Stay updated with the latest national and global news for your school assembly. We bring you the most significant updates from the corridors of Parliament to the grasslands of Kuno. Today’s headlines highlight India’s proactive diplomacy in the West Asia crisis, Iran war, and more.

NATIONAL

  • India calls for dialogue to bring peace in West Asia; prioritises safety of Indians: Jaishankar
    New Delhi: India on Monday advocated de-escalation of tensions in West Asia and called for dialogue and diplomacy to resolve all underlying issues, as it put the safety of around one crore Indians in the region as its top priority, along with securing energy security and trade.
  • Iran sought permission for docking of 3 ships in Indian ports; approval granted: Jaishankar
    New Delhi: Iran had sought India's permission for three of its ships to dock at Indian ports and the approval was granted the next day, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday, amid tensions in the Indian Ocean region following sinking of an Iranian warship by the US last week.
  • Kharge demands discussion on India's energy security
    New Delhi: Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday demanded a short-duration discussion in the Upper House on emerging challenges to India's energy security amid the West Asia conflict.
  • LS fails to take up resolution on Birla's removal as Speaker amid opposition protests
    New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Monday could not take up a resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla amid repeated adjournments, as opposition members demanded a debate on the West Asia situation. The government and the Chair accused the opposition of holding the House proceedings "hostage" to its demands.
  • Need to accelerate process of linking India's education sector to real world economy: PM Modi
    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for accelerating the process of linking the country's education sector to the real world economy, while sharpening focus on subjects like artificial intelligence and automation.
  • 'First Announce, Subsequently Think': Cong's swipe at govt on VB G RAM G Act
    New Delhi: The Congress on Monday took a swipe at the government over the implementation of the new VB G RAM G Act, saying details were still being worked out and this was a perfect example of the Modi government's 'FAST' approach to governance -- 'First Announce, Subsequently Think'.
  • Govt unlikely to accept Oppn's demand for discussion in Parliament on West Asia
    New Delhi: The government is unlikely to accede to the demand of the opposition for a discussion in Parliament on the present crisis in West Asia as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has already briefed both the Houses.
  • Bihar CM's son Nishant Kumar plans tour of all 38 Bihar districts
    Patna: A day after formally joining the JD(U), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar on Monday said he will embark on a statewide tour of all 38 districts of the state in the coming days.
  • 5 cheetah cubs born at Kuno National Park, India's cheetah count rises to 53: Environment minister
    New Delhi: Namibian cheetah Jwala on Monday gave birth to five cubs at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, taking the country's total cheetah population to 53, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has announced.
  • 2020 Delhi riots: Court grants 10-day interim bail to Sharjeel Imam
    New Delhi: A court here on Monday granted 10-day interim bail to activist Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, for attending his brother's wedding.
  • SIR in WB: SC to consider plea against deletion of electors from electoral rolls
    New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to consider on Tuesday a fresh plea filed by some persons whose names have been deleted from the electoral rolls by the Election Commission during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal.
  • Opposition parties set to move motion for removing CEC Gyanesh Kumar
    New Delhi: In a first, opposition parties are set to bring a notice to move a motion seeking removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sources said on Monday.
  • Govt not allowing discussion on West Asia fearing it would expose PM: Rahul
    New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that the government was not allowing discussion on the West Asia situation in Parliament, fearing it would expose how Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been "blackmailed" and is "compromised".
  • ED moves Delhi HC to expunge special court's observations against it in excise policy case
    New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has approached the Delhi High Court to expunge observations made by a trial court regarding its money laundering investigation while discharging former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in the CBI-probed excise policy case recently.
  • India emerges as world's second largest arms importer: SIPRI
    New Delhi: India was the world's second largest importer of arms and military hardware from 2021 to 2025 and the largest chunk of the imports came from Russia, Swedish think tank SIPRI said in a new report on Monday.
  • No immediate hike in petrol, diesel prices; adequate stock to meet any contingency: Sources
    New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices will not be increased for now despite international crude oil rates crossing USD 100 per barrel, government sources said on Monday, even as authorities stepped up efforts to maintain uninterrupted fuel supply lines across the country.
  • India says no to IEA's call to release strategic oil reserves
    New Delhi: India will not join the International Energy Agency (IEA) initiative to release strategic oil reserves as part of an effort to cool oil prices, top government sources said.

INTERNATIONAL

  • US urged India to buy Russian oil already at sea to ease supply fears: Energy Secy
    New York/Washington: The US has urged India to buy Russian oil already floating at sea and redirect it to Indian refineries to “tamp down” fears of supply shortages and price spikes amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said.
  • Indian national injured in Iranian missile attack in Israel
    Jerusalem: An Indian national in Israel was injured after shrapnel from an Iranian missile struck him in the neck, officials said on Monday.
  • Iran appoints Mojtaba Khamenei supreme leader after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death
    Tehran: Mojtaba Khamenei has been named Iran’s new supreme leader, state television announced early Monday, marking a dramatic turn in the war that erupted after the killing of his father little more than a week ago.
  • Dhaka launches initiative to repatriate ultra-right leader's assailants from India
    Dhaka: Bangladesh on Monday said they have launched an initiative to repatriate two suspected assailants accused of killing student leader Sharif Osman Hadi, a day after Indian police said they were arrested from West Bengal as they entered the country illegally.

SPORTS

  • IPL 2026: Star Sports confirms start date
    Ahmedabad: The wait for the world’s biggest T20 league is almost over. Broadcaster Star Sports officially confirmed on Sunday that the IPL 2026 season will kick off on March 28, 2026. The announcement was made just moments before the much-anticipated India vs New Zealand ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium.