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Govt mulls legal action against Hero Electric, Okinawa, Benling for alleged FAME subsidy fraud. CBI, ED to probe Citing US government emails, the Reuters report stated despite bonhomie that is displayed by both sides in the public, US officials were upset about the Indian laptop licensing policy came "out of the blue", without notice or consultation and was “incredibly problematic" for the business climate.

BJP candidate from the Vidisha Lok Sabha seat Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday hit the campaign trail by hopping onto a second-class coach of a train from Bhopal to Ganjbasoda, interacting with passengers. Chouhan (65) has entered the Lok Sabha poll arena after two decades and will contest his sixth parliamentary election from Vidisha. This seat was earlier held by BJP leaders Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1991) and Sushma Swaraj (2009 and 2014). «I have been travelling by train since I was an MP. My heart is full of happiness. I am going to Ganjbasoda, which is my 'karmabhoomi' (workplace). I have family relations with the people and I am going again there to meet all of them,» Chouhan told PTI on the train when asked that he was going to his constituency by rail after a long time. Chouhan's home turf Budhni is part of Vidisha Lok Sabha seat, a BJP citadel which the Congress won only twice (1980 and 1984) since 1967. The Congress is yet to announce its candidate for the constituency.

BJP President, said in response to a question, as quoted by PTI. The former CM, however, backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for another term. "Narendra Modi should become Prime Minister again," Gowda stated.

Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda has quit politics after being snubbed for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, he said at a press conference in Bengaluru on Thursday. «I am upset with BJP as the election ticket (from Bangalore North seat) has been given to someone else in my place,» Gowda said. Gowda, 71, reiterated that he was invited to join the Congress party in Karnataka, but confirmed that he would not be joining them.

Britain’s foreign secretary has met with Thailand’s prime minister on his first visit to the Indo-Pacific region

Australia has received its most senior Chinese leadership visit in nearly seven years with stability a key theme of the discussions between the countries’ foreign ministers

Narendra Modi's visit to Bhutan was postponed mere hours ahead of departure due to ongoing inclement weather conditions over Paro airport. The Ministry of External Affairs is now working with its counterparts to finalise new dates for the high-profile visit. “Due to ongoing inclement weather conditions over Paro airport, it has been mutually decided to postpone the State visit of Prime Minister to Bhutan on 21-22 March 2024.

ALSO READ: 'He will always have his hand on my shoulder': Hardik Pandya opens up on rapport with Rohit Sharma Both the famous Indian cricketers -- Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya -- met at the practice session of Mumbai Indians at the iconic Wankhede Stadium while the team prepared for the upcoming IPL 2024. On 20 March, Mumbai Indians shared a video on Instagram where all-rounder Pandya could be seen reaching out to Rohit in his first meeting post the MI captaincy row.A post shared by Mumbai Indians (@mumbaiindians) Following this, the rumours of a rift between the two superstars of the franchise seem to be fading away.

Sarbananda Sonowal said that Congress and its allies are flag bearers of nepotism, corruption, division and corruption. He addressed multiple meetings where he met and interacted with party cadres of BJP and AGP at Makum, Tinsukia and Dibrugarh Legislative Assembly constituencies under the Dibrugarh Parliamentary constituency. Highlighting the good work done by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in the last one decade, the “Shakti” of Bharat would triumph over inept, inefficient, indifferent of Congress led opposition, added Sonowal, the BJP nominated candidate for Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency. Sonowal called upon party cadres to harness their Shakti to trounce any opposition towards realization of the vision of Viksit Bharat, Atmanirbhar Bharat.

Aminul Haque Laskar has resigned from the BJP's primary membership. Laskar joined Congress on Wednesday. Laskar was former Deputy speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly. He alleged that the party has lost its political ideology. He was the only MLA from Muslim minority community between 2016-2021. In 2021 he lost to AIUDF’s Karim Uddin Barbhuiya. Laskar, who is currently the chairperson of the Assam State Commission for Minorities, said, «Back in 2011, when we joined the BJP, it had a certain ideology, but today it is playing communal cards much like the AIUDF. Today we see legislators from the AIUDF campaign for the BJP's Silchar Lok Sabha seat candidate, which is unacceptable.»

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Thakeray, accompanied by his son Amit Thackeray, flew to Delhi and met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on March 19 adding to the speculation of a new seat-sharing arrangement emerging in Maharashtra, the state that sends 48 members to the lower house of the Parliament. Raj Thackeray, 55, is the estranged cousin of Uddhav Thackeray, the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

Uddhav claimed that he is not bothered if the BJP took away his estranged cousin. Earlier today, Raj Thackeray met Amit Shah in Delhi amid speculations of BJP's interest in an alliance with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for a boost in Maharashtra in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The Sena (UBT) chief charged at the BJP saying that it knows well that they don't get votes in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Maharashtra.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has begun a diplomatic tour of New Zealand and Australia, meeting with his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters in Wellington

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said that the party's manifesto for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections will focus on five guarantees including «Kisan Nyay, Yuva Nyay, Naari Nyay, Shramik Nyay and Hissedari Nyay.» In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kharge wrote, «The Congress Working Committee (CWC) deliberated thoroughly on the Congress Manifesto, today. The 5 pillars of #BharatJodoNyayYatra — Kisan Nyay, Yuva Nyay, Naari Nyay, Shramik Nyay and Hissedari Nyay have 5 guarantees each.»

Supply-side issues are a pressing worry for the Indian aviation industry. Not only have aircraft been grounded because of this, but new deliveries are also likely to be delayed. For instance, deliveries by Boeing could take a while as certifications for some of its new aircraft have been deferred since the Alaska Airlines incident in January, in which an unused door of a Boeing 737-9 Max flew off mid-flight.

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) — A record-breaking rally in Chinese sovereign debt is hitting a fever pitch in another sign China's financial system is low on confidence and overflowing with cash and bank deposits.

Gaza are starving to death right now. The speed at which this man-made hunger and malnutrition crisis has ripped through Gaza is terrifying," said Cindy McCain, head of the UN's World Food Programme (WFP). The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) partnership on Monday estimated that 1.1 million people -- half the population, according to UN data -- were facing catastrophic conditions.

Ashok Chavan who recently quit Congress to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has dismissed Rahul Gandhi’s assertion about his breakdown in front of Sonia Gandhi, saying that the comments made by the Wayanad MP are “baseless" and “factually incorrect". Terming the remarks a “political stunt", the BJP MP from Rajya Sabha said, "He (Rahul Gandhi) has not taken any name, however, if he wants to make any remarks on me, it is illogical and baseless... It is also a lie that I have met Sonia Gandhi in Delhi.

Tata Steel, JSW steel, Jindal Steel and power Ltd( JSPL) , Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) saw their share prices rise up to 5.1%. The same helped gain for the Nifty metal index that ended the day with gains of 2.49%. The strong Industrial growth numbers in China lifted the sentiments for steel stocks and metals and mining pack as a whole.

After enduring a life-threatening car accident in December 2022, Rishabh Pant is gearing up for a remarkable comeback in cricket during the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. His return to the field has been met with widespread joy, considering the severity of his accident, which left him with multiple injuries and necessitated surgery, sidelining him from cricket for over a year. However, Pant’s remarkable determination and resilience have propelled him back to the cricketing arena in just 14 months.