Au Revoir Ever Given!

Container ship Ever Given which was blocked in the Suez Canal for a better part of the week, was successfully refloated on March 29. The ship was reported to be en-route to Great Bitter Lake a transit agent in the Suez Canal. Catch all of the recent updates on this crisis here. 

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Take a look at these key events

Today:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a poll rally in Puduchery to seek support for the NDA in the Union Territory. Also, gaming firm Nazara Tech, which is backed by Big Bull Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is set to make its Dalal Street debut.

Data breach at Mobikwik

A huge database containing sensitive details of 3.5 million users of MobiKwik, a Gurugram-based payments startup, appeared for sale online on a hacker forum on March 29. Read here to know more about this breach  which reportedly includes 36,099,759 files.

Global banks warn of possible losses from hedge fund default

Swiss bank Credit Suisse said Monday it may have suffered a highly significant loss from a default by a U.S.-based hedge fund on margin calls that it and other banks made last week. Read here to know more these banks are in the process of exiting such positions in order to curb the potential losses.

Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines work in real-world conditions

The United States's public health agency, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has said the COVID-19 vaccines of Moderna Inc and Pfizer-BioNtech were found effective in real-world conditions in its report March 29. Check details of what else CDC said about these vaccines, here. 

Hydrogen-fuelled SUV?

Great Wall Motor out its first hydrogen fuel-cell sport utility vehicles and launch a fleet of 100 hydrogen heavy trucks this year. Read here to know about its plan here. 

What is Kerala's Thrissur Pooram?

Around this time last year, festivities surrounded Thrissur Pooram were dim due to COVID-19 pandemic. However, this time permission has been granted for onduct the Pooram (festival in Malayalam) on April 23 by authorities with some restrictions. Why do locals celebrate this festival? And what are the different activities that take place? Moneycontrol's Dinesh Unnikrishnan brings you all the details in this piece.