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IAS officers if they fail to file their property details within the prescribed time limit. Ninety-one Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers did not file their immovable property returns (IPRs) in 2024 and 73 the year before, according to 145th report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on the Demands for Grants (2025-26) pertaining to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). The report was tabled in Parliament on March 27. Vigilance clearance, mandatory to join certain posts, was denied to 15 IAS officers in 2023, 12 in 2022 and 14 in 2021, due to non-filing of IPRs for respective years. The panel recommended that a centralised compliance monitoring mechanism may be established to ensure timely filing of IPRs by all IAS officers. «This mechanism should involve creation of a dedicated task force within the department responsible for tracking and filing status of all officers. Additionally, the committee proposes to introduce penalties or corrective actions for non-compliance, including automatic escalation procedures for officers who fail to file their IPRs despite reminders,» the report said.

homestay policy to ensure adequate incentives for hosts and aggregators, bring in transparent regulations and introduce measures to protect the interests of both tourists and homeowners. The move will help formalise the informal sector and make it world-class as the government aims to develop India into the most preferred tourist destination with focus on niche tourism, eco-tourism and wellness tourism, said officials. The revised policy could see fiscal incentives for homeowners and aggregators, a robust verification and monitoring mechanism and comprehensive standards with a bigger range of classification of homestays to enhance the overall experience, they said.

Vedanta has extended the deadline of the demerger of its businesses from March 31, 2025 to September 30, 2025 citing pending approvals from government authorities and National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The company announced about the development late on Friday. Shares of Vedanta had ended at Rs 462.90 on the NSE, down by Rs 9.45 or 2%.

Author-philanthropist Sudha Murty recently sat down to discuss India’s diet and Indian food habits with nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar for Vogue India. In a YouTube video, the two were seen discussing diet do’s and don’ts. While the celeb nutritionist emphasised the importance of eating “Ghar ka khaana” (home-cooked food), Murty admitted that she believes in eating food that makes her happy but mostly avoids high-calorie dishes.

The BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) will suspend trading across equities, derivatives, currency markets, securities lending and borrowing (SLB), and electronic gold receipts (EGR) for the holiday on March 31. With markets already closed on Saturday (March 29) and Sunday (March 30), investors are advised to plan their trades accordingly.

relief supplies to Myanmar as part of 'Operation Brahma' following a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the country and parts of Thailand. A C-130J military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force carried the aid to Yangon. The death toll from the powerful quake has reached 1,002, according to Myanmar's state-run broadcaster MRTV. Reports indicate 2,376 people have been injured, while 30 remain missing. The disaster caused widespread destruction, toppling buildings, bridges, and infrastructure across Myanmar and Thailand. Following the powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar on March 28, a 4.3-magnitude aftershock shook the region on Saturday, adding to the challenges faced by rescue and recovery teams. Also Read: Another 4.3 magnitude quake jolts India's neighbour while death toll crosses 1,000 The relief consignment included tents, sleeping bags, blankets, ready-to-eat meals, water purifiers, solar lamps, generator sets, and essential medicines, officials said. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar posted on ‘X’, stating, “#OperationBrahma gets underway. First tranche of humanitarian aid from India has reached the Yangon Airport in Myanmar.”

Morgan Stanley sold over 19.30 lakh shares in Kesoram Industries for Rs 81 lakh on Friday via block deal. The penny stock was sold at a price of Rs 4.20 per share which was at an 11% discount from Thursday's closing price of Rs 4.70. Shares of Kesoram Industries today ended at Rs 4.50 on the BSE, down by Rs 0.20 or 4.26% and a fresh 52-week-low.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday. «Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor, Reserve Bank of India, called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan,» the President of India posted on X. Earlier on March 26, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra raised concerns over threats from money laundering and terror financing to the national and global financial systems, which are continuously evolving and becoming more sophisticated. The RBI Governor noted that technological advancements have given strength to money laundering and terror financing activities. «The threats from money laundering and terror financing to the national and global financial systems are continuously evolving and becoming more sophisticated,» RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said, speaking at the Private Sector Collaborative Forum of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

equity mutual funds have offered double-digit returns in the financial year 2025 so far. There were around 486 funds in the mentioned period. The top three schemes in the list were from Mirae Asset Mutual Fund. Mirae Asset Hang Seng TECH ETF FoF, Mirae Asset NYSE FANG+ETF FoF, and Mirae Asset S&P 500 Top 50 ETF FoF offered 88.82%, 37.16%, and 31.75% returns, respectively, in the mentioned period.

The Nifty futures closed positively with gains of 0.31%, reaching 23,595 levels on Thursday. India VIX fell 1.2%, closing at 13.30 in the previous session.

BEML shares will be in focus on Friday after the company secured a Rs 405 crore contract from Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation for manufacturing, supplying, and launching standard gauge metro cars. The contract also includes training personnel and providing comprehensive maintenance for up to 15 years under the Bengaluru Metro Rail Project, according to an exchange filing on Thursday.

Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd (SMIL) advanced 3.8% to their intraday high of Rs 137 on the BSE after the company stated that the recently announced US tariffs on imported products, including automotive components, are not expected to materially impact its financials at present. In a regulatory filing on Thursday, SMIL informed exchanges that a significant portion of its products supplied to U.S. customers are either manufactured domestically within the U.S. or are compliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Based on this, the company has assessed that the Executive Orders issued by the U.S. government imposing tariffs are unlikely to have a significant financial effect.

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) shares will be in focus on Friday after the company secured additional orders worth Rs 1,385 crore since its last disclosure on March 12, 2025. The new orders cover radar spares, radar upgradation, electronic voting machines, simulators, advanced land navigation systems, stabilisers for tanks, fire control systems for ship-based decoys, and communication equipment, among others.

Investors can check Shri Ahimsa Naturals IPO allotment status through NSE and also via the registrar's website.

debt schemes, which invest in securities with shorter maturities of up to three years. Fund managers said investing in this product is a bet on profiting from the higher-than-normal difference between overnight interest rates and yields on corporate bonds with one- and two-year maturities. With interest rates likely to be cut and liquidity conditions easing, this spread is expected to narrow. When the central bank cuts interest rates, corporate bond yields fall. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.

In a company note on Wednesday (26 March), Urban Logistics acknowledged the receipt of Achilles' proposal to requisition a general meeting which would seek to oust three board members – Nigel Rich, Richard Moffitt and Heather Hancock – and said it will recommend shareholders to vote against the proposed changes. According to the REIT, the general meeting will allow the board to demonstrate to its shareholders the «true quality and potential» of the business, as well as the «merits of internalisation» and the track record of governance that the board has shown.  Urban Logistics REIT hi...

Himanta Biswa Sarma the SIT which is investigating the nefarious network of Pakistani national Ali Tauqeer Sheik, is scrutinising records to examine how and why he was paying salary to an individual based in India. Sarma said, “The SIT which is investigating the nefarious network of Pakistani national Ali Tauqeer Sheik, is scrutinising records to examine how and why he was paying salary to an individual based in India. SIT is in possession of evidence. The person based in India was receiving salaries for two or three years. The SIT will take another two months and by September we will conclude the investigation.” He added, “After that we will decide if we will recommend revocation of the visa of that individual or recommend other action as per law. The investigation so far establishes strong links with the Pakistani establishment.” Sarma earlier had hinted that the ongoing probe into alleged links between a Pakistan-based official and “certain individuals” in India may see involvement of Interpol. After Assam Police formed an SIT to investigate a case registered with Assam CID against a Pakistani national Ali Taqueer Sheikh who works with a climate action group – CDKN, Sarma had said government SIT has found that Seikh has come to India 18 times and SIT has got some initial leads which might lead to facts which will be starting, huge and fatal.

SBI Long Term Equity Fund, the oldest ELSS fund, multiplied investors’ wealth by 1.40 times in the last three years. A monthly SIP of Rs 10,000 would have turned to Rs 5.04 lakh now, with Rs 3.60 lakh as the invested amount. The scheme gave an XIRR of 23.49% in the mentioned period.

«Especially talking about Nifty over here, still the support level definitely remains intact at 23,400 levels. Given those levels are holding out, the rally is here to stay on the higher side, having crossed 23,800 will be seen further buying action coming in over here,» says Dhwani Patel, Founder, Finversify. Give us a sense of the kind of levels that you are predicting for Nifty and Nifty Bank, rather the benchmarks heading into next week because it is expiry date today, last Thursday of the month and also of the financial year 2025. So, we are expecting volatility. You have Nifty rejig happening, lots is happening and of course, but amid a market like this we are still holding on in a pretty stable fashion. Do you attribute all of this to only FII inflows or do you believe that there are deeper fundamentals that are proving to be tailwinds for our markets and is this uptick that we have seen today after two days of profit booking sustainable going ahead? Dhwani Patel: Definitely, yes, we have been seeing that in the past two sessions we have seen a certain profit taking coming in over here on the index as well.

Samvardhana Motherson International shed some of their morning losses after a favorable view from CLSA, which expects the company's shares to potentially double over the next three years. The comments were made in a note on Thursday, March 27, according to a CNBC-TV18 report.