Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
Use LPG judiciously, consider alternatives wherever possible—Govt amid supply crunch & shipping delays
The Union government has issued a public advisory urging households to "use LPG judiciously, consider alternatives wherever possible" as 22 Indian-flagged ve...
Ukraine seeks immediate release & access to 6 nationals arrested in India on terror conspiracy charges
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested seven foreign nationals — six Ukrainians and one American citizen — on charges of conspiring to carry out te...
Ali Larijani, Iran’s security chief, killed in overnight attacks: Israel Defence Minister
Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz announced on March 17, 2026 that Ali Larijani — secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and one of...
Taliban calls Kabul hospital strike ‘crime against humanity’, Pakistan says it only hit ‘military infra’
The Taliban government's spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid condemned Pakistan's March 16, 2026 aerial strikes on Kabul, calling the targeting of a drug rehabilita...
US assets are under Iran attack, but here’s why NATO doesn’t have to answer Trump’s call
Despite US forces being targeted by Iranian missile and drone attacks across multiple Gulf states, NATO has not formally invoked Article 5 — the collective d...
UAE briefly closes airspace as West Asia conflict escalates
The UAE briefly closed its airspace on March 17, 2026 as an "exceptional precautionary measure" after Iran intensified missile and drone strikes across Gulf ...
Naval warships escort Indian vessels from the Gulf of Oman
Three Indian Navy warships escorted three Indian merchant vessels — Shivalik, Nanda Devi, and Jag Laadki — through the Gulf of Oman as the West Asia conflict...
US-Israel-Iran War|India evacuates over 600 nationals from Iran via Armenia, Azerbaijan; MEA shares key update
India evacuated over 600 nationals from Iran via overland routes through Armenia and Azerbaijan amid the escalating US-Israel-Iran conflict in the region. Th...
Total shutdown in Ladakh, thousands take to streets: ‘Won’t stop demanding what’s rightfully ours’
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 r...
Opposition questions govt.’s plan to introduce Bill to codify deputation of IPS officers in Central Armed Police Forces
The Union Cabinet approved the draft Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, which seeks to statutorily codify the provision for deputatio...
Free gas to waivers, govt-owned gas firms roll out incentives to push households from LPG to PNG
Government-owned City Gas Distribution (CGD) companies — Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL), GAIL Gas, and Bharat Petroleum Corporat...
Cyber fraud on the rise but nodal agency CERT-In grappling with acute staff crunch—House 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 cybe...
Fire breaks out in vicinity of Dubai International Airport after drone attack
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 ...
Fire contained in vicinity of Dubai airport after drone attack, flights suspended
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 operation...
AI fakes about Iran-U.S. war swirl on X despite policy crackdown
Amid the ongoing Iran-US military conflict, AI-generated fake images and videos are circulating massively on X (formerly Twitter), depicting fabricated event...
Not granted sanction to prosecute professor Mahmudabad as one-time magnanimity: Haryana to SC
The Haryana government informed the Supreme Court that it has declined to grant prosecution sanction against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad,...
Pentagon Sees Iran War Lasting Up to Six Weeks, Trump Aide Says
A senior White House aide, Kevin Hassett (Director of the National Economic Council), revealed on March 15, 2026 that the Pentagon's internal estimate for th...
Large-scale Chinese military flights return after long absence: Taiwan
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense reported the detection of 26 People's Liberation Army (PLA) military aircraft operating around the island on March 14–1...
Expert Explains: How Iran’s response upset US-Israeli calculations, what it means for the Gulf’s future
Despite suffering severe losses — including the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on 28 February 2026 — Iran launched an unprecedented retaliatory respons...
Iran warns against wider war as Trump asks allies to escort ships
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned countries against expanding involvement in the US-Israel-Iran conflict, stating Tehran has "ample evidence" tha...