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Unlike the frenetic energy of previous days, this alignment emphasizes deliberate action and the pursuit of true contentment. The essence of Taurus lies in relishing the tangible—savoring flavors, indulging in rich textures, and anchoring oneself in a deep sense of security. This is not about mindless luxury; it is about appreciating the wealth already available in one's surroundings. The astrological guidance of the day nudges individuals to immerse themselves in mindful living, allowing space for reflection and purpose-driven choices.

U.S. Military Pay Chart 2025 is a necessary reference for financial remuneration. Pay in the military is tiered by rank and years of service so that remuneration is equitable as per experience and responsibility. The US Military Pay Chart 2025 provides structured pay scales for members of the military with allowances, incentives, and benefits included. Besides basic salaries, military members also receive supplementary financial assistance, such as free medical care, housing allowance, retirement pay, and special allowances, to ensure their total compensation package is competitive and complete.

special CBI court has asked the accused booked by CBI in the IRCTC hotels case to resume their counterarguments against framing of charges on April 21 so that arguments can be concluded without further delay by April 26. The court will hear the counterarguments on a day-to-day basis from April 21. Lalu Prasad and five co-accused charge sheeted by CBI in the case have filed separate pleas seeking discharge.

JD Vance spoke to US service members in Greenland about its importance to national security. He admitted he recently realized its strategic role. His visit followed President Donald Trump’s view that the US needs Greenland for security. The trip faced backlash from Greenland and Denmark.

Zomi Council has alleged bias in the Manipur government's handling of missing persons cases, claiming selective action based on community identity. The controversy follows the government's announcement of a ₹10 lakh reward for credible information on Luwangthem Mukesh, a 20-year-old from Imphal West, who went missing on March 16, 2025. The case was officially registered under FIR No. 90(3)2025IPSu/s140(1)/142/3(5) BNS at Imphal Police Station. In response, the Zomi Council stated, «The state's glaring partiality is alarming. While swift action and a significant cash reward were announced for Luwangthem Mukesh, similar cases involving Zomi individuals, such as Muangpu Langel's abduction in Jiribam on June 6, 2024, by Arambai Tenggol, remain ignored. Over 11 marginalized individuals are still missing, yet authorities have not taken substantive action.» The council further demanded equal treatment, saying, «The ₹10 lakh reward should be applied equitably in all cases, ensuring justice for Zomi and other tribal communities. This disparity reflects systemic discrimination, which must be rectified. If justice continues to be denied, every democratic recourse will be pursued to uphold fundamental rights.» Meanwhile, in a coordinated effort between March 26-29, 2025, Indian Army and Assam Rifles, under Spear Corps, conducted multiple operations in Manipur. Working alongside Manipur Police, CRPF, BSF, and ITBP, they recovered 29 weapons, explosives, and ammunition from various districts, including Kangpokpi, Tengnoupal, Chandel, Senapati, Jiribam, and Bishnupur.

Shivalik, the only small finance bank to have transformed from an urban cooperative bank, is looking to acquire a non-banking finance company (NBFC) with focus on secured business. three people familiar with the development said. Secured advances include collateralized assets, like a home-loan financed house that can be used as a security when instalments go unpaid.

Shadowfax has converted itself to a public entity, according to regulatory filings with the corporate affairs ministry. It is a key step ahead of Shadowfax’s plan to file draft papers for its initial public offering (IPO), which could happen in the next three-four months according to people familiar with the matter. The company has appointed ICICI Securities, JM Financial and Morgan Stanley as the bankers for its public offering. “The company is proposing to undertake an initial public offer… comprising of fresh issuance of equity shares… and an offer for sale by certain existing shareholders of the company, and list the equity shares on one or more of the stock exchanges,” it said in the filing.

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the government has decided to convert the operator’s outstanding spectrum auction dues, including deferred dues repayable after expiry of the moratorium period, into equity shares worth Rs 36,950 crore. The move — as sought by the beleaguered telco — will take the government’s stake in Vi to around 48.99% from 22.6% now. Vi’s promoters — UK’s Vodafone Plc and India’s Aditya Birla Group (ABG) — though, will continue to have operational control of the company. “…the ministry of communications, in line with the September 2021 Reforms and Support Package for the Telecom Sector, has decided to convert the outstanding spectrum auction dues, including deferred dues repayable after expiry of the moratorium period, into equity shares to be issued to the Government of India under Section 62(4) of the Companies Act, 2013,” Vi said in an exchange filing Sunday evening.

Vodafone Idea on Sunday announced that the government stake in the company will increase to 48.99 per cent with fresh acquisition of shares worth Rs 36,950 crore. The development is in line with the September 2021 Reforms and Support Package for Telecom Sector. The telecom operator's outstanding spectrum auction dues, including deferred dues repayable after expiry of the moratorium period, will be converted into equity shares to be issued to the Government of India under Section 62(4) of the Companies Act, 2013, the company said in an exchange release. The acquisition was communicated to the company through an order on March 29 and was received by the company today.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Regulations need to have a balanced approach, the chief of India’s market regulator said during a keynote session at the Mint India Investment Summit 2025 held recently. Tuhin Kanta Pandey, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), also said that high entry barriers could be the cause of the low number of registered investment advisors (RIAs) in India, adding that the RIA business should evolve to a paid one.

Shriram Finance Ltd, the flagship company of diversified conglomerate Shriram Group, is set to cross Rs 3 lakh crore in assets during the next financial year starting April 1 with loan growth of 15 per cent. «We expect 15 per cent credit growth for FY26 if the GDP grows at 6.5 per cent. Usually, loan growth is more than 2 times of the GDP. Higher the GDP growth, higher is the demand for loan,» Shriram Finance executive vice chairman Umesh G Revankar told PTI. Asked about the asset book target, he said, it should cross Rs 3 lakh crore in FY26 and this financial year would close over Rs 2.5 lakh crore. Shriram Finance would end the current financial year with 18 per cent credit growth although the guidance was 15 per cent, he said, adding, the company has exceeded its target.

Signal chat leak row mounted troubles for US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, he is under fire again- this time for allegedly bring his wife to high-sensitive military meetings, reports the Wall Street Journal. Pete Hegseth's wife attended two meetings with foreign defense officials during which sensitive information was discussed, the report stated. The WSJ's report on Pete Hegseth comes at a time when he is already facing scrutiny for detailing plans of a military strike in a group chat on Signal, made public by a journalist at the Atlantic who had been added to the chat. Multiple Democrats have called for his resignation while a bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to the defense department calling for an inquiry into the group chat. ALSO READ: 'I am almost done...': Elon Musk to quit DOGE and leave Washington DC after $1 trillion in US govt cuts

«We are negotiating under fire… We can see cracks beginning to appear» in what the group demanded in its negotiations, Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting. Netanyahu's remarks came as mediators — Egypt, Qatar, and the United States — continued efforts to broker a ceasefire and secure the release of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza. A senior Hamas official stated on Saturday that the group had approved a new ceasefire proposal put forward by mediators and urged Israel to support it. Netanyahu's office confirmed receipt of the proposal and said Israel had submitted a counterproposal.

Trump. The March 5 notice raised alarms from immigration and free speech advocates because it appears to expand the government's reach in social media surveillance to people already vetted and in the U.S. legally, such as asylum seekers, green card and citizenship applicants — and not just those applying to enter the country. That said, social media monitoring by immigration officials has been a practice for over a decade, since at least the second Obama administration and ramping up under Trump's first term. Below are some questions and answers on what the new proposal means and how it might expand social media surveillance.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The United States Federal Reserve has raised some questions recently, since it has decided to slow the pace at which it is shrinking its pile of over $4 trillion Treasury securities. For example: Is it merely preparing for an adjustment to the federal debt limit, or is it trying to avert a crisis in the US government bond market? With apologies for dampening the drama, I’m going with the mundane explanation.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In a recent finding that could reshape public health policy globally, a new research study demonstrates that the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), India’s flagship healthcare programme, is achieving far more than its primary objective. It is fundamentally transforming the financial resilience of India’s poor, creating a silent yet powerful ripple effect throughout the economy.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Washington Post technology reporter Eva Dou’s House of Huawei promises to unravel the enigma of the Chinese telecom titan Ren Zhengfei, and how he built the world’s largest telecommunications equipment company by revenue. That it ends up more like a diligent history lesson than a sharp expose isn’t entirely Dou’s fault.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that Japan was indispensable in tackling Chinese aggression by helping Washington establish a «credible» deterrence in the region, including across the Taiwan Strait. «We share a warrior ethos that defines our forces,» Hegseth told Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani at a meeting in Tokyo. Calling Japan a «cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific», the Pentagon indicated that suggested President Donald Trump's government would, like past administrations, continue to work closely with its key Asian ally. Japan hosts around 50,000 U.S. military personnel, squadrons of fighter squadrons and Washington's only forward deployed aircraft carrier strike group along a 3,000-km (1,900-mile) archipelago that helps hem in Chinese military power. Hegseth's praise of Japan contrasts with the criticism he levelled at European allies in February, telling them they should not assume the U.S. presence there would last forever.

Donald Trump was consumed by a single question. What should he do about his national security adviser, Michael Waltz? «Should I fire him?» he asked aides and allies as the fallout continued over the stunning leak of a Signal group chat set up by Waltz, who had inadvertently added a journalist to the thread about an upcoming military strike in Yemen. In public, Trump's default position has been to defend Waltz and attack the media. On Tuesday, the day after Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic broke the story about being included in the chat, the president said Waltz was a «good man» who had nothing to apologize for. But behind the scenes, Trump has been asking people inside and outside the administration what they thought he should do. He told allies that he was unhappy with the press coverage but that he did not want to be seen as caving to a media swarm, according to several people briefed on his comments. And he said he was reluctant to fire people in the senior ranks so early in his second term.

flash floods. Millions of people could face severe weather conditions from Saturday through Monday. Travel disruptions and infrastructure damage are expected.