March 23, 2026
119 articles published on this date
Nepal’s political shift opens a strategic window for India
Nepal's general elections on March 5, 2026, delivered a decisive political shift: the Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP), led by 35-year-old former Kathmandu Ma...
Anti-graft agencies meet to chart group's strategic roadmap
India hosted the 12th Steering Committee Meeting of the Global Operational Network of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities (GlobE Network) in New Delh...
Large private companies see no growth in capex in FY27, shows government survey
The National Statistics Office (NSO) released findings of its second Forward-Looking Survey on Private Corporate Sector Capital Expenditure (Capex) Investmen...
Greater cooperation needed between India, Russia under evolving multipolar order: Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and stated that the evolving multipolar world order necessitates greater c...
Two more Indian vessels cross Strait of Hormuz
Two foreign-owned, Indian-flagged LPG carriers — Hellas Gladiator and Gas Jupiter — successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz on March 23, 2026, and are expe...
Three Flamingo habitats have high toxin levels, report
Three satellite wetland lakes — DPS, NRI, and T S Chanakya lakes at Nerul, Navi Mumbai — have been found to have dangerously high toxin and pollutant levels,...
Net FDI negative for fifth straight month in January 2026 as outflows exceed inflows by $1.4 billion
RBI balance-of-payments data shows India's net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) was negative by $1.4 billion in January 2026 — the fifth consecutive month of ...
Govt restores full tax refund benefits to support exporters
The Government of India restored full benefit rates under the RoDTEP (Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products) scheme effective from February 23, 20...
Bill to amend trans rights law listed for consideration, passing in Lok Sabha on March 24
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 has been listed for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2026, during t...
Impact of West Asia war likely to be felt for long time, PM tells Lok Sabha
Prime Minister Modi addressed the Lok Sabha on March 23, 2026, calling for national preparedness and unity to face long-term impacts of the West Asia (Iran-I...
Centre mulls delimitation based on 2011 Census to fast-track Women’s Reservation Act
The Central government has intensified multi-party consultations to fast-track implementation of the Women's Reservation Act (Constitution 106th Amendment Ac...
Path ahead for Nepal’s new leadership
Balendra Shah (known as "Balen"), a 35-year-old former civil engineer and hip-hop artist, led the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) to a historic landslide vict...
2029 Lok Sabha poll plan: Over 800 seats, 33% women's quota
The government is finalising a plan to increase Lok Sabha and state assembly seats by approximately 50%, from 543 to over 800, using the 2011 Census as the b...
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw unveils three new initiatives to promote ‘orange economy’
Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw launched three new initiatives at an event aimed at strengthening India's creative economy. Th...
Proactive steps needed to limit adverse spillovers of Iran war: RBI report
The Reserve Bank of India's monthly report called for proactive steps to limit the adverse spillovers of the West Asia (Iran) war on India's economy. Foreign...
Need to create regional dependency instead of relying on global supply chains: BIMSTEC secy gen
BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey, speaking at an ASSOCHAM event, called for building regional dependency in supply chains rather than relying on f...
West Asia crisis: Full benefits restored under RoDTEP scheme
The government fully restored benefits under the RoDTEP (Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products) scheme, reversing a reduction that had cut rates...
Parliament seats may be increased to 816 for 1/3rd women's reservation
The Central government is actively consulting opposition parties to build multi-party consensus for amending the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023, al...
Sebi adopts conflict of interest, disclosure framework for top officials
At its 213th board meeting in Mumbai on March 23, 2026, SEBI adopted a comprehensive conflict of interest and disclosure framework for its top four tiers of ...
Ladakhi leaders say Wangchuk should be part of Ladakh-Centre talks panel
Following the Central government's revocation of Sonam Wangchuk's detention under the National Security Act (NSA) on 14 March 2026, Ladakhi civil society del...
PM Modi: India has strategic petro reserves of over 53 lakh tonne
The government has been actively managing India's energy supply chain amid the West Asia conflict, ensuring uninterrupted supplies of petrol, diesel, LPG, an...
Government introduces bill to amend companies, LLP laws; proposes changes in CSR norms
The Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, introduced by the Finance Minister in Lok Sabha, proposes simultaneous amendments to the Companies Act, 2013 and t...
Middle East crisis: PM Modi warns of threats to India’s internal security
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha on the ongoing West Asia (Middle East) conflict, warning that certain elements attempt to exploit such c...
Exclusive: For women’s quota, govt looking at increasing Lok Sabha seats based on Census 2011; ‘816 in Lok Sabha, 273 for women’
The central government is in active consultations with Opposition parties to delink the Women's Reservation Act (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam) from the upcom...
Indo-Nepal rail link: Detailed Project Report ready for Raxaul-Kathmandu new line project
The Ministry of Railways completed the Final Location Survey (FLS) and Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the proposed 136 km Raxaul–Kathmandu electrified rai...
‘Be prepared to face long-term impacts of West Asia war’: PM Modi in Parliament | Key points
PM Modi told the Lok Sabha on March 23, 2026, that the long-term impacts of the West Asia war would be felt for a prolonged period, calling for national prep...
Disruptions around Strait of Hormuz made shipping ‘very challenging’: Modi assures minimal impact on domestic supplies
India officially described shipping disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz as "very challenging," marking one of its strongest public statements on the 2026...
From Strait of Hormuz to dialogue and diplomacy: 5 takeaways from PM Modi’s Lok Sabha speech on West Asia conflict
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session on the ongoing West Asia conflict, now in its fourth week, offering five key d...
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan calls for more tolerance for dissent, says some in judiciary ‘more loyal than the king’
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Supreme Court of India delivered a pointed address at the Supreme Court Bar Association's (SCBA) first national conference in Ben...
Iran war: Why India must step on the gas with ethanol
With the Iran war disrupting oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, analysts and industry bodies are arguing that India must urgently accelerate its Ethanol...
Supporters in Nehru and Jinnah, staunch atheist: On Shaheed Diwas, recalling the life of Bhagat Singh
23 March marks Shaheed Diwas (Martyrs' Day), commemorating the 95th anniversary of the execution of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev at Lahore Central Jail...
Pakistan National Day today: What is the Lahore Resolution, which it marks
March 23 is Pakistan's National Day, commemorating the adoption of the Lahore Resolution on March 23, 1940, when the All-India Muslim League formally demande...
One-third of India’s strategic petroleum reserves are empty: Why this matters for fuel security
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas informed the Rajya Sabha on March 23, 2026 that India's Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPRs) are holding approximate...
Government restores RoDTEP benefits for exporters
The government issued a notification on March 23, 2026, restoring Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) benefits to their full pre-Febr...
Watch: NATO chief: 22-nation group forming to secure Strait of Hormuz
NATO Secretary General announced the formation of a 22-nation group to secure the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing West Asia conflict that has effectively d...
Key decisions taken in the SEBI Board Meeting dated 23rd March, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Board met on March 23, 2026, and approved a series of significant regulatory changes aimed at improving mar...
Govt restores full RoDTEP rates to support ailing exporters
The government fully restored RoDTEP (Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products) rates, reversing the 50% rate cut that had been imposed on February...
Finance Minister introduces bill to amend Company Law, LLP Act amid protest by the Opposition
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha on March 23, 2026, amid protests by the Opposition....
India, Russia reaffirm $100 billion trade goal as West Asia simmers
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks in Moscow, reaffirming India and Russia's commitment to achievi...
U.S.-led Pax Silica a step towards digital colonialism, says Congress MP in Rajya Sabha
Senior Congress MP Digvijaya Singh raised a Zero Hour notice in the Rajya Sabha on March 23, 2026, warning the government against unconditional membership of...
RBI steps back on forex intervention as war bites
A recent analysis of RBI data reveals that the central bank has strategically reduced its scale of foreign exchange intervention, shifting from aggressive ru...
India-Russia committed to increase trade to $100 billion: Jaishankar hails Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, during his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, reaffirmed India and Russia's commitment to raising ...
India eyes Venezuelan, Iranian crude as supply crunch looms amid West Asia crisis & Hormuz disruption
As the Strait of Hormuz disruption following the West Asia conflict (which began February 28, 2026) squeezes India's crude supply pipeline, India is pivoting...
Love in the time of KYC: House panel wants KYC made mandatory for social media, dating & gaming apps
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Empowerment of Women (2025-26) tabled its Fourth Report in both Houses of Parliament, recommending mandatory KYC-...
Trump postpones Iran strikes; says deal is possible
US President Donald Trump announced on 23 March 2026 that military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure — which had been threatened...
As West Asia conflict intensifies, OMCs to push for more LPG storage facilities
As the West Asia conflict exposed India's acute vulnerability in LPG supply, the three state-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) — Indian Oil Corporation (I...
Can nations save the shorebird that flies 30,000 km a year?
Conservation scientists are raising alarm over the Hudsonian godwit, a shorebird whose population has plummeted 95% over four decades and which travels 30,00...
Ethanol producers urge government to increase blending
The All India Distillers Association (AIDA), the apex body representing India's ethanol, bio-energy, and potable alcohol producers, wrote to Union Minister f...
No platform’s ever lost safe harbour despite cases of delayed compliance with takedown notices—House panel
A Parliamentary panel — the Committee on the Empowerment of Women (2025–26), chaired by D. Purandeshwari — found that no social media or digital platform has...
India ‘must prepare to face long-term impact’ of West Asia war, conditions will be difficult: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha on March 23, 2026, calling the West Asia war situation "worrisome" and warning that India "must be prepa...
Will talk to Khamenei, not dealing with ‘Supreme Leader’ yet, Trump says after declaring ‘5-day halt’
US President Donald Trump announced a five-day pause in American military strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure on March 23, 2026, declaring that the...
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: TRANSPARENCY IN UPSC EXAMS
Parliament was informed that the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has formulated new guidelines to release a Provisional Answer Key on its official web...
India in talks with global partners for safe passage for vessels carrying essential commodities via Strait of Hormuz: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking in the Lok Sabha, stated that India is in active talks with global partners to ensure safe passage for vessels carryin...
Indian economy at risk if Gulf conflict continues: Moody's Analytics
Moody's Analytics released its Asia-Pacific Economy Outlook report, warning that a prolonged Gulf conflict could push India's GDP nearly 4% below expected le...
Sathankulam custodial deaths: 9 cops convicted 5 years after father, son killed in Tamil Nadu
A Madurai court on 23 March 2026 convicted nine police officers for the custodial torture and deaths of P. Jeyaraj (59) and his son J. Bennix (31) in June 20...
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: EVALUATING EFFECTIVENESS OF RTI ACT
A Parliamentary question evaluated the effectiveness of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, focusing on the appeal architecture available to applicants...
E-filing portal to facilitate compliance under both tax laws during transition: I-T Dept
The Income Tax Department issued a detailed FAQ clarifying how the transition from the Income Tax Act, 1961 to the new Income Tax Act, 2025, will be managed ...
'Situation worrisome': PM Modi clears India's stand on Iran war, flags impact of Hormuz disruption
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha to articulate India's stand on the West Asia conflict and its multifaceted impact on India. He described...
English rendering of PM’s remarks in the Lok Sabha on the ongoing conflict in West Asia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a comprehensive address to the Lok Sabha outlining India's response to the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict in West Asia, co...
IBA pitches for up to 20pc CBG blending in CNG in Delhi to improve air quality
The Indian Biogas Association (IBA) has formally pitched to the Delhi government for up to 20% blending of Compressed Biogas (CBG) into Compressed Natural Ga...
BUDGETARY PROVISIONS FOR WATER SECURITY
Parliament was informed about the budgetary provisions allocated for water security under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) — Har Ghar Jal, the flagship programme...
Two Indian LPG tankers carrying day’s supply sail through Strait of Hormuz
Two Indian-flagged LPG tankers — Pine Gas and Jag Vasant — began their transit from the Persian Gulf through the war-hit Strait of Hormuz on March 23, 2026, ...
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addresses the Lok Sabha on the ongoing conflict in West Asia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha on the ongoing conflict in West Asia, which began on February 28, 2026, with US-Israel strikes on Iran a...
Trans rights activists stage protest in Hyderabad opposing the amendment bill, demanding withdrawal
Transgender rights activists staged a protest in Hyderabad demanding the withdrawal of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, i...
India needs to take proactive steps limit impact of West Asia crisis, says RBI bulletin
The March 2026 RBI Bulletin warned that India needs to closely monitor the evolving West Asia conflict and take proactive measures to limit spillovers to the...
“TDB-DST supports Indigenous Cybersecurity Solution for Secure Data Transfer Across Air-Gapped Networks”
The Technology Development Board (TDB), under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), has extended financial support to Matisoft Cyber Security Labs ...
West Asia crisis: Govt restores full RoDTEP benefits to exporters
The government restored full benefit rates under the RoDTEP (Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products) scheme for exporters, effective from the ann...
China to recoup 2% share in Indian FDI after Press Note 3 changes: Crisil
India's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued Press Note 2 (2026) on March 15, 2026, amending the restrictive Press Note 3 (...
Ministry of Rural Development Launches Real-Time Internal Audit Portal to Revolutionize Governance and Oversight
The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) operationalised a comprehensive Internal Audit Portal (IAP) on March 23, 2026, shifting audit processes from traditi...
EPFO plans auto-settlement to clear Rs 5,200 crore in inoperative accounts
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is developing an auto-settlement mechanism to proactively credit unclaimed balances from inoperative provid...
Iranian oil purchase to depend on techno-commercial feasibility, payments route unclear
A senior government official confirmed that India will consider resuming purchases of Iranian crude oil, with the decision contingent on techno-commercial fe...
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: USE OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY IN J&K
In a response to a Parliament question, the government detailed the wide range of space technology applications being deployed in Jammu & Kashmir, covering d...
SWAMIH Fund II rollout underway, Rs 15,000 crore boost for stalled housing, says Nirmala Sitharaman
The Finance Minister confirmed that the rollout of SWAMIH Investment Fund II is underway, backed by a corpus of Rs 15,000 crore to complete stalled and stres...
India’s largest pregnancy cohort study of 12,000 women to develop AI-driven solutions for preterm births: Dr. Jitendra Singh
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced that India's largest pregnancy cohort study — the GARBH-INi initiative — has enrolled 12,000 women and is develop...
Forward-Looking Survey on Private Corporate Sector CAPEX Investment Intentions
The National Statistics Office (NSO) released the second round of its Forward-Looking Survey on Private Corporate Sector CAPEX Investment Intentions, coverin...
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: SPACE DOCKING TECHNOLOGY
In a parliamentary question, the government revealed that ISRO is studying two follow-on orbital docking experiments — SPADEX-2 and SPADEX-3 — building on th...
For India, the costs of the Iran war beyond LPG
The ongoing US-Iran military conflict and the effective de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz have created far-reaching economic risks for India well beyo...
War in West Asia: Decoding deadline, red line in Trump’s new threat to Iran
US President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran on March 21, threatening to "obliterate" Iranian power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not ful...
Parliament Budget Session LIVE: Opposition opposes introduction of Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha during the second phase of the Budget Session on March ...
US, Iran threaten critical infrastructure as war escalates into fourth week
The US-Iran conflict, now in its fourth week, has escalated into a mutual threat to destroy critical infrastructure, including power plants, oil facilities, ...
Satellite data shows Turkmenistan topping Methane emissions despite joining ‘Global Methane Pledge’
Satellite data has identified Turkmenistan as the world's top emitter of methane from oil and gas operations, holding 15 of the top 25 methane leak sites glo...
Wangchuk returns to Ladakh after NSA revocation, calls for relief to detainees
Sonam Wangchuk, 59, prominent Ladakhi climate activist and education reformer, returned to Leh after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) revoked his det...
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) notified the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 in March 202...
World could face worst energy crisis in decades, IEA chief warns
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol issued an urgent warning that the world is facing the worst energy crisis in decades, with global oil supplies reduced by ...
Nirmala Sitharaman to introduce Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha
The Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was introduced in the Lok Sabha during the second phase of the ongoing Budget Session by Finance Minister Nirmala ...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Iran issues indirect threat at West Asian electrical, water stations, including a UAE nuclear plant
Iran issued threats to target electrical grids, water supply stations, and critical infrastructure across West Asia, including a direct implied threat to the...
DGCA releases summer flights schedule for Indian domestic carriers; in effect from March 29
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) released the summer flight schedule for Indian domestic carriers, effective March 29 to October 24, 2026. Th...
U.S. jury signals tech titans on hook for social media addiction
In a landmark trial underway in Los Angeles, a jury deliberating on the first "bellwether" social media addiction case sent the judge a query (March 21, 2026...
Saudi Arabia and the UAE targeted in fresh attacks
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been subjected to sustained ballistic missile and drone attacks from Iran, marking the first time in history that Iran has atta...
SoftBank plans massive U.S. power plant for AI data centres
SoftBank Group announced plans to build a $33.3 billion gas-fired power plant at the US Department of Energy's Portsmouth site in Piketon, Ohio, to power AI ...
Iran threatens to attack West Asia electrical plants powering U.S. bases
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement on March 23 threatening to attack electrical plants in Gulf Arab states that supply power ...
Two co-founders of CoinDCX crypto exchange held on charges of fraud
Co-founders of CoinDCX — India's largest cryptocurrency exchange — Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal were arrested by Thane police following an FIR registere...
Asian shares decline as hopes dim for resolution in Iran
Asian stock markets fell sharply on March 23 following Trump's 48-hour ultimatum to Iran over the Strait of Hormuz: South Korea's KOSPI plunged 6.5%, Japan's...
Global economy faces major threat amid worsening energy crisis: IEA chief
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol stated that the West Asia conflict has triggered a global energy crisis worse than the twin oil shocks of the 1970s and th...
Tencent integrates WeChat with OpenClaw AI agent amid China tech battle
Tencent launched ClawBot, a tool that integrates its WeChat messaging platform with OpenClaw — an open-source AI agent capable of performing tasks like file ...
As Gor makes first trip as U.S. Special envoy to South Asia, Delhi watches strategic signals closely
US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor undertook his first official trip to Sri Lanka and Maldives (March 19-24, 2026), skipping India in thi...
DGTR recommends anti-dumping duty on rayon yarn imports from China
India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended imposing anti-dumping duties ranging from $386 to $1,071 per metric tonne on imports of ...
Chaitanya Baghel case: Supreme Court to hear question of law; ED maintains case is infructuous
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a "question of law" in the Chaitanya Baghel case, even as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) argued the matter had become infr...
Graduate and unemployed: India’s middle-class rulebook for career & success no longer works
A structural crisis in India's graduate employment market has become increasingly visible: approximately 40% of graduates under the age of 25 are unemployed,...
Fertiliser imports at risk ahead of sowing season, 26% sourced from current hotspot West Asia: CareEdge Report
A CareEdge Ratings report flagged that approximately 26.2% of India's fertiliser imports originate from West Asia, a region currently affected by ongoing geo...
Eight TSPC Maoists arrested in Jharkhand's Hazaribag
Eight cadres of the Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC), a banned Maoist splinter group, were arrested in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district under the jur...
How the West Asian conflict upended global monetary policy
The US-Iran war in West Asia has disrupted the monetary policy trajectories of major central banks globally, forcing a pause in the rate-cutting cycles that ...
The Sattankulam custodial torture deaths of a father and son in Tamil Nadu | Explained
The verdict in the custodial death case of P. Jeyaraj and his son J. Benicks was delivered on March 23, 2026, by the Madurai District Principal Sessions Cour...
Donald Trump’s changing course on Strait of Hormuz strategy raises questions about U.S. war preparation
US President Trump's approach to the Strait of Hormuz has undergone a series of contradictory shifts within a single week, raising questions about coherence ...
Air Force staffer arrested for spying for Pakistani handlers, sharing sensitive information
Sumit Kumar, a 36-year-old multi-tasking staff (MTS) employee at the Indian Air Force Station in Chabua, Dibrugarh district of Assam, was arrested on March 2...
2026 Assembly elections schedule: Dates for Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
The Election Commission of India (ECI), led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, announced the schedule for 2026 assembly elections on March 15, 202...
'Need to give diplomacy a chance': Congress MP Manish Tewari over supply chain disruptions amid West Asia conflict
As the US-Iran conflict continues with no sign of de-escalation, supply chain disruptions from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are spreading beyond crude...
Majority of Japanese Oppose Sending Warships to Middle East
Polls conducted over the weekend of 21–22 March 2026 show a clear majority of Japanese oppose sending Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) warships to the Middle ...
Shaheed Diwas 2026: PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal & other politicians pay tribute to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru
March 23 is observed as Shaheed Diwas (Martyrs' Day) across India to commemorate the execution of Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, and Sukhdev Thapar in 1931....
PM Narendra Modi to speak in Lok Sabha on West Asia conflict today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha on 23 March 2026 on the ongoing West Asia conflict (US-Iran war), emphasising India's commitment to peac...
How birds are spreading plastic pollution
Scientists have for the first time quantified the process by which gulls and other waterbirds transport plastic waste from landfills and waste treatment site...
Watch: Why is the assassination of Congo’s first PM Patrice Lumumba being talked about now?
On 17 March 2026, a Belgian court ordered Étienne Davignon, a 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat and ex-European Commissioner, to stand trial for alleged co...
Why is ‘Vishwaguru’ not advancing BRICS summit for diplomatic initiative on West Asia crisis: Cong
The Congress party questioned why Prime Minister Modi is not advancing the BRICS+ Summit (which India is set to host in 2026) to mount a diplomatic initiativ...
India’s limited oil buffers, reliance on subsidies heighten risks from Middle East conflict, Moody’s warns
A Moody's assessment has identified India as "highly vulnerable" to a prolonged disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, specifically citing two structural weakne...
‘Outlook has grown more daunting’: Moody’s warns on Asia-Pacific growth, sees slowdown to 4% in 2026 amid heightened Middle East risks
Moody's Ratings has warned that the outlook for Asia-Pacific economies has "grown more daunting," projecting a regional growth slowdown to approximately 4% i...
Sitharaman to move Finance Bill 2026 and Corporate Laws Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha today
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moved the Finance Bill, 2026 for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha during the second phase of the Budget Session...
PM calls Lohia ‘outstanding thinker’, one of foremost voices of social justice
March 23, 2026 marks the birth anniversary of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (born March 23, 1910; died October 12, 1967). Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes,...
Supreme Court judge flags overuse of UAPA, laments poor representation of women in HCs, SC
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Supreme Court of India criticised the excessive use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Prevention of Mone...
Manipur: Mob attacks Kuki Zo Council chairman's residence in Churachandpur, blank fire reported
On March 22, 2026, an irate mob of youths attacked the residence of Kuki Zo Council (KZC) Chairman Henlienthang Thanglet in Churachandpur, Manipur. Protester...