School assembly news headlines for March 28 | Top national, business and foreign updates
Here are the top national and international headlines for the school assembly on March 28, covering national, business and foreign updates.
Top stories
Govt cuts excise duty on petrol, diesel; slaps windfall tax on fuel exports
New Delhi: The government has slashed excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 10 per litre, averting a pump price hike that had become necessary because of soaring global oil prices.
Rapper-turned-politician 'Balen' sworn in as Nepal's 47th PM
Kathmandu: Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah 'Balen,' took oath as Nepal's democratically elected prime minister on Friday, around six months after the K P Sharma Oli-led government was ousted in a Gen-Z protest that shook the nation. By Shirish B Pradhan
Live-in relationship between married man, consenting adult woman not a crime: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has said that a married man living in a consensual live-in relationship with an adult woman does not amount to a criminal offence under law.
Nation
ED to file chargesheet in Rs 40,000 crore loan 'fraud' involving ex-RCOM president
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate may on Friday file a chargesheet as part of its money laundering probe into an alleged Rs 40,000 crore loan fraud involving Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani's group company RCOM and its past executives, official sources said.
Excise duty cut on petrol-diesel due to assembly polls: Congress slams govt
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday alleged that the government's excise cuts on petrol and diesel were because of assembly elections and pointed out that consumer prices in India were not reduced even when global crude oil prices fell on seven different occasions in the past 12 years.
Supriya Sule raises Ajit Pawar plane crash in LS, seeks time-bound probe
New Delhi: NCP-SP leader Supriya Sule on Friday demanded a time-bound probe into the plane crash that killed former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and criticised the state government for not filing an FIR in the matter.
Govt inks twin defence deals worth Rs 858 crore
New Delhi: The defence ministry on Friday signed a Rs 445 crore contract with Russia's Rosoboronexport for procurement of an air defence missile system for the Indian Army.
Sonia Gandhi's health shows improvement, will be discharged from hospital soon: Doctors
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's health is showing steady improvement, and she will be discharged from the hospital within one to two days, her doctors said on Friday.
AIADMK announces second list of party candidates for Apr 23 TN Assembly polls
Chennai: The Opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Friday announced the second list of its party candidates for the April 23 Assembly election, retaining some of its MLAs.
Legal
HC junks plea seeking CBI probe against Mukesh Ambani, RIL over 'illegal' gas extraction
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking a CBI probe against Reliance Industries Limited and its chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani for alleged unlawful extraction of natural gas from ONGC's Krishna-Godavari basin fields.
CJI writes to HCs for expeditious filling of vacant posts, prioritising elevation of women judges
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has written to chief justices of high courts for expeditious filling up of judicial vacancies with special focus on elevation of women judges for ensuring diversity in the benches.
Business
Govt raises commercial LPG supply to 70 pc of pre-war demand, prioritises key industries
New Delhi: The central government has increased commercial LPG allocations to states by 20 per cent, raising the quota to 70 per cent of pre-war demand to meet industrial requirements, including steel and automobiles.
Foreign
Former Sri Lanka health minister fined LKR 75 million for purchasing substandard medicines
Colombo: The Supreme Court on Friday fined a former health minister Sri Lanka rupees 75 million for violating fundamental rights by importing medicines under an Indian credit line in 2022 through a company not registered for the purpose.