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Pakistan terror attack: 4 assailants were killed and Karachi stock exchange building evacuated. Stay tuned with Business Standard for the latest news of today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks on India-China face-off during the interaction with Chief Ministers of States and Union Territories via video conferencing, in New Delhi. Photo: ANI

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		Gunmen attacked the Pakistani stock exchange building in the city of Karachi today and four assailants were killed, police said.</div>
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		The gunmen attacked the building with grenades and guns, Pakistani media reported. The building is in a high security zone and also houses the head offices of many private banks.</div>
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	In India, the Western Railway (WR) will add 40 additional suburban services to the existing 162 services currently running on the Mumbai Suburban section with effect from today. A total of 202 services will now be running on WR&#39;s suburban section.</div>
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	Meanwhile, all normal activities will be allowed in Dehradun between 5 am and 8 pm every day starting today, according to the Dehradun District Magistrate. &quot;The lockdown on Saturdays will no longer be in place but on Sundays there would be a weekly lockdown,&quot; the DM said.</div>
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Tata Group-owned Air India, which has embarked on an ambitious transformation plan, expects the first A350-900 aircraft to arrive in India by the end of this year


JKC also said it is expecting the airline to be up and running next year with the launch date likely to be announced in the next few days


India will hope for a rich medal haul from the athletics contingent who will begin their campaign on Friday, Day 6 of the Asian Games 2023. Saketh Myeneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan will play for gold


Asian Games LIVE updates: India shooter Palak and Esha Singh won Gold and Silver in 10m air pistol women's individual event. India's medal count swells to 30 with eight Gold, 11 Silver and 12 Bronze


Due to the protest, several trains on the Ambala-Shri Ganganagar route were cancelled on Thursday


The South Asian country wants to obtain another 400 of these guns, which would make the equipment about a sixth of all artillery pieces in the Indian armory


IHC said that it continually strives to enhance shareholder value and additional information about the transaction will be included in its quarterly financial disclosure

The global sugar market has been jittery for weeks on concerns that poor rains will crimp output and prompt India to restrict shipments to contain local prices ahead of an election next year


Russia-Ukraine War

The year 2022 is coming to an end and a lot has happened that shaped the world in the year. Let's have a look at some of these significant events

In February 2022, Russia attacked Ukraine&amp;#39;s capital, Kyiv, from the north in an attempt to overthrow President Volodymyr Zelensky&amp;#39;s government. In the months following, artillery bombardment and street fighting continued, with Russia seizing multiple cities.

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After a slew of scandals in his term spanning three years, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned from office in July. Johnson was succeeded by Liz Truss, who took over the office in September.
						
						But after 45 days in the office, she resigned, becoming the shortest-serving PM in UK history. Her budgetary plans, at the centre of which were tax cut plans, had crashed the markets, making her lose the confidence of almost all her own MPs.
						
						In the days that followed, Rishi Sunak took over as Britain&amp;#39;s 57th prime minister and vowed to fix the mistakes made by his predecessor, Liz Truss.

Russia Invades Ukraine

In April, protests began in the nation following a sharp rise in food and fuel costs. Thousands demanded the resignation of now-ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The people faced long power cuts daily and shortages of basics, including fuel and food. Sri Lanka&amp;#39;s doctors said they were nearly out of life-saving medicines.
						
						Rajapaksa&amp;#39;s government was being blamed for the chronic mismanagement of the country&amp;#39;s finances. In July, protestors stormed Rajapaksa&amp;#39;s home, pushing him to flee the nation before resigning from office.

UK&amp;#39;s political crisis

In September, 22-year-old Iranian girl Mahsa Amini died after being detained for allegedly violating Iran&amp;#39;s laws requiring women to wear a headscarf. Authorities said she died of illness, but her family claimed she fell into a coma after being mistreated by the police. Sources said the police beat Amini with a baton and banged her head against a vehicle. At her funeral on September 17 in Saqez, women protested by ripping off their hijabs. Protests sparked by her demise have since roped in ethnic minorities and even school children. Thousands of women since then have been showing solidarity by cutting their hair and burning their hijabs in public.
						
						Now, the unrest has spread beyond a women&amp;#39;s right to a movement that is calling for an end to theocratic rule. The protests are now the most broadly supported movement in Iran in over four decades.

Sri Lanka economic crisis

In October, Chinese President Xi Jinping was handed a historic third term in office. He became the first leader of the ruling Communist Party after party founder Mao Zedong to get a third term in power.
						
						This came as China&amp;#39;s economy was running out of steam after decades of high growth. Many expect Xi&amp;#39;s third term may see China revert to more old-school economic management, focusing on shoring up the heavy industry and continuing a crackdown on big tech.

Uprising mounts again in Iran

In a historic first, rich countries agreed to pay for losses and damages caused by climate change. For 30 years, developing nations have been calling for developed countries to compensate for the costs of climate disasters caused by climate change. And rich nations that caused the pollution resisted the demand. But this changed in 2022.

Chinese President Xi Jinping starts record third term in power

In 2022, inflation was rising worldwide, with food and energy prices hitting record highs. The hike was mainly driven by pent-up consumer demand after the pandemic and Russia&amp;#39;s invasion of Ukraine. As the pandemic waned, people wanted to return to normalcy and spend more. This led to companies demanding higher prices. Companies also hired more to serve the pent-up demand. They had to increase wages to attract workers and raise prices to compensate for that.

A landmark deal UN Climate Change Conference (COP27)

In September, Queen Elizabeth II, Britain&amp;#39;s longest-serving monarch, died at 96 after reigning for 70 years. Many said her death would mark a turning point for commonwealth nations as many may disassociate themselves.

The global economy at crossroads

In October, Brazil&amp;#39;s former president, Luiz In&amp;aacute;cio Lula da Silva beat Jair Bolsonaro in the country&amp;#39;s closest presidential race in history. Silva&amp;#39;s win marked Latin America&amp;#39;s shift to the left and pointed to an extraordinary comeback for a man in jail for corruption three years ago.

Queen Elizabeth II dies

In October, billionaire Elon Musk closed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter after months of dilly-dallying, drama and a lawsuit. The Tesla owner&amp;#39;s Twitter takeover is also one of the biggest tech acquisitions of all time. May fear that Musk&amp;#39;s takeover may turn the social media giant into a hotbed of hate speech.
					
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Brazil elections

Google Messages

In January, Google rolled out end-to-end encryption in group chats for messages app users enrolled in the beta programme

Blend launches Blend Studio: AI tool for ecommerce photography

New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI/PNN): Blend, an AI-powered design and photography application for DTC brands and ecommerce sellers, recently launched Blend Studio - the Chat GPT for product photos.

Celebrity and Travel Photographer Rahul Lokare from Flamingo Productions creates waves of change in the world of photography.

Xiaomi 13 Pro

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Chinese troops now stepping up activity near Arunachal Pradesh

With Chinese and Indian troops eyeball-to-eyeball at seven places inside India&rsquo;s claimed territory in Ladakh and Sikkim, China&rsquo;s People&rsquo;s Liberation Army (PLA) has begun stepping up activity opposite Arunachal Pradesh as well. <a href="https://mybs.in/2YO7DL1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read more</a><br />
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Covid-19 impact: MNCs strike big rental deals despite work from home push

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	Global firms such as Google, Accenture, and Intel, among others have signed several lease rental deals for office spaces in recent weeks notwithstanding the disruptions caused due to the Covid-19 pandemic.</div>
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	What is interesting is the deals happened despite companies pushing for work-from-home set-ups and analysts expecting many of them to call off lease agreements. <a href="https://mybs.in/2YO7DL0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read more</a><br />
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Unlock 2.0 opens a small window; PM to address the nation at 4 pm today

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	The Centre on Monday issued guidelines for &ldquo;unlock 2.0&rdquo;, but the rapid increase in Covid-19 cases in several parts of the country meant it stopped short of reopening schools, colleges, and coaching institutions.</div>
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	International air travel and metro rail services will also continue to remain shut at least till July 31, and large congregations stay banned. Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra decided to extend the lockdown in several parts of the states until July 31. <a href="https://mybs.in/2YO7DKu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read more</a></div>

RBI to do buy-sell OMO of Rs 10,000 cr keeping in mind liquidity in banks

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	The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will be conducting a buy and sell open market operations (OMO) in bonds worth Rs 10,000 crore on Thursday.</div>
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	While the central bank will be selling bonds maturing between 15 October 2020 and 29 April 2021, it will be buying bonds maturing between May 2027 and 5 December 2033, the central bank said in a statement. <a href="https://mybs.in/2YO6jpJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read more</a><br />
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Govt eyes higher RBI surplus this year as Covid-19 decimates tax revenues

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	With tax revenue shrinking owing to the pandemic, the Centre is expecting the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to transfer a higher-than-budgeted surplus for the second year in a row.</div>
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	While last fiscal year was about capital reserves and the recommendations of the Bimal Jalan panel, this year the thinking at the Centre is that since the RBI has ramped up purchases of government bonds, the interest earned on them will be transferred to the exchequer as dividend.&nbsp; <a href="https://mybs.in/2YO6jww" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read more</a></div>

Q4 a red quarter for most of India Inc despite just seven days of lockdown

India&rsquo;s mainstream companies, excluding lenders and software services, reported combined pre-tax losses during the January-March period (Q4) for the first time in at least 24 quarters. Though India was under lockdown for only seven days of the quarter, global demand and commodity prices began falling from February as Covid-19 was spreading in other countries. As a result, several manufacturers, especially of commodities, reported losses. <a href="https://mybs.in/2YO6jrP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read more</a>

No goods from Chinese vendors is the new mantra for govt e-market place

After making it mandatory to display country of origin while registering new products on the government&rsquo;s e-commerce platform, the Centre has sent out feelers to key government departments and ministries against purchasing products from Chinese vendors. <a href="https://mybs.in/2YO7DKr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read more</a><br />
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Digital strike: India bans 59 Chinese mobile apps on security threat

India has banned 59 Chinese mobile apps, including the popular SHAREit, TikTok, UC Browser, and SHEIN, citing them to be a security threat. The government invoked its powers under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act and relevant provisions under IT Rules 2009 to block these apps, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said on Monday. <a href="https://mybs.in/2YO7DKq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read more</a>

Eleven dead in Pakistan Stock Exchange attack

Four heavily armed militants, believed to be of a banned Baloch terror group, on Monday made a brazen attempt to take over the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi, killing four security guards and a police officer before being shot dead by security forces. The militants, who arrived in a car, opened fire and lobbed grenades at the main gate of the building situated in the city&rsquo;s high-security commercial hub.

G20 nations imposed 59 import-restrictive measures in 7 months: WTO

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	The G20 countries imposed as many as 59 trade-restrictive measures such asimport bans and stricter customs procedures during mid-October 2019 and mid-May 2020, according to a WTO report.</div>
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	&quot;During the mid-October 2019 to mid-May 2020 review period, G20 economies implemented 154 new trade and trade-related measures, 95 of them import-facilitating and 59 import-restrictive. Of these measures, 93 (about 60 per cent) were linked to the Covid-19 pandemic,&quot; it said.&nbsp;Tariff increases, import bans, stricter customs procedures, export duties and other such measures introduced during the review period affected 2.8 per cent of G20 trade, it added. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/g20-nations-imposed-59-import-restrictive-measures-in-7-months-wto-120062901780_1.html?1593454114" rel="nofollow"><strong>Read more.</strong></a></div>

Sonia Gandhi slams Centre over fuel price increase, Pradhan rebuts charges

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	Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had to defend the government from charges made by Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi that the Centre was profiteering from repeatedly raising petrol and diesel prices. She demanded a rollback, which was echoed by Congress units in many states.</div>
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	Pradhan, however, said Congress-ruled states were equally responsible for an overall rise in oil prices, caused by the government&rsquo;s low revenue collection because GST collections had been low because of the hit taken by business on account of the Covid-19 pandemic. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/sonia-gandhi-slams-centre-over-fuel-price-increase-pradhan-rebuts-charges-120062901775_1.html?1593453651" rel="nofollow"><strong>Read more.</strong></a></div>

Tuticorin custodial death case: TN govt transfers case to CBI

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Unlock 2: Schools, cinemas to remain shut; flight services to be expanded

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	The government on Monday night issued guidelines for the month-long &#39;Unlock 2&#39; -- the &quot;phased re-opening&quot; of activities that had been barred to contain the coronavirus spread in the country -- and said educational institutions, Metro Rail services, cinema halls and gyms will continue to remain closed.</div>
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	The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued detailed guidelines that will be applicable from July 1 after the &#39;Unlock 1&#39; phase ends on June 30.</div>
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	The fresh guidelines said schools, colleges and coaching institutions will remain closed till July 31.It added metro rail, cinema halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars, auditoriums, assembly halls and similar places will also remain shut. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/unlock-2-schools-cinemas-to-remain-shut-flight-services-to-be-expanded-120062901734_1.html?1593452380" rel="nofollow"><strong>Read more.</strong></a></div>

Central govt has also reappointed existing five Additional Solicitor Generals (ASGs) for another 3 years in Supreme Court

President Ram Nath Kovind approves re-appointment of KK Venugopal as Attorney General for India for a period of one year from July 1, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the nation at 4 PM tomorrow

Axis Bank appoints LIC MD Suseel Kumar on board as non-executive member

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	Taking dinner breakAxis Bank on Monday appointed Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) managing director T C Suseel Kumar on its board as non-executive member. LIC is one of the promoters of Axis Bank.</div>
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	The proposal relating to the appointment of Kumar as the additional non-executive (nominee) director of the bank will be subject to the approval of shareholders at the 26th Annual General Meeting, Axis Bank said in a regulatory filing. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/axis-bank-appoints-lic-md-suseel-kumar-on-board-as-non-executive-member-120062901660_1.html?1593449167" rel="nofollow"><strong>Read here.</strong></a></div>

Govt announces Unlock 2, to remain in force till July 31

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	&gt; Lockdown to continue in containment zones till July 31, only essential activities to be allowed<br />
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	&gt; Schools, colleges, educational &amp; coaching institutions, International flights, metro rail, cinemas, gyms, pools, religious gatherings among others to remain prohibited till July 31<br />
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	&gt; Night Curfew will continue between 10:00 pm and 5:00 am, except for essential activities and other relaxations.<br />
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Demand for work under MGNREGA sees steep rise in 116 districts

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	Demand for work under the MGNREGA rose by more than 86 per cent in May this year compared to the same period in 2019 in 116 districts, which saw the highest number of migrants return during the Covid-19 lockdown, as per official data.</div>
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	The number of households availing work under the national employment guarantee scheme in these 116 districts in six states, including Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, jumped to 8.9 million during May compared to 4.8 million in the same month last year, a rise of 86.3 per cent, according to data on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act website. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/covid-19-demand-for-work-under-mgnrega-sees-steep-rise-in-116-districts-120062901527_1.html?1593446990" rel="nofollow"><strong>Read here.</strong></a></div>

Ladakh standoff: India-China to hold third round of Lt Gen talks tomorrow

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	Indian and Chinese militaries will hold another round of Lt General-level talks on Tuesday in an attempt to de-escalate tension in eastern Ladakh and finalise modalities for disengagement of troops from the sensitive region, government sources said.</div>
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	It will be the third round of Lt General-level talks and it will take place in Chushul sector on the Indian side of Line of Actual Control. The meeting is scheduled to start at 10:30 AM, the sources said.</div>
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	The first two meetings had taken place at Moldo on the Chinese side of the LAC. In the second round of talks on June 22, the two sides arrived at a &quot;mutual consensus&quot; to &quot;disengage&quot; from all the friction points in eastern Ladakh. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/ladakh-standoff-india-china-to-hold-third-round-of-lt-gen-talks-tomorrow-120062901357_1.html?1593446990" rel="nofollow"><strong>Read here</strong></a>.&nbsp;</div>

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