Here is a collection of the most important stories this morning:
Shevgaon: Realty shrinks, stokes suicides, as illegal PMSes reign this quiet Maharashtra tehsil
Shevgaon, in central Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, has largely had a quiet history. The tehsil, once known for sugarcane cultivation and cotton trading, made headlines in the 1970s when it was flooded after the Jayakwadi Dam overflowed and then, more recently, in 2023, when there was a rare communal altercation. Read more.
WhatsApp, social media influencers rule the poll trail as parties kick off campaigns
As the country gears up for the world's biggest electoral exercise, messaging platforms like WhatsApp and social media influencers have emerged as the go to mediums for political parties to influence voter psychology, ad gurus and political analysts say. Read more.
Indian Navy carries out calibrated operation in high seas; forces 35 Somali pirates to surrender
In a calibrated operation, the Indian Navy on Saturday "coerced" 35 Pirates onboard a merchant ship around 1,400 nautical miles from the Indian coast to surrender and ensured the safe evacuation of 17 crew members without any injury, officials said. Read more.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: EC rolls out KYC app to help you know your candidate
It's the season of KYC - be it the financial front or the poll turf. At a time when the Reserve Bank of India keeps a hawk eye on KYC compliance by fintech firms, the Election Commission has rolled out another form of KYC - to Know Your Candidate - ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Read more.
Dalal Street Week Ahead | Fed meet, Japan, England policy rates, macro data points to keep D-St volatile next week
Volatility ensued domestic markets in the week ended March 15 due to a broad-based selloff in mid- and small-cap pockets amid concerns of frothy valuations. In the coming week, the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, macro-data, and more stress test results from mutual fund houses are expected to keep markets on tenterhooks, said analysts, advising investors to buy-on-every dip. Read more.
Stockology: Downward trend could continue for the next 45 days before recovery
Nifty 50 Index corrected or declined roughly by 2.2 percent and the sentiment in the market has crashed by more than 10 percent, portfolios have been hit by 4 to 9 percent, while concentrated portfolios have hit more than 15 percent in some cases. We believe the correction has not started, as the trend is still up even on a short-term basis. Read more.
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