In a communication addressed to the Chief Secretary of Kerala, the Election Commission of India directed that the transfers be effected with immediate effect. File The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday (March 17, 2026) ordered the transfer and posting of several officials, including IAS and IPS officers in Kerala as part of the…
WASHINGTON — President Trump expressed frustration Monday that U.S. allies were not enthusiastic about sending warships to protect merchant vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a sign of Washington’s growing isolation as it tries to stabilize one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes amid its war against Iran. Trump declined to name the “numerous countries”…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light rain for Mumbai and its neighbouring districts, while a separate forecast indicates that parts of Maharashtra will experience moderate summer conditions with elevated night temperatures over the next four to five days. Light rain accompanied by thunderstorms is likely in Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar districts on March…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to rule on whether the Trump administration may end the temporary protection that had been extended in the past to migrants who live and work in the United States. At issue are legal protections for about 6,000 Syrians and up to 350,000 Haitians. The court’s announcement signals the justices…
The Maharashtra Assembly on Monday (March 16, 2026) night passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which has stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement or marriage, by voice vote. As per the Bill, those involved in unlawful conversions on the pretext of marriage will be punished with imprisonment of…
BORJ QALAOUIYA, Lebanon — His evening meal done, Ali Jishi, a nurse serving in the health center of this southern Lebanese town, figured it was calm enough to deliver supplies to the civil defense crew down the road. He was walking back Friday when he watched the Israeli missile lance through the building’s four floors, killing…
The Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Muvattupuzha, has found an investigation against Kochi Mayor V.K. Minimol ‘highly necessary’ on a complaint alleging corruption. As per the complaint filed by B.B. Ajayan, secretary, Peringottu Residents Association, Palarivattom, Ms. Minimol accepted money from the residents association when she was a corporation councillor of the area with…
Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the second part of the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, March 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV Questioning the allocation of ₹57,381 crore for the Economic Stabilisation Fund, proposed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Appropriation Bill to address…
MEXICO CITY — For more than six decades, communist Cuba thwarted every destabilizing measure Washington aimed its way — assassination plots, a trade embargo, sabotage, travel bans and, most notoriously, the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, when Fidel Castro’s revolution was still young and the Cold War raging. Now, many are wondering: Is the death knell…
Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speakers U.T. Khader, during the state Assembly session, at Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: The Hindu In a rare development in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Speaker U.T. Khader on Monday (March 16, 2026) abruptly adjourned the House, expressing disappointment with the government for failing to provide answers to questions raised…