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Trump says considering ‘winding down’ Iran warfare but rules retired ceasefire
President Donald Trump said that the United States was considering “winding down” subject operations against Iran but was not seeking a ceasefire with the Islamic republic. Mr. Trump, successful a station connected Truth Social, said the United States was “getting precise adjacent to gathering our objectives arsenic we see winding down our large Military efforts successful the Middle East”.
Growth of 8 halfway sectors halved to 2.3% successful February, earlier West Asia situation began
India’s halfway concern maturation slowed sharply adjacent earlier the situation successful West Asia began, with authorities information showing maturation successful the 8 halfway sectors of the system slowing to a three-month debased of 2.3% successful February 2026. This slowdown successful February, arsenic shown by the information connected the Index of Eight Core Industries released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry connected Friday, comes astatine a clip erstwhile economists and policymakers are expecting a further slowdown successful March successful effect to the proviso and export constraints brought connected by the warfare successful West Asia.
UNI bureau sealed successful Delhi; staffers allege manhandling by the police
The Delhi Police on with paramilitary forces allegedly dragged astatine slightest 50 journalists retired of the United News of India’s (UNI) Rafi Marg office pursuing a tribunal bid implicit a onshore dispute. Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Sachin Sharma told The Hindu that the Delhi Police on with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) unit visited the premises of the UNI bureau to supply information to the Land and Development Office aft the High Court gave an bid to vacate the premises successful favour of the latter. “
Uttarakhand HC declines to quash FIR against ‘Mohammad Deepak’, orders him to refrain from societal media posts
The Uttarakhand High Court refused to quash an FIR lodged against Kotdwar-based gym proprietor Deepak Kumar who came into nationalist absorption aft helium confronted a radical of right-wing activists accused of harassing a 71-year-old Muslim store proprietor and pressuring him to rename his store successful the municipality connected January 26. A video of the confrontation aboriginal went viral, peculiarly for the infinitesimal erstwhile helium identified himself arsenic ‘Mera naam Mohammad Deepak’.
CAPF Bill says IPS officers’ deputation indispensable for Union-State coordination, reserves 50% I-G fertile posts for IPS
The Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, that is apt to beryllium tabled successful the Rajya Sabha adjacent week, states that successful each CAPFs, 50% of the full posts successful the fertile of Inspector General, astatine slightest 67% posts successful the fertile of Additional Director General and each posts successful the fertile of Special Director General and Director General shall beryllium filled by Indian Police Service (IPS) officers connected deputation. Till now, specified postings were done based connected enforcement orders, and the Bill volition codify the provisions.
‘Lethargic’ officials who near Chambal sanctuary to the mercy of soil miners volition beryllium held liable: SC
The Supreme Court observed that State officials who by their “lethargy and inaction” allowed soil mining to flourish successful the fragile lotic ecosystem of the National Chambal Sanctuary would beryllium vicariously liable aiding and abetting. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, successful a suo motu case, reminded Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, successful whose tri-junction the sanctuary is located, that each enactment of demolition of wildlife situation successful a protected country would pull offences and penalties nether aggregate laws, including the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
Man dies aft getting stuck successful R.G. Kar Hospital lift; BJP accuses Bengal govt. of negligence
A 40-year-old antheral died aft being struck wrong a lift in Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Hospital and Medical College. The Opposition accuses the West Bengal authorities of negligence successful State hospitals and calls for a alteration successful the administration. Arup Bandyopadhyay, a nonmigratory of Dum Dum, was astatine the R.G. Kar Hospital for his son’s attraction erstwhile helium got trapped successful a assistance astatine the trauma care centre. There was nary assistance relation contiguous astatine the clip of the incident, truthful the exact origin of the death remains unclear till now.
Assam CM, determination enactment chiefs record nominations
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the presidents of 2 non-NDA determination parties were among the apical candidates who filed their information papers. Mr. Sarma filed his papers for the Jalukbari constituency successful Guwahati. While Pramod Boro, the president of the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), submitted his information for the Tamulpur spot successful occidental Assam’s Tamulpur town, his Raijor Dal counterpart Akhil Gogoi filed his for the Sibsagar spot successful eastbound Assam’s Sivasagar town.
U.S. to deploy 3 much warships and astir 2,500 much Marines to the West Asia, authoritative says
The U.S. subject is deploying 3 much warships and astir 2,500 much marines to the West Asia, an authoritative says. One U.S. authoritative confirmed that the USS Boxer and 2 different amphibious battle ships, on with astir 2,500 Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, person deployed from their location larboard of San Diego and are bound for the West Asia.
Mamata makes 10 commitments to woo West Bengal voters
The Trinamool Congress has promised to bring aesculapian attraction to the doorsteps of voters successful West Bengal, as portion of 10 commitments highlighted successful its canvass manifesto released by enactment chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, conscionable a period earlier the Assembly election. This committedness of duare chikitsa (doorstep aesculapian care) is simply a follow-up to erstwhile schemes by the Trinamool Congress authorities to provide duare sarkar and duare ration (doorstep governance and foodgrains), successful a bid to decentralise authorities benefits.
The Voice of Hind Rajab banned successful India orally by CBFC, distributor says
The Voice of Hind Rajab, an Oscar nominated film astir a 5-year-old miss who was killed by Israeli forces successful aboriginal 2024 successful the Gaza war, has been orally rejected by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), the film’s India distributor Manoj Nandwana said. The theatrical prohibition connected the movie was archetypal reported by Hollywood commercialized work Variety.
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei says Iran dealt enemies ‘dizzying blow’
Iran’s Supreme person Mojtaba Khamenei said the state had dealt its enemies a “dizzying blow” successful the warfare with the United States and Israel, arsenic caller blasts deed Tehran connected the archetypal time of the Persian New Year festival. He released a message marking the commencement of Persian New Year which helium named the twelvemonth of a “resistance system nether national unity and nationalist security.”
Work from home, debar aerial question to woody with higher vigor prices: International Energy Agency
The International Energy Agency (IEA), which this period agreed a grounds release of lipid from strategical stockpiles to woody with the effects of the U.S-Israeli warfare with Iran, outlined proposals to easiness lipid terms pressures connected consumers, specified arsenic working-from-home and avoiding aerial travel. The IEA said specified proposals included moving from home, reducing road velocity limits by astatine slightest 10 km per hour, and avoiding aerial question if different means of transport were available.
Government connection to preload Aadhaar app connected phones faced pushback
The authorities privately projected successful January that firms similar Apple, Samsung and Google consider pre-installing its biometric recognition app Aadhaar connected phones, a determination opposed by a radical representing the smartphone giants, manufacture letters show. The tussle implicit preloading state-run apps has go a recurring flashpoint between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and tech firms, with the Aadhaar petition 1 of six that IT manufacture assemblage Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT) has pushed backmost against, according to the letters.
Israel hits Tehran with airstrikes connected Persian New Year arsenic warfare jolts vigor markets
Israel pounded Tehran with airstrikes arsenic Iranians marked Nowruz, oregon the Persian New Year, successful the midst of a warfare that has sent shock waves done the planetary system and risked drafting Iran’s Arab neighbors directly into the conflict. Activists reported proceeding strikes astir Iran’s capital. The attacks came a time aft Israel pledged to refrain from much strikes connected a cardinal Iranian state tract and Iran intensified attacks connected lipid and earthy state facilities astir the Gulf.
Bhatti presents payment oriented fund for Telangana with accent connected municipality and agrarian development
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka presented a payment oriented budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year in the Legislative Assembly with a dense accent connected some municipality and agrarian development.
CBI questions Anil Ambani for 2nd time successful transportation with ₹2,929-crore cheating case
The CBI questioned industrialist Anil Ambani for the 2nd consecutive time successful transportation with a Rs 2,929-crore cheating case, registered against Reliance Communications Ltd. and him connected a ailment by the State Bank of India (SBI), officials said.
Trump calls NATO ‘cowards’ implicit deficiency of enactment successful Iran war
President Donald Trump assailed NATO allies implicit their deficiency of enactment for the U.S.-Israel warfare against Iran, calling the longtime U.S. allies “cowards.” “Without the U.S.A., NATO IS A PAPER TIGER!” Mr. Trump said successful a societal media post. Mr. Trump has been calling for large U.S. allies and others, nary of which were consulted oregon advised connected the war, to assistance unafraid the information of shipping done the Strait of Hormuz.
Nicobarese delegation meets LoP Rahul Gandhi, says tribal lands being encroached for mega project
Nicobarese leaders brought their complaint astir a mega-infrastructure project’s encroachment connected their ancestral tribal lands to the nationalist superior this week, gathering the Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. The delegation, led by Barnabas Manju, main of the Tribal Council of Great and Little Nicobar, and Titus Peter, 1st Captain of Pulobhabi village, told Mr. Gandhi and different Congress leaders that their appeals to the authorities regarding the ₹92,000 crore task connected Great Nicobar Island person been ignored.
EC directs governmental parties to get advertisements pre-certified
Ahead of the Assembly polls successful 4 States and 1 Union Territory, the Election Commission (EC) directed governmental parties to get their advertisements pre-certified by Media Certification and Monitoring Committees (MCMC) and idiosyncratic candidates to stock details of their authentic societal media accounts astatine the clip of filing nominations.
Chuck Norris, martial arts maestro and histrion whose toughness became net lore, dies astatine 86
Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and enactment prima whose roles successful “Walker, Texas Ranger” and different tv shows and movies made him an iconic pugnacious feline — sparking net parodies and adoration from presidents — has died astatine 86. Norris died connected Thursday (March 19, 2026), successful what his household described arsenic a “sudden passing.” “While we would similar to support the circumstances private, delight cognize that helium was surrounded by his household and was astatine peace,” the household said successful a connection posted to societal media.
