#📰ଆଜିର ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଅପଡେଟ💻 #🗞ଲାଟେଷ୍ଟ ଅପଡେଟ🎙 #ଖବର ଆଜିର #📰ଦେଶ-ବିଦେଶ ଅପଡେଟ #today's top headlines 🗞️ .╭────────────────╮ 🌄 🇮🇳𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐃𝐇A𝐘🙏 𝕴𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖆`𝖘 1𝖘𝖙 𝖂𝖍𝖆𝖙𝖘𝖆𝖕𝖕 𝕹𝖊𝖜𝖘, 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮 2013 *🇮🇳 VANDE MATRAM 🇮🇳* ╰─────────── ────╯ *25 Mar(Wednesday)* *Vedic Ritu/* Vasant *Drik Ritu* : Vasant (Spring) पक्ष :: *Shuklapaksh* (In Purnimanta calendar) *Vikram Samvat - 2083* *Month* : Chitra 22, (In Amanta calendar) *Shaka Samvat - 1948* *Month* : Chitra 07 *Tithi :* Saptami (up to 1:50 pm)Ashtami *Nakshatra*:Mrigashirsha (up to 5:33 pm) Ardra *Rahu* : 12:33 PM – 02:03 PM *Yamaganda* : 08:00 AM – 09:31 AM ________________________ *TODAYS TOP NEWS* --------------------------------------- 1. The Lok Sabha on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) passed by voice vote the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, which proposes to remove transgender people’s right to self-determination of gender, and introduces a clause for examination by a medical board to determine their gender. 2. The Government introduced the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha, following which the House adopted a motion to send the proposed legislation to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for detailed examination. 3. The Government has assured that there is a sufficient stock of petrol and diesel in the country and domestic production of LPG has been stepped up and all refineries are operating at the highest capacity. 4. PM Modi has called for dialogue and diplomacy to restore peace in the West Asia region. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha yesterday over the ongoing conflict in West Asia, PM Modi said, India has raised the issue of de-escalation and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. 5. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced five reforms as part of Indian Railways resolve to undertake 52 reforms in 52 weeks this year in New Delhi. 6. The scrutiny of nomination papers for Assam, Keralam and Puducherry assembly elections was held yesterday. The filing of nomination papers ended on Monday. The last day for withdrawal of candidature is Thursday. 7. Karmayogi Bharat CEO Chhavi Bhardwaj said that the Department of Personnel and Training, Capacity Building Commission, and Karmayogi Bharat will collectively organise a week-long Sadhna Saptah from the 2nd of next month in New Delhi. 8. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai will directly transfer approximately ₹500 crore into the bank accounts of nearly 5 lakh landless agricultural labourer families under the Deendayal Upadhyay Landless Agricultural Labourer Welfare Scheme today. 9. The Gujarat Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill with a majority voice vote after a marathon debate lasting over seven hours yesterday. The bill proposes a common legal framework to govern marriage, divorce, succession, and live-in relationships, irrespective of religion. 10. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today launched ‘Nivesh Mitra 3.0’, a digital platform which has been specifically designed to simplify and enhance the investor experience. 11. Mizoram recorded 1,845 live births and 720 deaths in January this year, according to data released by the Economics and Statistics department. 12. The Government has approved the Kosamba Rail Over-Rail (RoR) Flyover Project in Gujarat and the Bhagalpur Bypass Project in Bihar to strengthen rail connectivity and improve operational efficiency. The Ministry of Railways stated that the total sanctioned cost of the two projects is around six hundred forty-seven crore rupees. 13. Telangana Government employees will get up to 20% discount on purchase of two- and four-wheeler electric vehicles (EVs) from some companies. Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar announced on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) that this was facilitated after multiple rounds of negotiations with leading EV manufacturers including Mahindra Electric, Ola Electric, Gravton Motors, and Ather Energy. --------------------------------------- *LEGAL REPORT* --------------------------------------- 1. The Apex Court has ruled that only individuals belonging to Hindu, Sikh, or Buddhist faiths are eligible to claim Scheduled Caste status. The Court clarified that conversion to any other religion, such as Christianity, results in the immediate and complete loss of Scheduled Caste status. 2. The Supreme Court adjourned 'die' (without giving a date) the plea by Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council seeking directions to secure the release of Malayali nurse Nimisha Priya, who is on the death row in Yemen. 3. The Supreme Court expressed reluctance to set timelines for the Centre to decide applications seeking Indian citizenship as per the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, saying that it was a matter for executive decision, where "minimised judicial intervention" was desirable. 4. A Delhi court today sentenced Kashmiri separatist Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment following her conviction in an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) case. 5. In West Bengal, to ensure free, fair, and peaceful upcoming Assembly Elections, approximately 1,920 companies of comprising CAPF, armed forces of other states and Indian Reserve Battalions will be deployed in phases. Out of this total, 300 companies of CAPF are scheduled to arrive by March 31. 6. Harish Rana, first individual in India to receive legal approval for passive euthanasia, passes away at AIIMS Harish Rana, the first individual in India to receive legal approval for passive euthanasia, passed away yesterday at 4:10 PM at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. The 31-year-old had been in a coma for more than a decade after suffering severe head injuries in a fall from a fourth-floor balcony while he was a BTech student at Panjab University. 7. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that a Special Investigation Team is conducting a comprehensive probe into the case involving self-styled godman Ashok Kharat, following serious allegations of sexual exploitation and fraud. ------- *MISHAPS*------------ Congress leader Sonia Gandhi admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi. A team of doctors is attending to her, but there is nothing serious. --------------------------------------- *DEFENCE News* --------------------------------------- 1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a high-level review meeting in view of recent global and regional security developments. The review comes as the ongoing West Asia conflict enters its fourth week, significantly disrupting global trade routes, particularly through the Strait of Hormuz. Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, and Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi attended the meeting. 2. The Supreme Court ruled that women Short Service Commission (SSC) officers in the Army, Navy, and Air Force who were denied Permanent Commission due to arbitrary evaluation processes will now be entitled to full pension benefits. 3. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan and UK’s Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Harvey Smyth, held a meeting in New Delhi, focusing on progress in training exchanges, intelligence collaboration, and integrated military engagement between the two nations. --------------------------------------- ✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS* --------------------------------------- 1. Prime Minister Modi yesterday held a telephonic conversation with US Donald Trump. In a social media post, PM Modi said, he received a call from President Trump and they had a useful exchange of views on the situation in West Asia. 2. The 4th Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Iceland were held yesterday in Reykjavik. During the consultation, both sides reviewed the status of cooperation in all fields, including political, trade and investment; implementation of India-EFTA-TEPA; geothermal energy; fisheries; capacity building; culture; and people-to-people ties. 3. Air India and Air India Express will jointly operate 24 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from West Asia. 4. The Indian Embassy in Doha informed that Qatar Airways operated 25 flights to India between the 20th and 22nd of this month, carrying around 7,750 Indian nationals. 5. US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has announced the upcoming visit of top defence official Elbridge Colby to India. He stated in a post on social media that he is looking forward to welcoming the Under Secretary of War for Policy, Elbridge Colby, to India. 6. The Embassy of India, Kathmandu, celebrated the Golden Jubilee Scholarship Day with the participation of hundreds of students from Nepal who were supported by the scholarship. The prestigious Golden Jubilee Scholarship was established in 2002 to commemorate 50 years of India-Nepal economic cooperation. Over the years, the number of scholarship recipients has increased to 200 annually. --------------------------------------- 🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍 --------------------------------------- 1. China is deep into building the Pinglu Canal, an 83-mile shipping route meant to connect inland rivers in the southwest to international sea lanes. The goal is simple to say and hard to build: let big cargo vessels move from the interior to the coast without taking a long detour. 2. Saudi Arabia is building a 1.7-mile-long artificial lake in the middle of the desert, featuring three giant dams and a $4.7 billion investment, which will yield 90,000 cubic meters of water per week without significantly impacting the environment. 3. Israeli strikes continued on the ground in Lebanon even as US president Donald Trump announced a ceasefire proposal for Iran. An airstrike on a residential apartment building in Bchamoun, approximately ten kilometres southeast of Beirut, killed at least two people and wounded five others. 4. At the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Japanese human rights activist Shun Fujiki strongly criticised Pakistan over alleged human rights violations in Balochistan. 5. Elon Musk has announced an ambitious semiconductor initiative named “Terafab” in Austin, Texas, aimed at scaling up artificial intelligence chip production. The project, involving Tesla, SpaceX and xAI, seeks to address the growing demand for advanced chips required for autonomous driving, robotics and AI systems. --------------------------------------- 🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS* --------------------------------------- 1. The inaugural National Indoor Athletics Championships began at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar yesterday, marking a new chapter for track and field in the country. The two-day meet has drawn 278 entries, including 97 women, and will feature competition in both senior and under-20 categories. 2. Arunachal’s Para-Athlete Kipa Mero clinched the Gold Medal in Women’s Javelin Throw F12 Category at the 24th National Para Athletics Championships 2026 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. -------------------------------------- *FINANCE* --------------------------------------- *INDIAN RUPEE VALUE* 💷 *GBP* ₹123(Approx) € *Euro* : ₹107(Approx)  *USD* ₹ 92(Approx) 🇨🇦 *Canada* :CAD ₹67 🇦🇺 *Australia* : ₹ 65 🇦🇪 *UAE Dirham* : ₹ 25 *🇨🇳 China Yuan ¥* : ₹ 13 🇲🇻 *Maldives Rufiya* : ₹ 6.00 🇧🇹 *Bhutan ngultrum* : ₹ 1.00 🇳🇵 *Nepal Rupee* : ₹ 0.63 🇧🇩 *B'desh Taka** : ₹ 0.70 🇵🇰 *Pak Rupee* : ₹ 0.32 🇱🇰 *Sri Lanka Rupee* : ₹ 0.29 --------------------------------------- *BSE SENSEX* 74,068.45 +1,372.06 (1.89%)🌲 *NIFTY* 22,912.40 +399.75 (1.78%)🌲 --------------------------------------- *Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai* *GOLD* : ₹ 14,200/ 01gm (24 krt) *SILVER* : ₹ 2,35,000/KG --------------------------------------- *ENTERTAINMENT NEWS* --------------------------------------- 1. Malayalam actor Mohanlal on Tuesday (March 24) withdrew from Delhi High Court his application for interim injunction against content allegedly infringing his personality rights. 2. Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh submitted before the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (March 24) that he shall file an affidavit before the court tendering an apology with regard to his mimicry of a character in 'Kantara: Chapter 1' movie. The court was hearing the actor's plea to quash an FIR registered against him over his mimicry of a character in 'Kantara: Chapter 1' movie during the 56th IFFI Festival of India organised by the Government of Goa last year. --------------------------------------- Ⓝⓐⓥⓔⓔⓝ Ⓚⓤⓜⓐⓡ 🇮🇳 *FACTS ABOUT BHARAT* 🇮🇳 ======================= *West Bengal state.* Founded as an East India Company trading post, it was India's capital under the British Raj from 1773–1911.   The Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang/Banga that settled in the area around the year 1000 BCE. Other accounts speculate that the name is derived from Venga (Bôngo), which came from the Austric word "Bonga" meaning the Sun-god. According to the Mahabharata, the Puranas and the Harivamsha, Vanga was one of the adopted sons of King Vali who founded the Vanga Kingdom. It was either under Magadh or under Kalinga Rules except few years under Pals. The earliest reference to "Vangala" (Bôngal) has been traced in the Nesari plates (805 CE) of Rashtrakuta Govinda III which speak of Dharmapala as the king of Vangala. The records of Rajendra Chola I of the Chola dynasty, who invaded Bengal in the 11th century, use the term Vangaladesa. ====================== *😀Thought of the day*  Life becomes more beautiful, when you realize the simple fact that, you'll never get the same moments twice.   ======================= टीचर- इतने दिन कहां थे, स्कूल क्यों नहीं आए?⁉️ गोलू- बर्ड फ्लू हो गया था मैम।🐔🪿 गोलू- इंसान समझा ही कहां आपने...रोज तो मुर्गा बना देती हो..!!🤪😝 🐔 ====================== *😳WHY❓❓❓* ======================= *How do pigeons always find their way home?*  The species of pigeon have navigational prowess. Pigeons can find their way home, even if released from a distant location blindfolded. They can navigate by sensing the earth’s magnetic fields, and perhaps also by using sound and smell. They can also use cues based on the position of the sun. One theory is that they have both a built-in ‘compass’ and a ‘mapping’ ability. The compass keeps them flying in the right general direction and mapping lets them compare where they are to where they want to go, which is home. It’s also thought the ‘compass’ relies on the angle and position of the sun. But how they actually ‘map’ isn’t understood. The compass mechanism appears to rely on a combination of sun position and possibly iron ferite particles in the brain and trigeminal nerve and in a special organ on the top of the beak. The map mechanism may relate to advanced spatial mapping and interpolation in the brain, possibly assessing and mapping atmospheric odors, magnetic variations, visual landmarks and low-frequency infrasound. Studies of factors that disrupt homing show that all of these mechanisms are present but different breeds of homing pigeons use different sets of navigational cues. Pigeons have a good memory of places they have flown before and always fly in a circle when first taking air, in order to mentally map these factors. ======================= *LEARN Sanskrit*🙏🏻 ======================= *अन्नं न निन्द्यात्।*  Annaṁ na nindyāt. Don't dispraise/disrespect food *धूमिका* : Fog =======================  🤔 *HOW IT WORKS* ⁉ ======================= *How Talc powder is made?*  Talcum powder is made from talc, a mineral made up mainly of the elements magnesium, silicon, and oxygen. As a powder, it absorbs moisture well and helps cut down on friction, making it useful for keeping skin dry and helping to prevent rashes ======================= 💁🏻‍♂‍ *GK TODAY*  =======================  25th March - International Day of the Unborn Child🐣 It is observed on 25th March. It is an annual commemoration of unborn fetuses and is observed as a day of opposition to abortion.  ====================== *BORN TODAY** 🐣💐 ======================  Colonel Vasanth Venugopal, AC (25 March 1967 – 31 July 2007) was an Indian Army officer. He was the commanding officer of the 9th battalion, Maratha Light Infantry. On 31 July 2007, he was martyred in an action while preventing heavily armed infiltrators from crossing the India-Pakistan border at Uri, Jammu and Kashmir. As a result he was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest military decoration for peacetime gallantry. ======================  🙏🏻 *IDIOMS & PHRASES*  ======================= *Cost an arm and a leg* : To be extremely expensive. ======================= *ANTONYM*   Clever × Stupid *SYNONYMS*  Enquire : Investigate ========================= 🛕 *Spiritual Knowledge*  (kindly inform, if given info is vary from actual facts🙏🏻) ======================= *Kartikeya* also known as *Skanda, Kumara* ,, Murugan and Subrahmanya, is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, brother of Ganesha,  Once Sati, the earlier incarnation of Mother Parvati was spending her time with the Lord. Her father Daksha Prajapati wanted to organize a huge Yajna. Daksha was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu and never had any regard for Shiva whom he denounced as a mad chap and mendicant given to a wayward life. When Sati wanted to attend the Yajna conducted by her father, Shiva forbade her plans. Sati felt miserable and found her way neglecting Shiva's advice. When all the gods had assembled there except Shiva, she did not receive a proper welcome which made her feel dishonoured. Therefore, not able to face her Lord who had already advised her not to go, she entered the sacrificial fire and gave up her body.  Subsequently, she was born in the house of Himavan, the ruler of mountains. She ardently worshipped Shiva and once again got married to him. Since the gods had attended the Yajna to which Shiva was not invited, they had to suffer miseries in the hands of demons called Taraka and Surapadma. They prayed for years to Lord Shiva to intervene in the matter and save them. Finally the Lord's mercy gave way and he decided to give rise to a new manifestation of his power to kill the demons. From Lord Shiva's eyes came out six sparks. Since they were too hot to be borne by any other element in the creation, the task was given to Agni to carry them forward. Even Agni could not bear the heat of the sparks and therefore left them in a lake called Saravana. In the lake, the six sparks took form as six divine children. The exquisite charm of the children made Shiva and Parvati so happy and they asked the six Karthika sisters to take care of the babies. Sine the children was reared by Karthika sisters, later the name Karthikeya ensued.  Lord Shiva and Parvati came to the lake and Parvati embraced all the six children together and as a result they got one single body with six heads. This is the reason why Karthikeya is also called *Shanmuka* (six faced Lord). Mother Parvati gifted him with the divine weapon called 'Vel' and Lord Karthikeya used the weapon to fight with the demons and put them to death. Once he emerged victoriously, he was heralded by the gods in several terms and Indra, the King of gods gifted Karthikeya his daughter Devasena in marriage. The heavens and the worlds witnessed the marriage with celebrity. Karthikeya brought immortal fame to his parents by achieving a stupendous task with ease. Later he manifested in different ways to please his devotees ====================== 🧬 *HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES*🩺 ( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻) =======================  One of the most important health benefits of sugarcane juice is that it is a diuretic which means that it helps treat urinary tract infections, kidney stones and ensure proper functioning of the kidneys. According to Ayurveda, sugarcane juice helps strengthen your liver and is thus suggested as a remedy for jaundice. Jaundice is a condition where you find yellow pigmentation of the skin and membrane due to elevated levels of a substance known as bilirubin in the bodily fluids and is triggered by poor functioning liver. What sugarcane juice does is replenish your body with proteins lost and nutrients that it needs to recover quickly. ===================