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Samsung India workers at the Sriperumbudur factory near here has been called off, and they will resume work in batches from March 8, CITU state president A Soundararajan said on Friday. Commenting on the development, the company stated, «Samsung welcomes the workers' decision to call off the illegal strike and resume their duties at the Chennai plant.» The company's initiative to welcome back striking workers and its proactive engagement have facilitated their return, effectively ending the strike, a spokesperson said in a release. «We remain committed to enforcing discipline on the premises and resolving outstanding issues directly with our workers to maintain a positive work environment,» the spokesperson added.

total lunar eclipse coinciding with the joyous celebration of Holi. This unique occurrence will showcase a breathtaking "Blood Moon," where the Moon takes on a striking red hue as it slips into Earth's shadow. In addition to the dramatic color shift, this eclipse will be a MicroMoon event, meaning the Moon will appear slightly smaller due to its distance from Earth.

If curated further, New Zealand have a 3-1 edge over India in the ICC knockout matches. It's a disturbing loop for them. A section of the cricketing world has been vilifying them for the whole of last fortnight for having an unfair advantage because of their extended stay in Dubai.

Sandeep Dikshit on Saturday questioned the implementation of the BJP's financial aid scheme of providing Rs 2,500 per month to women in Delhi and said that the scheme compromises 60 per cent of the national capital's budget. «If they fulfil that promise, we will welcome it. However, there is only one question: Where will the funds for this come from? The BJP had said that every woman above the age of 18 would be given this honour. If we go by the Election Commission's data, there were approximately 72 lakh female voters in Delhi. The total cost for this comes to around Rs 21,600 crore. Now, considering the entire development budget is 37,000 crore, which includes hospitals, schools, and subsidies, how can you allocate around 60 percent of the budget to just one scheme?» Dikshit told ANI. «I hope that the money spent by the Delhi government will not compromise development,» the Congress leader said.

The report highlighted that around Rs 45-50 lakh crore of this debt will be required for capital expenditure, while the remaining Rs 70-75 lakh crore will be used by NBFCs and for meeting working capital requirements. It said «Corporate India will need to raise approx. Rs 115-125 lakh crore of debt between fiscals 2026 and 2030 to meet private and public sector capex».

Sandeep Dikshit on Saturday questioned the implementation of the BJP's financial aid scheme of providing Rs 2,500 per month to women in Delhi and said that the scheme compromises 60 per cent of the national capital's budget. «If they fulfil that promise, we will welcome it. However, there is only one question: Where will the funds for this come from? The BJP had said that every woman above the age of 18 would be given this honour. If we go by the Election Commission's data, there were approximately 72 lakh female voters in Delhi. The total cost for this comes to around Rs 21,600 crore. Now, considering the entire development budget is 37,000 crore, which includes hospitals, schools, and subsidies, how can you allocate around 60 percent of the budget to just one scheme?» Dikshit told ANI. «I hope that the money spent by the Delhi government will not compromise development,» the Congress leader said.

White House Cabinet Room, it finally erupted. Elon Musk, the billionaire tech mogul and Trump’s top adviser on government efficiency, sat across from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The subject: deep staff cuts across the federal government. According to The New York Times, Musk had been pushing for sweeping layoffs, but Rubio wasn’t moving fast enough for his liking. “You have fired nobody,” Musk reportedly scoffed, accusing Rubio of dragging his feet. Rubio, visibly irritated, fired back. He reminded Musk that 1,500 State Department officials had taken buyouts. Then, with a jab of sarcasm, he added: “Do you want me to rehire all those people just so you can fire them again for the show?” Musk, unimpressed, dismissed Rubio’s efforts as insufficient.

New Zealand, who finished second behind India in Group A after losing their league match, secured their spot in the final with a one-sided win over South Africa in the second semifinal in Lahore. «If there's one team that can beat India, it's New Zealand,» Shastri said in 'The ICC Review'. «So India start as favourites but only just,» he said referring to the final, which will be a rematch of the 2000 Champions Trophy title clash, where New Zealand triumphed by four wickets in Nairobi.

Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that Nari Shakti in India is breaking barriers, rewriting history and shaping a brighter future for the country. In a post on X, on the occasion of International Women's Day, Sitharaman's office said that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's transformative policies and initiatives, women are being empowered with equal opportunities, financial independence, and a stronger role in nation-building. «Nari Shakti in India is breaking barriers, rewriting history and shaping a brighter future for the country,» the post on X reads.

Ajay Devgan, and Tiger Shroff, along with the chairman of JB Industries, over an alleged misleading advertisement for Vimal Pan Masala. The forum has asked them to appear on March 19 regarding claims made in the advertisement that each grain of the pan masala contains saffron, a TOI report stated.

Assam State Level Recruitment Commission (SLRC) has announced the cut-off marks for the ADRE Grade 3 and Grade 4 exams on its official website. Released on March 7, 2025, the cut-off marks are now available alongside the results for both positions. Candidates who appeared for the exam can access the detailed scorecard and category-wise cut-off marks through the official portal at site.sebaonline.org.

Tamil Nadu, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar clarified that in the three-language formula, the emphasis was on the mother tongue. Sukanta Majumdar said, «In the three-language formula, first, you have to choose your mother tongue, and the central government is insisting on promoting education in the mother tongue. In the three-language formula, the first choice is the mother tongue, the second choice is English, and the third is any one language from the list of 22 languages. »If Tamil people have some animosity or allergy to Hindi they have other languges. They can select Bengali, they can slect Telugu, they can select Malayalam. South Indina languages they can select from the list of the 22. Who have asked them to select nothing but Hindi. So this is nothing but a political war. We are pressurizing the states to start education in their mother tongue."

Quartile ranking is a statistical tool used to evaluate and compare the performance of mutual funds within a specific category. It divides funds into four quartiles based on their performance over a defined period. The rankings are typically based on returns, with the first quartile (Q1) representing the top 25% of funds and the fourth quartile (Q4) representing the bottom 25%.

International Women's Day uniquely, the Central Railways is operating a Vande Bharat Express with an all-women crew for the first time. The Vande Bharat Express (22223) sourcing from CSMT (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) CSMT to the destination of Shirdi has an all-women crew today, including the loco pilot, assistant loco pilot, train manager, TCs and train Hostesses. Speaking to ANI, the Chief Public Relations Officer of the Central Railways said that they have taken same initiative in a goods trains also and will try to continue this initiative in other Vande Bharat trains too.

The 20% to 25% tariffs have triggered retaliatory actions from affected nations, increasing economic uncertainty. The Tax Foundation estimates that these measures could push the average U.S. import tax to 13.8%—its highest level since 1939, as mentioned in a report by USA Today.

Khloé Kardashian appeared to have shut down plastic surgery rumours in the recent episode of her family show, The Kardashians. On Thursday's episode, Khloé was seen celebrating a milestone in life — turning 40 — as she was seen in denim at the Dolly Parton-inspired party, Page Six reported.

Thermal runaway occurs when batteries experience harm or receive substandard management. This leads to dangerous levels of heat, combined with smoke and potential for fires. The aviation industry faces serious safety concerns because of this risk, which led to airline policies undergoing modifications.

The statistics also indicated that the unemployment level rose to 4.1 percent from 4 per cent last month. In spite of fears about federal job reductions, especially with the cuts within the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), economists believe that the labour market is still holding strong. The cuts with DOGE had resulted in the loss of 10,000 government positions.

The space plane blasted into orbit from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in December 2023 on a secret mission. Launched by SpaceX, the X-37B vehicle carried no people, just military experiments. Its predawn touchdown at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California was not announced until hours after the fact. Photos showed the white-and-black space plane parked on the runway in darkness.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were called back to work Tuesday — just two weeks after a round of layoffs ordered by the Trump administration, according to a report. The nation's top public health agency says about 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago can come back to work. Emails were sent to employees on Tuesday to some Centers for Disease Control and Prevention probationary employees who got termination notices last month, according to current and former CDC employees.

JPMorgan Chase’s return-to-office (RTO) mandate is off to a rocky start, with employees struggling to adjust to the sudden five-day-a-week in-office requirement, as per a report.