CONG TOLD TO VACATE LUTYENS OFFICE IT OCCUPIED FOR 48 YEARS
NEW DELHI ,25 March 2026 : In a development likely to turn into a political flashpoint, the government has asked the main opposition Congress to vacate its 24, Akbar Road office by Saturday, Congress sources said. The Akbar Road bungalow was the Congress’s headquarters for 48 years. Last year, the opposition party inaugurated its new headquarters, […]
TRUMP SHIFTS ONUS OF IRAN WAR ON PENTAGON CHIEF
NEW DELHI ,24 March 2026 : US President Donald Trump has indicated that his defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, may have been the one who pushed America towards launching a war on Iran. On Monday, Trump told the media that Hegseth was the first person on his team to suggest launching military operations against Tehran. “I […]
TRUMP’S 48 – HOUR HORMUZ DEADLINE
NEW DELHI,23 March 2026 : US President Donald Trump’s 48-hour deadline – for Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz to seaborne energy trade – expires Tuesday at 5.14 a.m. IST, and risks significant escalation in regional fighting and the complete shutdown of a critical global energy supply chokepoint. A ceasefire – the ideal […]
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 […]