International Relations
Social Issues
5 min
Counting pills, fearing blasts: Indians stranded in West Asia
Tens of thousands of Indian nationals were stranded across West Asian countries as the US-Israel war against Iran broke out on February 28, 2026, with retali...
International Relations
Social Issues
5 min
‘Very disturbing’: Thousands of Indians stuck in Iran and Gulf as Middle East conflict escalates
Following US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran (February 28, 2026) and Iranian retaliatory strikes targeting Gulf states, airspace across 11 countries — including U...
International Relations
Social Issues
Internal Security
5 min
LIVE: Shia Muslims protest at Jantar Mantar after the killing of Khamenei in US- Israel strikes in Iran
Following the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — Supreme Leader of Iran — in US-Israeli airstrikes on February 28, 2026, Shia Muslim communities across Indi...
International Relations
Social Issues
5 min
Up to 10,000 Indian students, pilgrims, business persons and seafarers in Iran: Jaishankar told Parliament last month
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar had informed Parliament that approximately 10,000 Indian nationals — comprising students, pilgrims, business persons,...
International Relations
Social Issues
4 min
As Iran vs US-Israel expands to West Asia, a look at Indians who live in the Gulf region
Following joint US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, the entire Gulf region was plunged into a security crisis, directly affecting millions of...
Environment & Ecology
Social Issues
6 min
Access to cooling matter of health for all, not privilege of rich, says top UNEP official
A senior UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) official stated that access to cooling — air conditioning, fans, cold storage for food and medicine — mu...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
Economics
7 min
Why politicians in Bihar are not saying ‘cheers’ to prohibition
Ten years after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar imposed a total prohibition on alcohol in the state (effective April 2016), parties across the political sp...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
Science & Technology
5 min
Ban, regulate or reform? Social media & under-15s – The India question
India is actively debating whether to impose a ban on social media access for children under 15, with experts, government officials, and civil society divide...
Economics
Social Issues
4 min
Women to move from drudgery to decision-making in agriculture: Agri Secretary at businessline’s Agri Summit
Agriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi, speaking at an agri-summit, emphasised the government's focus on shifting women from drudgery-intensive field tasks ...
Environment & Ecology
Social Issues
6 min
Access to cooling matter of health for all, not privilege of rich, says top UNEP official
A senior United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) official has stated that access to cooling is a matter of health and a fundamental right for all people,...
Social Issues
Economics
6 min
Tribal women in Maharashtra take charge of residential school maintenance
The Maharashtra state Tribal Development Department, in partnership with UNICEF and CYDA (Centre for Youth Development and Activities), is training 120 triba...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
SC: Make prisons reformative, give women right to open jails
A Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued nationwide directions in the case Suhas Chakma v. Union of India (2026 ...
Environment & Ecology
Economics
Social Issues
4 min
How climate-smart villages are building rural resilience in India
Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) across India are demonstrating measurable reductions in carbon emissions and fossil fuel dependence through shifts to solar-pow...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
4 min
Why is the NEP undergrad course in chaos? | Explained
The Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUGP) introduced under the National Education Policy 2020 is facing widespread implementation difficulties across Ind...
Environment & Ecology
Art & Culture
Social Issues
4 min
When art wilts under the sun
Folk artists of Tamil Nadu report that worsening summer heat is directly impacting their income, health, and ability to perform — with outdoor performances b...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
For 60 lakh 'doubtful' voters, it's a race against time to get on electoral roll
Following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, over 61 lakh names have been deleted f...