March 24, 2026
134 articles published on this date
Iran War Fuel Crisis Disrupts Everyday Life Across Asia: From Mumbai to Bangladesh
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the US-Iran war has triggered the largest oil supply disruption in the history of the global energy market...
Modi Forms 7 Empowered Groups to Manage West Asia War's Impact on India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the formation of seven empowered groups to assess and manage the impact of the ongoing West Asia conflict on India's...
Five India-Flagged LPG Tankers Stranded West of Hormuz: Cooking Gas Supply at Risk
Five India-flagged very large gas carriers (VLGCs), loaded with approximately 2.3 lakh tonnes of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas/cooking gas), are stranded...
SC/ST Atrocities Act Protection Ends After Religious Conversion: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled on March 24, 2026 that a person who converts from Hinduism (or another qualifying religion) to Christianity or Islam cannot claim...
Lok Sabha Passes Transgender Persons Amendment Bill, 2026 Amid Opposition Walkout
The Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 on March 24, 2026, by voice vote, amid sharp opposition protests....
Modi and Dissanayake Discuss Energy Cooperation Amid West Asia Crisis and Supply Chain Disruptions
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake called Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24, 2026, to discuss the escalating situation in West Asia and...
China's Seabed Mapping Operations: Building Submarine Warfare Advantage Against the US
A Reuters investigation, published in The Hindu, has revealed that China has been conducting systematic bathymetric (ocean floor) surveys across the...
Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026 Passed by Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 (Bill No. 79 of 2026) by voice vote, amending the parent...
Supreme Court Flags Systemic Bias Against Women in Armed Forces, Grants Permanent Commission and Pensionary Benefits
A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, along with Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh, upheld permanent commission...
Odisha's Last Top Maoist Leader Sukru Surrenders, Active Cadres in Single Digits
Sukru, alias Kosha Sodhi, Odisha's most-wanted Maoist leader and a state committee member of the banned CPI (Maoist), surrendered before Kandhamal district...
Supreme Court Orders Full Pension for Women Officers Denied Permanent Commission Due to Systemic Bias
A three-judge Supreme Court bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N. Kotiswar Singh ruled on March 24, 2026, that women Short...
Gujarat Uniform Civil Code Bill 2026: Common Framework for Marriage, Succession, and Live-In Relationships
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel tabled the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026 in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, one week after a state-appointed...
I-PAC Raid Row: Supreme Court Examines Limits of Article 32 and ED's Fundamental Rights
The Supreme Court (Bench: Justices PK Mishra and NV Anjaria) posed sharp questions to the West Bengal government on March 24, 2026, regarding the...
TN CM Stalin Demands Constitutional Safeguard on States' Representation Before Delimitation
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin called for a constitutional amendment to ensure that the current proportional representation of states in Parliament is...
RoDTEP Scheme Drives 20% CAGR Export Growth with Rising MSME Share
Government officials have projected that exports under the RoDTEP (Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products) scheme have grown at an estimated 20%...
Trump Reaches Out to Modi as US Weighs Iran Peace Talks: Hormuz Access at Centre
US President Donald Trump called PM Narendra Modi on March 24, 2026, as the US contemplated peace talks with Iran following four weeks of intense military...
Delimitation 2026: Single-Member States Get No Seat Gain; Women's Reservation Rotation Mechanism
Under the proposed Delimitation Bill 2026, states and UTs with a single Lok Sabha seat will not receive any additional seats, even as all other states...
WTO MC14 Yaoundé: Reform Ministerial Faces Widening North-South Divide Amid Global Trade Turbulence
The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), termed a 'reform ministerial,' is set for March 26-29, 2026, in Yaoundé, Cameroon, amid an already fractious...
Harish Rana Dies at AIIMS: India's First Passive Euthanasia Case Reaches Its End
Harish Rana, 31, India's first person to be legally allowed passive euthanasia by the Supreme Court, passed away at AIIMS, New Delhi on March 24, 2026. Rana...
WTO MC14 Yaoundé: US Push for Plurilateral Flexibility and India's Defence of Consensus Rules
The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) is scheduled for March 26-29, 2026, in Yaoundé, Cameroon — the first time a WTO ministerial is hosted in...
SC Mandates One-Year Trial Deadline for UAPA-NIA Cases, Orders Exclusive Special Courts
A Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed that all UAPA cases investigated by the National Investigation Agency...
SC Ruling: Scheduled Caste Status Lost on Conversion: Only Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism Eligible
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan ruled that no person professing a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism...
Gujarat Plans India's Third Spaceport Near Gir Somnath on Arabian Sea Coast
The Gujarat government has identified a site near Kodinar in Gir Somnath district, on the Arabian Sea coast between Diu and Kodinar, for India's proposed...
India's Highway Funding Gap: ₹8 Lakh Crore Potential, Spending Lags Behind
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari stated that India can mobilise up to ₹8 lakh crore annually for highway development — ₹5 lakh crore from capital markets backed...
Women's Reservation Act: Opposition Seeks All-Party Meeting on Implementation Roadmap
Opposition parties, including Congress, wrote to the government on March 24, 2026, requesting an all-party meeting chaired by the Prime Minister to discuss...
Chabahar Port: India Navigates US Sanctions Waiver While Fulfilling $120 Million Commitment
India's Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that India is actively engaging with the United States regarding the conditional sanctions waiver for the...
Gujarat UCC Bill 2026: Second State to Pass Uniform Civil Code After Uttarakhand
The Gujarat Legislative Assembly passed the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, 2026 after more than seven hours of debate; passed by voice vote with the BJP...
Rajnath Singh Calls for Decade-Long Integrated Defence Roadmap Drawing Lessons from West Asia Conflict
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh convened a high-level review meeting in New Delhi on March 24, 2026, with the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Service Chiefs...
Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026: Lok Sabha Passes Medical Certification Regime
Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026 by voice vote despite opposition demands for referral to a parliamentary...
India's Role Indispensable in Asia's Balance of Power: US Official Elbridge Colby
US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby visited New Delhi on March 24, 2026, and described India as a 'waxing power' whose decisions will...
Delimitation Bill 2026: 50% Seat Hike and Southern States' Population Concerns
The government introduced two bills in Parliament: a Delimitation Bill proposing a 50% increase in Lok Sabha seats for all states, and an amendment bill to...
Modi-Trump Call on Strait of Hormuz: India's Diplomatic Tightrope and Energy Security
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump spoke on March 24, 2026 — the first call between the two leaders since the US-Israel military...
Elbridge Colby's India Visit: US Frames India as 'Essential' Indo-Pacific Partner
US Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby arrived in New Delhi on March 24, 2026 for a two-day visit — his first official trip to India in his...
NHAI's Raajmarg Infra InvIT Lists on BSE: A Game-Changer for Infrastructure Financing
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari formally launched the NHAI-sponsored Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) at the Bombay Stock...
West Asia Oil Shock Tests India's Economy: RBI Policy Dilemma, Slowest Growth in 3.5 Years, and Goldman Sachs Cuts Forecast
The West Asia war's economic ripple effects deepened in March 2026, with India's private sector activity falling to its weakest pace in over three years...
India's LPG Crisis: Hormuz Blockade, Stuck Tankers, and the Government's Emergency Response
Two India-flagged Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs), Jag Vasant and Pine Gas, transited the Strait of Hormuz on March 23, 2026, carrying approximately 92,612...
Modi-Trump Call on Strait of Hormuz: India's Diplomatic Tightrope and Energy Security
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump spoke on March 24, 2026 — the first call between the two leaders since the US-Israel military...
Women's Reservation Act Implementation: Opposition Seeks All-Party Meeting as Centre Eyes Seat Expansion
Opposition parties demanded an all-party meeting with the government on a proposed amendment to the Women's Reservation Act (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam...
Women's Reservation Act Implementation: Opposition Seeks All-Party Meeting as Centre Eyes Seat Expansion
Opposition parties demanded an all-party meeting with the government on a proposed amendment to the Women's Reservation Act (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam...
PM Modi in Parliament: India's Crude Oil Reserves Adequate, Energy Security Being Strengthened
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed both houses of Parliament on March 24, 2026, providing the government's assessment of the West Asia conflict's impact...
India's LPG Crisis: Hormuz Blockade, Stuck Tankers, and the Government's Emergency Response
Two India-flagged Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs), Jag Vasant and Pine Gas, transited the Strait of Hormuz on March 23, 2026, carrying approximately 92,612...
Trump-Modi Call on West Asia Conflict: Strait of Hormuz and India's Energy Security
US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24, 2026 — their first direct conversation since the US-Israel military strike on...
LPG, LNG, PNG, CNG: Understanding India's Gas Alphabet Amid the West Asia Crisis
The West Asia conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruption triggered India's worst LPG shortage in decades, prompting widespread questions about why LPG was hit...
Scheduled Caste Status and Religious Conversion: Supreme Court Upholds Absolute Bar Under Constitution Order 1950
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan ruled on March 24, 2026, that conversion to any religion other...
Trump-Modi Call on Strait of Hormuz Highlights India's Strategic Stake in West Asia Peace
US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24, 2026, in the first such call since the outbreak of the US-Iran war — to discuss...
Goldman Sachs Cuts India Growth Forecast to 5.9% for 2026 Amid External Shocks
Goldman Sachs slashed India's GDP growth forecast for calendar year 2026 (CY26) by 60 basis points to 5.9%, marking the second downward revision within a...
India Ranks Sixth Most Polluted Country in IQAir's World Air Quality Report 2025
IQAir's World Air Quality Report for 2025 (released March 2026) ranked India as the 6th most polluted country globally, based on annual average PM2.5...
Government to Redirect 90 Lakh Tonnes of FCI Broken Rice to Ethanol Industry
Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra announced that the government plans to redirect approximately 90 lakh tonnes (9 million tonnes) of broken rice currently held...
Nepal's RSP Electoral Landslide and the Strategic Window for India
Nepal's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), led by Balendra Shah, swept the March 5, 2026 general elections, winning 182 of 275 seats in the Pratinidhi Sabha —...
India's LPG Crisis: Hormuz Blockade, Stuck Tankers, and the Government's Emergency Response
Two India-flagged Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs), Jag Vasant and Pine Gas, transited the Strait of Hormuz on March 23, 2026, carrying approximately 92,612...
China Rejects Three Indian Rice Shipments Over GMO Allegations
China has rejected three consignments of Indian rice, alleging the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), in a development that raises concerns...
Elbridge Colby's India Visit: US Frames India as 'Essential' Indo-Pacific Partner
US Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby arrived in New Delhi on March 24, 2026 for a two-day visit — his first official trip to India in his...
US Challenges Core WTO Principles Ahead of MC14 Ministerial Conference
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) released a report questioning foundational WTO principles — specifically the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN)...
NHAI Launches Raajmarg InvIT: Highway Monetisation Through Public Infrastructure Investment Trust
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari launched the NHAI-backed Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (Raajmarg InvIT or RIIT) on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on March...
CERN's BASE-STEP Experiment Transports Antiprotons for the First Time
Scientists at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) successfully transported antiprotons outside the Antiproton Decelerator facility for the...
India's Unincorporated Sector Grew 8% in 2025, Added 74.5 Lakh Jobs
The Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2025 shows that the number of unincorporated sector enterprises grew by nearly 8% to...
India Forms Seven Empowered Groups to Manage West Asia Energy Shock
Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed the Rajya Sabha on March 24, 2026 that the government has constituted seven empowered groups of senior officials to...
India Extends TRQ License Validity for Gold Imports Under India-UAE CEPA
The government has extended the validity of Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) licenses for gold imports under the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership...
Modi-Trump Call on Strait of Hormuz: India's Diplomatic Tightrope and Energy Security
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump spoke on March 24, 2026 — the first call between the two leaders since the US-Israel military...
Modi-Trump Call on Strait of Hormuz: India's Diplomatic Tightrope and Energy Security
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump spoke on March 24, 2026 — the first call between the two leaders since the US-Israel military...
India and Japan Move Towards Co-Production of UNICORN Naval Stealth Mast
Japan's Ambassador to India confirmed that the two countries are close to finalising a co-development and co-production agreement for the UNICORN mast — an...
Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026: Medical Board Replaces Self-Identification
Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026 by voice vote; sections of the Opposition staged a walkout. The bill...
Drones and Mines Reshape Maritime Security at Global Choke Points
India's Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, warned at the International Conference on India-Japan Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific (New Delhi...
Elbridge Colby's India Visit: US Frames India as 'Essential' Indo-Pacific Partner
US Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby arrived in New Delhi on March 24, 2026 for a two-day visit — his first official trip to India in his...
Scheduled Caste Status and Religious Conversion: Supreme Court Upholds Absolute Bar Under Constitution Order 1950
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan ruled on March 24, 2026, that conversion to any religion other...
Supreme Court Expands Permanent Commission for Women in Armed Forces, Flags Structural Discrimination
A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh ruled that women Short Service Commission...
India-US Interim Trade Deal: Agricultural Export Opportunities for Indian Farmers
Minister of State for Commerce Jitin Prasada, speaking in the context of the India-US interim trade deal framework announced in February 2026, stated that...
Summer Crop Sowing 2026: Rice and Maize Acreage Dip, Pulses Gain
As of March 24, 2026, total summer (Zaid) crop sown area stands at 4.27 million hectares, down from 4.37 million hectares at the same point last year — a...
Rajnath Singh Reviews West Asia Crisis Impact on India's Defence Supply Chain
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a high-level review meeting on March 24, 2026, to assess the impact of the ongoing West Asia conflict on India's...
India Warns of Risks as Generic GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Flood Market After Semaglutide Patent Expiry
Novo Nordisk's patent on semaglutide (brand names: Ozempic for diabetes, Wegovy for weight loss) expired in India on March 20, 2026, triggering an immediate...
West Asia Oil Shock Tests India's Economy: RBI Policy Dilemma, Slowest Growth in 3.5 Years, and Goldman Sachs Cuts Forecast
The West Asia war's economic ripple effects deepened in March 2026, with India's private sector activity falling to its weakest pace in over three years...
Goldman Sachs Cuts India's 2026 Growth Forecast to 5.9% Amid Hormuz Energy Shock
Goldman Sachs lowered India's 2026 GDP growth forecast to 5.9%, down from 6.5% (earlier revised in March 2026) and from the pre-conflict baseline of 7%. The...
Warming Oceans Drive 50–64% Rise in Global Land Heatwaves, Study Finds
A new study, titled 'Large-scale aggregation of humid heatwaves exacerbated by coastal oceanic warming,' published in a leading climate journal, found that...
Delhi Court Sentences Asiya Andrabi to Life Imprisonment Under UAPA in Kashmiri Separatist Case
A Delhi court (Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh) on March 24, 2026, sentenced Kashmiri separatist leader Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment in a...
West Asia Oil Shock Tests India's Economy: RBI Policy Dilemma, Slowest Growth in 3.5 Years, and Goldman Sachs Cuts Forecast
The West Asia war's economic ripple effects deepened in March 2026, with India's private sector activity falling to its weakest pace in over three years...
Nepal's RSP Electoral Landslide and the Strategic Window for India
Nepal's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), led by Balendra Shah, swept the March 5, 2026 general elections, winning 182 of 275 seats in the Pratinidhi Sabha —...
Elbridge Colby's India Visit: US Frames India as 'Essential' Indo-Pacific Partner
US Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby arrived in New Delhi on March 24, 2026 for a two-day visit — his first official trip to India in his...
Modi-Trump Call on Strait of Hormuz: India's Diplomatic Tightrope and Energy Security
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump spoke on March 24, 2026 — the first call between the two leaders since the US-Israel military...
EV Perquisite Tax: New Flat-Rate Rule Equalises Valuation Across All Electric Vehicles
Under the Income Tax Rules 2026 (effective April 1, 2026), employer-provided electric vehicles are now valued for perquisite tax purposes at a flat...
Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026: Constitutional Rights and the NALSA Framework
Opposition leaders and civil society groups have strongly condemned the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in Lok...
Harish Rana, India's First Passive Euthanasia Recipient, Dies After 13 Years in Vegetative State
Harish Rana, the first person in India to be legally permitted passive euthanasia by the Supreme Court, died on March 24, 2026, at 4:10 PM at the All India...
Asiya Andrabi Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Under UAPA for Kashmir Secession Conspiracy
A Delhi court (Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh) sentenced Kashmiri separatist leader Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment on March 24, 2026, in a...
RBI Building Advanced Digital Payments Intelligence Platforms Using AI and APIs
The Reserve Bank of India is actively building advanced digital payments intelligence platforms that leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Application...
Gujarat Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026: Second State to Propose Uniform Personal Law
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel tabled the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026 in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, a day after a state-appointed...
Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026: Lok Sabha Passes Redefined Definition
The Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, on March 24, 2026, by voice vote. The Bill was introduced in Lok...
Parsi Women's Religious Identity After Interfaith Marriage: Supreme Court Challenge
The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, Nagpur Parsi Panchayat, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Maharashtra government, and Charity Commissioner...
India-Nepal Relations: A Shifting Security Landscape
Nepal's security landscape is undergoing significant shifts, driven by changing domestic politics (including the rise of a new generation of political...
Geoeconomic Fragmentation: Gopinath on Geopolitics as a Permanent Force in Global Policy
Prominent economist Gita Gopinath — former IMF First Deputy Managing Director and currently Professor at Harvard University — stated at the Indiaspora Forum...
Centre Flags Unapproved Fixed Dose Combination Drugs: Safety and Regulatory Concerns
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has launched a nationwide crackdown on unapproved Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) drugs, directing state and Union...
SEBI Revamps Conflict of Interest Framework, Eases FPI Settlement Rules
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) board, at its meeting on March 24, 2026, approved a sweeping overhaul of conflict-of-interest guidelines...
RBI State of Economy Report: Forex Reserves Adequate, West Asia Conflict Raises Risks
The Reserve Bank of India's March 2026 Bulletin, through its 'State of the Economy' article, assessed that India's foreign exchange reserves remain adequate...
Lok Sabha Expansion to 816 Seats: How States' Seat Count Would Change
The government is considering expanding the Lok Sabha from the current 543 seats to 816 seats — a 50% increase — as part of the plan to implement the...
Jaishankar-Rubio Call: India Raises Energy Security Concerns Amid West Asia Conflict
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar held a telephonic conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio focused on the ongoing West Asia...
Indian Navy Deploys Warships to Escort Vessels in Gulf Region Under Operation Sankalp
India deployed more than half a dozen Navy warships to escort Indian-flagged vessels through the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, following the...
Garo Hills Autonomous District Council: Non-Tribals Can No Longer Contest Elections
The Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) in Meghalaya passed an amendment mandating that only Scheduled Tribe (ST) members can contest its...
Puri Jagannath Temple's Ratna Bhandar Inventory: After 48 Years, Audit Begins
After a gap of 48 years, the inventory process of the Ratna Bhandar (treasury) of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, commenced on March 25, 2026....
Iran's Strikes on F-35 and Diego Garcia: Military Significance and Strategic Reading
Former Indian Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa assessed that Iran's missile strikes targeting the F-35 fleet and Diego Garcia were primarily of propaganda value...
Moon Formed 4.51 Billion Years Ago: What New Research Reveals
A new scientific study has refined the age of the Moon to approximately 4.51 billion years, placing its formation within the first 60 million years after...
Trump's Mixed Signals on Iran: Military Threats Meet Nuclear Diplomacy
The Trump administration sent contradictory signals on Iran throughout March 2026, simultaneously threatening military action and pursuing diplomatic...
EU President Condemns Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Threats: Global Energy Trade at Stake
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called Iran's threats to close the Strait of Hormuz 'unacceptable,' making one of the EU's strongest...
Sattankulam Custodial Deaths: Nine Policemen Convicted, Family Demands Strong Punishment
A Madurai District Additional Sessions Court on March 23, 2026, convicted all nine police personnel accused in connection with the 2020 custodial deaths of...
Arctic Rivers Are Changing Unevenly: New Satellite Study Reveals a Patchwork of Hydrological Shifts
A new study published in Remote Sensing of Environment used ESA satellite data from the STREAM-NEXT project to assess river flow patterns across 15 major...
Mumbai's Versova-Bhayandar Coastal Road: Supreme Court Clears Removal of 45,000 Mangroves
The Supreme Court on March 20, 2026 refused to interfere with the Bombay High Court's order allowing the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to remove...
Parliament Budget Session Resumes: Modi Addresses Rajya Sabha on West Asia Conflict
Parliament's Budget Session 2026 resumed on March 24, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi making a statement in the Rajya Sabha on the West Asia conflict....
Amit Shah Builds Consensus for Bills to Fast-Track Women's Reservation Before Delimitation
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has initiated consultations with NDA allies and opposition leaders — including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge — to...
Qatar's Gas Infrastructure Damage: Why LNG Costs Could Stay Elevated for Years
Iranian missile and drone strikes on Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City — the hub of the world's largest LNG export operation — caused severe damage to two...
Oil Jumps 4% as Iran Denies US Talks, Reviving Hormuz Escalation Fears
Oil prices jumped over 4% after Iran denied US claims of bilateral talks, reviving fears of renewed military escalation in West Asia and a prolonged closure...
India's Largest Greenfield Steel Plant: ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel Breaks Ground in Andhra Pradesh
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) held the groundbreaking ceremony on March 23, 2026, at Rajayapeta, Anakapalli District, Andhra Pradesh, for...
Trump Claims 'Very Good' Iran Talks; Tehran Denies Any Negotiations
US President Donald Trump claimed that the US and Iran had held 'very good and productive conversations' over the previous two days regarding a 'complete...
Papa Rao's Surrender: Last Maoist Commander in Bastar Marks End of Dandakaranya Insurgency
Papa Rao — also known by aliases Mangru Dada, Chandran, and Sunam Chandran — a top CPI (Maoist) Divisional Committee commander active in the Dandakaranya...
25 Leopards Relocated from Maharashtra to Gujarat's Vantara Facility Amid Conservation Debate
Maharashtra's Forest Minister Ganesh Naik confirmed that 25 leopards have been relocated from the state to Vantara, a large-scale wildlife facility in...
Pakistan Steps Up as Key Mediator in US-Iran War: Army Chief Munir Speaks with Trump
Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir spoke with US President Trump on Sunday (March 23, 2026), reinforcing Pakistan's position as a central...
Meta Found Liable in Landmark New Mexico Trial Over Child Safety on Social Media
A New Mexico state court jury found Meta liable for nearly $375 million in civil damages after a landmark trial centred on allegations that the company...
AI, Automation and the Future of Work: Will Jobs Be Created or Destroyed?
A new analysis in Livemint examines the sharp divide in expert opinion on AI's impact on employment: one camp predicts a 'demand collapse' as automation...
Transgender Community Protests Against 2026 Amendment Bill, Invokes NALSA Judgment
Transgender rights activists held protests across India — including in Chennai — demanding the withdrawal of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights)...
India Considers Mandatory LPG Buffer Stock Rules for Oil Companies After Hormuz Supply Crisis
India is considering regulations mandating oil companies to maintain minimum LPG buffer stocks after a structural supply crisis was exposed by the effective...
Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026: Lok Sabha Takes Up Controversial Changes
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 — introduced in Lok Sabha on March 13, 2026 by Union Social Justice and Empowerment...
EU and Australia Conclude Free Trade Agreement and Sign Landmark Defence Partnership
The European Union and Australia concluded the text of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on March 24, 2026, following negotiations that began in 2018 — an...
US-Iran Diplomatic Channel Opens Amid Continuing Strikes: Trump Hails Talks, Iran Denies
US President Donald Trump publicly declared that the United States and Iran are 'in negotiations right now' and hailed earlier talks as 'very good,'...
IMD Unveils Digital Surface Meteorological Observation System on World Meteorological Day
On World Meteorological Day (March 23, 2026), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) inducted a new digital surface meteorological observation system...
New Research Maps TB Bacteria's Internal Signalling, Opening Paths to Beat Drug Resistance
Scientists have identified new molecular mechanisms through which tuberculosis (TB) bacteria — Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) — sense their environment...
Trump's Iran War Ripples Through the Global Economy: Oil, Inflation, and Central Bank Pressure
The US-Israel military campaign against Iran, launched in early March 2026, has sent shockwaves through the global economy, pushing up prices of oil, gas...
IIT-PRL Study Decodes Moon's Titanium-Rich Rocks, Aiding Chandrayaan-4 Landing Site Choice
Researchers from IIT Kharagpur and the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, have decoded the formation and behaviour of ilmenite-bearing cumulates...
World Climate Report 2025: Record Heat, Rising Seas, and the Net-Zero Imperative
The WMO's State of the Global Climate 2025 report confirms that 2015–2025 are the hottest 11 consecutive years on record, with 2025 ranking as the second or...
Iran Launches Missile Waves at Israel, Dismisses Trump's Negotiation Claims as 'Fake News'
Iran launched multiple waves of missile attacks on Israel on March 24, 2026, triggering air raid sirens across Israel including Tel Aviv, with at least...
Kim Jong-un Vows to Irreversibly Cement North Korea's Nuclear Status, Redefines South Korea as Enemy State
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, addressing the Supreme People's Assembly (parliament), vowed to 'irreversibly' cement North Korea's status as a...
Government Plans Bills to Implement Women's Reservation Before Delimitation
The Modi government is preparing to introduce two bills in the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament to implement the Women's Reservation Act (106th...
India to Conclude Rafale, MTA, and AEW&C Deals in 2026-27: Major IAF Modernisation Push
India's Ministry of Defence has informed a Parliamentary Standing Committee that three landmark defence acquisition contracts will be concluded in FY...
Goldman Sachs Cuts India Growth Forecast to 5.9% as Iran War Drives Oil Shock and Currency Strain
Goldman Sachs revised India's 2026 calendar year GDP growth forecast downward to 5.9%, its second cut in less than a month — the earlier revision on March...
India to Post Dedicated IMO Official at London High Commission to Strengthen Maritime Governance
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has received approval to post a dedicated official at India's High Commission in London to handle...
Supreme Court: Conversion to Christianity or Islam Ends Scheduled Caste Status
The Supreme Court upheld an Andhra Pradesh High Court order, ruling that individuals who convert from Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism to another religion —...
Hair Transplant Safety Alarm: Doctors Demand National Regulations After Tamil Nadu's Landmark Order
Tamil Nadu issued a Government Order regulating cosmetology, aesthetic treatment, and hair transplant clinics, bringing them under the Tamil Nadu Clinical...
Jaishankar and Rubio Discuss Energy Security Amid West Asia Conflict
India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a detailed telephonic conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, focusing on the ongoing West...
Supreme Court Slams Biased ACR Assessments Denying Women Officers Permanent Commission
A Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant observed that Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) of women officers in the Armed Forces were assessed...