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India hits out at Pak over Ahmadiyyas persecusion, air-bombings against Afghan in UNGA

newsnow9March 17, 2026March 19, 202607 mins

United Nations/New Delhi: India called out Pakistan for its habit of “fabricating imaginative” tales of Islamophobia in neighbouring countries, questioning how Islamabad’s own brutal repression of Ahmadiyyas or air-bombing campaigns during Ramzan against Afghanistan can be characterised as. “India’s western neighbour is an excellent example of fabricating imaginative tales of Islamophobia in their neighbourhood,” India’s…

AICC sets up panel for coordination between party, Telangana govt

newsnow9March 17, 2026March 19, 202601 mins

Hyderabad: The AICC has set up a committee for coordination between the party and the Telangana government. The committee comprises Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, his deputy Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, state Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud, Irrigation Minister N Utttam Kumar Reddy, Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha, Panchayat Minister D Anasuya Seethakka, former MLA…

US President Donald Trump’s Reckless Kharg Island Gambit

newsnow9March 17, 202607 mins

In an era already burdened with geopolitical tensions, the world can scarcely afford reckless adventurism from those occupying the most powerful offices on the planet. Yet the alarming rhetoric and strategic thinking attributed to Donald Trump regarding the capture of Kharg Island raises precisely such fears. What is being contemplated is not a defensive military…

Govt trashes reports linking release of tankers to Hormuz access

newsnow9March 17, 202602 mins

New Delhi: The government on Monday trashed reports that said Tehran is seeking release of three oil tankers seized by India in return for ensuring safe passage to Indian-‘flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. This report is baseless, top sources in the government said, adding there has been no discussion of this nature between…

Maharashtra assembly passes Freedom of Religion Bill

newsnow9March 17, 202609 mins

Mumbai: The Maharashtra assembly on Monday night passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which has stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement or marriage, by voice vote. As per the Bill, those involved in unlawful conversions on the pretext of marriage will be punished with imprisonment of seven years…

Kharge writes to EC, alleges attempt to interfere with RS election in Haryana

newsnow9March 17, 202604 mins

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote to the Election Commission about the Rajya Sabha polls in Haryana, alleging there was a clear attempt to interfere with the integrity of the election, which must be redressed. Along with his letter, Kharge attached a copy of the representation submitted to the poll body by…

EAM Jaishankar holds talks with EU counterparts in Brussels, discusses Iran conflict

newsnow9March 17, 202606 mins

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with his counterparts from the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) in Brussels, focusing on global flashpoints in Ukraine and West Asia as well as ways to deepen India’s relations with Europe. Jaishankar is on a two-day visit to the Belgian capital at the invitation…

Precious Metals Shadow Play: CME Outages, Big Shorts, China’s Pricing Push

newsnow9March 17, 2026015 mins

On February 25, 2026, the CME Group’s Globex platform halted trading in metals and natural gas futures and options at 12:15 p.m. CT due to a reported technical issue. Natural gas reopened at 12:50 p.m. CT, but metals—including gold, silver, copper, and others—remained offline until 1:45 p.m. CT. The exchange described it as an isolated…

Mudra Yojana: Powering India’s Entrepreneurs

newsnow9March 17, 2026March 17, 202607 mins

When the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 8, 2015, it was designed with a simple but powerful idea: democratise credit and give India’s smallest entrepreneurs a chance to grow. Nearly a decade later, the scheme has evolved into one of the largest micro-credit initiatives in the…

What Deep Learning Powers the Next AI Revolution

newsnow9March 17, 202607 mins

Artificial Intelligence is no longer a futuristic idea discussed only in research labs. Today, it quietly powers the technologies people use every day—from voice assistants and recommendation engines to fraud detection systems and autonomous vehicles. At the heart of this transformation lies Machine Learning (ML), the technology that enables computers to learn from data and…