India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) reported on 7 March that 40 inbound flights carrying 7,205 passengers from the Middle East landed in India on 5 March. The cumulative number of evacuees since the Iran–Israel conflict erupted has now reached nearly 15,000. For 6 March, Indian carriers have filed plans for 51 additional flights, subject
India has been letting an Iranian naval vessel dock in its port at Kochi, with an Indian official calling it the “humane thing to do.” An Indian government source told Reuters the Lavan docked at India’s southern port of Kochi on Wednesday. That’s the same day that a U.S. submarine sank the torpedoed the Iranian warship “DENA” off
Navi Mumbai: Panvel corporator Arvind Mhatre (50) of Bharatiya Shetkari Kamgar Paksha (BSKP), which formed an alliance (Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi) with Indian National Congress (INC) as opposition in the Panvel Municipal Corporation, filed a writ petition through his advocate, Chetan Nagare, in the Bombay High Court on March 4, seeking an order (writ of mandamus)
Navi Mumbai: A post on X by state forest minister Ganesh Naik saying some captured leopards will be shifted to the Vantara wildlife centre in Jamnagar has raised the hackles of wildlife activists. Sources in the forest department said 67 captured leopards will be translocated to various other places, including 50 to Vantara, to reduce
Synopsis International Women’s Day quotes 2026: International Women’s Day celebrates women’s global achievements and gender equality. Its origins trace to early 20th-century labor movements and a 1910 proposal for international observance. The United Nations recognized the day in 1975. March 8 marks a significant Russian women’s strike in 1917. Inspiring quotes from prominent women are
NEW DELHI: Aiming to reach women in distress, the National Commission for Women in coordination with state women’s commissions will hold marathon ‘Mahila Jan Sunwais’ (public hearings) across the country starting from Monday to cover 500 districts spread out in 25 states and Union Territories till March 14. Through this nationwide effort, the commission aims
Before the audience gets to witness upcoming show “Yaadein”, the lead actor of the drama, Iqbal Khan, visited the sets of Akshay Kumar’s reality game show “Wheel of Fortune”. Iqbal was joined by actors Maniesh Paul and Karan Wahi , making the episode even more entertaining. During the episode, Iqbal got himself into a fun
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Delhi for borrowing ₹1,000 crore from the open market earlier this year to meet its expenses. On January 5, the Delhi government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), enabling the government, for the
Minister for BC, EWS Welfare, Handlooms and Textiles S. Savitha inspecting stalls displaying natural farming produce at the workshop in Vijayawada on Saturday. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Natural farming can make agriculture both profitable and sustainable, and the TDP-led NDA government is promoting eco-friendly agricultural practices across the State, said Minister for BC, EWS
Coimbatore City Police Commissioner N. Kannan (second left) with Deputy Commissioners N. Devanathan and M.P. Dhivya and investigating officer S. Latha (right) on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement. The probe into the gang-rape case was a challenge for the investigating team as the Chief Minister had instructed the police to submit the chargesheet within