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US Army vessel carrying equipment for building a temporary pier in Gaza was on its way to the Mediterranean on Sunday, three days after US President Joe Biden announced plans to increase aid deliveries by sea to the besieged enclave where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are going hungry. The new push for aid came in the final hours before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which could start as early as Sunday evening, depending on the sighting of a crescent moon. Hopes for a new cease-fire by Ramadan faded days ago with negotiations apparently stalled. The opening of the sea corridor, along with airdrops by the US, Jordan and others, showed growing alarm over Gaza's deadly humanitarian crisis and a new willingness to bypass Israeli control over land shipments. Israel said that it welcomed the sea deliveries and would inspect Gaza-bound cargo before it leaves a staging area in nearby Cyprus.

Sachin Tendulkar, the demi-god of Indian cricket, on Sunday criticized the way Mumbai batters played against Vidarbha in the final of the Ranji Trophy at the Wankhede Stadium. Tendulkar was left disappointed at the batting performance of Mumbai as the home team suffered a middle-order collapse, which included another flop show from skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer despite a strong opening partnership between Prithvi Shaw and Bhupen Lalwani. Prithvi Shaw and Bhupen Lalwani gave Mumbai a strong start with an 81-run stand before Yash Thakur dismissed Lalwani.

Indian Energy Exchange stood at ₹3.69 per unit, against ₹4.90 per unit last month, showed data on the exchange website. On a year-on-year basis, the price in the real-time market for the first five days of March was ₹2.8 per unit or 57% lower. "Sell-side liquidity on the exchange has surged by nearly 90% in the initial five days of March.

Arun Goel resigned as election commissioner, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday asked whether the Election Commission is working under pressure. «Just before the elections, whose pressure there is on the Election Commission which is a constitutional body,» Yadav told reporters here when asked about Goel's resignation. He also said that such a thing has happened several times in the BJP rule, when officials have had to leave their job due to pressure. «The resignation (of Arun Goel) raises questions that whose pressure is there on the Election Commission,» the former chief minister said.

Russia-Ukraine conflict raged in 2022, the United States started «preparing rigorously» for a potential nuclear strike by Moscow against Kyiv, in what would have been the first nuclear attack since the US dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki nearly eighty years before, CNN reported citing two senior administration officials. The report stated that outreach from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other countries also played an important role in averting the crisis. The Biden administration was specifically concerned Russia might use a tactical or battlefield nuclear weapon, the officials said.

Oscars 2024 will be held on Sunday evening at Dolby Theatres. It will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. There will be red carpet event before the main Academy Awards ceremony. Oscars 2024 ceremony will commence one hour ahead of the traditional beginning time at 7 pm (ET) or 4 pm (PT) on March 10 in the US.

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On Sunday, Shiba Inu takes a minor 1% dip in its price to $0.000035 with Shiba Inu’s substantial $20.67 billion market capitalization that not only underscores its significant market presence but also cements its status within the top ten cryptocurrencies.

Akhilesh Yadav's statement regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming the party is going to win again and the "hooliganism" of the Samajwadi Party is going to lose again. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Keshav Prasad Maurya warned the Samajwadi Party (SP) chief in a post on social media platform 'X' «SP chief Shri Akhilesh Yadav ji should keep in mind that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji is the most popular leader not only in India but in the world,» Maurya said in his post. «The BJP won the 2014/2017/2019 and 2022 elections (Lok Sabha-Vidhan Sabha) and is going to win 2024 also. The SP's hooliganism is going to lose again. India will not tolerate Modi ji's insult,» he said.

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Delhi High Court has issued a show-cause notice to the resolution professional of crisis-hit 'Go First' airline, asking why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for prima facie willfully disobeying judicial orders on allowing inspection and maintenance of lessors' aircraft. The high court said the RP (Resolution Professional) cannot plead difficulties in the implementation of the October 12, 2023, judgment after contempt proceedings have been filed by a lessor seeking to enforce court orders. «Prima facie, the orders of this court have been wilfully disobeyed by the respondent/ RP. Issue notice to show cause as to why proceedings of contempt be not initiated...,» Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju said. The counsel for the RP submitted that he was willing to revert to the position regarding the maintenance of the aircraft.

British pound is beating more than 90% of the world’s currencies this year on signs the nation’s economy is holding up better than expected, keeping interest rates higher for longer. Only 11 currencies — including those of Kenya, Zambia and Sri Lanka — have outperformed sterling in 2024, according to a universe of more than 140 global foreign-exchange rates tracked by Bloomberg.

equity mutual funds showed. PSU funds offered the highest average return of 21.72% in 2024 so far. There were around five schemes in the category and these schemes also offered double-digit returns in the year-to-date horizon. CPSE ETF, the topper in the category, offered 25.53% this year. ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Fund offered 22.89%, followed by SBI PSU Fund which gave 20.22%.

Russia is expected to cement President Vladimir Putin's grip on power until at least 2030. Any opposition figures who could have challenged him are either in prison or exiled abroad. Independent media outlets that could show criticism of his policies have been blocked. And the Kremlin maintains rigid control over the political system and electoral process in the country of 146 million.

European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged for a fourth meeting as a softer outlook for inflation and economic growth bolstered expectations for cuts starting in June. Separate data showed the euro-area economy stagnated at the end of last year, underscoring the central bank’s forecast for slower growth in 2024 than previously estimated. In the US, the unemployment rate climbed to a two-year high in February even as hiring remained healthy, pointing to a cooler yet resilient labour market. In Japan, inflation in Tokyo last month surged back above the central bank’s target, bolstering the case to raise interest rates.

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India's retail inflation is expected to come in at 5.08% in February, broadly unchanged from 5.10% recorded in the previous month, a median estimate of 20 economists polled by Mint showed. While prices of food items saw an uptick on a sequential basis, a favourable base effect is seen as offsetting the impact.

class sizes across Canada, a new study is suggesting “smaller class sizes” may not give students a boost after all.The study found minimizing the number of students in classrooms did not lead to better grades, and suggests it may even decrease their odds at achieving the best results. The study looked at data from Macau, China and Japan, of 2,700 “disadvantaged” secondary school students with class sizes of 15 or fewer pupils to more than 50.It notes the quantity of teachers didn’t increase the odds for students from what they deemed the poorest backgrounds.

Further, macroeconomic data such as consumer price inflation and industrial production will also be tracked by investors.