Updated: Mar 31st, 2026 The ongoing conflict in West Asia has now entered its 31st day. Amid this, the European nation Spain has banned the entry of American warplanes into its airspace. Spain has made it clear that it will not allow its airspace to be used for military operations related to the Middle East...
Updated: Mar 31st, 2026 Israel’s parliament has passed a controversial law making death by hanging the default punishment for Palestinians convicted in military courts of carrying out deadly attacks, fulfilling a key demand of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right allies. The legislation, passed on Monday (local time), has drawn sharp international criticism, with opponents describing...
Updated: Mar 30th, 2026 Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has confirmed that a 300-baht (~₹865.42) entry fee for foreign tourists arriving by air will be presented at the first cabinet meeting of the new government, as per reports. The new “Anutin 2” administration reportedly plans to fast-track this tourism fee. Under...
Updated: Mar 30th, 2026 Amid the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, recent reports noted that rockets hit an air base in Iraq near Baghdad airport, damaging aircraft and increasing concerns about the safety of military zones in the region This comes after United States has reportedly strengthened its military presence by...
New Zealand’s largest-ever drug bust has revived focus on Baltej Singh, the nephew of Satwant Singh — one of the two bodyguards involved in the assassination of late Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984 — highlighting a complex intersection of “international crime, historical legacy and legal complexity”, a report said on Monday. Citing a...
Updated: Mar 30th, 2026 The Union Home Ministry of India has launched a major crackdown on rising digital arrest and investment scams, blocking thousands of online accounts and mobile connections used by cybercriminals, as per reports. The cyber wing of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), has blocked 3,962...
Updated: Mar 30th, 2026 A new study published in Science journal has found that human reproduction in space could be difficult because microgravity and cosmic radiation may affect fertility. Scientists discovered that sperm struggle to move in zero gravity, which could reduce the chances of pregnancy. The research titled, ‘Human sperm navigation is impaired in...
Updated: Mar 30th, 2026 Scientists have discovered new details about a 2,000-year-old supernova with the help of a NASA mission. The study focused on a supernova remnant called RCW 86, observed by astronomers for years. Earlier observations by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory showed that RCW 86 is surrounded by a large, low-density cavity. This space...
Updated: Mar 30th, 2026 Iran’s heavy water production plant at Khondab, located in central Iran, has been severely damaged and is no longer operational, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. “Based on independent analysis of satellite imagery and knowledge of the installation, the IAEA has confirmed the heavy water production plant at Khondab, which...
Updated: Mar 29th, 2026 Iran on Saturday accused two US Navy officers of carrying out a missile strike on a school in Minab that it said killed around 175 people, as a US military review indicated the attack may have resulted from an intelligence error. Iran’s embassies in several countries shared images of two officers,...