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Both teams will be looking to secure their first win after disappointing starts to the season. MI, led by Hardik Pandya in his return to the team after serving a one-match ban, will aim to bounce back from a loss to Chennai Super Kings. Gujarat Titans, on the other hand, narrowly missed out on a win in their season opener, falling just 11 runs short against Punjab Kings.

WAYANAD: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday accused the Centre of undermining the democratic process in Parliament and preventing proper discussions. Addressing reporters here, the MP said the union government's approach is to avoid discussions by any means possible, using various tactics to do so.

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank inaugurated six new branches under its expansion plan across the country, including a new branch in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, a top official said. The Tuticorin-based bank inaugurated a branch in Rathinapuri, Coimbatore; two branches in P N Road and Peruntholuvu in the Tiruppur district; Ettayapuram in Tuticorin; Karimnagar in Telangana; and Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. «Our bank has opened six new branches. We also have plans to open many more branches in the near future across India. It gives us immense pleasure to share this momentous expansion with all our stakeholders,» the bank's Managing Director and CEO, Salee S Nair, said in a statement on Saturday. The bank reported a 6 per cent rise in its October-December 2024 net profit at Rs 300.24 crore, up from Rs 284.23 crore registered in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.

«Climate change is staring at each of us and environmental consciousness and responsible actions by people and businesses can help both the ecology and the economy,» they said at the 'Sasmrti — The Responsible Luxury Roundtable' in New Delhi. The deliberations were organised by Shweta Thakur Nanda, and Gautam Gupta, co-owner of luxury fashion brand 'Asha Gautam'. Speaking at the function, Blossom Kochhar, Chairperson, Blossom Kochhar Group of Companies, said that the industry must act and live sustainably not just for «ourselves but for our future generations». Sharing similar views, Lipika Sud, Founder Director of LIpika Sud Interiors, said that the true impact will come from collaboration of businesses, designers, policymakers, and consumers towards sustainable practices.

Both teams are coming off opening-game defeats and will be eager to get their first points on the board. With both sides boasting power-packed batting lineups, the surface at Ahmedabad is expected to play a significant role in shaping the contest. While Mumbai Indians will rely on their experienced top order, including Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav, Gujarat Titans will look to captain Shubman Gill and the in-form Jos Buttler to fire. Meanwhile, the bowlers from both teams will need to adjust their strategies based on the pitch behavior, making the toss and game-time conditions even more crucial.

Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has declared the Class 10 Matric Result 2025 today. Along with the results, the board has also released the list of top-performing students across the state. The Bihar state government will honor these students with monetary rewards and awards in a public ceremony. This year, four students have scored equal makes to top the exam.

Amit Shah has said, without giving any timeline. Shah said at the «Times Now Summit 2025» Friday night that assembly elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir peacefully last year.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Israel. Undeterred by the region's unrest, these devotees undertook a journey to the Holy Sepulchre, which houses Christ's tomb, driven by faith. For centuries, Christians worldwide have flocked to this revered site, and for Keralites, especially Christian faithfuls, its appeal remains strong. The data from the Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) reveals that 9,600 Indian tourists visited Israel in 2024, with 50 per cent of them travelling for pilgrimage--most of them from Kerala.

Hindu-Muslim riots, arson and bomb blasts" during Eid in «areas like Dongri» by «illegal Rohingya/Bangladeshi/Pakistani infiltrators», an official said on Friday. The warning was received on X on Thursday morning, with Navi Mumbai police being tagged, the official added.

X is down. The social media platform is reportedly facing an outage. As per Downdetector, X reported a surge in user complaints since 12 am on March 29. This follows a similar outage experienced by X, Reddit and MLB.TV on March 28.

renewable energy, green hydrogen production, industrial energy efficiency, landfill methane recovery, and mangrove afforestation and reforestation. An offset mechanism is a voluntary system where entities can compensate for greenhouse gas emissions by investing in projects that reduce, remove, or avoid emissions elsewhere, earning carbon credits. The framework approved by the government enables businesses, industries, and organizations-particularly those not covered under the compliance mechanism-to participate in climate action and receive carbon credits for verified emission reductions.>

ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) has begun the land acquisition process at Rajayapeta in Andhra Pradesh, where it plans to set up an integrated steel plant, the company said on Friday. This is the first large greenfield plant to be set up in the country in nearly a decade, after the first phase of Tata Steel's Kalinganagar project was commissioned in 2016 with an initial capacity of 3 million tonne. ET reported on November 3, 2024, that the steelmaker will be investing ₹1.40 lakh crore in setting up an integrated steel plant in the Anakapalli district in the state, which will have an annual production capacity of 17.8 million tonne. AM/NS India has made the initial payment for acquiring the land in Andhra Pradesh, and possession is expected soon, after which the company will start work on the greenfield project. The plant will have an initial capacity of 7.3 million tonne.

DP World is preparing to start ship-leasing operations in India by setting up a subsidiary in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at Gujarat's GIFT City, people familiar with the matter said. The port and logistics giant may commence operations with four ships, the people said, adding that the company has secured approval from Indian authorities. «The ships could be Indian flag ships or international ships. They may buy vessels and then lease them further or rent an Indian flag ship and then sub-lease it,» one of the persons said. DP World follows others such as Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines and UAE-based Transworld Group who have started operations in IFSC. DP World's new venture in India will encompass vessel ownership, operation, chartering, and other permitted activities, the people said. To be sure, the company offers feeder services globally but does not offer a ship leasing service in India currently.

Vodafone Idea after the recent government decision not to waive interest and penalties related to adjusted gross revenue dues. The development came amid demands by Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio that the government have a clause for refund of the money that they have fully paid up for the spectrum bought before 2022 but could have now surrendered, said officials aware of the matter. Vodafone Idea was hoping to immediately surrender some spectrum bought before 2022 and use it partly to pay for bank guarantees in the near future. Surrender of excess airwaves could have reduced the telco's government obligations by ₹30,000-₹40,000 crore, depending on the quantum of spectrum returned. Officials said the move to allow surrender of spectrum would have involved a complicated process to change the rules of auctions conducted before 2022, which was also a deterrent.

Shah was speaking at the Times Now Summit as the chief guest. The summit is co-presented by Dream Sports and powered by Pernod Ricard India.

trade agreement (BTA) Friday. As of date, there has been no imposition of country-specific reciprocal tariffs by the US on India, he added. On March 12, US President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on imports of all steel and aluminium to limit imports and boost production domestically. These duties threaten an estimated $5 billion worth of engineering goods and almost $1 billion worth of aluminium exports to the US from India. The minister informed that India continues to engage with the US to achieve enhancement and broadening of bilateral trade ties in a mutually beneficial and fair manner. The two countries aim to more than double trade to $500 billion by 2030 to be achieved by deepening the trade. «Both countries have committed to negotiate a mutually beneficial, multi-sector Bilateral Trade Agreement under which the countries would focus on increasing market access, reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers, enhancing supply chain integration and resolving key trade issues bilaterally,» Prasada said. India and the US aim to negotiate the first tranche of the BTA by fall this year.

Trump administration moved to invalidate contracts between a swath of US government agencies and the largest federal union representing their employees, in a sweeping attack on collective bargaining rights as the president aims to lay off government workers. In a lawsuit by the justice department, the defense department and other US agencies, the administration said collective bargaining agreements reached with local chapters of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) before Donald Trump took office are impeding his efforts to reform the government and pose a threat to national security. The legal move late Thursday came shortly after the US President signed an executive order directing agencies across the executive branch to cease collective bargaining with federal unions. According to AFGE's website, the union represents represents over 820,000 workers in nearly every agency of the federal and DC governments, spread across over 900 local unions.

Anahat Singh brushed aside Helen Tang of Hong Kong in the final to clinch the JSW Indian Open title here on Friday. This is the 17-year-old Anahat's sixth title on the bounce, and 11th in total, and she won it quite easily 3-0 (11-9, 11-5, 11-8). The win gave Anahat 300 ranking points. Anahat had Helen fighting hard in the other corner during the first set, but the Indian did enough to take a 1-0 lead. After that, the third seed Anahat began to dominate the Hong Kong woman, and rattled off the next couple of sets in 13 minutes. Anahat, who did not let her opponent settle down during the course of the summit clash, eventually won the final in 24 minutes. In the men's singles final, India's Abhay Singh fought well against Egyptian Kareem El Torkey but went down 1-3 (10-12, 4-11, 11-7, 10-12).

Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State for Agriculture Ramnath Thakur said, «The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) through its All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on wheat has developed 114 varieties during the last 15 years which are suited to varying weather conditions. »...Out of total wheat area planted in the country during 2024-25, more than 60 per cent of wheat area is under climate resilient varieties. These climate-resilient varieties show less reduction in yield under stress environments," he added. The minister was replying to a question regarding the measures being taken to ensure that the wheat crop is not affected by rising temperatures in March. «The wheat varieties such as DBW187, DBW303, DBW327, WH1270, PBW872 have been developed and notified for the October planting and modifying planting schedules has allowed the grain filling to occur at comparatively lower temperatures and reduces the wheat exposure to heat stress, thereby resulting in higher yield,» Thakur said. In addition, ICAR- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR) Karnal is monitoring the weather situation and issuing advisories to farmers, allowing them to implement protective measures in case of rising temperature.