3 min readNew DelhiMar 20, 2026 12:44 PM IST A techie recently found an unusual way to get his meal ready after running out of cooking gas – by using an immersion rod instead of a stove. The inventive workaround, captured in a video shared on Instagram by Himank Vasudeva, quickly grabbed attention online, leaving...

A special NIA court in Mumbai has rejected the discharge plea of Irfan Khan, accused of masterminding the 2022 murder of Amravati chemist Umesh Kolhe. The court held that the killing was carried out with a clear intention to spread terror, particularly targeting Hindus, and classified the act as terrorism under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention)...

NEW DELHI: Aviation regulator body the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday directed airlines to avoid nine airspaces in the war-engulfed Gulf region and put in place strong contingency plans, citing heightened risks following the ongoing conflict in the region.In an advisory, the DGCA asked carriers to steer clear of the airspaces of...

BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielding seven Christian candidates for the Kerala elections reflects the party’s gambit to woo the Christian community, traditionally supporters of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), in the State. Read | Assembly elections 2026 LIVE According to Census 2011, Christians...

3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Mar 20, 2026 08:25 AM IST A senior Navy officer has questioned the selection of an Army boxer over the Navy’s pugilist in the Indian squad for the upcoming Asian Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The 10-member squad for the March 28-April 11 Asian meet includes nine Army boxers — the tenth...

A man was killed and three others were injured after a speeding SUV rammed multiple vehicles in Dehradun on Wednesday evening, police said. The incident took place around 7:30 pm in the Dalanwala area. The vehicle involved was a Toyota Innova, driven by Guneet Singh, 43, a resident of Inder Road. According to police, the...

Image used for representative purposes An Iranian missile strike targeted Israel’s northern port city of Haifa on Thursday, hitting oil refineries, though officials said the impact was limited.Israel’s Energy Ministry confirmed the attack but said that it did not cause major disruption, reported Reuters. Energy Minister Eli Cohen confirmed that electricity supply was briefly affected...

Representational file image. @DGCAIndia/X via PTI Photo A Mumbai-bound Air India aircraft was diverted to Medina, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday (March 19, 2026) afternoon following an aft cargo fire indication in the cockpit that turned out to be false. After inspection, the plane was cleared for operations and took off for Mumbai, an official said....

1 min readPanajiMar 20, 2026 04:18 AM IST The Goa Police’s Crime Branch has arrested three persons for allegedly operating an inter-state prostitution racket as well as multiple websites offering escort services. During a raid following an FIR registered against 22 websites engaged in “dissemination and publication of sexually explicit and objectionable content”, three accused...

The Maharashtra government has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe a sexual abuse case linked to self-styled godman Ashok Kharat, also known as “Captain.” The SIT is being led by IPS officer Tejaswini Satpute. Satpute on Thursday questioned Kharat for nearly two hours. She did not share details of the interrogation and said...