CAN YOU VOTE WITHOUT VOTER ID?
NEW DELHI,16 March 2026 : With the schedule of the Assembly elections in four states and Union Territory of Puducherry, some voters have raised concerns about what to do if they lose their voter ID card on polling day. Many are seeking clarity on whether they can still vote and which alternative identity documents are […]
SINGLE PROTEIN CAN END MALARIA
NEW DELHI,16 March 2026 : Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the fight against malaria, identifying a unique protein that is essential for the parasite’s survival and transmission. The discovery, made by an international team of researchers, centres on a molecule called Aurora-related kinase 1 (ARK1), which acts as a ‘traffic controller’ during the […]
WHAT IF SAUDI ARABIA ASKS PAK TO GO TO WAR
NEW DELHI: 15March 2026: When Pakistan signed the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in September last, its military-controlled regime never imagined that this agreement would soon become so onerous, writes India’s defence expert Sushant Sareen. Pakistani generals and politicians had convinced themselves and their public that Saudis would shower […]
6 NEW VISA UPDATES THAT INDIAN PASSPORT HOLDERS NEED TO KNOW
NEW DELHI,15 March 2026 : International travel planning often comes with one big question – what has changed with visas this year? Governments frequently tweak visa systems, documentation rules and application processes to manage rising travel demand. For Indian travellers, 2026 has already brought several such updates across different destinations. From digital visas and student […]
LIMITED OPTIONS OF TRUMP IN IRAN WAR
NEW DELHI,14 March 2026 : US-Israeli strikes killed Iran’s leader but have not toppled the government, which now, from its perch on the Strait of Hormuz, has put the entire world economy on the war’s frontlines. The initial US victory in killing supreme leader Ali Khamenei has given way to a conflict that Washington cannot […]
SPECTACULAR NIGHT VIEW OF ILLUMINATED INDIA
NEW DELHI,15 March 2026 : The International Space Station (ISS) has released mesmerising night-time images of India captured from orbit, offering a dazzling view of the subcontinent lit up by thousands of city lights as the spacecraft passed over the Arabian Sea and the Himalayan region. Shared on the ISS’s official account on X, the […]
SONAM WANGCHUK COMES OUT OF JODHPUR JAIL AFTER 170 DAYS OF INCARNATION
NEW DELHI,14March 2026 : Laddakh’s environment activist Sonam Wangchuk was on Saturday freed from the Jodhpur central jail after 170 days of incarnation under the National Security Act. The Centre withdrew the NSA against him. He was arrested on September 24 by the Ladakh adminisstration and shifted to the Jodhpur jail on September 26. He […]
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 […]
A Fortnight That Shook the Architecture of American Power in West Asia
New Delhi 14 March 2026 : On the fourteenth day of the US–Israel war against Iran, the conflict has already begun to reshape strategic assumptions that governed West Asia for decades. What was initially projected as a swift demonstration of American military supremacy has evolved into a confrontation whose strategic consequences are still unfolding. Among […]
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 […]
