Gold prices extended losses for the fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, even as retail rates in major cities moved higher. Gold contracts for April delivery on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) fell by Rs 2,260, or 1.62 per cent, to Rs 1,37,000 per 10 grams, amid continued uncertainty over geopolitical developments in the Middle East.Analysts...

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) declared that systemic and long-held presumption that women officers had no substantive or long-term career in the Armed Forces led to an uneven playing field, crippling their chances for permanent commission. A three-judge Bench headed by Chief...

2 min readMar 24, 2026 02:39 PM IST In one of the first major technical snags on Mumbai Metro Line 3 (Aarey–Cuffe Parade), services were disrupted for around 30 minutes during Monday morning peak hours, marking the first such incident in five months since the full underground corridor became operational. Passengers reported that trains began...

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...