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Nitish Kumar: the constant and the variable of Bihar

Nitish Kumar has taken oath as Chief Minister nine times seven times with the support of the BJP and twice with the RJD

30 Mar 2026 11:25 am
Watch: Sanctioned Russian tanker nears Cuba; U.S. stands down

With Venezuela no longer supplying oil and rising geopolitical tensions, Cuba faces tough decisions on how to use the limited fuelwhether to power electricity or sustain transportation

30 Mar 2026 11:24 am
Another PlayStation price hike means the gaming console will cost 30% more than it did last year

The price of a PlayStation is going up by another $100, the second time in less than a year that Sony has upped the price tag on its popular gaming console

30 Mar 2026 11:22 am
Nitish Kumar resigns from Bihar Legislative Council

The Bihar Chief MInister is likely to take oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on April 10

30 Mar 2026 11:16 am
SoftBank secures $40 billion loan to boost OpenAI investments

The loan was arranged with lenders including JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and MUFG Bank

30 Mar 2026 11:15 am
30 Mar 2026 11:04 am
Parliament Budget Session LIVE: Lok Sabha to discuss Insolvency, Bankruptcy Code Bill; Rajya Sabha to take up CAPF Bill

The Lower House is also likely to take up discussion on the governments efforts to free the country from left-wing extremism, as Amit Shah's March 31, 2026, deadline draws near

30 Mar 2026 10:56 am
Sewage-ladenSWDsplagueWestChromepetlocalities

Residents ofMummoorthyNagar and New Colony flag health risks, ineffective drainage network

30 Mar 2026 10:55 am
China resumes direct flights to North Korea after six years

The Air China flight was welcomed by the Chinese Ambassador to North Korea, Wang Yajun, and other diplomats, according to Chinese state media

30 Mar 2026 10:54 am
Revisiting Dasgaon, where a 23-year-old drank water from a well and broke a social order

Months before the Mahad Satyagraha of 1927, a similar symbolic act by the people of Dasgaon in Maharashtra took place. A group of about 300, led by Ramchandra Babaji More, drew water from a well and a lake and drank it. The satyagrahis were Dalits, implementing a resolution to open public water bodies to them. Now, 100 years later, the people of Dasgaon have forgotten the event

30 Mar 2026 10:44 am
Maoist campaign saw continuity across regimes, sharper push recently, says ex-MHA official

Former MHA official K. Vijay Kumar says successive Congress and BJP governments followed a largely consistent strategy against Maoist insurgency, with intensified efforts in recent years.

30 Mar 2026 10:34 am
Meta's longtime content policy chief Monika Bickert leaving to teach at Harvard

In a statement, Meta Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan praised Bickerts work at the company

30 Mar 2026 10:30 am
Man killed as AC explodes in Anakapalli

Initial investigations suggest that the explosion may have been caused due to a technical failure or a short circuit within the AC unit

30 Mar 2026 10:26 am
What is the World Trade Organization e-commerce moratorium?

The policy was first adopted in 1998 at the WTOs Second Ministerial Conference in Geneva

30 Mar 2026 10:24 am
Stock markets slump in early trade as West Asia war enters fifth week

The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 1,191.24 points to 72,391.98 in early trade; the 50-share NSE Nifty slumped 349.45 points to 22,470.15.

30 Mar 2026 10:24 am
Rupee rebounds 128 paise from all-time low to 93.57 against U.S. dollar

Forex traders said the rupee opened stronger as banks who generally have long positions, may have to cut their positions taken in onshore currency markets as per the RBI Director

30 Mar 2026 10:14 am
Inside Biker: Abhilash Reddy on Indias first motocross film

Director Abhilash Reddy blends sport, scale and sentiment in a visually ambitious Telugu drama shot across Indonesia

30 Mar 2026 10:11 am
Assembly Elections LIVE: Election Commission publishes fourth supplementary voter list in West Bengal

DMK promises homemakers 8,000 coupons to buy electronic appliances in election manifesto

30 Mar 2026 9:59 am
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing nominated in presidential process

Former spymaster Ye Win Oo was promoted to head the military at a ceremony in the capital Naypyidaw

30 Mar 2026 9:54 am
Apple hires ex-Google executive to head AI marketing amid push to improve Siri

The hire comes as Apple is readying an improved version of Siri, its virtual assistant, for release this year

30 Mar 2026 9:24 am
Congress block president killed in Punjabs Ludhiana

The two unidentified assailants came on a motorcycle and attacked Tiwari while he was sitting on a chair on Sunday (March 29, 2026) evening

30 Mar 2026 9:14 am
Microsoft takes over a Texas AI data centre expansion after OpenAI backs away

Microsoft is taking over a data centre construction project in Texas after OpenAI declined to pursue it

30 Mar 2026 9:01 am
Auto drivers protest by climbing cell tower claiming CNG shortage in Hyderabad

The protests come amid reports of panic refuelling across the city, which has led to long queues of up to 1 to 2 km at several fuel stations, particularly in residential areas

30 Mar 2026 8:54 am
Navy employee kills paramour, stores half in fridge

According to preliminary information from police, the horrific crime took place in a rented house in L.V. Nagar while the suspects wife was away visiting her parents

30 Mar 2026 8:54 am
Donald Trump says U.S. negotiating with Iran directly and indirectly

Asked whether there could be a deal with Iran this coming week, Mr. Trump said: I do see a deal in Iran. Could be soon.

30 Mar 2026 8:38 am
Trump suggests U.S. could take Iran's Kharg Island

Iran has threatened to launch its own ground invasion of Gulf Arab countries and new attacks if U.S. troops land on its territory

30 Mar 2026 8:34 am
From memory to archive, womens writing creates new ways to narrate the past

Using literature, memoir, and ethnography, womens stories challenge male-dominated narratives; they reclaim history by turning personal memory into a powerful record of lived experience and structural inequality

30 Mar 2026 8:34 am
Russian tanker heads to Cuba despite U.S. oil blockade

It would be the first shipment of oil to the island since January, bringing some temporary relief to a country of 9.6 million people that has endured a deepening energy and economic crisis

30 Mar 2026 7:46 am
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Iran strikes Kuwait power station killing one Indian worker

The UN force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said one of their peacekeepers was killed after a projectile hit one of their positions

30 Mar 2026 6:59 am
Ajinkya Rahane limps off the field in MI-KKR IPL clash

Rahane was down on the field after the completion of the fourth over in MI's chase of 221 and despite receiving some treatment from the team physiotherapist, the 37-year-old could not continue

30 Mar 2026 6:53 am
The rise of temporary teachers in West Bengal | Data

The State has not been able to expand its institutional capacity in line with rising demand

30 Mar 2026 6:28 am
Petrochemical facility struck in northern Iran

The company takes oil or natural gas and processes them into chemical products used to make everyday materials like plastics and chemicals

30 Mar 2026 4:54 am
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of shelling outskirts of eastern city, killing and wounding civilians

Afghan deputy government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said that mortars and other heavy weaponry were used Sunday afternoon to strike rural areas and civilian homes on the outskirts of the city of Asadabad in Kunar Province

30 Mar 2026 2:48 am
Maoist campaign saw continuity across regimes, sharper push recently: Former MHA official

He said that the years 2006-2009 were the most difficult, and the gradual gains made over the years found a resolute push in the past two-years when Home Minister Amit Shah set a deadline of March 31, 2026, to eradicate Left Wing Extremism from the country

30 Mar 2026 2:26 am
Global acceptance of Pakistan a failure of Indian foreign policy: Jairam Ramesh

Congress leader says Pakistans improving global standing reflects failures in Indias diplomatic engagement

30 Mar 2026 2:19 am
Max Verstappen says he is considering F1 retirement

The four-time F1 drivers' champion from 2021 to 2024 for Red Bull relinquished his seat at the top of the sport when McLaren's Lando Norris won the title last season

30 Mar 2026 2:08 am
A missed opportunity to guarantee minimum wages

The VB-G RAM G Act is a missed opportunity to correct serious anomalies in the determination of wage rates for MGNREGA workers

30 Mar 2026 2:01 am
Pakistan PM appreciates Saudi Arabia for showing 'remarkable restraint' during West Asia tensions

Mr. Sharif was talking to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, who called on the Prime Minister, according to a statement by the PMO

30 Mar 2026 1:59 am
A Bill that secures IPS officers role in deputation

The Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 strengthens service rules and clarifies IPS deputation policy

30 Mar 2026 1:59 am
Neighbours first: On India-Nepal ties

India must invite the new Prime Minister of Nepal, Balen Shah, to revive ties

30 Mar 2026 1:56 am
WTOs fisheries pact: India for 25 year transition period, stronger disciplines on distant-water industrial fishing

The Commerce Ministry said that fisheries subsidies were one of the key agenda items discussed by trade Ministers at the World Trade Organisations 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) held from March 2629 in Yaounde, Cameroon

30 Mar 2026 1:53 am
Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee drowns in sea

He was 43, and left behind his 13-year-old son and actor-wife Priyanka Sarkar

30 Mar 2026 1:48 am
On a wing: On the Modified UDAN scheme

Subsidies will not create demand for air travel to small towns

30 Mar 2026 1:47 am
West Bengal Assembly polls: Congress names 284 candidates, fields heavyweights

Former party leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and former Rajya Sabha MP Mausam Benazir Noor are among candidates; Party ends electoral understanding with Left Front

30 Mar 2026 1:32 am