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 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 […]

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 […]

RAHUL ON HOW GOVT BLOCKS OPPOSITION LEADERS

NEW DELHI,12 March 2026 : Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Speaker Om Birla on how the opposition leaders are interrupted every time they get up to speak in the Lok Sabha. He said he had raised fundamental questions about the compromises that have been made by our Prime Minister. He pleaded not to […]

JAB BY GAURAV GOGOI AT KIREN RIJIJU, AMIT SHAH’S COUNTER

NEW DELHI,12March 2026: During the debate on the no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi launched a scathing attack on BJP’s Kiren Rijiju, saying he would be remembered as the Parliamentary Affairs Minister who interrupted the Opposition the most. Gogoi’s jab drew a swift response, not from Rijiju, but from […]

CENTRE & OPPOSITION SPAR IN DEBATE ON NO-TRUST AGAINST LOK SABHA SPEAKER

NEW DELHI,11 March 2026 : The second half of the Budget Session of Parliament began on a stormy note, with the Lok Sabha set to take up an opposition-backed resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla. The ongoing conflict in West Asia is also likely to dominate the proceedings, with the Opposition criticising the […]