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Karnataka government has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to release financial assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to the state for drought management. The petition has also sought to declare that the Centre's action in not releasing the financial assistance for drought arrangement as per the NDRF is «ex-facie violative» of the fundamental rights of the people of the state guaranteed under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution. It said the state is reeling under «severe drought», affecting the lives of its people and for the Kharif 2023 season, which starts in June and ends in September, a total of 223 out of 236 taluks are declared as drought-affected. The plea said 196 taluks are categorised as severely affected and the remaining 27 as moderately affected.

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar said the alliance with Shiv Sena (UBT) doesn't exist any longer, Sanjay Raut of the Uddhav Thackeray-led party termed it as a «one-sided» and unfortunate decision. Talking to reporters here on Sunday, Raut said when Uddhav Thackeray and Prakash Ambedkar announced their alliance more than a year back, the upcoming Lok Sabha elections were not on the agenda. It was basically working together for the assembly and local bodies elections, he said. «The alliance was made with good intentions,» the Sena (UBT) leader said.

GTRI said on Sunday. China's automotive industry, buoyed by substantial state support, has grown rapidly in electric vehicle technology, making it a leading exporter of EVs and related components, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said. The renewed policy push to make India a hub for e-vehicle manufacturing and efforts of the private sector will lead to a sharp increase in dependence on auto component imports from China, the report said. India's auto component imports were USD 20.3 billion in 2022-23 of which 30 per cent came from China.

AMMK) on Sunday unveiled its candidates for the seven-phased Lok Sabha elections. AMMK general secretary TTV Dhinakaran announced the names of the party's Lok Sabha candidates. The AMMK will contest two seats in the DMK-ruled southern state, as part of a seat-sharing deal with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Bollywood actor Neha Sharma may step into the political arena during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, as hinted by her father, Congress leader Ajay Sharma, NDTV reported. Speaking to reporters, Ajay Sharma, an MLA representing Bihar's Bhagalpur, advocated for his daughter's nomination as a candidate if Congress secures the Bhagalpur seat in the party's seat-sharing arrangement with allies. "Congress should get Bhagalpur, we will fight and win the seat.

Lok Sabha Polls: PM Modi chairs CEC meet; 4th List of candidates likely today Ranaut was recently seen during the consecration ceremony of Ram Temple on 22 January. Kangana took to social media platform X to share a video of herself in which she is seen loudly chanting 'Jai Shri Ram'. She captioned the post, "Ram aa gaye." Himachal Congress rebel MLA reveals why he voted for BJP candidate in RS polls Kangana on Saturday visited the Baglamukhi and Jwala Devi temples on her 37th birthday.

IPL seasons. Aside from his batting prowess, Gill, last year's leading run-scorer, will be keen to ensure that the added pressure doesn't affect his batting.

Arvind Kejriwal, as reported by ANI. ANI further reported, “The first major meeting of the Aam Admi Party after the arrest of the party’s National convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will be held at 11:30 am.

Elon Musk's brain-chip start-up Neuralink's human trials has said that he posted on the social media site by "thinking". "Twitter banned me because they thought I was a bot, @X and @elonmusk reinstated me because I am," wrote 29-year-old Noland Arbaugh. Responding to Arbaugh, Musk confirmed, “First ever post made just by thinking, using the Neuralink Telepathy device!" This comes days after Musk on March 20 said Neuralink had made history by livestreaming its inaugural demonstration of a patient using a brain chip to play online chess.

Hyderabad Police in connection with the case of phone tapping and destroying certain computer systems and official data. During investigation, Additional DCP Thirupathanna and Additional Superintendent of Police N Bhujanga Rao, were arrested, an official release from Hyderabad police late on Saturday night said. The two police officials had earlier worked as Additional Superintendents of Police in the Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) and Intelligence Department, respectively. They were accused of colluding with suspended DSP of the SIB, D Praneeth Rao, who was earlier arrested by Hyderabad police for allegedly erasing the intelligence information from various electronic gadgets as well as for alleged phone tapping during the previous BRS regime. «During the questioning, the two police officials have confessed about their involvement in the reported crimes including conspiracy to monitor private persons illegally by developing their profiles abusing their official positions; to cause disappearance of evidence by destroying the public property to conceal their involvement in collusion with the already arrested D Praneeth Kumar alias Praneeth Rao, DSP (under suspension) and some other persons», the release said. Further investigation is under progress, they said.

UK and Oman are expected to figure in the commerce ministry's 100-day agenda roadmap for the new government, an official said. The ministry will also focus on issues pertaining to the exporting community with a view to promoting the country's outbound shipments. Further talks between India and Australia to expand the scope of existing economic cooperation and trade agreement (ECTA) for a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement (CECA) are also progressing at a healthy rate. The exercise assumes significance as while chairing a Cabinet meeting on March 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the ministers to meet secretaries and other officials of their respective ministries to discuss how the agenda for the first 100 days and the next five years can be better implemented.

Election Commission has issued directions to take disciplinary action against the subdivisional magistrate of Amloh in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib district for being absent from poll duty. Directions have been issued for taking disciplinary action against Amardeep Singh Thind, the assistant returning officer-cum-subdivisional magistrate, for his absence. In a statement, Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C on Sunday said the Election Commission has replaced Thind with Punjab Civil Services officer Karandeep Singh as assistant returning officer-cum-subdivisional magistrate to ensure smooth conduct of the poll process. The Election Commission has also asked for a report on the disciplinary action against Thind.

Stability AI Founder and CEO, Emad Mostaque, has resigned from his role to pursue 'decentralised artificial intelligence (AI)'. Backed by investors like Lightspeed Venture Partners and Coatue Management, Stability AI has appointed Shan Shan Wong, its Chief Operating Officer, and Christian Laforte, Chief Technology Officer, as the interim co-CEOs of Stability AI.

Yemen Saturday by ballistic missiles fired by H0uthi rebels, who have intensified strikes on Red Sea shipping, the US military said. The Panamanian-flagged, Chinese-owned and operated Huang Pu issued a distress call but did not request assistance, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on social media platform X early on Sunday.

Paytm, has in an exchange filing on March 24 announced that Praveen Sharma, Senior Vice President - Business, formally resigned from his position on Saturday. Sharma is pursuing "other opportunities" in the next phase of his professional journey. Before his tenure at Paytm, Sharma held leadership roles at Google for nine years, focusing on India and the APAC region, as per an ANI report.

RR vs LSG IPL 2024: When and where to watch? Live streaming details and more A well-balanced Rajasthan Royals will have plenty of options to choose from in the opening match, boasting explosive batsmen like Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler alongside key bowlers like Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal and Trent Boult. LSG, on the other hand, also have a finely-tuned squad but will have some tough decisions to make with the recent injury losses of Mark Wood and David Willey.

light rainfall/snowfall over Western Himalayan Region on 23rd & 24th March over Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad. On Saturday, over 300 people who were stranded at various places in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh due to heavy snowfall were airlifted by the Indian Air Force, an official said as reported by PTI. Heavy snowfall led to closure of the 434-km Srinagar-Leh National Highway.

NEW DELHI : India’s purportedly dormant postal department has been alive and kicking successfully in an unexpected quarter—life insurance. The Postal Life Insurance scheme, a policy first introduced in 1884, has grown at 14.5% year-on-year so far this financial year—in terms of premium income between April and February. It’s grown in double digits for the first time since FY21, far outpacing the rest of the industry.

S Jaishankar has reiterated India's firm stance on the territorial integrity of Arunachal Pradesh during his visit to Singapore, strongly opposing China's claims over the northeastern state, as per an ANI report. Speaking at the Institute of South Asian Studies of the National University of Singapore, Jaishankar dismissed China's claims as "ludicrous," affirming that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India based on its status within the country, not on external assertions. Responding to recent assertions by China, he said that India has consistently rejected such claims, reiterating that Arunachal Pradesh is an inherent part of the nation.

Himanta Biswa Sarma said his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal effectively invited his own arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) due to his repeated failure to respond to summonses, suggesting that it might have been a tactic to garner political sympathy. Sarma emphasised that when a person disregards nine summonses from the ED, it indicates a deliberate invitation for arrest. He remarked that if Kejriwal had complied with the initial summonses, his arrest might have been avoided. Speaking to reporters at the state BJP headquarters here after a poll-preparedness meeting on Saturday, Sarma said, «If the ED serves someone nine summonses and that person doesn't show up, it is evident that he is inviting his arrest. The ED didn't arrest Kejriwal, he invited the agency to arrest him.»

BEIJING (Reuters) -China will carefully study issues of market access and cross-border data flows and will soon issue new regulations in these areas, Premier Li Qiang told an audience of global CEOs and Chinese policymakers on Sunday.