The government plans on extending the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament to introduce bills to amend the Women’s Reservation Act and fast-track the legislation, sources said. The Women’s Reservation Act, passed in 2023, provides for 33 per cent reservation for women in both the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, but it has yet to be...

Experts have cautioned that the ongoing Middle East conflict will impact India’s growth story. (AI image) In the first signs of the impact of the US-Iran war on the Indian economy, the private sector recorded its slowest expansion in more than three years in March, according to the latest HSBC PMI survey. Rising prices linked...

A leakage in the Manjeera water pipeline lead to waterlogging and traffic disruption near Miyapur X Road on March 24, 2026 | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Commuters in Miyapur of Hyderabad were in for delays on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) morning after waterlogging disrupted traffic movement near Miyapur X Road following a leakage in the...

3 min readHyderabadMar 24, 2026 10:28 AM IST Days after Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar dismissed the disqualification petition against Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender, BJP floor leader and Nirmal MLA Alleti Maheshwar Reddy Monday challenged the decision in the Telangana High Court. Reddy claimed that Nagender ought to have been disqualified since he...

A Toyota Fortuner got stuck in the sand at Goa’s Vagator beach and was partially swept into the water. Visuals showed the vehicle’s occupants unsuccessfully trying to pull the Gujarat-registered SUV back to shore. It was eventually rescued with the help of a bulldozer. Goa Police detained the driver and initiated action for reckless driving...

Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel during a press conference ahead of the IPL 2026 season, in New Delhi. (PTI) NEW DELHI: In an era of fleeting flamboyance in cricket, Axar Patel is an outlier. The all-rounder played a pivotal role in India winning three ICC titles — two T20 World Cups and a Champions Trophy...

S. Ramadoss, Founder and President of PMK Kumar SS / The Hindu | Photo Credit: Kumar S.S. PMK founder S. Ramadoss on Friday (March 20, 2026) announced an alliance with V. K. Sasikala’s All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AIPTMMK) and declared the two parties would jointly contest in the April 23 Tamil Nadu...

2 min readMar 24, 2026 06:15 AM IST First published on: Mar 24, 2026 at 06:15 AM IST The opposition-sponsored Samast Haryana convention demanded the resignation of the Bhajan Lal government by April 23 for having failed to safeguard the interests of the state and urged the Centre to abrogate sections 7 and 9 of...

The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on the Haryana Police and a judicial magistrate over their handling of a rape case involving a four-year-old girl in Gurugram, flagging serious lapses and a lack of sensitivity in dealing with the child. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Justice Suryakant expressed strong concern...

NEW DELHI: Govt is looking to introduce at least two bills – including constitutional amendments – in the current session of Parliament to roll out reservation for women of one-third seats in the next Lok Sabha poll and assembly elections to be held after it. The move promises to change the country’s political landscape and...