From households to top restaurants and temples, the Centre’s rationing of LPG cylinder supplies in the wake of the West Asia conflict has left everyone in West Bengal in disarray. “For the last three days, we have been cooking on induction. Despite pre-booking our LPG cylinder, we have not received the gas cylinder. It’s a...

More than 25 senior legislators of the Congress party gathered for a dinner meeting at a private hotel in Bengaluru on Thursday evening, discussing political instability within the party and growing speculation about a possible change in Karnataka’s chief minister. The meeting took place even as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was chairing a cabinet meeting at...

NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over the impact of Iran war on India’s energy supply, PM Narendra Modi said on Thursday his govt is sparing no effort to minimise its fallout on citizens and accused opposition parties of fear-mongering to push their agenda at the of cost national interest.He said no country is untouched by this...

Villagers and relatives of the victim, a 17-year-old girl, block the road at V.V.D. Signal in Thoothukudi and Kurukkusalai junction on Madurai-Thoothukudi highway on March 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: N. Rajesh The Vilathikulam All Women Police Station Inspector V.P. Praveena was suspended from service on Thursday (March 12, 2026) on charges of failing to...

3 min readNew DelhiMar 13, 2026 01:09 AM IST THE SUPREME Court on Thursday granted bail to Pawan Bishnoi and Jagtar Singh, accused in the May 29, 2022 case of killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta granted the relief on their appeal challenging the August 1,...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, marking the first time the two leaders directly talked since the start of the Middle East conflict. During the phone call, the Prime Minister stressed that the safety of Indian nationals along with the easy flow of goods and energy are New Delhi’s...

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Supreme Court of India on Thursday (March 12, 2026) agreed to examine what constitutes ‘personal data’ under India’s new digital personal data law, which is being accused of cynically using data privacy to block the right to information. A three-judge Bench headed by...

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Two “Indian-flagged” vessels, Pushpak and Parimal, took the spotlight on Thursday after media reports suggested they had safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz. However, while these ships are managed by Indian companies, they are neither owned by Indian entities nor registered under the Indian flag. Media reports also suggested that Iran has now allowed Indian-flagged...