The Centre on Monday strongly rejected a report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that recommended designating India as a “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged violations of religious freedom and called for targeted sanctions against the external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)....

Chaitra Navratri is one of the most significant Hindu festivals and marks the beginning of the Hindu lunar New Year in many parts of India. The nine-day celebration is dedicated to Goddess Durga and her nine divine forms, collectively known as Navadurga. During this time, devotees across the country observe fasts, offer prayers, perform rituals,...

The City Police have detained 188 habitual offenders as part of a special crackdown aimed at strengthening law and order in the State capital ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. The preventive detentions were carried out under a special drive titled ‘Operation Dark Hunt’ that targeted people listed in the rowdy history sheets. Acting on...

The final Ramadan holidays started early for university students in Bangladesh, on March 9, but for all the wrong reasons. The country’s main schools announced that classes were canceled, effective immediately, until later this month. The government shut the campuses to save electricity — a drastic response to the global energy crunch caused by the...

A man in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, brutally killed his wife with scissors in front of their children following her refusal to grant him a divorce. The husband, who runs a medical store, wanted to marry his aunt, but his wife opposed the idea. The incident occurred late Sunday night when Nafees arrived at his wife...

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its first list of 47 candidates for the upcoming Kerala assembly elections, fielding several key leaders, including former Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and former state chief K Surendran.Among the prominent names, Rajeev Chandrasekhar has been fielded from the Nemom constituency, while K Surendran will contest...

The Delhi High Court on Monday (March 16, 2026) listed former Union Minister M.J. Akbar’s plea challenging the acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani in his criminal defamation case over the allegations of sexual misconduct for final hearing on September 24. “Trial court record has been received. Written submissions have been filed by both the parties....

2 min readMumbaiMar 16, 2026 03:07 PM IST Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik informed the Legislative Council Monday that the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) will convert its entire fleet of 22,000 buses to electric vehicles (EVs) by 2037. He also said the move positions Maharashtra as the first state in the country to...

Three Congress MLAs in Bihar are reportedly out of contact with the party as voting for the Rajya Sabha elections progresses, with the INDIA bloc locked in a direct contest with the BJP-led NDA for one crucial seat. According to sources, their phones are either switched off or they are not responding to calls. While...

NEW DELHI: After the Election Commission (EC) ordered major transfers of top bureaucrats in West Bengal, the ruling Trinamool Congress protested by walking out of the Rajya Sabha on Monday. This happened while voting was under way for 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states.The EC, in a letter dated March 15, announced the transfer...