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Iran Threatens to target Google, Apple, other American Companies in Gulf

March 31, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Mar 31: Iran’s elite military unit, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said on Tuesday that they would target American companies, and not just those working on military bases, in West Asia/Gulf region on Wednesday if more Iranian leaders were killed in “targeted assassinations.” The 18 companies listed in the IRGC’s threat included […]

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Modi Inaugurates Semiconductor Assembly and test Facility in Gujarat

March 31, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 31: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated Kaynes Semicon’s outsourced semiconductor assembly and test facility at Sanand in Gujarat on Tuesday and hailed the pace of Indian semiconductor ecosystem’s growth. Addressing the gathering, Mr Modi said India was strengthening its role as a reliable semiconductor supplier in the global […]

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Nine Women Killed in Stampede in a Bihar Temple

March 31, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 31: At least nine devotees, all women, were killed and dozens of others injured in a stampede at the Sheetla Mata temple in Maghada village, about five kilometres from Bihar Sharif in Nalanda district in Bihar on Tuesday morning. The district authorities later closed the temple to tackle the situation […]

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Eight Indian Nationals Killed in West Asia Conflict, One still Missing

March 30, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Mar 30: Amid the escalating West Asia conflict, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday said eight Indian nationals have lost their lives while one remains missing in “various incidents” in the region. At an inter-ministerial briefing in New Delhi on the West Asia situation, Additional Secretary (Gulf), MEA, Aseem R. Mahajan, […]

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Iran Says will Not Join Pakistan-Initiated “Peace Talks” with US

March 30, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mr 30: Even as the United States President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning to Iran of destroying its electricity plants, oil wells and Kharg Island unless there is a peace deal, Iran has firmly denied Pakistan’s claim that it was ready to host direct talks between Tehran and Washington to […]

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Nishikant Dubey Calls Biju Patnaik “CIA Agent,” BJD MP Resigns from his Committee

March 30, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 30: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra resigned from the Parliamentary standing committee on Communications and IT, after a political row erupted over BJP MP Nishikant Dubey making disparaging remarks against the former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik calling him a “CIA agent.” Mr Dubey is the chairman […]

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Amit Shah Claims Maoist Menace is Over, Blames Indira Gandhi for the Spread of Naxalism

March 30, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 30: The Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday claimed that the spectre of Maoist menace had been lifted from the country and its last bastion, Chhattisgarh’s Bastar, was treading the “Path of development.” Speaking in the Lok Sabha during a debate on ‘India’s decisive fight against Naxalism,’ a day […]

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Protests against Trump Growing in US, Europe

March 29, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Mar 29: Large crowds took to streets on Saturday in the United States and Europe against the US President Donald Trump’s actions in Iran. The “No Kings” rallies witnessed huge crowds, with Minnesota taking the centre stage to celebrate resistance to Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement. US organisers have estimated that the first two rounds […]

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Sri Lanka Thanks India for “Swift Supply” of Fuel to Tide over Shortage

March 29, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 29: With the West Asia conflict causing disruptions to the global oil and gas supply, India has stepped in as part of its “neighbourhood first policy” to supply 38,000 tonnes of fuel to the Island nation. The Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday thanked the Prime Minister Narendra […]

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West Asia War: US may be Preparing for Ground Invasion, Iran says “Will Send Back US Troops in Coffins”

March 29, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 29: As the United States is believed to be preparing to launch ground invasion of Iran with about 3,500 marine troops reaching the war zone in West Asia, Iran said its troops and missiles were in place to “welcome” the US ground forces. The Iranian Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf […]