लेखक के बारे में रिजवान रिजवान, नवभारत टाइम्स ऑनलाइन में चीफ सीनियर डिजिटल कंटेंट प्रोड्यूसर हैं। पत्रकारिता में उनका करीब 10 वर्षों का अनुभव है। वह इंटरेशनल अफेयर्स (वर्ल्ड सेक्शन) कवर कर रहे हैं। अमर उजाला के साथ डिजिटल पारी की शुरुआत की और फिर वन इंडिया हिंदी, राजस्थान पत्रिका से होते हुए नवभारत टाइम्स में है। उन्होंने चौधरी चरण सिंह विश्वविद्यालय और भारतीय जनसंचार संस्थान से पढ़ाई की है।... और पढ़ें
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All domestic “refineries are operating at high capacity and maintaining adequate crude oil inventories,” the update said. The BJP MLAs, including Ministers, boarded two luxury buses to the port town after a crucial meeting with senior party leaders at the BJP state party headquarters. The meeting was attended by Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and senior party leaders. Addressing the Yuva Shakti Samaroh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Mr. Shah slammed the Congress for turning Assam into a “land of infiltrators” during its rule from 2001 to 2016. Mr. Ramesh’s remarks come amid the absence of any allocation for the Chabahar Port in the 2026–27 Union Budget.
The fourth season of The Great Indian Kapil Show concluded on Saturday with an entertaining grand finale episode featuring filmmaker David Dhawan and his actor son Varun Dhawan. He said, “Log bolte hain na late aata hai sets par, aaj kaun nahi late aata hai, late aana chodi... Woh aata hai, apna kaam khatam kar ke jaata hai”. ADVERTISEMENTDavid Dhawan further narrated an incident from the film Partner, which starred Govinda and Salman Khan. “Ab joh bhi scene likha jaata hai unko yaad aati hai Chi Chi bhaiya ki (Govinda), If Chi Chi were here, how would he do it? He always tells me, Salman would do it this way, Chi Chi aise karta, Anil aise karta...
Host Conan O’Brien left the audience stunned with a controversial joke referencing convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Britain’s Prince Andrew during the 2026 Academy Awards ceremony. The joke referred to the millions of files connected to the Epstein case that were made public in January. The documents reportedly linked the convicted paedophile to several global figures, including Bill Gates and Donald Trump. Among his early lines, O’Brien told the audience: “I’m Conan O’Brien and I’m honored to be the last human host of the Academy Award. But this year, everything’s going great!”Referring to heightened tensions among performing arts communities, O’Brien said: “Security is extremely tight tonight.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal and senior party leader Manish Sisodia have moved the Supreme Court after their request to transfer the CBI plea against their discharge in the excise policy case to another Delhi High Court judge was rejected, the party said on Sunday. Delhi High Court Chief Justice D. K. Upadhyaya declined the request by former Delhi chief minister Kejriwal and other accused to transfer the case from the bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. ADVERTISEMENTSources said Justice Upadhyaya noted that Justice Sharma was hearing the CBI’s petition against the trial court’s order as per the roster and there was no reason to order a transfer on the administrative side. On March 11, Kejriwal and Sisodia, along with other accused in the excise policy case, submitted a representation to Chief Justice Upadhyaya seeking the transfer of the CBI’s plea against their discharge by a CBI court from Justice Sharma to another "impartial" judge. The CBI had approached the High Court against the discharge of Kejriwal and other accused in the excise policy case.
Hollywood actor Sean Penn has clinched his third Oscar at the 98th Academy Awards on Monday, emerging as one of the few artistes to achieve this feat. The 65-year-old actor bagged the coveted trophy in the best supporting actor category for his villainous role in One Battle After Another. This win has added the actor to the rare group of artistes with three acting Oscars, which includes Daniel Day-Lewis, Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep and Ingrid Bergman, while Katharine Hepburn remains the record holder with four acting Oscars. Beyond acting, Penn has also worked as a filmmaker, helming projects such as The Pledge and Into the Wild. Besides the world of cinema, Penn remains active in humanitarian and political causes.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s political drama One Battle After Another won the inaugural Oscar for Best Casting at the 98th Academy Awards on Monday, marking the first time the Academy has honoured casting directors with a coveted award. The prize went to casting director Cassandra Kulukundis, whose work in assembling the film’s star-studded ensemble has received widespread praise throughout the awards season. Introduced this year, the Best Casting category honours the creative work behind selecting a film’s actors and building an ensemble that shapes the story on screen. The addition marks the first new competitive Oscar category introduced since Best Animated Feature in 2001. One Battle After Another features an ensemble cast led by Leonardo DiCaprio, alongside actors such as Sean Penn, Teyana Taylor and Benicio del Toro.
I had paid the full amount of ₹ 23 lakh to the builder to buy an apartment in 2013, and had got possession the same year without getting the apartment registered in my name. I got the apartment registered only in August 2025 for ₹ 23 lakh—the amount which I had paid in 2013. Since I have had possession of the apartment since 2023, does the gain of ₹ 7 lakh fall under long-term or short-term capital gains? Since you held the apartment till December 2025, the gains arising from the sale of the agreement would be long-term capital gains, as the apartment was held for more than 24 months. Whereas, as per the second method, you are liable to pay about ₹87,500 capital gains tax.
Pope Leo made an impassioned plea on Sunday (March 15, 2026) for an immediate ceasefire in the expanding Iran war, lamenting “atrocious violence” that he said had killed thousands of non-combatants and caused suffering across the region. As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran enters its third week, the first U.S. Pope warned that violence would not bring the justice, stability and peace that the peoples of the region long for. “For two weeks, the peoples of the Middle East have been suffering the atrocious violence of war,” the pope said at his weekly Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square. “In the name of Christians in the Middle East and of all women and men of good will, I appeal to those responsible for this conflict: Cease fire!” Pope Leo said. During a visit to a Rome parish later, the pope said war could never resolve problems and hit out at people who invoke God to justify killings.
The Court cautioned that mandatory menstrual leave could unintentionally hinder women’s careers and deny them “big responsibilities”. In Odisha, women government employees up to the age of 55 can take an additional day of leave each month, while Kerala grants menstrual leave to female trainees in ITIs and universities. In this context, mandatory menstrual leave could become a form of biological determinism, limiting opportunities, pay and promotions for women. In countries where menstrual leave policies exist, they are either poorly enforced or are not opted for by most women. In this context, a blanket menstrual leave policy could be counterproductive: many women cannot afford to lose workdays, and in informal jobs, it may also be unenforceable.
NEW DELHI: Adani Total Gas Ltd has cut the price of excess natural gas supplied to certain industrial customers to Rs 82.95 per standard cubic metre (SCM) from Rs 119.90 per SCM, effective 0600 hours on March 16, as upstream gas prices softened amid ongoing supply disruptions. The city gas joint venture of Adani Group and France's Total Energies said the revision aims to pass on the benefit of lower upstream prices to customers while maintaining system stability and equitable distribution of gas during the current supply constraints. Spot market rates were applied to consumption beyond this threshold. Rates for this segment have not been cut. "We are pleased to inform you that the Excess Gas Price as informed vide our communication dated March 3, 2026, has been revised downward from Rs 119.90 per SCM to Rs 82.95 per SCM, which will be effective from 0600 hours on March 16, 2026," the company said in a communication to users.
Adding another feather to its cap, the animated film KPop Demon Hunters clinched the Oscar trophy for Best Animated Feature at the 98th Academy Awards on Monday. KPop Demon Hunters won Best Animated Feature at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, beating Arco, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, Elio, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, Zootopia 2. Its hit track Golden also picked up the Best Song award at the ceremony. KPop Demon Hunters is the biggest-selling soundtrack of 2025. KPop Demon Hunters K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey, who lead double lives as demon hunters protecting their fans from supernatural threats.
Single-party dominance has eroded all these formal and informal functions of legislatures at all levels, and the Lok Sabha, sadly, has become a platform for political partisanship. In recent years, the chairs of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have been dragged into political conflict. Opposition MPs are routinely denied the opportunity to raise substantive issues, though the government cites statistics in its rebuttal. The Speaker had disallowed Leader of the Opposition (Lok Sabha) Rahul Gandhi from quoting former Army Chief M.M. Mr. Shah also cornered Mr. Gandhi for being frequently absent from the House.
He was on his fifth protest fast (Delhi Chalo Padyatra) for statehood, and inclusion of Ladakh in Sixth Schedule. Wangchuk’s release comes after govt concluded that “Ladakh’s problems” must be resolved through “engagement and dialogue”. Of course, it is welcome that govt finally recognises that crackdowns and heavy-handed responses foment trouble, while peaceful protests form the beating heart of a healthy democracy. It is good that govt realised jailing Wangchuk hurt its own cause for peace in the new UT. And it is a fact that a law like NSA, which must be used judiciously and sparingly, loses its legitimacy, when it is used to police dissent.
