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Japanese government health officials are raiding a factory that produces health supplements they say have killed at least five people and hospitalized more than 100 others

Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal said that the state government has successfully completed the payments even though there were financial constraints, including the row between the state and the union government. He visited the district treasury on the last day of the financial year. He said, «Today, I am happy that we have successfully completed the payments even though we have financial constraints like the Supreme Court case is going on, a lot of arguments between State and Union government is taking place. We are deprived of the state share, a due share from the Union government. However, we were able to make the payment of more than Rs 25,000 crores. Around Rs 26,000 we are expecting this month.»

Election Commission directed the central and state governments to remove unauthorised political advertisements from public spaces. On March 20, the Commission, following reports of non-compliance, asked for confirmation of full compliance by 5 pm the next day. This would suggest the narrow window and urgency that election managers had, that other stakeholders may fail to appreciate. Fast Action On March 18, the EC transferred the home secretaries of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and the Director General of Police in West Bengal. Several DMs and SPs belonging to four states were transferred on March 21. One witnessed a spate of such transfers during the recent series of five assembly elections.

Ministry of National Defence (MND) said it detected eight Chinese military aircraft and five naval vessels operating around the nation between 6 am (local time) on Friday to 6 am (local time) on Saturday, Taiwan News reported. Following China's action, Taiwan, in response, monitored People's Liberation Army (PLA) activity and deployed appropriate forces. According to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence, one PLA aircraft entered Taiwan's southwest air defence identification zone (ADIZ) during that time. In a post on X, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence stated, «8 PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 1 of the aircraft entered Taiwan's SW ADIZ. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and employed appropriate forces to respond.»

Congress has questioned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) closing a case against Praful Patel in the BJP-alleged irregularities in leasing aircraft for Air India, alleging that the former civil aviation minister is being let off for joining the ruling alliance after splitting NCP. The main opposition party has recycled BJP's 2014 election material, alleging a «Rs 30,000-crore Air India scam» and blaming Patel for it, and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come clean on his past statements against the UPA regime over the alleged «Air India scam» as well as BJP's allegations against Patel over purchasing a Mumbai property allegedly from terror accused Iqbal Mirchi's family. «Months after Praful Patel joined the BJP alliance in Maharashtra by splitting NCP, the CBI filed a closure report in a 2017 case of corruption, alleged by the BJP in its 2014 'Chargesheet',» Congress leader Pawan Khera said at an official briefing here on Saturday.

Engineers in Maryland are focused on the daunting task of removing what had been the Francis Scott Key Bridge from the Patapsco River

Marico took an indirect dig at NR Narayana Murthy's 70-hour work week remark at the Mint India Investment Summit 2024 on Saturday, March 30. Talking about recruitments and workplace culture, Mariwala said, "You have to ensure that every person in the organisation is motivated to work 70 hours, not just say it.'' Mariwala also said that when recruiting, he prioritizes three aspects: internal drive for success, alignment with our culture, and the ability to identify and resolve key issues.

Ajit Pawar, from Baramati Lok Sabha seat, pitting her against sister-in-law and Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule from the home turf of Pawars. In her first reaction, Sunetra Pawar said this was a lucky day for her. The announcement of her candidature was made by Maharashtra NCP unit president Sunil Tatkare, hours after the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) declared its first list of five candidates for Lok Sabha elections from Maharashtra. The NCP(SP) retained Supriya Sule from Baramati and fielded Nilesh Lanke, who switched sides from the Ajit Pawar camp, from the Ahmednagar constituency.

Siddaramaiah on Saturday alleged that the BJP is using organisations like the IT Department, ED, and CBI to weaken the Congress Party as the party is scared of losing the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He added that the BJP is trying to weaken their party through 'tax terrorism' as they believe that by doing this, they can win the election. «The CM said, the Bharatiya Janata Party, fearful of impending defeat in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, has been misusing autonomous institutions like the IT Department, ED, and CBI to undermine the Congress Party. As part of this tactic, they have unleashed 'tax terrorism' on our party. The BJP is under the illusion that by weakening our party, it can win the election,» as per a press statement by the CMO

Experts say rebuilding Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge could take anywhere from 18 months to several years

A state audit has found that Vermont did not provide adequate oversight to prevent the massive fraud that occurred in ski area and other development projects funded by foreign investors’ money through a special visa program

In the week since a line of Japanese health supplements began being recalled, five people have died and more than 100 people are hospitalized

Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas) today releases its list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. The party, which is part of the NDA govt, is contesting on Vaishali, Hajipur, Samastipur, Khagaria and Jamui seats. As per the list, party chief Chirag Paswan will contest from Hajipur. Paswan, who is a sitting MP from the Jamui Lok Sabha constituency, has allotted the seat to Arun Bharti this time. Rajesh Verma will contest from Khagaria while Shambhavi Choudhary will be contesting from Samastipur and Veena Devi from Vaishali.

Also Read: Aditya-L1 mission: India's solar mission to meet insertion point on January 6, says ISRO. All you need to know Speaking about the sector, Suyash Singh, Co-Founder & CEO, GalaxEye said that the access to capital at the growth level is still very difficult for the players. “Unlike the deep tech ecosystem at large, space tech has its own gestation period.

Shiv Sena leader Vijay Shivtare, who had declared that he would contest the Lok Sabha polls as an independent candidate from Maharashtra's Baramati constituency, changed his stand on Saturday. The leader of the Eknath Shinde-led party said he won't contest the polls from Baramati in Pune district, which is the political stronghold of NCP founder Sharad Pawar's family, and instead campaign for the ruling Mahayuti alliance. Shivtare's announcement comes amid speculation that Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar could be fielded from there as a candidate of the ruling NCP faction. Sharad Pawar, who now heads the NCP (SP), has already announced the candidature of his daughter and three-term Baramati MP Supriya Sule from the constituency.

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Lok Sabha elections, former Lok Sabha Speaker Shivraj Patil's daughter-in-law, Archana Patil Chakurkar, joined BJP on Saturday in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis. State BJP Chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule was also present at Chakurkar's induction into the party. Archana Patil is the chairperson of the Lifecare Hospital and Research Centre in Udgir, and her husband, Shailesh Patil Chandurkar, is the Congress' state secretary.

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.

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.

mutual fund is considered a prudent way of creating wealth in a consistent way. The key reason behind this is compounding which allows small investment to grow multiple times over a long period of time. In the first few years, the return gets added to the investment and in the latter years of the fund’s tenure, the fund grows at a faster pace because of the initial incremental growth added to it.

Congress on Saturday named K V Gowtham as its Kolar Lok Sabha candidate, ending imbrolgio within the party over the issue. Gowtham is the Bengaluru Central district Congress committee president. Hailing from Kolar, Gowtham is the son of former Bengaluru Mayor K V Vijay Kumar. Gowtham's candidature was in the offing ever since the discontent started brewing in the Kolar unit with five Congress legislators from the district and Karnataka Minister for Food and Civil Supplies K H Muniyappa threatening to resign over the issue. While Muniyappa wanted his son-in-law Chikka Peddanna to be fielded from Kolar and lobbied hard for him, the five legislators including minister M C Sudhakar threatened to resign enmasse if Peddanna was given a ticket. One more legislator said he will wait for the outcome before taking the 'final call'.