NDA and RJD
On March 16, 2026, polling began at 9 AM for five Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar, continuing until 5 PM, in the Bihar Legislative Assembly complex. NDA...
India's Wholesale Inflation Hits 11-Month High of 2.13% in February 2026
India's wholesale price inflation (WPI) accelerated to 2.13% in February 2026 from 1.81% in January 2026, marking the highest reading in 11 months and the...
India's Diplomatic Balancing Act Between Iran and the US as Energy Crisis Deepens
India is intensifying diplomatic engagement with Iran to manage severe gas shortages triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz following US-Israeli...
Supreme Court Refers Bhopal Mercury Contamination Plea to MP High Court: Environmental Law and Judicial Hierarchy
The Supreme Court declined to intervene in a petition filed by NGO Bhopal Gas Peedith Sangharsh Sahyog Samiti, which raised concerns about mercury...
Harichand Thakur's 215th Birth Anniversary: The Matua Movement's Enduring Legacy
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari extended greetings to the Matua community on the 215th birth anniversary...
WPI Framework and India's Wholesale Inflation: Understanding the Index Behind the February 2026 Numbers
India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation rose for the fourth consecutive month to 2.13% in February 2026 (year-on-year), up from 1.81% in January...
Prosecution Sanction Refused in Mahmudabad Case: What the Law Says
The Haryana government informed the Supreme Court that it has declined to grant prosecution sanction against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan...
Potti Sriramulu: The Martyr Who Redrew India's Political Map
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu unveiled a 58-foot bronze statue of Potti Sriramulu in Amaravati, the state's new capital city. The...
Election Commission Overhauls Police Leadership in Poll-Bound West Bengal
One day after announcing the West Bengal Assembly Election schedule, the Election Commission of India removed Director General of Police (DGP) Peeyush...
India Secures Passage for LPG Tankers Through Strait of Hormuz via Direct Diplomacy
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar confirmed that India secured safe passage for two Indian-flagged LPG tankers through the Strait of Hormuz following...
India's BRICS+ Presidency Tested as Opposition Questions Silence on Iran War
The Congress party accused the government of 'diminishing' the value of India's BRICS+ presidency by declining to issue a collective statement on the...
Election Commission Removes West Bengal's Chief Secretary and Home Secretary: Article 324 Powers in Action
Hours after announcing West Bengal's assembly election schedule (voting on April 23 and 29, counting May 4), the Election Commission of India (ECI)...