Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Onwards and upwards: women of Tamil Nadu claim their space in local administration
Women elected representatives in Tamil Nadu's Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) are increasingly moving beyond token positions to exercise genuine administr...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
5 min
Delhi CM hops on DTC bus to check implementation of Saheli Pink Smart Card
On March 7, 2026, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta boarded a DTC bus to personally inspect the ground-level implementation of the Saheli Pink Smart Card sche...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Kerala a model for speedy trial in crimes against women, children: CM
Kerala Chief Minister cited Kerala as a model state for speedy trial of crimes against women and children, pointing to the state's investment in specialised ...
Economics
Social Issues
3 min
Natural farming can make agriculture profitable and sustainable, says Minister
A state minister in Andhra Pradesh stated that natural farming can transform agriculture into a profitable and sustainable occupation, offering twin benefits...
Campaign against sexual violence launched
A campaign against sexual violence was launched in Kerala on March 7, 2026, coinciding with the eve of International Women's Day (March 8). The initiative is...
Economics
Social Issues
4 min
Jawahirullah urges Union government to roll back LPG price hike
Tamil Nadu politician Jawahirullah, president of the Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) party, urged the Union government to roll back the LPG price hike, descr...
Social Issues
Economics
5 min
Women entrepreneurs face disparity in fundraising
A report by Kalaari Capital, released ahead of International Women's Day 2026, found that for every ₹100 raised by founders within India's dominant startup n...
International Relations
Social Issues
5 min
West Asia conflict: Over 52,000 Indians returned between March 1-7 after partial opening of airspace
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed that over 52,000 Indian nationals safely returned to India from the Gulf and West Asia region between March ...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
‘Cannot be dismissed as logistical issues’: Odisha CM expresses anguish over shifting of tribal meet venue in Bengal
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi expressed strong anguish over the shifting of the International Santhal Conclave venue in West Bengal, calling it something...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Tamil Nadu releases Government Order to regulate cosmetology, aesthetics, and hair transplant clinics
The Tamil Nadu government issued a Government Order bringing cosmetology, aesthetics, and hair transplant clinics under the Tamil Nadu Clinical Establishment...
Internal Security
Social Issues
6 min
Manipur BJP MLA’s burial yet to take place, 15 days after death
Vungzagin Valte, the BJP MLA from Thanlon constituency in Manipur's Churachandpur district, died on February 20, 2026, at a hospital in Gurugram (Haryana) — ...
International Relations
Social Issues
5 min
Indian students stuck in Iran fear for safety; families plead for evacuation
Approximately 1,200 Indian MBBS students — primarily from Jammu and Kashmir — are stranded in northwestern Iran, particularly in the city of Urmia, fearing f...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
5 min
Since 2017, cases of SCs denied access to public spaces on the rise with lion’s share in U.P.
Data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Crime in India Report 2023 reveals that cases of Scheduled Castes (SCs) being denied access to public spac...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
New Manipur CM faces cabinet expansion test
New Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, who took oath on February 4, 2026 after nearly a year of President's Rule, faces the challenge of expanding the Ma...
International Relations
Social Issues
5 min
Gulf conflict: Indians in Bahrain, Qatar eye Saudi visas to fly out
Indians residing in Qatar and Bahrain are seeking Saudi Arabia transit visas as a contingency to exit the Gulf region by overland route, following widespread...
Economics
Social Issues
4 min
LPG price hike: Domestic cooking gas cost up by Rs 60 a cylinder
On March 7, 2026, the government increased the price of domestic LPG (cooking gas) cylinders by ₹60 across India, citing a sharp rise in global energy prices...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
TMC government has crossed all limits, says PM Modi over President Murmu's venue, protocol plaint
President Droupadi Murmu visited North Bengal for the International Santhal Conclave in Darjeeling but was not received by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee or ...
International Relations
Social Issues
4 min
52,360 people flown from Gulf to India till Friday midnight on 280 flights: DGCA
India evacuated 52,360 people from Gulf countries on 280 flights up to Friday midnight (March 7, 2026), as the escalating West Asia conflict — triggered by U...
Economics
Social Issues
4 min
SBI launches $500 million social loan to advance women's economic empowerment
State Bank of India (SBI) launched a $500 million (approximately ₹4,597 crore) Syndicated Social Term Loan Facility, with a greenshoe option, dedicated to wo...
Science & Technology
Social Issues
4 min
Consider abdominal obesity a vital sign in Asian Indians, doctors stress
Doctors and researchers are calling for abdominal obesity to be treated as a "vital sign" — a routinely measured clinical parameter — in Asian Indians, given...