EID CELEBRATIONS DAMPENED IN UAE, SAUDI ARABIA DUE TO IRAN WAR
NEW DELHI,21 March 2026 : Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, was observed in the Middle Eastern nations on Friday. The celebrations remain low-key due to the ongoing Iran war. The countries have announced a four-day holiday for the festival. India will celebrate the festival on March 21 except for the celebrations in Kerala on […]
RSS, BJP MEETS ON CABINET RESHUFFLE IN U.P. NEXT WEEK
NEW DELHI,21 march 2026: Speculation is wild on the cabinet expansion in Uttar Pradesh next week as the RSS and the BJP hold continuous meetings. Many big faces may be hit in the reshuffle. Many ministers may be sent to the party for the organisational responsibilities. The meetings are also discussing the organisational changes and […]
SC HOLDS THAT CONSENT DEMOLISHES RAPE CHARGE
NEW DELHI,21March 2026 : Drawing a sharp line between criminal culpability and a failed relationship, the Supreme Court has quashed a rape case against a Haryana man, holding that a consensual relationship cannot later be recast as rape merely because the promise of marriage did not materialise. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K […]
QATAR’S LNG EXPORTS DISRUPTED FOR 5 YEARS: INDIA’S RESTAURANT INDUSTRY HIT
NEW DELHI, 21 March 2026 : The Iranian strikes on its Gulf neighbours have disrupted about 17 per cent of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity, causing an estimated $20 billion in lost annual revenue, Saad al-Kaabi, Qatar Energy’s CEO and state minister for energy affairs, said. Those losses have implications ranging from LPG […]
CONG, RAIJOR DAL FINALISE ASSAM POLL DEAL AFTER SEVERAL DEADLOCKS
NEW DELHI,21 March 2026 : Negotiations for an alliance between the Indian National Congress (INC) and Raijor Dal for the upcoming Assam Legislative Assembly elections have reached a positive conclusion after several deadlocks. An MoU formalising the alliance between the two parties was signed on Thursday, marking a significant political development ahead of the 2026 […]
America’s Pyrrhic War: Iran Endures as US Hegemony Crumbles in West Asia
The US-Israel war on Iran, now grinding into its fourth week since February 28, 2026, has unleashed chaos across West Asia, with Israeli strikes hitting Iran’s South Pars gas field and northern territories, while Tehran retaliates against Gulf energy sites and US bases. President Donald Trump’s “major combat operation” began with the assassination of Supreme […]
BORDOLOI’S SON RETURNS CONG TICKET
NEW DELHI,21 March 2026 : After Assam MP Pradyut Bordoloi quit the Congress to join BJP, his son Prateek has decided not to contest as a nominee of the grand old party in the upcoming assembly polls. In a letter to Congress chief and the chairman of its Central Election Committee Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday, […]
CJI RECUSES FROM POLL BODY APPOINTMENT CASE
NEW DELHI,21March 2026: Chief Justice Surya Kant on Friday recused himself from hearing a petition challenging the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners under a 2023 law, stating that there could be a conflict of interest. In March 2023, the Supreme Court had ruled that the CEC and ECs should be selected […]
PREMIUM PETROL COSTLIER BY RS 2, NO CHANGE IN NORMAL PETROL PRICE
NEW DELHI,21 March 2026 : Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has increased the price of its premium petrol price by Rs 2 per litre. The revised rates came into effect on Friday itself. Although the state-run petroleum company didn’t specify any reason behind the hike, it is believed that fluctuations in global crude oil prices […]
