KD's Bulletin

Update on Cyclone Remal

Cyclone Remal expected to make a landfall on the Bengal Coast on Sunday.

Met Predicts Light Rain today and Thundershowers Tomorrow in Kolkata.

Iran Helicopter Crash Live Updates: Iran President Raisi and foreign minister confirmed dead in helicopter crash

Iran Helicopter Crash Live Updates: Iran's Red Crescent chief says Raisi's helicopter found, situation 'not good

Brand AMRI exits, ‘Manipal’ shines on facades: Bangalore-headquartered hospital chain promises tech upgrade at 3 city facilities
The Manipal Hospitals chain had in September 2023 acquired an 84 per cent stake in AMRI, then owned by the Emami group

This Morning’s Top Headlines:

1. Internet disruption in Nepal as Indian firm cuts services Airtel, India’s leading vendor, halted services for around 5 hours over outstanding payments by Nepali private ISPs.

2. Taiwan detects nine Chinese military aircraft and five naval vessels around the nation.

3. Canada cops arrest three ‘hit squad’ members, all Indians, for Nijjar killing.

4. Government lifts ban on onion exports before crucial poll phases in Maharashtra.

This Morning’s Top Headlines:

1. US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that India, China, Russia and Japan are struggling on the economic front because "they're xenophobic", and "don't want immigrants". "Why is China stalling so badly economically, why is Japan having trouble, why is Russia, why is India, because they're xenophobic. They don't want immigrants. Immigrants are what makes us strong," Biden said.

2. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena ordered the immediate termination of 223 employees from the Delhi Commission for Women on Thursday. These were allegedly appointed by the former DCW chairperson, Swati Maliwal, without the necessary permissions, which is a violation of the established rules.

3. Delhi-NCR witnessed an unprecedented situation on Wednesday morning with at least 200 schools receiving an email warning them about a bomb on their premises, leading to widespread panic. Responding to messages from the schools, parents rushed to pick up their wards even as a massive exercise was launched by multiple agencies, including police, fire units and bomb and dog squads, to comb the premises. There was all-round relief when nothing was found at any school by noon but the scale of the event led to unease among parents and dominated conversations around the city. The special cell has begun an investigation after filing an FIR and is trying to trace the sender. The ministry of home affairs and lieutenant governor have asked the police commissioner for a report. Multiple agencies, including National Informatics Centre (NIC) and Cert-IN, have been roped in for the probe. Preliminary findings indicate links leading to China and Pakistan’s ISI with a larger conspiracy for disruption of normal life suspected.

4. India might be becoming more receptive to the concept of permitting Chinese electronics firms to invest in India on a case-by-case basis, easing some of its concerns. Faced with pressure from Indian companies to soften its firm position, the ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) recently reached out to Chinese air-conditioner compressor manufacturer Shanghai Highly (Group) Co to inquire about its intended investment strategies in the nation, according to individuals familiar with the situation.

Update:
In India, the product information that comes with the vaccine clearly mentions TTS in its special warnings and special precautions for use section while adding that “majority of the events occurred within the first 21 days following vaccination and some events had a fatal outcome”.

‘No secret’
Doctors here said that the court admission now is “no secret” and emphasised that Covid-19 itself is known to increase the danger of clotting, heart attacks and stroke both during and after recovery.

Dr. Rajeev Jayadevan, co-chairman of National Indian Medical Association (IMA) Covid Task Force in Kerala, said: “The court admission is nothing new. In fact, these are well documented facts validated since early 2021 (soon after vaccine rollout). The World Health Organisation (WHO) wrote about it in May 2021 and updated in 2023.”

British drugmaker AstraZeneca admitted covid vaccines could cause blood clots but said these were “extremely rare" after more than 50 such cases were reported in the UK in patients administered jabs that had been made by the Serum Institute of India.

The company is facing a class action lawsuit in the UK over allegations its vaccine had caused fatalities and severe injuries in numerous instances. Victims involved in up to 51 cases in the UK High Court are seeking damages totalling up to 100 million pounds.

The vaccine, known by various brand names, including Covishield in India, was developed in the UK and manufactured by SII in India. These vaccines were sold around the world.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday slammed the Congress-led Karnataka government for its inaction against JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna alleged in sexual abuse of women.

Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, Shah asserted that the BJP will not tolerate any insult to women and sought to know why the Congress government in Karnataka did not take any action against Revanna.

“Congress has been alleging that an NDA partner’s candidate is involved in the incident, but I just want to ask a small question - whose government is there in that state (Karnataka)?” Shah said.

“Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi is questioning us, but I want to tell her that instead of asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi or me, she should ask her party’s chief minister,” Shah said.

This Morning’s Top Headlines:

1. US says five Israeli units committed abuse before Hamas attack

2. India on Tuesday reacted to an article by the Washington Post claiming that a member of India's Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) was involved in a plot to kill a Khalistani separatist and said that the report makes 'unwarranted and unsubstantial imputations' on a serious matter.

3. Ministry of external affairs summoned the Canadian deputy high commissioner on Monday and strongly protested the unabashed chanting of separatist pro-Khalistan slogans at an event addressed by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.

4. Indonesia's Mount Ruang erupts again, forces airport closure and evacuations

This Morning’s Top Headlines:

1. Elon Musk made a surprise visit to China, whereas just a week before he cancelled the visit to India stating that "Busy with Company's work". He also assured China's Officials that the US want to work with China as a partner.

2. AU Small Finance Bank is now eligible for a Universal Banking License as per RBI norms. Rest SFB has failed to cross that mark.

3. The US vows to help India to achieve its 20% ethanol blended fuel by 2025.

This Morning’s Top Headlines:

1. RBI Bans Kotak Mahindra Bank from adding new e-customers, as Kotak Bank has failed to fix its IT Systems for the last two years.

2. USAIN BOLT appointed as ICC MEN T20 World Cup's Brand Ambassador.

3. West Bengal government goes to Supreme Court after 24000 jobs axed by Kolkata High Court on Teacher's Recruitment Scam order.

4. Vodafone Idea FPO is listed at 7% upside.

5. Credit Card Spending hit a record Rs 1 lakh crore, up 20% in the year.

This Morning’s Top Headlines:

1. West Bengal teachers recruitment scam: HC cancels all appointments; over 24,000 jobs axed.

2. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits Siachen; and reviews military preparedness

3. Pakistan's benchmark share index breaches 71,000, hits record high; surges 74% in a year; On the other hand, the Indian BSE Index is on its way to achieving the 1 lakh mark by the end of 2025

4. Manipur: Re-elections to take place in 11 booths after reports of violence, EVM destruction

UK PM Rishi Sunak condemns Iran's 'reckless' attack against Israel, deploys jets against Iran
G7 leaders to discuss Iranian strikes today: Italy
G7 countries along with India condemn Iran strick.

Modi ki Guarantee: Sankalp Patra

Just In:
Iran has launched over 200 drones, ballistic and cruise missiles towards Israel and the attack is "ongoing," an Israeli army spokesman said.
In a separate statement, the Israeli army said that "dozens of surface-to-surface missile launches" were identified approaching Israeli territory, the majority of which were intercepted before they crossed into Israel.
Dozens of Israeli fighter jets are currently operating to intercept "all aerial threats" approaching Israel, the statement added.
Joe Biden vows Ironclad support for israel against iran.

It's time to prepare for what lies ahead: a longer and warmer summer than usual. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) recently released a report and issued an advisory warning of above-normal temperatures expected from April to June. This announcement comes after unusually hot weather in February and March.
In the past week alone, maximum temperatures ranging from 40 to 42 degrees Celsius were recorded in various regions, including West Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh. The mercury soared to 42.6 degrees Celsius in Akola, Maharashtra, and Phalodi, Rajasthan.IMD forecasts a high probability of prolonged heatwave episodes lasting from 10 to 20 days.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has cut the lot size of Nifty 50's derivative contracts by half.

The NSE through a circular issued on April 2 said that Nifty 50's contracts' lot size has been cut from 50 to 25.
Lot sizes of Nifty Financial Services or FINNIFTY has been cut from 40 to 25, and that of Nifty Midcap Select or MIDCPNIFTY has been cut from 75 to 50.
The lot size of contracts of Nifty Bank or BANKNIFTY has been left unchanged at 15.

Gold prices hit a fresh lifetime of Rs 69,487 on Monday, gaining nearly Rs 1,800 per 10 gram in the opening trade, taking cues from international prices as benign US inflation data unleashed the bulls.
At 9:30 am, the MCX April gold futures were trading at Rs 68,930 per 10 grams, up by Rs 1,253 or 1.85% while May silver futures were trading at Rs 75,787 per kg, higher by Rs 739 or 0.98%.

BSE on March 27 released the list of 25 stocks that will be eligible for T+0 settlement cycle from March 28.
Here's the complete list:
AMBUJA CEMENTS LTD.
ASHOK LEYLAND LTD.
BAJAJ AUTO LTD.
BANK OF BARODA
BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD
BIRLASOFT LIMITED
CIPLA LTD.
COFORGE LIMITED
DIVIS LABORATORIES LTD.
HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LTD.
INDIAN HOTELS CO.LTD.
JSW STEEL LTD.
LIC HOUSING FINANCE LTD.
LTIMINDTREE LIMITED
MRF LTD.
NESTLE INDIA LTD.
NMDC LTD.
OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATIO
PETRONET LNG LTD.
SAMVARDHANA MOTHERSON INTERNATIONAL LTD
STATE BANK OF INDIA
TATA COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
TRENT LTD.
UNION BANK OF INDIA
VEDANTA LIMITED

Just in:
Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev underwent an emergency brain surgery at a private hospital in New Delhi, a statement from the hospital said on Wednesday.

The surgery was carried out on March 17 to remove bleeding in the skull. Sadhguru was weaned off the ventilator post-surgery, the statement from Indraprastha Apollo Hospital said, adding he has shown "steady progress and his brain, body and vital parameters have improved". The 66-year-old spiritual guru is the founder of the Isha Foundation and has launched campaigns like 'Save Soil' and 'Rally for Rivers' for environment conservation.
He had been suffering from severe headaches for the last four weeks. Despite the severity of the pain, he continued with his normal daily schedule and social activities and even conducted the Maha Shivaratri function on March 8, the statement said. The headache worsened by March 15, when he consulted Dr Vinit Suri, the hospital's senior consultant neurologist, over phone, it said.
Suri immediately suspected a subdural haematoma and advised an urgent MRI, it added. The spiritual leader underwent a brain MRI on the same day, and it revealed massive bleeding in the skull.
"There was evidence of a chronic bleed of three to four weeks duration as well as fresh bleeding that had occurred within a duration of 24 to 48 hours," the statement said. Sadhguru was advised immediate hospitalisation and appropriate medication schedule adjustment, but he had important meetings and events scheduled for March 15 and March 16, it said, adding he completed the meetings with the support of pain medication.
On March 17, he developed a decline in his level of consciousness, and weakness in the left leg, and was admitted to the medical facility under the care of Dr Suri. The CT scan revealed a marked increase in brain swelling and a decision was taken to operate, it said. Sadhguru was managed by a team of doctors comprising Dr Vinit Suri, Dr Pranav Kumar, Dr Sudheer Tyagi and Dr S Chatter

Putin wins Russia election in landslide with no serious competition

In a significant diplomatic victory for India, eight Indian Navy veterans, once facing the dire prospect of a death sentence in Qatar on espionage charges, have been freed from jail.

Majority 169 seats.
As all the parties failed to pass the majority mark, deal 🤝 making is in process.

INTERIM BUDGET LIVE:
1. Empowering poor, youth, women, farmers is aim
2. More Medical Colleges will be set up all over India.
3. In upcoming years Eastern India will remain the main focus for development.
4. India-Middle East-Europe corridor a game changer for India and others, says FM
5. Policy priority to provide training for MSMEs to compete globally
6. Ayushman Bharat cover extended to all Anganwadi and Asha workers
7. The number of airports doubled to 149 in the last 10 years, And more airports will be added in coming years.
8. Metro Rail, Namo Bharat to be expanded to more cities travel experience for the passengers.
9. Continuation of support for the EV sector and Startup.
10. Projects for tourism to be taken up in islands including Lakshadweep.

Moments after tendering his resignation as Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren was taken into ED custody.

The ruling JMM-led coalition proposed the name of senior leader Champai Soren as new state head.

Soren tendered his resignation to Governor CP Radhakrishnan at the Raj Bhavan after about seven hours of questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to a land scam.

2024 is not going to be a good year for Small & Mid caps?

Source: DSP Mutual Fund & Economic Times

The Archaeological Survey of India's (ASI) report has found that a large Hindu temple once exisited at the site of the Gyanvapi mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi.