New Supreme Leader decided: Iran; U.S., Israel strike Tehran fuel depots

Iran was preparing to re-veal its new Supreme Lead-er on Sunday, even as U.S.-backed Israeli air strikes destroyed fuel dumps and triggered fires that choked much of Tehran in a thick blanket of smoke.

VB-G RAM G Act: Centre yet to fix parameters before roll-out

The Viksit Bharat -Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025, has several steps to clear before it can be implemented. 

According to sources, the Union Rural Development Ministry is holding weekly consultation meetings with the State governments.

One Nation, One Election - remedy worse than disease

India's 'One Nation, One Election' proposal gravely undermines federalism, governance, democratic principles and the voter mandate

Generational shift

In a country that has seen political instability following every election since multiparty democracy was restored in 1990, Nepali voters have finally delivered a decisive mandate and in favour of a relatively new party. In the March 5 elections, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), found-ed barely four years ago, won a commanding majority in the 165 directly elected seats to the House of Representatives and roughly 50% of proportional votes, decimating parties that dominated Nepali politics for decades.

The new Canada-India economic alignment emerges

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney concluded a landmark visit to India a week ago (February 27 to March 2, 2026), one that began with direct dialogue with India's business leaders in the financial capital of Mumbai and then shifted to the policy corridors of New Delhi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The visit was not symbolic. It was commercial. It was forward-looking. It was anchored in the recognition that India's growth story is one of the defining economic realities of our time.

Why did U.S. SC reject Trump's tariffs?

The Supreme Court of the United States held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorise the President to impose tariffs, striking down the sweeping tariffs imposed by Donald Trump in 2025.

The court ruled that tariffs fall under Congress's power to lay and collect taxes and regulate trade with foreign countries, and that the President must identify clear congressional authorisation to impose them.

Why are Finance Commission grants to cities still so limited?

What are tied grants?

Tied grants for cities refer to funds earmarked for specific sectors such as water supply, sanitation, and wastewater management, etc. Tied grants hamper fiscal autonomy because States - and cities are required to spend the funds only on these specified categories.

India taps alternative crude supplies as conflict in West Asia drags on

Indian refiners have begun negotiating for additional crude car-goes from the U.S., Russia and West Africa to ensure supplies remain adequate in the event the West Asia conflict drags on for a longer period, industry officials and analysts said.

Cheetahs moving from Kuno to Rajasthan showing 'natural territorial behaviour': NTCA

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), a body under the Union Environment Ministry, said on Sunday that cheetahs travelling from the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh to Baran district in Rajasthan were showing "natural behaviour". 

Botswana will become the third African country to send cheetahs to India under the programme, after earlier translocations from Namibia and South Africa since the project began in September 2022. Including the animals from Botswana, 29 adult cheetahs have been translocated from Africa since 2022.