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Naval warships escort Indian vessels from the Gulf of Oman
The Indian Navy has deployed warships to escort Indian-flagged merchant vessels transiting done the Persian Gulf region, according to authoritative sources. Three Indian Navy ships person escorted the Indian-flagged merchant ships Shivalik, Nanda Devi, and Jag Laadki from Gulf of Oman aft they crossed the Strait of Hormuz. The warships ensured the harmless transit of vessels done susceptible waters.
India ‘engaged’ with U.S. connected commercialized deal, says Commerce Secretary arsenic officials pass of delays
India remains engaged with the U.S. connected a commercialized deal, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said. Sources successful the government, however, said that India volition present motion a commercialized woody with the U.S. lone erstwhile that state has settled its “tariff architecture” and has clarified the country-wise tariff rates. This comes against the backdrop of 2 trade-related investigations the U.S. is carrying out that could perchance spot further tariffs being levied connected a fig of countries, including India.
Shutdown, protestation rallies successful Ladakh implicit Statehood, Sixth Schedule demands
Protest rallies were held in Ladakh, marking the archetypal lawsuit since unit erupted successful September past year, connected the telephone of the socio-political groupings of the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) and the Leh Apex Body (LAB) to property for Statehood presumption and inclusion successful the Sixth Schedule. Hundreds of locals marched from Singay Namgyal Chowk up to Leh Polo Ground successful Leh town. In Kargil, protesters held a rally successful the municipality that was attended by hundreds of locals. The KDA and the LAB had called for shutdown connected March 16 successful Ladakh.
Israel doesn’t question ‘perpetual war’ with Iran, says Envoy, suggests diplomatic options remain
Israel is not seeking a “perpetual war” with Iran, and would sermon a diplomatic mode retired of the warfare if Iran “changes course”, said Reuven Azar, Israel’s Ambassador to India. He, however, denied that Israel’s goals had changed owed to Tehran’s retaliatory strikes. Addressing a property league present arsenic the warfare successful West Asia entered its 3rd week, Mr. Azar said determination was nary timeline connected ending the war, but that the U.S. and Israel, which jointly launched the warfare with strikes sidesplitting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khameini on February 28, had anticipated it lasting a “few weeks”.
Address attacks connected Hindu temples successful the U.S., MEA says
The U.S. Commission connected International Religious Freedom successful its latest study has presented a “distorted and selective representation of India”, the Ministry of External Affairs said. Instead of criticising India based connected “ideological narratives”, the Commission should item incidents of vandalism targeting Hindu temples successful the United States, the MEA’s authoritative spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
Fuel situation is man-made, Opposition says, targeting Centre’s overseas policy
Questioning the allocation of ₹57,381 crore for the Economic Stabilisation Fund, proposed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman successful the Appropriation Bill to code imaginable proviso concatenation difficulties owed to the struggle successful West Asia, the Opposition said the situation was “man-made”. Participating successful the treatment connected the Bill, elder Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil said that, since Independence, India had been committed to remaining non-aligned.
Deve Gowda writes to Sonia Gandhi implicit ‘chaos’ successful Parliament
Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) person H.D. Deve Gowda has written to Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, expressing interest implicit “chaos” successful and astir Parliament, and raising questions connected the behaviour of the Leader of the Opposition successful starring protests that person disrupted proceedings during the ongoing Budget Session. In a missive dated March 16, Mr. Deve Gowda said helium had been “greatly disturbed by a definite chaos that has been unthinkingly introduced wrong Parliament and successful its larger premises, chiefly by the Opposition parties.”
Political slugfest erupts successful Delhi implicit Election Commission’s determination to transportation Chief Secretary, DGP successful poll-bound Bengal
The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) move to transportation West Bengal’s Chief Secretary and DGP soon aft the announcement of Assembly canvass dates triggered a governmental slugfest. While the absorption parties accused the canvass sheet of acting astatine the behest of the BJP astatine the Centre, the saffron enactment deed back, alleging that the absorption was attempting to malign law institutions.
Consensus reached to revoke suspension of 8 Opposition MPs
The suspension of 8 Opposition MPs from the Lok Sabha is apt to beryllium revoked connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026), aft the authorities and Opposition parties reached a statement connected the contented astatine a gathering of level leaders convened by Speaker Om Birla. Sources said that parties agreed that members would not transverse implicit into the Well of the House to face those connected the different side, propulsion papers astatine the Speaker’s podium oregon protestation astatine the table of the caput general.
Wholesale terms ostentation astatine 11-month precocious of 2.13%; higher crude prices to propulsion WPI higher
Wholesale terms ostentation roseate to a 11-month high of 2.13% successful February, driven by an uptick successful prices of nutrient and non-food articles, adjacent though rootlike prices eased connected a month-on-month basis, authorities information showed. This is the 4th consecutive period of emergence successful Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation. It was 1.81% successful January and 2.45% successful February past year.
Opposition questions govt.’s program to present Bill to codify deputation of IPS officers successful Central Armed Police Forces
Opposition members questioned the government’s volition to introduce a Bill successful the ongoing league of the Parliament to codify the deputation of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers successful the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), contempt a Supreme Court ruling to progressively trim IPS deputation up to the fertile of Inspector General successful the CAPF and assistance them organised radical stature. In this backdrop, Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Monday met Ajay Malik, Assistant Commandant of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), who mislaid a limb successful an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast during an anti-Maoist cognition successful Jharkhand connected March 1.
In Brussels, Jaishankar discusses Iran with EU counterparts
On the 2nd time of his Brussels visit, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and had discussions, including astir the concern successful West Asia and Ukraine. Mr. Jaishankar was invited to interact with Foreign Ministers from the 27-member bloc, during the EU Foreign Affairs Council gathering connected Monday (March 16, 2026), arsenic per a connection from the Ministry of External Affairs.
Opposition announcement seeking CEC’s removal cites his nationalist remarks against Rahul Gandhi
The notice seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar cites concerns ranging from the enactment process for the station to his nationalist confrontation with Leader of the Opposition successful the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and reports of wide deletion of voters successful 2 constituencies successful Karnataka, an Opposition person said. The Opposition is yet to marque the contents of the 10-page announcement against Mr. Kumar public. The announcement signed by 193 Opposition MPs — 130 successful the Lok Sabha and 63 successful the Rajya Sabha — has listed 7 charges against the predetermination sheet chief, including “partisan and discriminatory conduct”, “obstruction of inquiries into electoral fraud” and “mass disenfranchisement”.
Trump accuses Iran of utilizing AI to dispersed disinformation
U.S. President Donald Trump accused Iran of utilizing artificial intelligence as a “disinformation weapon” to misrepresent its wartime successes and support. “AI tin beryllium precise dangerous, we person to beryllium precise cautious with it,” Mr. Trump said to reporters connected Air Force One soon after helium made a station connected his Truth Social level wherever helium accused Western media outlets, without evidence, of ‘close coordination’ with Iran to dispersed AI-generated ‘fake news’. The comments travel amid renewed tensions betwixt the Federal Communications Commission and broadcasters aft Mr. Trump took purpose astatine media sum of the U.S. and Israel’s warfare with Iran.
Government clears 23 institutions to acceptable up ‘quantum labs’
Twenty-three world institutions crossed India have been approved for mounting up quantum teaching laboratories nether the National Quantum Mission (NQM), with different 100 proposals presently being evaluated, according to details that emerged from the associated monthly gathering of Secretaries of the Science Ministries held successful New Delhi. The NQM, approved with a ₹6003.65 crore fund (2023–2031), aims to make 50–1,000 qubit quantum computers, satellite-based unafraid communication, and high-precision quantum sensors/materials.
Sri Lanka announces 4-day week for nationalist assemblage to chopped substance use
Sri Lanka announced a four-day moving week — declaring Wednesdays disconnected — for authorities institutions, schools, and universities, to conserve substance arsenic the escalating tensions successful West Asia endanger a terrible vigor crisis. Addressing a media league successful Colombo, the Commissioner General of Essential Services besides encouraged the backstage assemblage to see the enactment arsenic the land nation, similar galore others, braces for imaginable substance shortages. All authorities functions volition beryllium enactment connected clasp temporarily, officials said.
Oscars 2026: Paul Thomas Anderson wins Best Director arsenic ‘One Battle After Another’ bags Best Picture
Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson won the coveted Best Director honour at the 98th Academy Awards for his acheronian comedy, One Battle After Another as the movie besides bagged the Oscar for Best Picture. During the ceremony, One Battle After Another emerged arsenic the large victor with six awards. The different 4 being, Best Supporting Actor for Sean Penn, Best Adapted Screenplay for Anderson, Best Casting for Cassandra Kulukundis and Best Editing for Andy Jurgensen.
Sahitya Akademi announces literate awards for 2025
The Sahitya Akademi announced its yearly awards for 2025 successful the 24 languages recognised by it, astir 3 months aft the process was abruptly enactment connected hold following directives from the Union Ministry of Culture. Among the winners are erstwhile diplomat Navtej Sarna, awarded successful English for his novel Crimson Spring; Hindi writer Mamta Kalia for her memoir Jeete Jee Allahabad; and successful the literate disapproval genre Tamil writer Sa Tamilselvan for Thamiz SirukathaiyinThadangal.
Chinnaswamy Stadium confirmed to big IPL 2026; Karnataka authorities grants ceremonial clearance
The Karnataka authorities officially cleared the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium for hosting IPL 2026 matches. The government’s determination follows the multi-department adept committee submitting its appraisal report, stating that the stadium has undergone satisfactory upgrades. Now, with each decks cleared, the Chinnaswamy Stadium volition witnesser its archetypal large lucifer aft 10 months of lull connected March 28.
