A three-member expert committee will rewrite the Class 8 NCERT textbook chapter on the judiciary. This follows a controversy over a section mentioning corruption in the judiciary. The Supreme Court has closed its proceedings after the government's assurance. NCERT had previously withdrawn the chapter. The committee includes K. K. Venugopal, Indu Malhotra, and Justice Aniruddha Bose.

Tragedy struck Riyadh as an Indian national lost their life on March 18th amidst escalating regional tensions. The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia has confirmed the demise and is actively supporting the deceased's family while coordinating with local authorities.

Congress leader Shama Mohamed has expressed concern over the low representation of women in the party's candidate list for the Kerala assembly elections, with only nine out of 92 tickets allotted to women. She appealed to Rahul Gandhi to intervene and support women leaders in the state unit. The party has finalized all 95 nominees for the upcoming polls.

This IA accompanies three proposals designed to support the establishment of the savings and investment union, as well as the EU's efforts to deepen capital market integration, strengthen supervision and foster innovation. Overall, the IA is meaningful, but could have been shorter, in line with the Better Regulation Guidelines. The IA identifies three problems and two drivers. While the consequences are well-defined across the different stakeholder groups, the scale and scope of the problem remain difficult to assess due to the limited quantification provided. The principles of subsidiarity and proportionality are respected. The IA defines one general objective, which it breaks down into three specific objectives, but does not provide operational objectives. The European Commission has presented two policy packages: one for reducing barriers to cross-border operations and innovation and another for addressing supervisory divergence. Each package includes two policy options. These options are based on previous research and stakeholder consultation; however, the choice of options is quite limited, even though the IA specifies which options were discarded at an early stage and why. The IA only assesses the economic impact of the proposed legislation, omitting impacts on citizens. It would have been relevant to include a wider range of impacts such as territorial or digital effects. Additionally, the costs and benefits are mainly discussed qualitatively. The IA includes an SME test and a competitiveness check. The Commission consulted a broad range of stakeholders and included their views in the IA. In addition, the IA uses robust data sources, provides a clear monitoring plan and is transparent about its limitations. The IA openly knowledges that it did not address all the Regulatory Scrutiny Board's comments, due to time and data constraints. Finally, the legislative proposals are aligned with the IA. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

The public sector racked up the highest February borrowing on record outside of Covid at £14.3billion - far more than analysts had expected.

The 33-year-old from Basildon, Essex was seen looking over his shoulder as he sprinted back to his hotel on the island of Phuket shortly before midnight on Thursday, March 12.

European political parties ('europarties') emerged in the 1970s, preceding the first direct elections to the European Parliament in 1979. The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 granted them legal recognition; however, it was only in 2004 that EU law defined their status, set establishment criteria, and provided independent funding. The most recent regulatory change in 2025 emphasised protecting EU values, strengthening safeguards against foreign interference, and updating transparency and financing requirements. Europarties' influence depends on balancing European and national interests. Ongoing deliberations seek to enhance europarties' resilience, and their independence from national politics, reflecting the broader debate on the balance of power between Member States and EU institutions. This search for equilibrium continues to drive significant academic and political discussion. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

The purpose of this study is to enhance the evidence base on how organised crime groups (OCGs) have evolved into transnational geopolitical actors, to evaluate the suitability of international legal frameworks for holding them accountable, and to offer policy recommendations to strengthen this accountability. The study finds that international law fails to adequately define or reflect the transformation of OCGs into geopolitical actors. Instead, it relies on outdated conceptions of criminal hierarchies, which confine organised crime to the transnational rather than international legal domain . International law is therefore restricted in its ability to categorise these groups as legal entities, even where their actions resemble crimes against humanity in their intent and scale . This definitional oversight has practical consequences: EU external action efforts generate relatively little information on geopolitical threats tied to OCGs, and the international criminal, humanitarian, and human rights infrastructure is unable to directly confront the actions of these groups. The study calls for the redefinition of OCGs as part of a new Directive, as well as practical measures to refine criminal justice mechanisms, improve cross-border cooperation, update EU external action threat assessments and support existing international legal frameworks to more effectively account for the geopolitical behaviours and impacts of OCGs. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

The Russia Today correspondent was reporting near a local military base in southern Lebanon when a missile struck the ground just metres behind him.

In retaliation for joint US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran, the Islamic Republic has launched thousands of Shaheds at military and civilian infrastructure across the Gulf region.

Angela Rayner is no longer 'on manoeuvres'. Instead, she now has Keir Starmer directly in her sights, and has begun opening up with live rounds, writes DAN HODGES.

Rocco Grasso, his siblings and his cousins had sought to assert a historical right to park in the lane behind terraced homes they own in Arnos Grove, north London.

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the Daily Mail's live coverage of the Iran war as Saudi Arabia warns Tehran it could take military action after repeat strikes on Gulf nations since the start of the war.

India is reportedly looking to boost fertilizer imports from Russia and Belarus amid a shortage due to the Middle East conflict Read Full Article at RT.com

The tragic irony of the Libyan experience is that its lessons were never truly learned Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has dismissed Germany’s attempt to influence Ukraine negotiations Read Full Article at RT.com

[allAfrica] Rwanda is improving its surgical care with the opening of a newly renovated surgical department at Kibungo Level Two Teaching Hospital, previously known as Kibungo Provincial Referral Hospital - a milestone that brings critical services closer to the community.

A Washington Post review found at least 16 D.C. police officers who faced the violent mob are omitted from a personnel list displayed at the U.S. Capitol.

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the Daily Mail's live coverage of the Iran war as Saudi Arabia warns Tehran it could take military action after repeat strikes on Gulf nations since the start of the war.

US President Donald Trump cited Pearl Harbor to justify Iran war secrecy at a White House meeting with Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi Read Full Article at RT.com

Rwanda and DR Congo have committed to respect each other’s sovereignty and take steps to address security concerns after talks in Washington Read Full Article at RT.com

The Trinamool Congress has filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court. They are challenging the Election Commission's decision to transfer several IAS and IPS officers in West Bengal. This action followed the announcement of assembly polls. The party questions the EC's authority to make these transfers without state government consultation. The Chief Minister has strongly criticized the move.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat asserted that India possesses the capability to end the Middle East conflict, noting global recognition of its peace-promoting role. He attributed wars to selfish interests and dominance, advocating for harmony and India's traditional philosophy of interconnectedness to restore global balance through dharma.

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’s assertion that gender is limited to male and female has sparked both backlash and praise, with critics contending that his remark points to a shifting global attitude towards the LGBTQIA+ community. “The comment is disappointing and unnecessary,” Glenroy Murray, executive director of Equality for All Foundation, told The Gleaner.

The Government has been ordered to pay almost $80 million to a man with dozens of fraud-related convictions after he languished in prison for six years and 11 months or 2,504 days in excess of his sentence mainly because of an administrative error by prison authorities. The Supreme Court yesterday ordered that Ray Morgan be paid $60 million or an average $23,962 per day in compensatory damages, $10 million in vindicatory damages, and $9 million in special damages, ending a lawsuit he filed against the State.

Veteran trade unionist John Levy has poured cold water on Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ announcement of a reduction in housing interest rates for some civil servants, arguing that the National Housing Trust (NHT) is being misused. Levy, general secretary of the Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE), told The Gleaner yesterday that successive administrations have “tinkered” with the Trust in ways that satisfy only a limited group of the population.

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has sought to counter a growing argument that Jamaica abandoned Cuba when his administration ended the 50-year medical cooperation programme earlier this month, insisting that the Government has stood up for its Caribbean neighbour. Speaking in the House of Representatives yesterday, while making his contribution to the 2026-2027 Budget Debate, Holness reiterated the Government’s position that aspects of the programme, including how medics were being paid, run counter to local laws and several international conventions.

Signalling that delays in the implementation of critical national investment projects will soon be a thing of the past, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has indicated that his administration is advancing two powerful and complementary reforms – one aimed at building public infrastructure and the other focusing on accelerating and attracting transformational private investment. After making his contribution to the 2026-2027 Budget Debate in Parliament yesterday, the prime minister tabled legislation to establish the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA).

Indian airlines may continue operating over Oman and Saudi Arabia, subject to conditions. The regulator said flights must not operate below FL 320, or 32,000 feet, in specified parts of these airspaces. About the nine airspaces, the DGCA asked airlines to «refrain from operating within the affected airspace...at all flight levels and altitudes».

[RFI] Rwanda is seeking more than £100 million it says the United Kingdom still owes from a scrapped 2022 deal to deport migrants, in a case that opened on Wednesday at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.

[Dabanga] El Tina / N'djamena / Mabrouka -- Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby has ordered the immediate closure of Chad's 1,300-kilometre border with Sudan and placed the military on maximum alert following a deadly drone strike on a border town, yesterday.