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Thursday, March 12, 2026
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Topic: Easter

Easter eggs are more expensive this year and climate change could be a culprit

Chocolate eggs and bunnies cost more than ever this Easter – but the farmers who make these treats possible are in dire straits.

Faced with backlash, Manipur govt restores Easter Sunday holiday for state employees

In Thursday’s order, Deputy Secretary to the govt of Manipur said only 30 March would now be a working day for all govt offices, including PSUs and autonomous bodies.

Pope calls for peace in Ukraine, appeals dialogue between Israel & Palestine, in Easter message

Israeli-Palestinian tensions have sharply increased since Israeli police raids last week on Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, which caused outrage across the Arab world.

How Easter eggs evolved from chicken to chocolate

Eggs can now be eaten during the fasting period of Lent, but in the middle ages, they were prohibited along with meat and dairy.

Easter’s chocolate bunnies can teach us to save our food supply

Although there is no shortage of chocolate confections, consumers having to spend more on them is a harbinger of growing environmental and social burdens imperilling the industry.

This is what the world looks like when everyone stops driving

Enjoy the stillness. Cities around the world have become noticeably quieter with far fewer cars out on the roads.

Donald Trump’s Easter promise and human ‘threat’ to coronavirus plans

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

At least 138 dead and hundreds injured in Sri Lanka blasts on Easter Sunday

The blasts occurred as the Easter Sunday masses were in progress in Colombo and Negombo.

On Camera

India’s Russian crude imports approach pre-Trump sanction levels amid Hormuz disruptions & US ‘waiver’

India has already purchased nearly 16 million barrels of Russian crude so far in March 2026, translating to roughly 1.6 million barrels per day, indicating a sharp uptick.

India-Bangladesh relations on track—After military intel chief’s visit, envoy goes to Army War College

In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.