NEW DELHI: CJI Surya Kant on Friday recused from hearing a bunch of PILs challenging a 2023 law that altered the Supreme Court-framed composition of the panel for selection of chief election commissioner (CEC) and ECs by excluding the CJI from it.CJI Kant cited “conflict of interest” to recuse from hearing the petitions which challenge…
The president’s youngest son marks his birthday on 20 March 2026. Here is what we know about the 6-foot-7 NYU sophomore who has spent his whole life in the spotlight, and mostly managed to avoid it. Barron William Trump was born on 20 March 2006, the fifth child of Donald Trump and the first and…
NASA have made new announcements about major milestones achieved for the Artemis II rocket, with a planned liftoff on April 1, 2026. Very early on March 20, the complete Artemis vehicle, consisting of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft, executed a successful rollout to the launch pad after substantial repairs were…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission, acting on directions of Supreme Court and recommendations of Calcutta HC chief justice, on Friday constituted 19 appellate tribunals for hearing appeals against orders passed by designated judicial officers in Bengal in respect of inclusion or exclusion of prospective electors in the state’s electoral roll.Consequent upon the publication of the supplementary…
Ohio gubernatorial candidate and Indian-American politician Vivek Ramaswamy spent nearly $12,000 in campaign funds on a luxury trip to Puerto Rico, according to campaign finance documents and reporting by MeidasTouch, a progressive political media organisation in the US.Records show that in November 2025, Ramaswamy’s campaign paid $11,898.25 to the Dorado Beach Ritz-Carlton Reserve, one of…
Aditya Dhar‘s ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ headlined by Ranveer Singh released in theatres on March 19 and reviews are pouring in from all over. Viral scenes from the film are all over the internet and netizens cannot stop gushing over the film and several celebs have also dropped their reviews. Despite the fact that ‘Dhurandhar 2’…
Omar Abdullah (File photo) NEW DELHI: J&K CM Omar Abdullah on Friday came out strongly in support of his Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee on the issue of EC transferring officials in poll-bound Bengal, saying these “sweeping transfers only happen in non-BJP-governed states”.“Bengal will once again prove that officers don’t win elections for political parties; members…
US right-wing commentator Natalie Winters has defended opposition to the H-1B visa programme, arguing that concerns about the visa system are economic rather than racial or xenophobic. Winters co-hosts the War Room podcast with Steve Bannon (Former Trump advisor) and said in a recent video that people claiming opposition to H-1Bs is rooted in white…
NEW DELHI: As India and Bangladesh look to work towards a pragmatic reset in ties, Bangladesh high commissioner Riaz Hamidullah Friday called on external affairs minister S Jaishankar and also commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal.Jaishankar said that the conversation with Hamidullah was focused on advancing bilateral ties. In a social media post about the…
Picture NASA’s goal of sending astronauts back to the Moon is picking up speed, but there’s a twist that is affecting major players in spaceflight. As of February 2026, the agency announced plans to increase Artemis missions, adding an extra flight in 2027 and aiming for annual Moon landings after that. According to a Bloomberg…
