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Apple is gearing up for the release of its highly anticipated new iPad Pro and iPad Air models, with a targeted launch in early May. The original launch window, speculated to be in late March or early April, was postponed due to software enhancements and the intricate manufacturing processes involved in incorporating new OLED displays into the iPad Pro lineup. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple's suppliers have accelerated the production of these cutting-edge devices, signalling an imminent launch. Gurman notes that while the company is still finalizing software updates for the iPads, significant upgrades are on the horizon.

Dali collided with Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, leading to a controversial response. A US-based webcomic, Foxford Comics, posted a cartoon the day after the incident, captioned «Last known recording from inside the Dali moments before impact,» which has sparked outrage. The collision occurred when the Indian crew operating the Dali lost power, causing it to collide with a concrete pier supporting the bridge. This impact resulted in a significant portion of the bridge collapsing into approximately 50 feet of freezing water below. However, the crew's quick thinking and Mayday call alerted authorities, enabling them to swiftly shut down traffic on the bridge, potentially saving lives.

AAP is expecting more than one lakh people from Punjab to participate in the INDIA bloc's rally in Delhi on Sunday, said a senior party leader on Saturday. The opposition INDIA bloc will hold a 'Maharally' at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on March 31 to «safeguard» the country's interests and democracy, the Aam Aadmi Party had earlier said. The rally was announced after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an excise policy-linked money-laundering case. From Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, cabinet ministers and MLAs will participate in the rally.

The upcoming debut of DOGE20 has sparked anticipation, with analysts like DonAlt suggesting Dogecoin’s price could soar to $4.

Congress leaders to the BJP in Madhya Pradesh ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, terms like 'garbage' and 'trash bins' have become part of the political discourse as the opposition party is using them to target the turncoats while the ruling party is seen hitting back in the same style. After a Congress leader termed his party turncoats as garbage, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders also hit back at the opposition party with the «trash bin» remark. Senior Congress leader K K Mishra, media advisor to state party chief Jitu Patwari, recently said the BJP has become a dustbin, into which the trash of the Congress is being thrown. Another senior Congress leader and party's national secretary Satyanarayan Patel last week equated the turncoats with the garbage thrown into dumping grounds. Asked about the dustbin jibe of Congress leaders, state cabinet minister Prahlad Patel told reporters on Friday, «The Narendra Modi government has put up two-three bins for the garbage, including those for dry, wet and medical waste. Now medical waste is remaining.» Reacting to the minister's comment, K K Mishra told PTI that the BJP has finally accepted the truth.

Congress asserted on Saturday that the INDIA opposition bloc's "Loktantra Bachao Rally" that will be held at the Ramlila Maidan here is not aimed at protecting a person but at saving the Constitution and democracy. The opposition party said a «strong message» will be sent out from the rally on Sunday to Lok Kalyan Marg (where the prime minister's residence is located) that the BJP-led government's «time is up». Addressing a press conference on the rally, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi will address the rally, among other senior leaders. «It is not a person-specific rally. That is why it is called Loktantra Bachao Rally. This is not one party's rally, about 27-28 parties are involved in it. All constituents of the INDIA jan bandhan will be taking part in the rally,» Ramesh said.

Stocks to buy in FY25: After touching a three-month low in mid-March 2024, the small-cap and mid-cap indices witnessed strong upside in the last fortnight of FY24. This has created a buzz in these segments when the Indian stock market resumes activities in the new financial year.

₹1,800 crore notice. According to an India Today report, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "Two more notices were sent to us last night". He reiterated that Congress was a target of "tax terrorism".

Buy or sell stocks: After moving into a narrow range movement in the last few sessions, the Indian stock market witnessed a decisive intraday upside breakout on Thursday. The Nifty 50 index gained 203 points and closed at the 22,326 level, the BSE Sensex surged 655 points and closed at the 73,651 mark whereas the Bank Nifty index shot up 338 points and ended at the 47,124 level. In the broad market, the small-cap index gained 0.33 percent while the mid-cap index scaled 0.62 percent north on the last trade session of FY24.

Tomorrow's IPL Match: Delhi Capitals (DC) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will clash on March 31 at the Dr. Y.S.Rajashekar Reddy ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The match will start at 7:30 PM.

BENGALURU : Amid a year of turbulence for leading domestic IT service providers, smaller niche markets are emerging as promising avenues for sustained growth. However, while India’s top five IT companies are expected to benefit from it, midcaps and smaller exporters may face challenges as larger peers target their key markets.

bad bank, the National Asset Reconstruction Co (NARCL), has finalised nine transactions worth more than ₹24,000 crore in bank debt in the last work week of FY24, people aware of the developments said, pointing to a frenetic pace of deal making after a relative lull through virtually the entire second half of the fiscal year ending Sunday. Over the past four days, it has completed the transfer of six accounts. The NARCL made the upfront payments and issued the necessary security receipts (SRs) guaranteed by the government for the six accounts with a total debt count of Rs 9,415 crore. “Banks have so far received the cash and the SRs guaranteed by the government in the last couple of days for six accounts,” said a banker aware of the details. “The documentation and guarantees are being issued on the remaining three accounts on Friday, and the process could be completed on Saturday.”

annual rate of 2.5 per cent in February, up 0.1 percentage points from a month earlier. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index data released on Friday "is what we were expecting," Powell said, and even though the numbers showed less of a slowdown than last year, "you won't see us overreacting." The data last month were "not as low as most of the good readings we got in the second half of last year, but it's definitely more along the lines of what we want to see," Powell said during an appearance at the San Francisco Fed where he was interviewed by Kai Ryssdal of public radio's "Marketplace" program.

Also Read: Fed need not be in hurry to cut rates, inflation data within expectations: Jerome Powell In the 12 months through February, PCE inflation --which strips out the volatile food and energy components, advanced 2.5 per cent after increasing 2.4 per cent in January. The data for January was revised higher to show the PCE price index climbing 0.4 per cent instead of 0.3 per cent as previously reported. Goods prices rose 0.5 per cent last month, boosted by a 3.4 per cent jump in the cost of gasoline and other energy products.

NEW DELHI : Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd said it is overhauling its technology and innovation centre, which includes a pruning of expenses by 50% and a restructuring of its team on the advice of a new management oversight panel. The measures are in line with managing director and chief executive Punit Goenka’s approach to optimise resources and arrive at a cost-effective structure to drive growth, the company said in a statement on Friday. Based on guidance from Zee’s board during the recently conducted monthly management mentorship program, Goenka has pruned the technology centre’s structure by about 50% and streamlined its scope of work, the company said.

rate cut from the Federal Reserve on the table. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 0.3% last month, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Friday. Data for January was revised higher to show the PCE price index climbing 0.4% instead of 0.3% as previously reported.

Bollywood actress Kangana Rananaut, who is contesting Lok Sabha Elections from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, recently claimed that the political party of Congress was rife with nepotism just like Bollywood was. She said that the INC (Indian National Congress), was complicit in nepotism, just as much as the Indian film industry is. In an interview with Times Now, she called lambasted the Congress political party for supporting nepotism as it had several Gandhi family members in important positions. She called Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra as “nepo babies who came to India from Mars..” “The Congress has always been an appalling party for me. The nepotism in the party has been hugely problematic for me because I was a target of the same system in my industry. I had condemned it openly, I fought against it. Something that was exploiting me… Nepotism, groupism, dynastic politics… I despise this party," she told the news publication.

Income Tax Department's notice of ₹1,700 crore to the grand old party, saying the officials are being used as the ‘gundas’ of the ruling party. AICC general secretary in-charge KC Venugopal accused the Narendra Modi-led government of trying to “financially strangulate" the opposition parties during the election time. “The Narendra Modi government is doing this with the specific purpose of bankrupting the Congress party at a time when we are facing elections," the Congress leader told media persons as quoted by PTI. He pointed out that the political parties are usually exempted from paying taxes, but this penalty is in the name of delay in filing returns.

Russian missile and drone attacks hit thermal and hydro power plants in central and western Ukraine, power grid operator Ukrenergo said on Friday, the latest assault on the already damaged power infrastructure. «During the night, the Russians struck again at energy facilities in a massive and combined attack,» Ukrenergo said on the Telegram messaging app.

US stocks ended on a positive note amid expectations that the world’s biggest economy will be able to achieve a soft landing. Japanese, South Korean and mainland Chinese stocks also rose, with much of the region, including Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore closed for a public holiday.