New Delhi, March 16 (UNI) Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha emphasised the need for athlete-first governance, saying the future of Indian sport must place athletes’ preparation, welfare, and development at the centre of all decision-making. Speaking on Day 3 of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the SJFI National Convention at the India Habitat Centre,…
New Delhi, March 16 (UNI) The annual rate of inflation based on the All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number is 2.13pc (provisional) for the month of February 2026 (over February 2025), an official statement said here on Monday. The positive rate of inflation is driven due to increase in prices of other manufacturing, manufacture…
Lucknow, March 16 (UNI) Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav has questioned both the BJP and the Election Commission over the removal of senior officials in West Bengal just after the announcement of assembly polls. Talking to the media on Monday, Yadav stated that whenever elections are held in a state where the BJP…
New Delhi, March 16 (UNI) The Election Commission of India on Monday issued detailed directions for the strict implementation of the Model Code of Conduct following the announcement of Assembly elections in five states and a union Territory, along with bye-elections in six other states. The poll panel had on March 15 announced the schedule…
Chandigarh, March 16 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched a blistering attack on union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday, accusing the Central government of providing “VIP facilities” to incarcerated gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in Gujarat’s Sabarmati Jail. Addressing a press conference, Mann alleged that while the Home Minister visits Punjab to lecture on the…
Ch. Sambhajinagar, March 16 (UNI) Marathwada is set to experience an abrupt spell of unseasonal weather as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather watch for all eight districts of the region between March 17 and March 20. The alert covers Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad), Beed, Hingoli, Jalna, Latur, Nanded, Dharashiv (Osmanabad) and Parbhani,…
New Delhi, March 16 (UNI) Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal on Monday raised strong objections in the Lok Sabha over the suspension of eight Opposition Members of Parliament for the remainder of the current session, describing the action as unfair and a troubling precedent for parliamentary functioning. Rising during the proceedings of the House, Venugopal…
New Delhi, Mar 16 (UNI) US President Donald Trump on Monday strongly criticised the country’s Supreme Court for overturning his unilateral decision to impose Tariffs and deciding to give away trillions of Dollars to countries and companies and warned that he has the absolute right to charge Tariffs in another form. Pointing out that the…
Chandigarh, March 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to the criminal proceedings against Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad of Ashoka University in connection with a controversial social media post related to ‘Operation Sindur’. The decision came after the Haryana government informed the apex court that it had declined to grant a sanction…
Tokyo, March 16 (UNI) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday that Japan has not taken any decision to dispatch naval vessels to escort ships in the Middle East amid rising tensions in the region. Speaking in parliament, Takaichi said the government was still examining what steps could be taken within Japan’s legal framework…
