TODAY NEWS ON March 30, 2026

40 pilgrims injured as bus rams into tree in Uttar Pradesh’s Mau

At least 40 pilgrims, including women and children, were injured when their bus crashed into a tree in the Ratanpura area in the early hours of Sunday (March 29, 2026), police said. The bus was going to Ballia from Ayodhya. The accident occurred around 1.30 a.m. on the Ratanpura-Mubarakpur road under the Haldharpur police station area when the driver lost control of the bus and rammed it into a roadside tree, police said.

“The pilgrims were headed back home after attending a religious event in Ayodhya when the accident took place,” a police official said.

Mary Kom considers move into professional boxing

Olympic bronze medallist and six-time world champion Indian boxer M.C. Mary Kom on Sunday (March 29, 2026) said she is considering a move into professional boxing. The 43-year-old, who became the first Indian woman boxer with an Olympic medal when she bronze in the 2012 London Games, is past the age eligibility to compete on the amateur circuit.

“What can I say about the high points? Winning six World Championships was incredible. Although I reached a stage where age restrictions prevented me from competing further in amateur boxing for the country, a new opportunity has surfaced in Professional Boxing,” she said on the sidelines of Sundays on Cycle event.

NCLAT rejects BSE pleas on Demat account freezing during insolvency

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed the appeals filed by BSE, where the leading bourse challenged the power of the NCLT to defreeze the Demat accounts of businesses undergoing insolvency resolution and liquidation process. “...the impugned orders have been passed in valid exercise of such jurisdiction,” the NCLAT said while setting aside the two petitions filed by BSE.

BSE had contended that the NCLT does not have any jurisdiction under Section 60 (5) of the IBC Code to adjudicate on the issues, which are within the Securities Law Framework and Sebi Circulars

Consumer panel asks Ola Electric to replace consumer’s faulty scooter

A consumer commission in Thane has asked Ola Electric Technologies to replace a defective electric scooter or provide a full refund following a series of technical failures, citing “sheer deficiency” in customer service. The Bengaluru-based manufacturer was also engaged in “unfair trade practice”, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (Additional Thane) noted in a recent order. The chronology of events emphatically shows that the vehicle was not in proper condition and had various defects, it held.

West Bengal Assembly polls: Congress names 284 candidates, fields heavyweights

The Congress on Sunday (March 29, 2026) fielded several heavyweights for the West Bengal Assembly election 2026, including former party leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and former Rajya Sabha MP Mausam Benazir Noor.

Despite assurance from Centre, MGNREGS workers denied work

For the last 87 days, MGNREGS workers have been protesting at the Muzaffarpur district headquarters in Bihar. The Union government had assured them that until the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB–G RAM G) Act, 2025, passed by Parliament in December, is rolled out, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) would continue unchanged. But on the ground, workers say the story is very different.

WTO’s fisheries pact: India for 25 year transition period, stronger disciplines on distant-water industrial fishing

India has called for a 25-year transition period for developing countries, stronger disciplines on distant-water industrial fishing fleets, and a permanent carve-out for small-scale and artisanal fishers under the second phase of the fisheries subsidies agreement, being negotiated among WTO members. The Commerce Ministry on Sunday (March 29) said that fisheries subsidies were one of the key agenda items discussed by trade Ministers at the World Trade Organisation’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) held from March 26–29 in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Israeli PM says ordered military to ‘further expand’ security zone in Lebanon

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday (March 29, 2026) that he had ordered the military to “further expand” a security zone in Lebanon as Israel continues its campaign in the neighbouring country .“In Lebanon, I have just ordered the military to further expand the existing security zone,” Mr. Netanyahu said in a video statement.

China protests U.S. alert over security rules change in Hong Kong

China’s top diplomat ‌in Hong Kong has met the ​senior U.S. diplomat in ⁠the city to protest against a U.S. public alert over new security rules ‌in Hong Kong, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. In a ‌statement released late on ‌Saturday (March 28, 2026), ⁠the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Hong Kong ⁠office said Commissioner Cui Jianchun met U.S. Consul General Julie Eadeh on March ​27 and expressed “strong dissatisfaction ‌and firm opposition”, urging Washington to stop interfering in Hong Kong’s affairs and China’s internal affairs “in any ‌form”.

Ukrainian drones kill one, damage homes, industry in southern Russia’s Taganrog

A Ukrainian drone attack ‌killed one person, triggered fires ​and damaged homes ⁠and industry on Sunday (March 29, 20267) in the southern Russian city of Taganrog, ‌local officials said. The regional governor said ‌falling drone debris prompted ‌the evacuation ⁠of an area hit ⁠by falling debris. “Emergency crews are working at the site of ​the incident, where ‌the debris fell,” Yuri Slyusar, Governor of Rostov region on Ukraine’s eastern border, ‌said on Telegram. “Fires and ​damage have occurred. People have been evacuated.”

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of shelling outskirts of eastern city, killing and wounding civilians

Afghanistan’s government accused Pakistan’s military of shelling the outskirts of an eastern Afghan city on Sunday (March 30, 2026), killing one person and wounding more than a dozen in the latest episode of renewed fighting between the two neighbouring countries. he fighting, which erupted in late February, has been the most severe between Afghanistan and Pakistan in decades.

Pakistan PM appreciates Saudi Arabia for showing ‘remarkable restraint’ during West Asia tensions

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday (March 29, 2026) pledged support to Saudi Arabia and appreciated the Kingdom for showing “remarkable restraint” during the ongoing conflict in West Asia. Mr. Sharif was talking to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, who called on the Prime Minister, according to a statement by the PMO.

Pakistan will be honoured to facilitate talks between U.S. and Iran: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar

 Pakistan said on Sunday (March 29, 2026) that it was ready to broker and host “meaningful talks” between the United States and Iran to bring an end to their war, outlining growing support for its peace efforts, including from the United Nations and China. The government in Islamabad has emerged as a key facilitator, relaying messages between the two sides to try to stop the conflict from escalating.

Martin grabs MotoGP standings lead with dramatic U.S. sprint victory

Jorge Martin overtook Francesco Bagnaia on the final lap to snatch victory in the sprint race at the United States Grand Prix and take the MotoGP championship lead on Saturday (March 28, 2026). The Aprilia rider came from seventh on the grid to win a dramatic sprint in which Marco Bezzecchi crashed out and Marc Marquez also slid off the track, taking pole-sitter Fabio Di Giannantonio with him.

Israeli police block Catholic cardinal from Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of ‌Jerusalem from marking Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre “for the first time ​in centuries,” the Patriarchate said, with police citing security concerns linked to the Iran war. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa ⁠and Friar Francesco Ielpo were stopped by police while walking to the church, built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified and rose from the dead, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said.