BJP RELEASES LISTS OF CANDIDATES FOR ASSAM, KERALA ,PUDUCHERRY ASSEMBLY POLLS

NEW DELHI,22 March 2026 : The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released the second list of its two more candidates for Assam assembly elections, third list of 11 candidates for Kerala and a list for Puducherry assembly as finalised by its Central Election Committee. The Assam candidates are Ms Krishna Saha for Dalgaon and Jiban […]

INDIA TO BUY IRANIAN OIL AS US WAIVES SANCTIONS

NEW DELHI,22 March 2026 : Indian refiners plan to resume buying Iranian oil while refiners elsewhere in Asia are examining such a move after Washington temporarily removed sanctions to alleviate an energy crunch caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran, traders said on Saturday. Three Indian refining sources said they will buy Iranian oil and […]

IRAN HITS US BASE IN DIEGO GARCIA 4000 KM AWAY

NEW DELHI ,21 March 2026 : Iran on Friday hit Diego Garcia, an US-UK base, in the Indian Ocean 4000 km away, disproving reports that its ballistic missiles can’t attack over 2,000 km, showing its long range capacity. Its two missiles, however, failed to achieve any damage. But if Iran indeed tried a strike at […]

US INTENDS TO USE INDIAN TERRITORY FOR IRAN STRIKES

NEW DELHI, 22 March 2026 : The Indian government on Saturday firmly rejected what it described as “baseless claims” circulating on social media that the United States had sought permission from India under the LEMOA pact to launch bombing raids on Iran from the western parts of the country. The Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement […]

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 […]

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, […]