11:00 AM

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in Delhi

10:55 AM

TN government allocates Rs 25 crore for ‘factory skill schools’ in Budget

10:49 AM

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi gives Adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to raise the matter of Delhi police serving notice to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to seek information regarding a speech he made during the Bharat Jodo Yatra

10:44 AM

In Budget, TN govt announces setting up of a hi-tech ‘global sports city’ in Chennai

10:43 AM

Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam (Doorstep health care) scheme will be extended to unorganised workers and employees in industries and construction fields: Tamil Nadu Finance Minister

Rs 18,661 crores allocated for State Health Care. Rs 40, 299 crores allocated for School Education. The breakfast scheme would be expanded to Class 4th and 5th Students.

10:42 AM

AIADMK walked out from the Tamil Nadu Assembly saying “murder of democracy occurred during the Erode East by-polls”

They also opposed the hike in prices of milk, electricity bill, property tax and false FIRs being lodged to target AIADMK leaders.

10:38 AM

The number of passengers in the last six years almost doubled: Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister for Steel on UDAN scheme

Through the UDAN program, we have today built 74 airports. We still have 26 airports to be built to complete the target of 100.

10:35 AM

Security tightened outside actor Salman Khan’s residence in Mumbai after he received threats by email

Bandra Police yesterday registered an FIR under sections 506(2),120(b) & 34 of IPC.

10:29 AM

BRS MLC K Kavitha leaves from the residence of her father, Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao, for the ED office

She is appearing before the agency in connection with the liquor policy case.

10:23 AM

TN’s revenue deficit reduced by Rs 30,000 crore from Rs 62,000 crore, says TN FM Palanivel Thiaga Rajan in his budget speech

10:15 AM

TN FM Palanivel Thiaga Rajan announces Rs 5 crore financial allocation to translate BR Ambedkar”s works into Tamil

10:13 AM

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Dr P Thiaga Rajan presents the state budget 2023-24 in the Assembly

10:12 AM

Congress MPs Neeraj Dangi, Dr Amee Yajnik, and Syed Naseer Hussain gives Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss “the Government’s failure to constitute a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate the charges of corporate fraud.”

Rahul Gandhi should apologise categorically, unequivocally. He also said the core of BJP ideology is cowardice. I don’t know what he is trying to say. Today India is the 5th largest economy and soon we will be 4th largest economy.

– Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

10:04 AM

TN Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan presents Budget 2023-24 in Assembly

10:00 AM

Tamil Nadu Police arrests church priest for social media post

Special Police arrested a church priest Benedict Anto after his alleged obscene photos and videos with women emerged on social media, said Tamil Nadu police.

09:55 AM

CBSE adopts National Curriculum Framework for Foundation Stage from 2023-24

CBSE announced that it is adopting the National Curriculum Framework for Foundation Stage- 2022 from the academic session 2023-24. In an official notification, CBSE stated that the “NCFFS 2022 has been developed by the NCERT as per the mandate of the National Education Policy 2020 to outline the competencies and learning outcomes, general principles and approaches that should guide teaching and learning at the foundational stage. It serves as a guideline for schools and teachers to design and develop curricula, syllabi, and teaching materials that align with the national educational goals.”

09:53 AM

2024 Lok Sabha polls: We will defeat BJP on all 80 seats, says Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said that BJP will be “defeated” on all 80 seats in the state of Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls. He accused BJP of “not fulfilling” the promises that were made before the elections. Addressing a press conference here in Kolkata, the SP chief said, “We will defeat BJP on all 80 seats in UP. They do make promises when they need votes. The cost of living and unemployment has increased. They (BJP) have not fulfilled any promise that they made before the elections”.

09:52 AM

Opposition meet to chalk out strategy for floor of the House

Leaders from like-minded opposition parties meet at the office of LoP Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the House.

09:49 AM

Kerala Assembly adjourned till 11 am

Kerala Assembly adjourned till 11 am today. The speaker canceled the question hour due to the opposition protest. Business Advisory committee meeting to held at 11 am.

09:44 AM

Sensex declines 432.71 points to 57,557.19; Nifty falls 113.35 points to trade below 17,000 level.

09:42 AM

Export restrictions on diesel and gasoline likely to be extended beyond March 31 by the Govt, as per sources: ET Now

09:39 AM

Mamata Banerjee is speaking on the direction of the PM. PM and didi have a deal to defame the image of Rahul Gandhi and Congress. She wants to save herself from ED-CBI raids that’s why she is against Congress as PM will be happy with this: Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

If they will give chance he (Rahul Gandhi) will speak. If we are not allowed to speak in democracy then how this will work?

– Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge

08:57 AM

North Korea: Latest missile simulated nuclear counterattack

North Korea said on Monday it simulated a nuclear attack on South Korea with a ballistic missile launch over the weekend that was its fifth missile demonstration this month to protest the largest joint military exercises in years between the U.S. and South Korea. The North’s leader Kim Jong Un instructed his military to hold more drills to sharpen the war readiness of his nuclear forces in the face of “aggression” by his enemies, state media reported. The South Korean and Japanese militaries detected the short-range missile being launched Sunday into waters off the North’s eastern coast, which reportedly came less than an hour before the U.S. flew long-range B-1B bombers for training with South Korean warplanes. The North characterizes the U.S.-South Korea exercises as a rehearsal to invade, though the allies insist they are defensive in nature. Some experts say the North uses the exercises as a pretext to advance its weapons programs.

08:48 AM

AAP MP Sanjay Singh gives suspension of Business Notice under rule 267 in Rajya Sabha and demands discussion on the Adani-Hindenburg issue.

08:46 AM

Congress MP Manish Tewari gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha demanding discussion on “essence, substance and spirit of Freedom of Speech accorded to Members of Parliament under Article 105 of the Constitution.”

08:46 AM

China customs minister: External financial market volatility poses challenges to China’s trade stabilisation

Financial market volatility in some Western countries creates shock to the global trade environment and poses challenges to China’s trade stabilisation, Yu Jianhua, minister of general administration of customs of China, said on Monday. Yu, speaking at a news conference, also said foreign trade faces numerous difficulties and challenges while external demand is weakened.

08:45 AM

RIL announces addition of fifth cricket franchise- MI New York

Mumbai Indians, owned by Reliance Industries Limited, today announced the proposed addition of a fifth cricket franchise – MI New York, which will be based in New York. The team will participate in the inaugural edition of Major League Cricket (MLC) subject to completion of customary due diligence; negotiation, and execution of definitive binding agreements, and receipt of required corporate, regulatory and third-party approvals and compliances.

08:23 AM

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives in Delhi on a two-day visit. Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar receives PM Fumio Kishida.

07:50 AM

Security personnel deployed at Ramlila Maidan in view of ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ today.

07:50 AM

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari gives suspension of business notice under rule 267 to discuss the “need to constitute a JPC to investigate the govt’s role in promoting business interests of Adani Group.”

07:12 AM

Amritpal Singh’s uncle, and driver surrender before Punjab police as search for Khalistani separatist enters Day 3

Radical preacher Amritpal Singh’s uncle and driver have surrendered before the police in Jalandhar while the Khalistan sympathiser was still on the run, police said on Monday. Amritpal’s uncle Harjit Singh and driver Harpreet Singh surrendered near a gurdwara in the Mehatpur area in Jalandhar late Sunday night, Jalandhar Senior Superintendent of Police (Rural) Swarandeep Singh said. The hunt for Amritpal, however, is still on, the SSP said. The state police has so far arrested 112 supporters of Amritpal. on Sunday, it conducted flag marches and searches across the state in their manhunt for Amritpal.

06:57 AM

Budget session: Opposition parties to meet at Parliament today to chalk out strategy

Like-minded opposition parties are likely to meet on Monday in Parliament to chalk out a strategy to the floor of the House. The meeting is likely to be held at Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge’s office in Parliament. Notably, the proceedings in the two Houses of Parliament were disrupted for the fifth day on Friday as the ruling BJP and opposition parties sought to vociferously raise their issues.

06:45 AM

Slain singer Sidhu Moosewala’s parents launch attack on Punjab govt, allege crackdown on radical preacher Amritpal Singh deliberately timed to coincide with observance of their son’s death anniversary.

06:15 AM

Ahead of Xi’s visit to Russia, Putin accuses West of fueling Ukraine crisis

Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Russia visit, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin accused the ‘West’ of fueling the Ukraine crisis and said that the ‘West’ is gambling on the fates of entire states and peoples, according to the Kremlin’s statement. Putin, in an article for the Chinese Communist Party’s flagship newspaper, People’s Daily, stated that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is striving for the global reach of activities and seeking to penetrate the Asia-Pacific.

06:10 AM

NEP 2020 brought education out of narrow thinking: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on New Education Policy-2020 has the potential to put the youth of India in front of the youth of the world on the global stage.Amit Shah attended the fourth convocation ceremony of the Central University of Gujarat on Sunday. Addressing the gathering Shah said that the responsibility of making India great and first in every field of the world rests with the youth of the country. He added that it is the responsibility of students to make a great India.

06:09 AM

New York Community Bancorp unit to buy Signature Bank assets – FDIC

A subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp has entered into an agreement with U.S. regulators to buy deposits and loans from New York-based Signature Bank, which was closed a week ago. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said the deal would see the subsidiary, Flagstar Bank, assume substantially all of Signature Bank’s deposits, some of its loan portfolios and all 40 of its former branches. Roughly $60 billion of Signature Bank’s loans and $4 billion of its deposits would remain with it in receivership, the agency said. The Sunday announcement addresses one of two failed banks the FDIC is holding under receivership.

06:07 AM

Biden tells Netanyahu he backs compromise on Israel judicial overhaul

U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that democratic values were a hallmark of U.S.-Israeli ties and said he supported finding a compromise over a highly-contested judicial overhaul. Netanyahu, according to his office, assured Biden that Israel’s democracy was healthy. Since being reelected late last year to head one of the most right-wing coalitions in Israel’s history, Netanyahu has been pursuing changes to the judiciary that would give his government greater sway on selecting judges and limit the power of the Supreme Court to strike down legislation.

06:02 AM

India can achieve energy independence by 2047: US study

India can achieve energy independence by 2047, when it celebrates 100 years of independence, according to a study by the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The study titled “Pathways to Atmanirbhar Bharat” also notes India’s energy infrastructure needs an investment of USD3 trillion in the coming decades. It determined that achieving energy independence will generate significant economic, environmental, and energy benefits for India which include USD2.5 trillion in consumer savings through 2047, reducing fossil fuel import expenditure by 90 per cent or USD240 billion per year, enhancing India’s industrial competitiveness globally, and enabling its net-zero commitment ahead of schedule.

05:58 AM

Iran, Iraq sign security cooperation agreement

Iran and Iraq have signed an agreement on security cooperation in Baghdad. The deal was signed on Sunday by visiting Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani and Iraq’s National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji following their meeting earlier in the day, in a ceremony also attended by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani. According to the IRNA news agency, the agreement, prepared over the past months, will have an important role in handling and managing the security challenges stemming from the “hostile” actions by “anti-Iran” groups based in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq, Xinhua news agency reported.

05:56 AM

UBS to buy Credit Suisse for nearly $3.25B

Banking giant UBS is buying troubled rival Credit Suisse for almost $3.25 billion, in a deal orchestrated by regulators in an effort to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in the global banking system. Swiss authorities pushed for UBS to take over its smaller rival after a plan for Credit Suisse to borrow up to 50 billion francs ($54 billion) failed to reassure investors and the bank’s customers. Shares of Credit Suisse and other banks plunged last week after the failure of two banks in the U.S. sparked concerns about other potentially shaky institutions in the global financial system. Credit Suisse is among the 30 financial institutions known as globally systemically important banks, and authorities worried about the fallout if it were to fail.