Simon Harris, set to become Ireland’s youngest ever taoiseach (Prime Minister), will hope his social media skills and fresh face can save his party’s flagging fortunes as elections loom.

Already dubbed by media the “TikTok Taoiseach” (pronounced “Tee-shock”), the 37-year-old beats the previous record holder, predecessor Leo Varadkar, who was 38 when he took the top job in 2017.

After Mr. Varadkar’s shock resignation on Wednesday, Mr. Harris leapt from the blocks in the race for leader of the centre-right Fine Gael party and by default Prime Minister.

The only Mizo Top Grade Artist of Akashvani Vanhlupuii breathed her last in the wee hours on Saturday. She was 77.

 Born on July 2, 1946 at Dawrpui in Aizawl, Vanhlupuii started singing at an early age. She started recording for AIR in 1957. In 1969, she achieved Grade ‘A’ and subsequently the Top Grade Artist of AIR. Vanhlupuii has recorded many songs in her career.

 Chief Minister Lalduhoma expressed deep condolences on her demise. In his Facebook post, the Chief Minister said that the demise of Vanhlupuii is a great loss for the “Zo” people. He prayed for her soul to rest in eternal peace.

The market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a circular for launching the beta version of T+0, or same-day settlement, on an optional basis.

"Pursuant to deliberations and the approval of the board, it has been decided to put in place a framework for the introduction of the beta version of the T+0 settlement cycle on an optional basis in addition to the existing T+1 settlement cycle in the equity cash market, for a limited set of 25 scrips and with a limited number of brokers,” read SEBI’s circular.

The market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a circular for launching the beta version of T+0, or same-day settlement, on an optional basis.

"Pursuant to deliberations and the approval of the board, it has been decided to put in place a framework for the introduction of the beta version of the T+0 settlement cycle on an optional basis in addition to the existing T+1 settlement cycle in the equity cash market, for a limited set of 25 scrips and with a limited number of brokers,” read SEBI’s circular.

President Droupadi Murmu will present the Bharat Ratna Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. Former Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and P V Narasimha Rao, Former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur and Eminent Scientist M. S. Swaminathan will be awarded the Award posthumously. Former Deputy Prime Minister and Veteran BJP leader L K Advani will also be given top civilian award of the country. 

The Ministry of Finance on March 27, appointed Nidhu Saxena as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Maharashtra.

Saxena is currently Executive Director of Union Bank of India, he will be replacing AS Rajeev upon his selection as Vigilance Commissioner in CVC.

"This is to inform that the Department of Financial Services vide notification no. 13/8/2016-BOI dated February 22, 2024, has notified the appointment of A S Rajeev, MD and CEO of the bank as Vigilance Commissioner in Central Vigilance Commission," BoM said in a regulatory filing.

Inaugurated in 2024 after two decades of construction, the OM Ashram in Jadan is an architectural marvel and a religious destination

For years, Pali was synonymous with intricately carved Jain temples, and was known as an industrial hub of all mercantile activities in the state of Rajasthan. But this year has put Pali on the map for an architectural marvel unlike any other: the world’s largest OM shaped temple

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) transferred a vaccine technology to BioMed Pvt. Ltd, a vaccine manufacturing company.

According to a press release by IIT Guwahati, there is a significant gap in India's vaccine technology, specifically that combats the swine fever virus in pigs and wild boars. The vaccine technology that was transferred by the institute entails a recombinant vector vaccine designed specifically for combating the classical swine fever virus.

In line with the Indian government’s Make-in-India initiative, Israel Aerospace Industries has launched its Indian subsidiary, Aerospace Services India, with plans to set up a large-scale hub for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of defence equipment in Gurugram, the Indian subsidiary’s top official said in an interview.

“We are planning to build a large MRO in Gurgaon area. We are waiting for the final confirmation from various government bodies to give us the licence to set this up as an MRO location in which a lot of jobs and talent will be created. This is only the first step in building capabilities," Danny Lauber, chief executive, Aerospace Services India, said.

India’s ‘Government e-Market’ or GeM portal is the world’s third largest e-commerce platform for public procurement after Korea’s ON-line E-Procurement System (KONEPS) and Singapore’s GeBIZ with a total sales value crossing Rs.4 lakh crore in the current financial year ending on March 31, a senior official said.

“GeM closes this financial year with over Rs.4 lakh crore gross merchandise value (GMV), almost a 100% jump from the GMV at the end of the previous fiscal year, exhibiting its unique ability to promote digital inclusion,” GeM CEO PK Singh said. GMV represents the total value of goods or services sold within a specific period.