The Bombay High Court allowed a 32-year-old woman to terminate her 26-week pregnancy at a private hospital of her choice in the city due to foetal anomalies.

The court allowed her plea to medically terminate the pregnancy considering her medical condition, right to reproductive freedom, bodily autonomy and right of choice.

A bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Neela K Gokhale on March 28 passed an order on plea by the woman argued through advocate Meenaz Kakalia, who was unwilling to continue her pregnancy.

mid India's ongoing Operation Brahma to assist Myanmar following last week's devastating earthquake, India and the United States (US) will commence the fourth edition of Exercise Tiger Triumph, a bilateral tri-service humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) exercise, on Tuesday. The 13-day exercise, taking place on the Eastern Seaboard, will continue till April 13.

"The exercise is aimed at developing interoperability for conducting HADR operations and for the formulation of standard operating procedures to establish a combined coordination centre that would enable rapid and smooth coordination between Indian and US joint task forces during exercises and in times of crises or contingencies," said an Indian Navy spokesperson.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will be participating in Exercise INIOCHOS-25, a prestigious multinational air exercise hosted by the Hellenic Air Force. The exercise will take place at Andravida Air Base, Greece, from 31 March 2025 to 11 April 2025. The IAF contingent will include Su-30 MKI fighters along with combat enabler IL-78 & C-17 aircraft, according to the Defence Ministry.

INIOCHOS is a biennial multinational air exercise hosted by the Hellenic Air Force. It serves as a platform for air forces to hone their skills, exchange tactical knowledge, and strengthen military ties. The exercise will integrate multiple air and surface assets from fifteen countries under realistic combat scenarios, designed to simulate modern-day air warfare challenges, the ministry's statement said on Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone on Sunday and inaugurated multiple development projects of more than Rs 33,700 crore related to various sectors in Chhattisgarh.

Modi inaugurated projects, laid foundation stones, and commenced various works during a function held in Mohbhattha village in the Bilaspur district.

It was his first visit to the state after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

He flagged off the Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) train service in the Abhanpur-Raipur section via Mandir Hasaud and handed over the keys (replica) of houses to three beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced "Yoga for One Earth, One Health" as the theme of this year’s International Day of Yoga and said the day had taken "the shape of a grand festival".

The United Nations proclaimed June 21 as the International Day of Yoga with an aim to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practising yoga. It was first celebrated in 2015.

Sharing India’s vision for a healthier world population in his monthly "Mann ki Baat" radio broadcast, Modi said, "The theme of yoga day, 2025, has been kept as ’Yoga for One Earth, One Health’. That is, we wish to make the whole world healthy through yoga." The prime minister noted that, alongside fitness, keeping a count was also becoming a habit, citing examples of people keeping tabs on the number of steps taken, calories consumed and burnt in a day.

The managing committee of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) has elected State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman CS Setty as the new Chairman, according to a statement.

The committee also elected Union Bank MD A Maninekhalai, Punjab & Sind Bank MD Swarup Kumar Saha, and Madhav Nair from Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait BSC as three deputy Chairmen.

Karur Vysya Bank, MD B Ramesh Babu has been elected as honorary secretary of IBA. Earlier this month, former Punjab National Bank MD Atul Kumar Goel was elected as the CEO of IBA, succeeding Sunil Mehta.

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan inaugurated Techkriti 2025, Asia's largest intercollegiate technical and entrepreneurial festival, at IIT Kanpur, the Ministry of Defence said in a press release.

In a Fireside Chat, the CDS gave insights on the need for advancement and modernisation in the Indian Armed Forces and shared his perspectives on preparing for emerging challenges of future wars, specifically in the cyber, artificial intelligence, quantum and cognitive domains.

In his address, Gen Anil Chauhan emphasized the importance of embracing technological advancements, strategic thinking, and adaptability to meet future security challenges.

Government of India and the Government of Japan on Thursday signed loan agreements worth Yen 191.736 billion for six projects under Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) to India in the sectors of forest management, water supply, urban transport, aquaculture, biodiversity conservation, and investment promotion, a Ministry of Finance release said.

The six loan agreements signed between the Government of India and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in New Delhi include "Tamil Nadu Investment Promotion Program (Phase 3) (TNIPP-III)" (Yen 36.114 billion), "Project for Capacity Enhancement for Effective Forest Management (Yen 8.280 billion), Project for Construction of Chennai Seawater Desalination Plant (II)" (Yen 52.556 billion), "Delhi Mass Rapid Transport System Project (Phase 4 Additional Corridors) (I)" (Yen 79.726 billion), "Assam State Aquaculture Promotion and Livelihood Improvement Project" (Yen 3.580 billion) and "Punjab Biodiversity and Natural Resources Conservation Project" (Yen 11.480 billion).

The Telangana Transplantation of Human Organs Bill, 2025 was passed in the Legislative Assembly with bipartisan backing, to bring the State’s organ transplantation regulations in line with the Central Act and curb illegal organ trade.

The bill was introduced by Minister for Health C. Damodar Raja Narasimha on Thursday (March 27, 2025) who highlighted the need to replace the existing Telangana Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1995, which was originally enacted in undivided Andhra Pradesh. The 1995 Act, which has been in force in Telangana since its formation, was modeled on the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994, a law enacted by the Parliament of India to regulate organ donation and prevent commercial transactions in human organs.

The government has decided to discontinue the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) starting from Wednesday (March 26, 2025) in view of the evolving market conditions, the Finance Ministry said.

However, the banks may continue their short term gold deposit schemes (1-3 years), the Ministry said in the statement on Tuesday.

Till November 2024, approximately 31,164 kilograms of gold have been mobilised under GMS.

The Gold Monetisation Scheme was announced on September 15, 2015, with the objective to reduce country's reliance on the import of gold in the long run and mobilise gold held by households and institutions in the country to facilitate its use for productive purposes.