Prayagraj vendor makes ‘magical stove’ using waste engine oil

IANS | March 31, 2026 9:50 AM

Prayagraj, March 31 (IANS) In a striking example of grassroots innovation, a street vendor in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, has devised a unique 'magical stove' that runs on waste engine oil, offering an alternative solution amid concerns over LPG availability.

‘Revere the veteran leader’: Nishikant Dubey clarifies remarks on Biju Patnaik

IANS | March 31, 2026 12:43 AM

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, March 31 (IANS) BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday clarified his remarks linking veteran Odisha leader and former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik to the CIA during the 1962 Sino-Indian War, insisting that he had not spoken against Biju Babu personally and that he holds the legendary leader in high esteem. ​

'Biggest achievement of this govt': Tejasvi Surya targets K'taka govt over IPL ticket row

IANS | March 30, 2026 11:19 PM

Bengaluru, March 30 (IANS) Ridiculing the Congress-led government in Karnataka over its decision to negotiate IPL tickets for legislators and parliamentarians and eventually settle for three tickets to watch Royal Challengers Bengaluru matches at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, BJP Yuva Morcha National President and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya said, “This will go down as the biggest achievement of this government.”

Maoism’s long saga: India’s tryst with Red Terror ends​

IANS | March 30, 2026 10:59 PM

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) India’s tryst with Naxalism began in 1967 and continued into the 2000s in various forms and names, beginning with challenging feudal landholdings that later spread southwards, rising in defiance against the larger state itself in accordance with Mao Zedong’s phrase, “political power comes from the barrel of a gun.”​

Trump claims progress in Iran talks, but Tehran stays silent

IANS | March 30, 2026 9:33 PM

New York, March 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday asserted that a “new, and more reasonable, regime” was in place in Iran, indicating a regime change of sorts, and said Washington has made “great progress” in “serious talks” with it.