HYDERABAD: A coalition of transgender persons, activists, students and civil society groups gathered at Dharna Chowk on Wednesday to oppose the proposed Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, calling it a rollback of constitutional protections and demanding its withdrawal. “This Bill sets us back not by a few years, but by 126 years,”
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Reuters Thu, 19 March 2026 at 1:33 am GMT+5:30 1 min read March 18 (Reuters) – HDFC Bank said late on Wednesday its part-time Chairman Atanu Chakraborty has resigned citing differences with the lender over his “values and ethics”. “Certain happenings and practices within the bank, that I have observed over last two years, are
US ambassador to India Sergio Gor met NSA Ajit Doval on Wednesday to discuss security and geopolitical issues. The meeting took place amid the raging war in the West Asia region and US efforts to cobble together a multinational naval coalition to secure Strait of Hormuz. “Just wrapped up an extremely fruitful meeting with National
USA Rice CEO Peter Bachmann (center) prepares to deliver his testimony at yesterday’s WTO hearing Mar 18, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, USA Rice President & CEO Peter Bachmann testified before the Trade Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means here on advancing America’s interest at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 14th
BSF and J&K Police personnel search for a Pakistani drone seen in Kanachak area of Jammu on August 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI In the past five years, about two-three drones were sighted every day and at least one drone incursion was reported each day along India’s international borders, the Union Ministry of Home
Supreme Court of India | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 18, 2026) questioned whether activities such as publication and sale of books and manufacture of food associated with temples can be considered an industry. The oral observation came from Justice B.V. Nagarathna, who is part of a nine-judge Bench headed by
A crude oil tanker that set sail from Primorsk in Russia for Rizhao port in China has changed course in Southeast Asia and is now heading towards the New Mangalore port with 1.1 lakh tonnes (7.7 lakh barrels) of Urals crude, showed ship-tracking data. The ship is expected to reach Mangaluru on March 20. According
Updated – March 18, 2026 10:33 pm IST – MANGALURU According to the police, the accused, Ashish Poojary, lured the boy by offering money and snacks. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Konaje police arrested a 33-year-old man on charges of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old boy, on Wednesday (March 18). The police identified the accused
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