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Pakistan on Sunday protested India's action on a Karachi-bound ship from China on suspicion of 'consignment for nuclear programme'. Calling the action an "unjustified seizure" of commercial goods destined for Karachi, Pakistan clarified that the consignment was a "simple case" of the import of a commercial lathe machine by a commercial entity which supplies parts to the automobile industry in this country.

Indian Idol 14: Vaibhav Gupta emerged as the winner of the 14th season of the popular singing reality show, Indian Idol. He walked away with a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh. Gupta, who hails from Kanpur, also won a car apart from the prize money and a trophy. Subhadeep Das Chowdhury secured the first runner-up position, receiving a prize of Rs 5 lakh.

U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday to notch another winning week as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both ended at new records amid an ongoing rally in AI-linked tech shares.

Pakistan on Sunday protested India's «unjustified seizure» of commercial goods destined for Karachi, saying the consignment was a «simple case» of import of a commercial lathe machine by a commercial entity which supplies parts to the automobile industry in this country. The comments by the Foreign Office came after security agencies at Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port intercepted and seized the consignment of a Karachi-bound ship from China after it was found carrying a dual-use consignment with implications for Pakistan's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. Customs officials, acting on intelligence, halted the Malta-flagged merchant ship — CMA CGM Attila — en route to Karachi on January 23 and, during its inspection, found that the consignment had a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine, manufactured by an Italian company, known for its precision and efficiency controlled by a computer system.

India is expected to be fast-tracked now that the major hurdle of mandatory 30 days of Congressional notification is likely to pass without any objection from the lawmakers on Sunday, but for the routine procedural matters posed by the upcoming general elections. The Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified the US Congress in February about the determination of the State Department of a possible Foreign Military Sale to India of 31 MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of USD 3.99 billion. The 31 MQ9-B SkyGuardian Drones itself cost USD 1.70 billion, while the rest of the services including technology and equipment are estimated to cost USD 2.29 billion. In addition to 31 MQ-9B SkyGuardian Aircraft, the proposed deal includes 161 Embedded Global Positioning & Inertial Navigation Systems (EGIs), 35 L3 Rio Grande Communications Intelligence Sensor Suite. «This sale is necessary in furtherance of the US foreign policy and national security objectives,» the notification said.

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Shehbaz Sharif will take oath as 24th prime minister of Pakistan on Monday, reported ARY News citing sources. President Arif Alvi will administer the oath to Shehbaz Sharif in a ceremony held at the President's residence at 3 pm tomorrow, the report added. Army Chief General Asim Munir, caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar, Chief Ministers, and governors of all provinces, are likely to participate in the oath-taking ceremony.

SJVN Ltd on Sunday said its arm SJVN Green Energy has bagged a 200 MW solar project in an e-Reverse Auction conducted by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam. This project is to be developed by SJVN Green Energy on a build-own-and-operate basis at the tentative development cost of Rs 1,100 crore, a company statement said. According to the statement, SJVN bagged the 200 MW capacity in the tariff-based competitive bidding for the development of solar projects in the 1,125 MW Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL) Solar Park at Khavda, Gujarat. SJVN through its wholly-owned subsidiary SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL) has secured a 200 MW Solar Project at a tariff of Rs 2.66 per unit in an e-Reverse Auction conducted by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL).

AI) and Deepfakes, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has stated that these pose a threat to India’s national security. “When we think of security, it is not just the defence of the borders, it is not countering terrorism alone…. But there is the daily routine which is so susceptible today to manipulation and this is growing,” Jaishankar said during a discussion about his latest book organised by India’s leading public policy body Ananta Aspen Centre here on Saturday evening. “Today foreign interference in this country is growing. It is important for the average person to understand how the world is changing because it is an era of AI and deepfakes,” he said.

Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday mistakenly called himself «leader of the opposition» in his victory speech in the National Assembly. Shehbaz, who was the consensus candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for the prime minister's post, received 201 votes in the 336-member house. His challenger Omar Ayub Khan of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) secured only 92 votes. In his victory speech, the 72-year-old PML-N president thanked his elder brother Nawaz and all the allies for putting their trust in him.

Farmer leaders Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Sunday gave a call to the farmers across the nation to reach Delhi on March 6 for a protest while they also gave a four-hour 'rail roko' countrywide call for March 10 in support of their various demands. The two farmer leaders asserted that the farmers' ongoing agitation will be intensified at the existing protest points and will continue till their demands are met by the government. They were speaking in Bathinda district's Balloh village, the native village of a farmer who died recently during clashes with the Haryana security personnel in Khanauri. Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) are spearheading the 'Delhi Chalo' march by the farmers to press the government to accept their demands, which includes that the Centre should give a legal guarantee of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for the crops.

NEW DELHI : The governor of Argentina’s lithium-rich Catamarca province Raúl Jalil is to visit India this year, said the country’s largest state-owned mining firm Camyen, in a potential boost to in India’s lithium sourcing play. India is keen to secure assured supplies of lithium, widely used in making batteries for electric vehicles. In January this year, Camyen and India’s state-owned mining firm Kabil signed an agreement for the latter to explore and develop five lithium blocks.

13th Ministerial Conference of the WTO concluded with the acceptance of the Abu Dhabi Declaration on Saturday, but missed an agreement in either fisheries or agriculture, as India decided to defend its farmer-friendly policies. “Our objective was that our farmers and our fishermen should not face any kind of harm, no crisis should come, and in that, we successfully did not allow any such decision to be taken that would harm any farmer or fishermen," Union Minister Piyush Goyal said after the conference.

There is a correction seen in mid- and smallcap stocks and it is expected to continue, with regulators urging disclosure of associated risks to AMCs.

Multiple fund manager/fund house: When you create a portfolio using four to five MFs, you are exposed to multiple fund managers/ fund houses; however in the case of PMS you stick with a single fund manager or fund house, increasing your fund manager risk considerably, especially while investing higher. Multiple fund managers also help you experience different styles of investment management. Taxation: In both MF & PMS the fund manager engages in buying and selling of securities depending on the market conditions.

ALSO READ: Dr Harsh Vardhan quits politics: Former Health Minister returning to his ENT clinic at Krishna Nagar While in 2014, Dr Vardhan secured 4,37,938 votes, compared to Aam Aadmi Party's Astutosh, who received 3,01,618 votes. Citing the reasons for bidding farewell to the political arena, Harsh Vardhan said he looked forward to returning to his roots as an ENT specialist and would begin his practice at Krishna Nagar. "I move on, I really can’t wait.

government may consider handing over the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) if the need arises. Speaking about the blast at popular eatery at Brookefield on March 1, which left 10 people injured, the chief minister said that the Central Crime Branch (CCB) is investigating the matter. On the BJP's demand for an NIA probe, Siddaramaiah said, «We will see.

fielding new faces on seven Lok Sabha seats in the first list of 15 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats of Rajasthan, the remaining sitting MPs are apprehensive about the feedback the party high command might have regarding their winnability. With winnability being the paramount factor for the party in order to secure all 25 seats in the upcoming elections, the fate of the remaining 10 incumbent MPs hangs in balance. In the first list announced on Saturday, the BJP retained eight sitting MPs and gave tickets to new faces on seven seats. Two of the seven seats were vacant after the sitting MPs won the 2023 assembly elections. Candidates for Bikaner, Churu, Sikar, Alwar, Bharatpur, Nagaur, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Kota and Jhalawar-Baran have been declared in the first list while announcement of tickets for Ajmer, Bhilwara, Dausa, Ganganagar, Jaipur, Jaipur Rural, Jhunjhunu, Karauli-Dholpur, Rajsamand and Tonk-Sawai Madhopur is awaited.

Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced candidates for 51 seats. This declaration sheds light on the political landscape in the state, offering insights into the contest dynamics. The BJP's decision comes in the wake of its coalition partner, the Samajwadi Party (SP), revealing candidates for 31 seats, a significant move shaping the electoral narrative. However, the SP's initial decision to contest from Varanasi was later retracted due to an arrangement with the Congress regarding seat-sharing. Meanwhile, amidst fervent calls from party supporters urging the fielding of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from Amethi and Raebareli constituencies, the Congress is yet to finalize its list of candidates.