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Image Hostilities continue, as Iran calls Trumps negotiation talks, fake (Mar 24) + +
Image US-Israel strike Natanz, Iran's nuclear site again; no radiation leak reported (Mar 21) + +
Image In a major escalation Israel strikes South Pars gas field, Tehran retaliates (Mar 21) + +
Image Trump calls NATO 'cowards' for denying military aid in Strait of Hormuz (Mar 20) + +
Image Iran fires missiles at Diego Garcia showing long-range capabilities (Mar 21) + +
Image US deploys thousands of additional troops to the Middle East (Mar 21) + + +
Image International Energy Agency chief Birol says 40 Gulf energy assets damaged (Mar 21) +
Image Iran attacks wipe out 17% of Qatar’s LNG capacity for up to five years (Mar 19) + +
Image Is the US squeezing the EU to sign a $750 billion energy supply deal? (Mar 24) + + +
Image Fire erupts after explosion at a large oil refinery near Texas, USA (Mar 24) + +
Image Indian cheetah count at Kuno crosses 50 after Jwala gives birth to five cubs (Mar 9) +
Image Trump announces '$300 billion deal': for US oil refinery with Reliance backing (Mar 11) +
Capsule Iran strikes Dimona, Arad, near Israel’s key nuclear site Mar 21, Iranian missile struck the southern Israeli city of Dimona, home to its nuclear facility and nearby Arad, in a dramatic escalation to the West Asia war. + +
Capsule PM Modi: No energy crisis in India despite the West Asia war Mar 23, PM Modi reassured the Lok Sabha that there was no energy crisis in India despite the West Asia war due to our strategic reserves, refining power & diversification. + + +
Capsule Iranian explosive boats set two fuel tankers ablaze Mar 12, Iranian explosive-laden boats set ablaze two fuel tankers off Iraq's coast. It has damaged or sunk at least 17 commercial vessels including those from the US. + +
Capsule Ayatollah Mojtaba’s message questioned amid coma rumours Mar 12, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first message in writing. It asked Gulf countries to shut US bases. It drew scepticism as rumours are he is injured & in coma. + +
Capsule Mojtaba Khamenei is Iran's new & 3rd Supreme Leader Mar 9, Mojtaba Khamenei was appointment as Iran's new Supreme Leader. Mojtaba, Ali Khamenei's son, is believed to hold views even more hard-line than his late father. +
Capsule US submarine sinks Iran frigate Dena; kills 104 onboard Mar 4, in an extremely controversial naval engagement a US submarine USS Charlotte torpedoed an 'unarmed' Iranian frigate IRIS Dena killing 104 sailors who were onboard. +
Capsule Modi unflinchingly condemns Hamas for Oct 7th atrocity Feb 25, in his address to the Knesset Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly condemned Hamas’ Oct 7 terrorist attacks on innocent Israeli ciivilians reiterating that India stood firmly with Israel. +
Capsule Modi's 'Am Yisrael Chai' marks a shift in Indo-Israel ties Feb 25, PM Modi concluded his Knesset address with 'Am Yisrael Chai,' drawing a long-standing ovation. It symbolized a historic shift to deeper India-Israel ties which were once diplomatically distant. + +
Capsule Casualties mount in Pakistani 'open war' with Afghanistan Feb 27, Afghanistan claims it killed 110 Pakistani soldiers, destroyed 27 military posts and bases. Pakistan states it killed over 330 Afghan fighters, wounding many. + +
Capsule Social media erupts after SC bans NCERT 8th standard book Feb 26, netizens criticised the apex court ban on an NCERT 8th standard textbook for discussing judicial corruption and the queue of 53 million pending cases. + + + + + + +
Capsule US used Claude AI in Venezuela raid and Maduro's capture Feb 16, Anthropic's artificial-intelligence model Claude was used to plan and execute the US military's operation to abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. + I
Capsule Waqf's government land grab worth ₹77 crore exposed in MP Feb 23, a CAG report revealed that from 2018 to 2023, government land worth ₹77 crore was registered as Waqf in 20 districts due to lapses and administrative inaction. + +
Capsule US sends a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East Feb 19, the US ordered its 100,000-tonne aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to the Middle East, to join the USS Abraham Lincoln, to pressure Iran on nuclear talks. + + +
Capsule NGT clears Great Nicobar project for civilian-military use Feb 19, the National Green Tribunal cleared the ₹81,000-crore Great Nicobar port and airbase project for dual civil-military use, noting its 'strategic importance'. + +
Capsule Russia, China, Iran hold naval drills amid US buildup Feb 19, Russian, Chinese & Iranian warships conduct joint Hormuz Strait naval exercises amid the massive US Middle East military buildup. Iran has also issued NOTAMs. + + +
Capsule West Bengal: 7 state officers suspended by EC for misconduct Feb 15, the Election Commission of India suspended seven West Bengal state government officer in poll roles for misconduct, dereliction of duty & misuse of power. +
Capsule Bangladesh poll: BNP wins, Jamaat on the India border Feb 15, the BNP won 212 of 299 seats in the Bangladesh election which had banned Sheikh Hasina's party from contest. Radical Jamaat-e-Islami won along India's border. + +
Capsule MHA orchestrates a shift in the protocol for Vande Matram Feb 14, the Ministry of Home Affairs has directed that all six stanzas of the National Song will be sung now, before the National Anthem at public events and in schools. +
Capsule Hasina rejects the Bangladesh election, calls it planned farce Feb 13, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a scathing rejection of the national elections calling it a well-planned farce and Yunus, 'murderous'. +
Capsule Assam: SC clears way for removal of forest encroachers Feb 10, the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Assam government to remove encroachments from 3,62,082 hectares or 20% of its reserved forest land. + +
Capsule Elon Musk: Coding as a career to end in 2026, AI to step in Feb 13, Musk predicts that coding as a profession will effectively end by the conclusion of 2026. AI will soon generate binary machine code directly, instead. +
Capsule SC to West Bengal: Won't impede SIR; extends deadline Feb 9, Supreme Court declared it won't allow impediments to West Bengal SIR while issuing a show cause to the DGP and extending the enrolment deadline by a week. + +
Capsule US cuts tariff to 18% as Modi-Trump strike trade deal Feb 2, US tariff on Indian goods will fall to 18% from 50%. Trump claims in exchange New Delhi will stop buying Russian oil and purchase $500 billion worth US goods/services. + +
Capsule Russia says no word from India on halting oil imports Feb 3, Russia has said it has received no official word from India suggesting it plans to stop buying Russian oil, following Trump’s claim about the US-India trade deal. + I
Capsule Western leaders continue to slip on Epstein disclosures Feb 4, the damage is real, ongoing and still unfolding. The Epstein disclosures have resulted in resignations, charity closures, royal housing changes, depositions and more. + + + +
Capsule Could the Epstein scandal topple UK PM Keir Starmer? Feb 6, Starmer is facing calls from his political opponents, and some party allies, to step down over his choice of ambassador to the US who had known links to Epstein. + +
Capsule Baloch freedom struggle claims over 80 Pakistani troops Feb 1, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) carried out coordinated attacks across several districts in Balochistan for over ten hours killing 80 Pakistani soldiers. +
Capsule Assam CM: Trouble Bangladeshi Miyas to drive them out Feb 1, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma declared that Miyas, or illegal Bangladeshi's, will leave Assam only if people create trouble for them and drive them out. +
Capsule Kashmir to profile mosques, madrassas post terror bust Jan 13, the state government will profile mosques, madrassas and persons managing such institutions in Kashmir, after the busting of a 'white collar' doctors terror module. + I
Capsule UP Deoria: Illegal mazar on state land razed by bulldozers Jan 11, per a local court order, UP administration demolished an illegally-constructed ‘mazar’, on government land by the Deoria-Gorakhpur Road, using bulldozers. + +
Capsule Iranians burn down mosques to protest against Islamic rule Jan 10, more than 61 mosques were torched in Tehran, and dozens of shrines and mosques across Iran as protestors demonstrated against the country’s Islamic rule. + +
Capsule Surge in violence along Bangladesh-Myanmar border Jan 13, Bangladesh summoned Myanmar's Ambassador to Dhaka, Kyaw Soe Moe, after a surge in violence along the border and escalated fighting in Rakhine, Myanmar. + I
Capsule Iran riots: Internet down, 65 dead as civil outrage spreads Jan 10, internet has been shut down, telephone lines cut, and at least 65 people killed by security forces in a crackdown on the spiralling anti-regime protests in Iran. + + +
Capsule 11 nabbed for stone-pelting in demolition next to Delhi Masjid Jan 8, Delhi Police arrested 11 for pelting stones on an encroachment demolition drive near Faiz-e-Ilahi Masjid, at Ramlila Maidan. Preet Sirohi had petitioned the HC. + +
Capsule Denmark troops to shoot first if the US invades Greenland Jan 8, Danish troops have standing orders to open fire immediately and ask questions later should the United States launch an invasion on Greenland. + + +
Capsule Putin aide threatens to 'sink US boats' after tanker seized Jan 8, Putin aide Aleksey Zhuravlyov has warned Russia could sink a couple of American boats and even use nuclear weapons after the US' capture of Russian tankers. + + +
Capsule 100 killed in US strikes on Venezuela to capture Maduro Jan 8, the Venezuelan Minister of the Interior, Diosdado CabelloIt revealed that the US attack on Venezuela and capture of President Maduro had left 100 people dead. + +
Capsule Trump plans to raise military spend to $1.5 trillion in 2027 Jan 7, US President Trump announced that his administration will request for $1.5 trillion in military spending for fiscal 2027, a 67% increase on the current spend. + +
Capsule Iran witnesses nationwide uprisings against leadership Starting Dec 28, Iran has witnessed nationwide 'Woman, Life, Freedom' protests at over 170 locations across 25 provinces targeting Khamenei's theocratic government. + +
Capsule Goa civic polls: BJP Alliance triumphs with 32 of 50 seats Dec 23, The BJP-led alliance registered a decisive victory in the Goa zila panchayat elections, winning 32 of the 50 seats across the state. The Congress bagged 10 seats. + +
Capsule Venezuela top court appoints Maduro VP as President Jan 4, Venezuela's Supreme Court ordered Vice President Delcy Rodriguez to assume the role of acting president in Nicolas Maduro's absence, after the US abducted him. +
Capsule Venezuela Defence Minister orders full military mobilization Jan 3, Venezuela’s Defence Minister General Vladimir Padrino López has activated full military capabilities and vowed to fight the US' 'criminal military aggression'. + +
Capsule US unilaterally takes second Venezuelan oil tanker; eyes third Dec 20, the US unilaterally seized a second ship in international waters with 1.8 million barrels of Venezuelan oil bound for China, even as it pursued a third. + +
Capsule Home Ministry ups ex-Agniveers hires in BSF from 10 to 50% Dec 20, the Union Home Ministry has raised the quota for ex-Agniveers in constable recruitment for the BSF to 50% from 10%. BSF guards Pakistan, Bangladesh borders. + +
Capsule Ukraine hits Russia-linked oil tanker in the Mediterranean Dec 21, Ukraine struck a Russia-linked oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea near Libya, more than 2,000 kilometres from its border, in a dramatic expansion of war reach. +
Capsule Two Bangladesh intruders shot dead by BSF in Meghalaya Dec 20, The Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead two Bangladeshi intruders at the Sylhet-Meghalaya border. The border is on high alert following Hadi's killing. + + +
Capsule Bangladesh: ISI stokes anti-Hindu, anti-India rage? Dec 19, protests erupt in Bangladesh after anti-India leader Hadi is shot dead. Media houses were torched. A Hindu man was lynched. ISI is suspect. Polls may get delayed. + +
Capsule GR Swaminathan to Tamil Nadu CS: Don't disobey court orders Dec 18, Madras High Court Justice, Swaminathan warned state Chief Secretary that disobeying court orders in the Deepam case is a breakdown of constitutional machinery. + + I

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Capsule NIA nabs American and 6 Ukrainians on terror charges in NE Mar 17, the NIA arrested seven foreign nationals-an American, Matthew Aaron VanDyke and six Ukrainians on terror charges from three Indian airports. NIA invoked the UAPA for subversive actions in the North East. + + +
Capsule Trump orders five-day pause on Iran power plant attacks Mar 23, after threatening to obliterate Iranian power plants unless Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, Trump announced a pause on such strikes for 5 days claiming productive talks with Iran. + +
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Capsule Three ships sail past Strait of Hormuz to India post FM talks Mar 12, Three ships have successfully sailed across the Strait of Hormuz to India after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar negotiated a waiver with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi. + +
Capsule Did US B2s drop bunker busters on Iran's Nuclear site? Mar 12, US B‑2 bombers may have hit Iran’s Parchin facility, a suspected nuclear weapons site, with 30,000-pound GBU-57/B bunker buster bombs. Satellite images revealed three massive impact craters. + + +
Capsule India continues to buy Russian oil; no US nod needed Mar 8, India did not stop sourcing crude from Russia despite US President Trump's 25% penalty tariff, officials said. Russia is still its largest crude supplier in February. India does not need a US approval. + +
Capsule Israel strikes Iran's oil facilities; world oil prices surge Mar 9, in its first airstrikes on Iran's oil, Israeli jets hit five major oil installations around Tehran. World oil prices rose to $100 a barrel from about $70, on Feb 28th as Gulf countries cut production. +
Capsule Israel, US strike Iran; killing Ali Khamenei, top defence leaders? Feb 28, US and Israel conducted missile and air strikes on Iran. Reports say the strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Defence Council Secretary, IRGC Commander, Defence Minister & others. + + +
Capsule Iran retaliates, fires missiles on Israel, US bases, 6 Gulf States Feb 28, Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks on Israel, US Bases and civilian areas in the Gulf states. In Bahrain it targeted US Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters. Few casualties were reported. + +
Capsule President Trump announces ‘Major Combat Operations’ Feb 28, In an 8-minute video shared on Truth Social, President Trump said US forces have begun 'major combat operations in Iran' to stop it getting a nuclear weapon. +
Capsule Iran moves to close Strait of Hormuz after missile strikes Feb 28, Iran has moved to close the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf after US-Israel strikes. The strait is vital to global energy markets as 20% of all oil consumption passes through it. +
Capsule Bengal SIR: SC nod to officers from HCs in Orissa, Jharkhand Feb 24, the SC OK'ed the addition of judicial officers from Orrisa and Jharkhand HCs to expedite completion of the West Bengal SIR amid friction between State and ECI. +
Capsule Timing of Indian PM's visit to Israel seen as significant Feb 25,Amid Modi's Tel Aviv visit, analysts speculate if the Israel-US strike timeline on Iran was delayed by his presence also raising questions on if India had a heads-up. + + +
Capsule The who’s who of the AI world attend the India AI Summit Feb 20, the who's who of global tech and AI leaders attended the summit, including Pichai (Google), Amodei (Anthropic), Altman (OpenAI), Ambani (Reliance) & Chandrasekaran (Tata Sons), Smith (Microsoft) +
Capsule 'Make in India will be core': Macron on 114 Rafale deal Feb 19, French President Emmanuel Macron, on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit, said France was committed to maximizing the India made content in the 114 Indo-France Rafale jet deal. +
Capsule NSA Ajit Doval visits ISRO to check on rocket launch failure Feb 4, Doval visited ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram, to probe back-to-back failures of the PSLV. The visit ruled out sabotage. Investigations on the third-stage issue continue. + +
Capsule Cheetah count in India surges to 38; 3 new cubs at Kuno Feb 19, India's cheetah count increased to 38 after three new cubs were born at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh to Gamini, a feline brought from South Africa. +
Capsule DAC clears ₹ 3.6 lac-crore defence push for 114 Rafale jets Feb 12 in its largest-ever defence acquisition push, India's Defence Acquisition Council cleared a procurement of 114 Rafale fighter jets under a government-to-government framework with France. + +
Capsule Dube moves Lok Sabha to disqualify LoP Rahul Gandhi Feb 12, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey moved a substantive motion in Lok Sabha to end Rahul Gandhi’s parliamentary membership and a lifetime ban on contesting elections for trying to destabilize India. +
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Capsule DAC OKs ₹10,000 crore purchase of 288 S-400 missiles Feb 13, India's Defence Acquisition Council has granted Acceptance of Necessity for procuring 288 S-400 missiles from Russia at an estimated cost of ₹10,000 crore. + I
Capsule Project Kusha: The first of three missile shield layers tested Feb 9, Project Kusha, India’s indigenous long-range surface-to-air missile system, has successfully tested the first of three missile defence layers, its M1 interceptor variant. + +
Capsule Khemchand: Martial arts master becomes the Manipur CM Jan 4, Yumnam Khemchand Singh, became NDA's Chief Minister of Manipur after President's Rule. He was the first Indian to become a 5th Dan Taekwondo black belt. + +
Capsule PMO relocated from historic South Block to Seva Teerth Feb 13, PM Narendra Modi unveiled the newly built Seva Teerth complex in the Central Vista, Delhi which houses his office, the Cabinet Secretariat and the NSCS. + +
Capsule India Budget 2026-shift from incentives to nation building Feb 2, India's Fiscal Budget 2026-2027 focuses on growth & manufacturing and targets infrastructure, services and agriculture. It signals an investment-led strategy for long-term capacity building. + +
Capsule Calcutta High Court to Bengal: Handover border land to BSF Jan 30, the Calcutta High Court directed West Bengal government to hand over all already-acquired land for fencing along the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) to the BSF by Mar 31, 2026. +
Capsule Eight Opposition MPs suspended from Lok Sabha Feb 4, eight opposition MPs were suspended from the Lok Sabha for the remainder of the current Budget Session 2026, for tearing papers and throwing them at the Chair. + I
Capsule Air India 787 from London reports fuel switch malfunction Feb 5, Air India grounded a Boeing 787 after a fuel switch malfunction on a London–Bengaluru flight. The fault mirrors a fuel-cutoff that caused last June’s fatal crash. +
Capsule India and EU announce 'mother of all trade deals' Jan 27, India and the European Union have announced a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks, as both sides aim to deepen ties amid tensions with the US. +
Capsule Grief and shock as Ajit Pawar is killed in a fiery plane crash Jan 28, in a devastating accident Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died when the chartered aircraft he was travelling in crashed while attempting to land at Baramati Airport. + I
Capsule Nod from Defence Procurement Board to buy 114 Rafales Jan 16, India cleared the acquisition of 114 additional Rafale fighter jets in one of the country’s biggest-ever fighter aircraft deals estimated at ₹3.25 lakh crore with French aerospace major Dassault. + I
Capsule BJP-alliance sweeps Maharashtra civic corporation polls Jan 16, he BJP-led Mahayuti swept to power in 25 of 29 Maharashtra municipal corporations, including Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) , in a historic win. + I
Capsule We will never again be slaves asserts VP Venezuela Rodriguez Jan 3, slamming US aggression, VP Delcy Rodriguez demanded the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and said Venezuelans were clear that they will never be slaves again! +
Capsule PM witnesses divine drone show at Somnath Temple Jan 10, the Somnath Swabhiman Parv celebrations at the temple put up a grand drone show. PM Narendra Modi marvelled at the striking blend of ancient faith and modern technology. +
Capsule Trump dumps rule-based world order for Venezuelan oil Jan 6, drugs, democracy and human rights were a front for a regime change operation in oil rich Venezuela. Trump demands 30 to 50 million barrels of oil with no surety to Caracas on sale proceeds. + + + + + +
Capsule ED goes to top court against Bengal CM's raid interference Jan 10, ED has approached the Supreme Court against the West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee's direct interference, and wresting away documents, during an ED raid on I-PAC. + +
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Capsule India sets up new naval base at Haldia next to Bangladesh Jan 9, The Indian Navy is establishing a new base in Haldia, West Bengal, to support small warships, fast interceptor crafts and 300 ton water jet fast attack crafts. + +
Capsule India takes charge as BRICS' President amid US disruptions Jan 1, India took charge as President of the expanded 10 member BRICS bloc for 2026, at a time when US President Trump’s policies have upended a rules-based global order. + +
Capsule Medical Commission scraps MBBS nod for Vaishno Devi College Jan 7, the National Medical Commission withdrew its approval to run MBBS courses, by Vaishno Devi College amid outrage on allocation of 42 out of 50 seats to Muslims. + +
Capsule Pakistan lobbied US desperately to stop Operation Sindoor Jan 7, Pakistan lobbied the US desperately to prevent a war with India during Operation Sindoor, contacting top US officials nearly 60 times and spending over ₹45 crores. +
Capsule Chhattisgarh: 14 Naxals killed in two encounters by forces Jan 3, 14 Maoists were killed in two encounters by security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma and Bijapur districts. AK-47 and INSAS rifles were recovered. Last year, a total of 285 Maoists were killed in encounters. + +
Capsule US military strikes Venezuela; abducts President Maduro Jan 3, in an unprecedented act the US conducted large-scale air-strikes against Venezuela and captured its President, Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Russia, China, Brazil and others condemned it. + + +
Capsule Air Force to expand Tezpur Air Base for strategic defense Jan 4, the Central government approved the acquisition of 382 acres of land in Assams's Bokajan village for enhancing strategic capabilities of the Tezpur air base. + +
Capsule Dhurandhar: is first Hindi film to cross ₹800 crore in India Jan 3, 'Dhurandhar’ has rewritten box office history, becoming the first Bollywood film to cross ₹800 crore in net collections within the country. It did so in just 30 days. + +
Capsule Akshay Kumar speaks about giving up Candadian citizenship “I am an Indian from my mind, from my heart and from my soul. That will always be", he says on returning to Indian citizenship. +
The Tale of the Heike
Set in the late 12th century, this Japanese classic traces the changing fortunes of two dominant Samurai clans that battle for several years. The timeless teachings of Buddhism form its backdrop.
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