LPG cylinder shortage: Nearly 90% of hotels in Shivamogga to close down operations on March 12 A majority of hotels and restaurants in Shivamogga, in Karnataka, are expected to either close down or scale down the menu from March 12 following a disruption in the supply of commercial gas cylinders in the wake of the...

3 min readNew DelhiMar 11, 2026 04:49 PM IST The Tribes Art Fest 2026 brings together over 75 tribal artists, more than 1,000 artworks and 30 art traditions under one roof. Inaugurated on March 2 at Travancore Palace by Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram, the festival organised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs...

A 26-second video posted by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday, showing a highway in the state resembling an F1 race track, has sparked a debate on social media, with several netizens alleging that the clip was generated using Artificial Intelligence (AI). The video, shared on the social media platform X, showed a...

Rahul Gandhi and Ravishankar Prasad NEW DELHI: A heated exchange broke out in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday between BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad and leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi as the House resumed debate on the opposition’s no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla.Click here for Parliament live updates The clash began when Gandhi...

Madras High Court. File | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani A 73-year-old advocate made a mention before the Madras High Court Chief Justice’s Bench on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) regarding a series of sexual offences being committed against children in Tamil Nadu in recent years and urged the court to initiate a suo motu public interest...

4 min readMar 11, 2026 12:48 PM IST Attacking the TMC government for putting democracy in danger, Haryana Chief Minister and BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini asserted that they have turned Bengal into a “safe haven for infiltrators”. Singh made these remarks while addressing the gathering in South 24 Parganas division even as the BJP’s...

In a landmark judgment on Wednesday, the Supreme Court permitted the withdrawal of life support for a 32-year-old man who has been in a permanent vegetative state for over 13 years, paving the way for passive euthanasia in the case. The court held that medical reports showed the patient was in a “pathetic condition” and...

Confirmed, deleted, and then clarified. After Donald Trump‘s aide claimed in a boastful tone that the American navy had “successfully escorted” an oil tanker through the troubled Strait of Hormuz, the post was quickly deleted. The White House later clarified that the United States had not escorted any oil tanker through the key waterway, which...

The Election Commission of India’s (EC) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls — a large-scale exercise aimed at updating voter lists — is being carried out across 12 States and Union Territories covering close to 51 crore voters. The enumeration phase of the exercise began in November 2025. Among these States and UTs, Tamil...

1 min readUpdated: Mar 11, 2026 08:35 AM IST US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States is set to build its first new oil refinery in 50 years, backed by investment from billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. In a post on Truth Social, Trump described the development as a “landmark agreement”. “THIS...