21-03-2026 MADRID: King Felipe of Spain appears to have helped thaw frosty relations with Mexico by acknowledging abuses carried out by his country during its conquest but in doing so he has reopened a fierce debate over the colonization of the New World. The arrival of Spaniards in America from …

He threatened to burn effigies of Prophet Mohammed and his companions. a, March 20 (PMI) Tensions flared in Patna after a student protest over UGC regulations led to controversy and alleged hate speech. During a demonstration at Patna College, student leader Manish Kumar reportedly burned the Manusmriti, stating that the country …

The complainant took a personal loan to invest. Hyderabad ‘ March 20 (PMI) A major online investment fraud has come to light in Hyderabad, where three individuals were duped of more than ₹30 lakh through fraudulent schemes operated on WhatsApp and Telegram. According to the Cyberabad Cybercrime Police, the incident …

The Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST) under the leadership of Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar, will work in close coordination with Food Safety officers. Hyderabad, March 20 (PMI)In a major step to safeguard public health, Hyderabad Police has set up a special Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST) to tackle …

20-03-2026 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has declared every Wednesday a holiday for public institutions to conserve fuel as the island nation grapples with possible shortages in the wake of the US and Israel’s war with Iran. “We must prepare for the worst, but hope for the best,” President Anura Kumara Dissanayake …

20-03-2026 PHOENIX, ARIZONA: A significant and unusually early heatwave is building across the south-western US this week, bringing temperatures more typical of early summer than mid-March. In Phoenix, Arizona, the National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts temperatures could exceed 100F (38C) as soon as Wednesday, the earliest arrival of triple-digit heat …

20-03-2026 UNITED NATIONS/ BEIRUT: Israeli attacks on residential buildings and civilian infrastructure in Lebanon may amount to war crimes, the United Nations human rights office says as the Israeli military pummels its northern neighbor as part of the wider war engulfing the Middle East. At a news briefing on Tuesday …

20-03-2026 TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has blamed the United States-Israel war for disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the critical global artery through which one-fifth of the world’s oil shipments transit. In a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday, Araghchi said every country …

20-03-2026 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday denied holding talks with Iran about releasing three tankers seized in February in exchange for ensuring safe passage for Indian ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Indian authorities seized the three ‌Iran-linked ships near Indian waters alleging they had concealed …

20-03-2026 CAIRO: In a devastated enclave where more than two million Palestinians remain crammed into a shrinking strip of land under the overwhelming shadow of Israeli military occupation and bombardment, daily survival is tethered to a fragile October “ceasefire” but as Israeli and US bombs rain down on Iran, and …