GIG ECONOMY COMES TO GOVT JOBS IN HIMACHAL
NEW DELHI,14 March 2026 : The hill state of Himachal Pradesh today has the highest youth unemployment rate in the country. Nearly one in three young people between 15 and 29 has no work. Yet the state government’s answer to this crisis isn’t permanent jobs – not unlike the gig-style work that has swept urban […]
SC REJECTS PLEA FOR MENSTRUAL LEAVE
NEW DELHI,14 March 2026 : Mandatory menstrual leave for women could ‘adversely impact (their) employment’ because employers ‘will not hire women if we make such a law’, Chief Justice Surya Kant said Friday. Such a law would also ‘create a psychological fear or impression among working women… that they are ‘less’ than men’, the Chief […]
SC TO USE AI TO END HUMAN ROLE IN CASE LISTING, BENCH ALLOCATION
NEW DELHI,14 March 2026 : In a move that could mark a significant change in the functioning of the Supreme Court’s administrative side, software powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) will take over case listing and bench allocation in the top court effectively removing human intervention in the process. The decision was taken by Chief Justice […]
SC PUSHES FOR FARMING OF PULSES INSTEAD OF WHEAT & RICE
NEW DELHI,14 March 2026 : The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to reassess its long-standing focus on wheat and rice cultivation and consider a new policy framework that encourages farmers to grow alternative crops, especially pulses. The court made these observations while hearing a petition filed by the Kisan Mahapanchayat. Chief Justice of […]
KASHMIRI SEPARATIST LEADER SHABIR AHMAD SHAH GETS BAIL
NEW DELHI,13 March 2026 : The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah, who has been in custody in connection with a case involving allegations of terror funding and a conspiracy to secede Jammu and Kashmir from India. A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta granted […]
RAHUL: PM IS IN PANIC
NEW DELHI, 13 March 2026 : Lok Sabha Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday ridiculed Prime Minister Modi for claiming that there is no need to panic. In a chat with reporters in the Parliament House precincts, he said PM is himself panicked for completely different reasons. He is panicked because of Epstein and because […]
IRAN PUTS 3 CONDITIONS TO END WAR
NEW DELHI,13 March 2026 : Tehran has outlined the three conditions for ending Iran’s ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel. Laying out the terms, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said any resolution must recognise Iran’s legitimate rights and guarantee that the country will not face future attacks. In a post on social media platform […]
INDIA-BOUND OIL TANKER’S DARING DASH THROUGH STRAIT OF HORMUZ
NEW DELHI,13 March 2026 : Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, a Liberian-flagged tanker, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia, has berthed at the Mumbai Port, becoming the first vessel to safely transit the Gulf waterway and arrive in India amid the US-Israeli war against Iran. The Shenlong Suezmax oil tanker, captained by an […]
NCERT ASKED TO REVIEW ALL SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS
NEW DELHI,12 March 2026 : The Centre on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it has directed the NCERT to review the textbooks of all classes. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said that instead of asking the NCERT to do so, it would have appreciated […]
AFTER OIL, GAS, IRAN RAISES FERTILISER RED FLAG FOR INDIA
NEW DELHI,12 March 2026 : The 12-day (and counting) US-Israel war on Iran reframed battlefield tactics – courtesy a drone-led asymmetric assault by Tehran that has challenged traditional intercept equations. But short- and long-term impacts on fertiliser supply chains are increasingly critical – and which has flown under the radar so far – particularly since […]
