3 min readNew DelhiMar 14, 2026 01:57 AM IST Signalling headway in Delhi’s efforts to persuade Tehran to let India-bound fuel ships transit the Strait of Hormuz, Mohammad Fathali, Iran’s Ambassador to India, said Friday “we will try our best to remove the problems” and “I think you can expect good news in the near future”....

Maharashtra’s government has introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2025, also called the Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam, in the legislative assembly during the ongoing budget session. The bill aims to regulate religious conversions and criminalise those obtained through force, fraud, or allurement. MANDATORY PROCEDURE FOR CONVERSIONS Under the proposed legislation, people seeking to change their...

President Donald Trump on Friday said he believed that Russian leader Vladimir Putin was helping Iran in its war against the United States and Israel.Trump’s comment came in a radio interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, and 1 week after the President lashed out at Fox News reporter Peter Doocy for asking him at...

British Council honours alumni at the Study U.K. Alumni Awards 2026 in India on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Meghna Singhania, founder and editor-in-chief of Medical Dialogues, Aman Dhall, founder of CommsCredible, Pavan Kumar Sriram, a social entrepreneur and founder of Kohort and The Growth Collective, and Richa Roy, a partner at Cyril Amarchand...

1 min readMumbaiMar 13, 2026 09:55 PM IST E rickshaws and e bikes used for passenger transport in Maharashtra will now have to register with the Motor Vehicles Department and obtain permits, Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Friday. Earlier, electric rickshaws did not require separate permits; however, with their rising numbers across the state,...

Punjab has begun a major push to attract global investment with the launch of the Progressive Punjab Investors Summit 2026, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann saying the state is ready to take a “big leap” towards becoming a leading industrial hub in the country. The summit has drawn industrialists and investors from across the world,...

File photo: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy (Picture credit: AP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said a US decision to temporarily ease sanctions on Russian oil sales could hand Moscow about $10 billion in extra revenue, warning the move would directly undermine efforts to end the war in Ukraine.“This one concession alone by the United States...

Boya Ranganna | Photo Credit: By Arrangement A panchayat secretary from Jogulamba Gadwal district was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials while accepting a bribe of ₹15,000 for processing housing scheme payments. According to the ACB, the accused officer, Boya Ranganna, who serves as the panchayat secretary of Eklaspur village in Ieeja mandal, was...

3 min readChandigarhMar 13, 2026 05:40 PM IST Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday questioned the doctor deployment profile in Chandigarh’s health system, claiming that of around 221 doctors working in the Union Territory, nearly 180 are on deputation from outside. Alleging that this could be the reason the Chandigarh Administration and the Union Ministry...

India on Friday confirmed casualties among its citizens amid escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, even as the government said it is closely tracking Indian vessels in the region and maintaining fuel supplies at home. Officials said three Indian sailors have died and one Indian citizen is missing as the crisis in West Asia...