India slammed Pakistan on Monday at the 146th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Bahrain.

During its address at the Assembly, the Pakistan representative referred to Kashmir in its habitual manner. India through a Right to Reply (RoR) slammed Pakistan at the IPU terming it an "exporter of terrorists" and reiterating that Pakistan has no locus standi on Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Hitting out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks during his London visit, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said while he abused Indian Parliament on foreign soil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praises his motherland wherever he goes.

Speaking at a 'Vijay Sankalp' rally at Gangavathi in the Koppal area of poll-bound Karnataka on Sunday, the Assam CM said, "PM Modi is working for the development of Karnataka and the rest of the country. When he travels to London or America, he praises our country. But when Rahul Gandhi visited London, he abused our Parliament."

Gold prices rose by Rs 330 from yesterday's close during Tuseday's early trade with 10 grams of 24 carat gold trading at Rs 57,220, according to the GoodReturns website. Silver prices remained unchanged with 1 kg of the precious metal selling at Rs 66,000.

The price of ten grams of 22 carat gold went up by Rs 290 to trade at Rs 52,450.

Businessman Vikas Malu's second wife, who skipped summons on Monday for questioning in connection with the death of veteran actor and filmmaker Satish Kaushik, will be issued a fresh notice, Delhi Police informed.

According to the police, she was called for questioning at 11 am on Monday but did not show up.

Russia remains India’s main source of weapons even as the nation has drastically trimmed purchases, highlighting the challenge for Prime Minister Narendra Modi of recalibrating New Delhi’s dependence on Moscow, while its borders with both China and Pakistan remain tense.

Russian weapon imports dropped by 19% for the five year period starting 2018 compared to a similar time frame earlier, according to a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, an independent think tank which studies conflict, weapon sales and disarmament.

India is likely to import 1.5 million tonnes of duty-free sunflower oil during the current fiscal year to March 31, trade and government sources said, half a million tonnes less than the quota allocated by the government.

India, the world's biggest vegetable oil importer, buys sunflower oil from the Black Sea region, which accounts for 60% of the world's sunflower oil output and 76% of exports.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the "RRR" team after its hit track "Naatu Naatu" became the first Indian film song to win Oscar.

Taking to Twitter PM Modi said, "Exceptional! The popularity of 'Naatu Naatu' is global. It will be a song that will be remembered for years to come. Congratulations to @mmkeeravaani, @boselyricist and the entire team for this prestigious honour. India is elated and proud."

India logged 444 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases increased to 3,809, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.

The death toll increased to 5,30,782 with one death reported by Tamil Nadu, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,90,936).

The second leg of the Budget session of Parliament will begin today and it will continue till April 6.

While the focus of the second part of the Budget Session will be on demand for grants and passage of the Union Budget.

As per the records, about 26 Bills are currently pending in the Rajya Sabha and close to 9 in the Lok Sabha for passage.

Shares of Tech Mahindra surged 9 per cent to Rs 1,159.95 on the BSE in Monday’s intra-day trade after the company announced appointment of Mohit Joshi as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.

Mohit will take over as CEO & MD from CP Gurnani after his retirement on December 19, 2023. The joining date of Mohit is not mentioned in the press release. He is finishing his tenure at Infosys on June 9, 2023.

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