RAPE CONVICT GURMEET RAM RAHIM ACQUITTED IN 2002 JOURNALIST MURDER CASE
NEW DELHI, March 2026 : The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the head of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, in the 2002 murder case of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati. The decision, announced on Saturday by a division bench led by Chief Justice Sheel Nagu, overturns his conviction and life […]
IRAN “SORRY” TO NEIGHBOURS FOR ATTACKS, BUT WITH A CONDITION
NEW DELHI , March 2026 : Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has apologised to the neighbouring countries for attacks launched during its war with Israel and the United States – but asserted that Tehran will not strike “unless they attack first”. “I must apologise on my own behalf and on behalf of Iran to the neighbouring […]
TOUGH RAJYA SABHA POLLS IN HARYANA, BIHAR, ODISHA
NEW DELHI ,March 2026 : Haryana, Bihar and Odisha will witness elections to the Rajya Sabha on March 16 as independents and an RLM candidate backed by the BJP have entered the fray despite the ruling party not having number to get them through. The interesting fight will be in Haryana where party state vice […]
JAISHANKAR RE-ELECTED TO RAJYA SABHA FROM GUJARAT
NEW DELHI ,March 2026 : All three Bharatiya Janata Party candidates from Gujarat, including External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha. Other two elected are: , Babubhai Desai (re-elected), and Kesaridev Singh Jhala. These leaders secured their seats in the biennial elections, reinforcing the BJP’s strength in the Upper […]
RAPPER POLITICIAN BALEN SHAH’S RSP HEADS FOR LANDSLIDE VICTORY IN NEPAL
NEW DELHI ,7 March 2026 : Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was on Friday heading towards a sweeping victory in Nepal’s first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests, shattering the dominance of established political parties in the politically fragile nation. By Saturday, RSP was heading for a sweeping victory, […]
NITIN GADKARI’S BEEF COMPANY IN TROUBLE
NEW DELHI ,7 March 2026 : At the middle of the Gadkari family’s sprawling agro-business empire is Rembal Agro, a beef company that has quietly risen to international prominence. Rehan Ahmed Qureshi, a Nagpur resident who managed operations on the ground for Rembal, told The Caravan’s former staff writer, Kaushal Shroff, that he entered the […]
SC ORDERS EMPLOYER TO DEDUCT FROM STAFF SALARY TO PAY MAINTENANCE TO WIFE
NEW DELHI ,March 2026 ,: The Supreme Court recently directed the employer of a man who refused to pay maintenance to his estranged wife to deduct ₹25,000 per month from his salary of ₹50,000 and transfer the amount directly to his wife’s bank account. A Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan passed the […]
US OFFICIAL CONFIRMS TRADE WITH INDIA
NEW DELHI , March 2026 : Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ vision – prioritising US economic interests in domestic and foreign policies – has been a feature of both his terms. Received with scepticism a decade ago and viewed warily since, it has divided Americans in a global order that has evolved to value cooperation, especially […]
BJP FINETUNES BENGAL STRATEGY AHEAD OF PM MODI’S RALLY
NEW DELHI ,March 2026 : As Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to address a mega rally at Kolkata’s iconic Brigade Parade Ground on March 14, the BJP is fine-tuning its political strategy for West Bengal, attempting to consolidate the gains it made in 2019 and 2021 while navigating new political flashpoints such as the controversy […]
TWO OR THREE PAWARS TO BE RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS
NEW DELHI, March 2026 : Two members of the Pawar family are set to become Rajya Sabha MPs from Maharashtra this time. They belong to different parties, different political camps, and different generations. Sharad Pawar (85), the patriarch of the Pawar Parivar, is about to begin his third term in the Upper House of Parliament. […]
