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Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday named New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry as a replacement for England all-rounder David Willey. Henry joins LSG at his base price of Rs 1.25 crore. Willey had withdrawn from the tournament citing personal reasons. Willey joined the Super Giants through the auction last year after representing Royal Challengers Bengaluru during IPL 2022 and 2023.

International Zero Waste Day, Sachin Sharma, founder and director of Gem Enviro Management, speaks with KumKum Dasgupta about what India must do to combat the mounting plastic challenge and how his company is helping top businesses offset their plastic footprint. GEM provides a complete value chain of sustainability services to clients, including collection, recycling, awareness, and recycled merchandise. Tell us a little bit about GEM and clients. GEM was established in 2013-14 with the objective of collecting plastic waste and sending it to the proper recycling chain. GEM serves over 125 major Indian companies, including industry leaders like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Bisleri, Mamaearth, Himalaya, and Herbalife, offering waste management and extended producer responsibility (EPR) solutions.

NewsClick UAPA case: The Special Cell of Delhi Police will shortly file a chargesheet against the news portal NewsClick in Delhi's Patiala House court. The police team has brought the 8000-page chargesheet copy and relevant documents in a trunk to the court. Editors, co-founders and employees of the news portal have been named in the chargesheet, according to police.

BSE Sensex ended the last day of financial year 2024 (Thursday, March 28) on a higher note with gains of about 655.04 points, or 1%, at the 73,651.35 level. During the fiscal year 2024 (FY24), the S&P BSE Sensex index has touched multiple record highs, and the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies surpassed ₹333 lakh crore, or $4 trillion, for the first time ever in November 2023.

lauded PV Narasimha Rao Garu in a post on X. He said, “Every Indian cherishes what PV Narasimha Rao Garu has done for our nation and feels proud that he has been conferred the Bharat Ratna." ALSO READ: Bharat Ratna 2024: India's top civilian award conferred on 5 eminent personalities: Check details “He worked extensively to further our country's progress and modernization. He is also known as a respected scholar and thinker.

electoral bonds each worth ₹1 crore by the SPMCIL (the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India), three days before the Supreme Court declared the bonds “unconstitutional". The Finance Ministry instructed the State Bank of India to "immediately put a hold" on bond printing on February 28, two weeks after the top court's order, Indian Express reported. On February 15, the Supreme Court invalidated the 2018 electoral bond program.

Mint analysis of the data released by the Election Commission of India showed. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led with over 40 repeat corporate donors demonstrating loyalty, followed by the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) with 16. This analysis defines loyal donors as companies that donated more than once—and each time to the same party.

new H-1B application visa fee, which is form I-129, has been increased from USD 460 (over ₹38,000) to USD 780 (over ₹64,000). Moreover, the H-1B registration will increase from USD 10 ( ₹829) to USD 215 (over ₹17,000) from next year.

Fresh plea filed in high court to remove Arvind Kejriwal as Delhi CM The ED alleged that Kejriwal was one of the key conspirators in the liquor scam. According to the federal agency, the Delhi CM received several crores of rupees as a kickback from 'South Group' for formulating the Delhi excise policy and using that capital in the Goa and Punjab elections.

Congress on Saturday listed the Narendra Modi government's «failures» on environmental issues, claiming that its «global talk is not backed by local walk» and when the INDIA bloc «takes over in June», the regressive steps of the current regime will be rolled back. The party's general secretary and former Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh alleged that the last 10 years of the Modi government have been a disaster, not just for India's people and democracy, but also for the environment and those who depend on it. «The prime minister, who famously said that the 'climate is not changing, we are changing', has systematically destroyed protections for the environment in India,» he alleged. Ramesh claimed that the key patterns are to strip local communities of any power over their forests and make it easier to hand forest land over to the Modi government's «crony corporate friends».

trade policy, and show greater engagement and leadership in trade rule-shaping, keeping in mind the goal of becoming a developed country, Viksit Bharat, by 2047. The world has transformed since the WTO came into being in 1995 and India can no longer afford to hold on to positions it took 30 years ago. As commented by many, this is India’s century. This was the broad sense of a group of trade policy experts who gathered for a closed door Roundtable in New Delhi on India's trade policy, organised by global public policy body CUTS International.

FPI) were net buyers in March with equity purchases worth Rs 35,098 crore. The month's performance eclipsed the lacklustre show over the previous two months, aided by strong buying trends in capital goods, automobiles, financials, telecom and real estate. In 2024, so far, FPIs have purchased domestic shares worth Rs 10,893 crore. In January they were net sellers and sold equities worth Rs 25,744 crore and followed it with purchases worth Rs 1,539 crore in February.

Telangana IT Minister, Sridhar Babu Duddilla, has in a fervent plea appealed to people of the state to support the Congress and the INDIA bloc if they want to safeguard democracy. «All the people of Telangana, if they want to safeguard this democracy, please join and support us, the Congress, and the India bloc. This is the appeal we are putting before the people of Telangana. We are hopeful that it will be a huge gathering, which no one can even expect,» Babu Duddilla said. On being asked about the leaders joining the gathering, he said, " I am not the correct person to talk about this until and unless AICC conveys."

Congress asserted on Saturday that the INDIA opposition bloc's "Loktantra Bachao Rally" that will be held at the Ramlila Maidan here is not aimed at protecting a person but at saving the Constitution and democracy. The opposition party said a «strong message» will be sent out from the rally on Sunday to Lok Kalyan Marg (where the prime minister's residence is located) that the BJP-led government's «time is up». Addressing a press conference on the rally, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi will address the rally, among other senior leaders. «It is not a person-specific rally. That is why it is called Loktantra Bachao Rally. This is not one party's rally, about 27-28 parties are involved in it. All constituents of the INDIA jan bandhan will be taking part in the rally,» Ramesh said.

trailer launch of Imtiaz Ali's upcoming musical, 'Amar Singh Chamkila.' Singing alongside co-star Diljit Dosanjh, Parineeti's performance garnered a range of reactions from netizens. During the event, Parineeti sang a Punjabi track, drawing both criticism and praise. Some users on Instagram sarcastically commented, «Nice hidden talent...keep it hidden,» while others humorously referenced classic songs to critique her singing. One user bluntly stated, «One word for her singing: STOP.»

upcoming two-wheeler launches expected to take place in April this year. Ather, a prominent name in the electric vehicle domain, is reportedly set to debut its second electric offering, the Ather Rizta, on April 6, 2024. Touted as the company's inaugural family e-scooter, the Rizta could promise an array of features including ample space, generous storage capacity, and enhanced comfort.

President Droupadi Murmu to present Bharat Ratna Award today According to media reports, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart LK Advani will be given the Bharat Ratna award on Sunday. President Murmu will pay a visit to senior BJP leader LK Advani's residence and confer him with the prestigious award due to his ailing health condition. President Droupadi Murmu conferred Bharat Ratna upon agronomist MS Swaminathan.

Stocks to buy in FY25: After touching a three-month low in mid-March 2024, the small-cap and mid-cap indices witnessed strong upside in the last fortnight of FY24. This has created a buzz in these segments when the Indian stock market resumes activities in the new financial year.

Carl Pei, CEO and co-founder of consumer electronics company Nothing, doesn’t believe in labels. “I don’t like people who say that they are an ‘entrepreneur’ or a ‘disruptor’. I think your work should speak for itself," he says.

Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on 29 March. During the strategic time-out in the first inning, Gautam Gambhir came and hugged Kohli, while Virat also hugged him back.

The Remarkable Rise of Mumbai Real Estate," panellists shared a bullish outlook on the market's resurgence following a slowdown that spanned nearly seven years. "There are homebuyers in every segment today. People after COVID understand that real estate is the real money and the real investment.