Hussain Hassan Mirza, the first UAE Ambassador to India, said that a single phone call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to both Israel and Iran could help stop the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Speaking to India Today TV, Mirza highlighted India’s diplomatic standing and PM Modi’s relations with both countries, and said that...

NEW DELHI: Days after it criticised Bengal govt for frequently rushing to SC with ‘vague and irrelevant’ reasons to delay the ongoing SIR of the state’s poll rolls, petitions by persons complaining against deletion of their names from voter lists saw the court finding itself facing the same issue, leading an exasperated bench of CJI...

The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) has written to the Drugs Control Department recently urging it to restrict the open sale of canned drinks that allegedly contains 15% alcohol and high sugar content, particularly near schools and colleges. The commission raised the concern after reports surfaced on social media claiming that...

3 min readPuneMar 9, 2026 11:53 PM IST After the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched a nationwide HPV vaccination programme to prevent cervical cancer among women on February 28, the Medical Department of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) formally inaugurated the campaign at New Sangvi Hospital on the occasion of International Women’s...

An IndiGo flight operating from London to Mumbai was diverted to Cairo in Egypt due to airspace restrictions, leaving more than 300 passengers—all Indians– onboard as the aircraft remained at the airport for several hours. The flight, 6E2, departed from London’s Heathrow Airport at 9.33 pm UTC on March 8 (3.03 am IST on March...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke with Nepal’s newly elected leader Balendra Shah, who is set to become the Himalayan nation’s youngest Prime Minister.“Had warm telephone conversations with Mr. Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Mr. Balendra Shah, Senior Leader of the RSP,” wrote PM Modi on X.PM...

A week after French company SUEZ took over the operation and maintenance of water distribution in Kochi, it has begun door-to-door consumer surveys to identify problem areas based on residents’ complaints. The consumer survey will gather data on consumption and water requirements, a Kerala Water Authority (KWA) source said. The KWA signed an agreement with...

3 min readHyderabadMar 9, 2026 07:45 PM IST Tollywood has had no shortage of wedding announcements in recent weeks. First it was Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, then Allu Shirish and Nayanika Reddy. Now, actor Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas has added his name to that list, confirming his relationship with Kavya Reddy through a post on...

A 7-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu on Saturday. The incident took place when the girl was playing outside her house. The accused, a 24-year-old construction worker, Manikandan, sexually assaulted her before abandoning her near a bridge. Commuters found the girl crying with blood stains on her clothes. Locals took...

Vice President JD Vance dances with his wife, second lady Usha Vance, at the Marine Ball at the Washington Hilton, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) In the 19th century, Otto von Bismarck famously observed that politics is “the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next...