NEW DELHI: Slamming the governing BJP for scheduling a discussion on Left-wing extremism (LWE) in Lok Sabha, the opposition on Monday asked why the Modi govt was not discussing in Parliament issues such as the West Asia war, “extremism” in the name of Hindutva, growing unemployment and rising atrocities against Dalits and weaker sections. Many...

BJP MP K. Laxman speaks in Rajya Sabha during the Parliament Budget Session, in New Delhi. Photo: Sansad TV via ANI   BJP MP K. Laxman’s allegations that several States “misuse” the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota by including Muslims in the category created an uproar in Rajya Sabha leading to a walkout by Opposition...

Deepika Padukone and Helen‘s Pilates coach, Yasmin Karachiwala, recently shared her daily hydration routine, emphasising that one should pay as much attention to water as to food. “Everyone asks what I eat. But what I drink through the day matters as much for my strength, recovery, gut and glowing skin,” she said in an Instagram...

Amid the escalating West Asia conflict, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday said eight Indian nationals have lost their lives while one remains missing in “various incidents” in the region. At an inter-ministerial briefing here on the West Asia situation, Additional Secretary (Gulf), MEA, Aseem R Mahajan, also said, “Yesterday, an Indian national...

A 15-year-old student died after shooting a teacher at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde, Texas, authorities said on Monday. The Comal County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the teacher was taken to a hospital in San Antonio, though her condition remains unclear.Officials said the student died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound....

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president and actor C. Joseph Vijay files his nomination for the Perambur Assembly constituency in Chennai on March 30, 2026. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C. Joseph Vijay has declared in his election affidavit that he has ₹404.58 crore in movable assets and ₹220.15 crore in immovable assets. He has also declared ₹15.51 crore in movable assets...

2 min readPuneMar 30, 2026 09:40 PM IST Former Chief Justice of India Justice U U Lalit on Sunday urged students not to overlook litigation, noting its immense potential even as more students pivot toward corporate law and other emerging fields. He was addressing the valedictory ceremony of the 6th National Themis Moot Court Competition...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the Lok Sabha, rejecting claims that Naxalism spread due to poverty and underdevelopment. He stated that Left-wing extremists chose regions like Bastar and Naxalbari because of difficult terrain and limited state presence, not economic backwardness. Shah cited 1960s data showing that literacy rates and per capita income were similar...

Small Savings Schemes Interest rates (AI image) Latest Small Savings Interest Rates: The Finance Ministry announces the interest rates for post office and small savings schemes every quarter after a review. The interest rates for Public Provident Fund (PPF), Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY), Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS), National Savings Certificates (NSC) etc are decided...

Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, speaks at a press conference in New Delhi on Monday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on Monday (March 30, 2026) cited Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan’s remarks that many Census data sets will be published in 2027, to claim that the grounds on which...