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The Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, declined to entertain a petition that sought directions for including a specific question in the 2027 Census form to separately count Denotified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Tribe (DNT) communities. The matter drew sharp observations from the bench, with Chief Justice of India Surya Kant expressing strong concerns over the intent behind such demands.

A significant storm of controversy has recently swept through the national capital, capturing the attention of citizens and media professionals alike. At the heart of this uproar is the decisive police action taken at the headquarters of the United News of India (UNI), which stands proudly as one of the oldest and most historically significant news agencies in the country.

The systematic destruction of the natural environment is rarely an accident; it is frequently the result of calculated, highly organized criminal enterprises operating with the tacit or explicit complicity of state apparatuses. In the state of Haryana—a region already suffering from severe ecological depletion and possessing the lowest forest cover in the Republic of India—a recent environmental catastrophe has exposed the profound depths of this systemic rot. In the rugged, undulating terrain of the Shivalik foothills in Panchkula, an estimated 10,000 mature Khair trees (Acacia catechu) were illegally felled and extracted overnight.

A serious situation unfolded in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura after the death of a Gau Rakshak, Chandrashekhar Maharaj, widely known among his followers as “Farsa Wale Baba”. The incident took place in the early hours of Saturday, 21st March, and quickly led to widespread unrest in the region.

In a period of heightened sensitivity, a series of incidents has sparked a deep national debate regarding the sanctity of the Ganga River and how its history is interpreted. This conversation follows a disturbing report involving a group of Muslim youths in Varanasi. The group was seen having "Iftar" with chicken biryani on a boat in the middle of the river. More specifically, they were accused of throwing chewed meat bones directly into the water in front of the Bindu Madhav Dharhara Temple.

Months before her removal from power in August 2024, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued a serious warning that did not receive immediate global attention. She spoke of an alleged attempt by the United States to carve out a Christian-majority nation spanning parts of India’s Northeast, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. At that time, her remarks were seen by many as political rhetoric. However, a chain of events since then has brought renewed scrutiny to her claims, suggesting that they may not have been without basis.

In a major development that highlights the increasingly complicated nature of cross-border security threats in India’s Northeast, authorities have detained a group of foreigners accused of operating alongside insurgent networks. A Special Court for the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in New Delhi has ordered seven foreign nationals to be held in the agency’s custody for 11 days.

On March 13, 2026, India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out a major counter-terrorism operation that led to the arrest of seven foreign nationals. The group included six Ukrainian citizens and one individual from the United States. Just three days later, on March 16, a court in Delhi ordered that all seven be remanded to NIA custody for 11 days, allowing investigators time to question them in detail and trace their activities.

A video circulating widely on social media has placed a school in West Bengal at the centre of an intense online debate. The clip, recorded during a school function, has drawn attention from thousands of viewers across different platforms and has sparked discussions about the nature of performances that take place during educational events.

Recently, a political dispute erupted when Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, along with several other members of the opposition, accused the ruling BJP government of overstating a recent maritime achievement. The government had previously highlighted what it considered a major policy win: the successful passage of two Indian-flagged LPG tankers safely navigating through the critical Strait of Hormuz while being actively escorted by the Indian Navy.