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Tejasvi Surya, who was attending Parliament just a day or two after getting married. Union Minister SPS Baghel, a former police officer, humourously remarked that his boss used to say that grooms should be punished if they didn't take their wives to see the Taj Mahal or a beautiful destination, and instead chose to attend Parliament.

IndusInd Bank, which is grappling with discrepancies in accounting to the tune of Rs 2,100 crore. On March 10, the private sector lender disclosed some discrepancies in its derivatives portfolio, which could have an adverse impact of about 2.35 per cent of the bank's net worth as of December 2024, as per its internal review. Analysts peg the discrepancy at Rs 2,100 crore in absolute terms. Against this backdrop, the Financial Reporting Review Board (FRRB) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is likely to review the bank's financial statements.

Holi, India's most colorful and vibrant festival, symbolizes happiness, new beginnings, and hope. As one of the most significant Hindu festivals, this two-day celebration marks the end of winter and will be observed on March 14, a Friday this year.

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a militant group operating along the Afghan-Pakistani border, allegedly carried out a suicide attack on the Jandola military camp in the Tank District of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to several media reports. Pakistani news outlet Geo News reported that the Pakistan army killed eight to nine militants following the suicide attack near the Frontier Corps (FC) camp in South Waziristan district. Police officials told the media that a loud explosion was heard in Jandola, followed by heavy gunfire. Militants attempted to attack the Jandola checkpost but were stopped by Pakistan security forces. A suicide bomber, however, exploded a vehicle near the FC camp, Geo News quoted security sources as saying. The attack comes days after the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a militant group, on March 11, hijacked the Jaffar Express, a train en route from Quetta to Peshawar, in the strategic Bolan Valley. The train, which was carrying over 450 passengers, including 200 security personnel, became the center of a high-stakes standoff between the BLA and Pakistani security forces. Pakistani forces reported on Wednesday that they had eliminated all 50 attackers. According to military statements, the assailants killed 21 passengers, while the remaining passengers were safely rescued.

Kuki-Zo organisations are seeking creation of a Union Territory in the wake of the ethnic violence in Manipur. The exercise will be titled as Kuki-Zo People's Referendum Ballot, and this will an exercise of their adult franchise as per the Indian Electoral Roll The ballot will have a question and will be submitted at designated polling station. The question does you, as a Kuki-Zo person residing in Manipur, support the creation of a Union Territory comprising all Kuki-Zo villages, to be governed directly by the Central Government of India, ensuring safety, justice, and equitable development? One can tick or use impression. The voter can use the box, yes, I support the creation of a Union Territory for the Kuki-Zo people. No, I support continuation under the State of Manipur in its present form”. There will details of voter as per the ID card, name of the voter, Age, gender of the voter, Father's Name, Village/District, Polling Station Name & Code. There will be polling official besides name of the polling official, designation or organisation. “This referendum is conducted by the Kuki-Zo people in a democratic expression of their political self-determination, ensuring adherence to electoral norms as per the Indian Constitution”. Naga National Council had claimed to do plebiscite on May 16 1951 and claimed that 99.9% of the Nagas wanted independence from India. Normal life continued to be affected in Kuki-Zo areas of Manipur for the fifth day on Thursday due to the indefinite shutdown called by the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC)to protest the resumption of the bus services between the state capital Imphal and the hill districts and the police action in the tribal areas on Saturday.

Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday attacked the DMK-led government's move to change the logo of Rupee for the budget. The logo for the budget, released by the government on Thursday carried 'Ru', the first letter of the Tamil word 'Rubaai' which denotes the Indian currency in the vernacular language. «All elected representatives and authorities are sworn under the Constitution to uphold the sovereignty and integrity of our nation. Removing a national symbol like '₹' from the State Budget documents goes against that very oath, weakening the commitment to national unity. This is more than mere symbolism—it signals a dangerous mindset that weakens Indian unity and promotes secessionist sentiments under the pretence of regional pride. A completely avoidable example of language and regional chauvinism,» said Sitharaman in a post on X. The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu on Thursday stoutly defended its party-led government replacing the Indian rupee symbol with a Tamil letter in its logo for the budget 2025-26, saying there was nothing wrong in using the native language. No rule barred the dispensation from such a move, the party argued. The opposition AIADMK and BJP flayed the MK Stalin-led government over the matter, calling it a ploy to divert public attention from other issues. State Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu is scheduled to table the budget for 2025-26 on Friday in the TN Assembly.

legal guarantee for MSP and loan waivers for farmers. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said that the Parliament Standing Committee of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing under the chairmanship of Charanjit Channi has released its Demand for Grants report for 2025-2026. «It has made some key recommendations — Reiteration of its earlier recommendations on legal guarantee for MSP and a loan waivers for farmers; extension of MSP to organic crops; financial assistance to farmers for crop residue management to avoid stubble burning,» Ramesh pointed out. The panel has also recommended universal crop insurance for small farmers and renaming the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare as Department of Agriculture, Farmers and Farm Labourers Welfare to acknowledge the role of farm labourers, he said. The panel has also reiterated its earlier recommendation of incentives for farmers and farm labourers to care for non-productive cattle, Ramesh said. It has called for increasing the procurement limit under the Market Intervention Scheme from the current 25 per cent to 50 per cent of the total estimated production, the Congress leader said.

Price Support Scheme (PSS), benefitting 89,219 farmers, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday. Under the PSS for the 2024-25 Kharif season, the ministry has approved the procurement of a total of 13.22 lakh tonnes of tur from nine states — Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh. According to the ministry, tur procurement has already started in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana. «A total quantity of 1.31 lakh tonne of tur (arhar) has been procured in these states till March 11,» the ministry said in a statement. The procurement of tur in other states will also commence soon.

Siddaramaiah has thrown his weight behind his Tamil Nadu counterpart MK Stalin’s initiative to bring all likeminded political parties together on the issue of delimitation of constituencies. On his behalf, Dy CM DK Shivakumar will attend the joint action committee meeting Stalin has called in Chennai on March 22. Siddaramaiah, in a letter to the TN CM on Thursday, said his March 7 letter “raises very important issues of autonomy of States which have serious implications on the principles governing our polity. Particularly the issues of delimitation of the Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies based on new population benchmarks. These issues have to be discussed at length by the like minded states.” He added he wished to participate in the meeting but was not able to do so in view of his prior commitments and Shivakumar will represent Karnataka. “We remain committed to protecting federal principles and the rights of states,” the CM said in a post on X. «First JAC meeting in Chennai on March 22, 2025. Let us stand together not as separate political entities but as protectors of our people's future,» Stalin wrote in an earlier post on X. Congress and DMK are part of the INDI alliance, the political grouping that fought the BJP and its alliance in the Lok Sabha elections, last year.

200% wine tariff on all wines and other alcoholic products coming out of EU countries if the bloc did not remove its tariff on whiskey. «The European Union, one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the World, which was formed for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States, has just put a nasty 50% Tariff on Whisky,» Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. «If this Tariff is not removed immediately, the U.S. will shortly place a 200% Tariff on all WINES, CHAMPAGNES, & ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS COMING OUT OF FRANCE AND OTHER E.U.

Datta Power Infra on Thursday announced signing a power purchase agreement with state-owned SJVN to set up a 70 MW wind energy project. SJVN's WIND-1 initiative aims to develop 600 MW of ISTS-connected (Inter-State Transmission System) wind power projects across India, the company said in a statement. Varchasvi Gagal, Managing Director & CEO of Datta Power Infra, said: «We collaborate with SJVN Limited on this landmark 70-MW wind power project, which is a significant step toward strengthening India's renewable energy ecosystem». Datta Power Infra is focused on the end-to-end development of renewable energy projects, including building transmission lines and substations and undertaking engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) for renewable energy projects.

Shares of Bank of Baroda(up 1.55 per cent), State Bank of India(up 0.67 per cent), Canara Bank(up 0.54 per cent), ICICI Bank Ltd.(up 0.5 per cent) and Punjab National Bank(up 0.35 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories is recalling Lot No: A1540076 of Levetiracetam 0.75% Sodium Chloride Injection, 1,000 mg/100 mL, single-dose infusion bags in the United States. The product is being recalled because the infusion bag is incorrectly labeled as Levetiracetam in 0.82% Sodium Chloride Injection 500 mg/100 mL single-dose bag, while the aluminum overwrap packaging correctly identifies the product as Levetiracetam in 0.75% Sodium Chloride Injection 1,000 mg/100 mL. Patients who are administered the mislabeled product will likely experience adverse events, as per the risk statement issued by the company. Because the infusion bag is labelled as 500 mg/100 mL but actually contains 1,000 mg/100 mL dose, the patient could receive double the dose of intravenous levetiracetam than intended which could lead to immediate and serious side effects including hypersensitivity reactions, liver injury, hematological toxicity, somnolence, fatigue, dizziness, coordination difficulties, agitation, aggression, depressed level of consciousness, respiratory depression, and coma, as per the company.

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Shares of Ashok Leyland Ltd.(up 0.27 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

Equity benchmark Sensex ended the session down 200.85 points at 73828.91.

The NSE Nifty index ended the session 73.3 points down at 22397.2, while BSE Sensex fell 200.85 points to 73828.91.

Piyush Goyal on Thursday urged the creative industry to take India's story to the world and contribute further to the economic growth. He emphasised putting trust and authenticity at the centre of their work and taking responsibility and accountability for the output they generate.

Hyderabad on Wednesday night, police confirmed on Thursday. The incident occurred around 10 pm. The deceased, identified as Narender, was the son of the apartment's watchman. According to police, the boy was playing in the lift when someone pressed the button, causing the elevator to ascend while he was caught in the lift gate.

JSW Energy on Thursday announced the signing of a power purchase agreement with West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company to set up a 1,600 MW thermal project. Besides, it has received a commercial operation date (CoD) certificate for Unit 2 of the 2X350MW Utkal thermal power plant, the company said in an exchange filing. A power purchase agreement (PPA) has been signed with West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) for a greenfield 1,600 MW (2 x 800 MW) super/ultra super critical thermal power plant, it added. The 1,600 MW greenfield thermal power project, to be constructed in Salboni, West Bengal, is scheduled for commissioning in the next five years.

«In the current situation, we believe that all parties should maintain calm and restraint to avoid escalating the Iran nuclear situation, or even walking towards confrontation and conflict,» foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular briefing. Beijing will host Russia and Iran for trilateral talks on Tehran's nuclear programme on Friday. The meeting will be attended by China's Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi. The United States withdrew from a landmark deal that had imposed curbs on Iran's nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief during President Donald Trump's first term, which ended in 2021.