The Indian stock markets witnessed a strong rebound this week, with benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex surging over 4 per cent -- best weekly performance in four years -- and the rally was fuelled by improving investor sentiment, improvement in foreign flows and positive global developments, experts said on Saturday.

The Nifty gained over 4 per cent, the highest weekly since February 2021. The Sensex also surged 4 per cent, the most since July 2022.

The resurgence in market sentiment was fuelled by the comeback of FIIs amid a strengthening Indian rupee. Additionally, the steep correction in many stocks over recent months created opportunities for value buying, attracting investors looking to capitalise on lower valuations.

Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, took a significant step towards combating drug abuse by organizing an awareness seminar under the campaign of Punjab Government "Yudh Nashiyan Virudh". The workshop which is organized by Red Ribbon Club under Department of student welfare with the collaboration of Punjab Government, School of Nursing, Desh Bhagat University aimed at educating and sensitizing the youth about the harmful effects of drug addiction and promoting a drug-free society. On this occasion anti drug rally was oraganised by Nursing department to aware the youth about Drug Addiction.

Notorious robber Chunmun Jha succumbed to multiple gunshot injuries on Saturday following a fierce encounter with the police in Bihar's Araria district, an official said.

Araria Superintendent of Police (SP) Anjani Kumar told that Jha died while undergoing treatment at Sadar Hospital, Araria.

The encounter occurred at Dhalha Canal under the jurisdiction of Narpatganj police station. A joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and district police conducted a raid to apprehend Jha, a wanted criminal involved in multiple high-profile heists. During the operation, Jha sustained three gunshot wounds.

"Our team managed to overpower him after a fierce exchange of fire. The injured police officers were sent to Sadar Hospital for treatment, while Jha, who also suffered gunshot wounds, succumbed during treatment," SP Kumar said.

Children overweight or obese may be at an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adulthood, according to a study.

COPD is a progressive lung disease that makes it hard to breathe and worsens over time.

While smoking is a major risk factor for COPD, other risk factors like environmental, occupational, and even early life factors are increasingly being recognised.

The study led by researchers from Copenhagen University in Denmark focuses on examining the link between a high body mass index (BMI) in childhood and COPD.

The team found that compared to women with an average childhood BMI, risks of chronic COPD were 10 per cent higher for those who had an above-average BMI trajectory.

The Oscar-winning actor Christoph Waltz really meant it when he said, “au revoir” in the Quentin Tarantino directorial ‘Inglourious Basterds’, as the word is that he has now been cast in the season 5 of ‘Only Murders in the Building’.

The acting legend has been cast in a recurring role, reports.

Christoph Waltz is the latest new addition to the Season 5 cast of the acclaimed Hulu comedy, joining the previously announced Keegan-Michael Key. As is typically the case with ‘Only Murders’, character and plot details for the new season are being kept under wraps.

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar on Saturday announced his upcoming film “Kesari Chapter 2”, which also stars Ananya Panday and R. Madhavan, is locked for April 18 release worldwide.

Akshay took to his Instagram, where he shared a motion poster of the upcoming film and mentioned that the teaser will release on March 24.

The motion poster features a bloodied brick wall with bullet marks. It had: “A revolution painted in courage… Kesari Chapter 2” as gunshots could be heard.

Lewis Hamilton delivered a statement win in the Sprint Race at the Chinese Grand Prix, securing his first victory for Ferrari and silencing the doubts surrounding his switch to the Italian team.

The seven-time World Champion, who has dominated at the Shanghai International Circuit in the past with six Grand Prix wins, put in a commanding performance to finish 6.889 seconds ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.

The victory comes as a huge boost for Hamilton, who endured a difficult outing in Australia, where he struggled to get comfortable in the SF-25. After his disappointing performance in Melbourne, critics were quick to question whether he could adapt to his new surroundings at Ferrari. However, Hamilton hit back at those doubts, highlighting the challenges of transitioning to a new team.

Driven by the country’s skilled talent pool and operational cost advantages, global capability centres (GCCs) are leading real estate absorption in India which have surpassed pre-Covid levels amid a resilient economy.

GCCs have committed about 27.7 million square feet (sq ft) of grade A commercial real estate in 2024, and 24.1 million sq ft in 2023, which represent 36 per cent and 38 per cent of overall real estate absorption, respectively, according to JLL.

On the other hand, latest office market assessment by real estate consultancy Knight Frank India said that GCCs leased 22.5 million square feet (mn sq ft) in 2024, accounting for 31 per cent of total leasing volumes.

Of this, 50 large deals (over 100,000 sq ft each) totalled 12.1 mn sq ft, while 56 mid-sized deals (50,000-100,000 sq ft) contributed 4.4 mn sq ft. Additionally, 223 smaller deals (under 50,000 sq ft) accounted for 5.5 mn sq ft of leased space, the report stated.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's visit to the United Kingdom has been rescheduled, and now, she will be leaving from here on Saturday evening.

She is expected to land at London's Heathrow Airport on Sunday afternoon as per the Indian Standard Time (IST), sources in the state secretariat said on Saturday morning. There will be a stopover in Dubai.

According to the original schedule, the Chief Minister and her team were supposed to depart from Kolkata at 9.10 am on Saturday and reach Dubai first. Again from Dubai, she was supposed to take the flight to London on the same day at 8 pm IST.

However, on Friday afternoon, state secretariat insiders said that the Chief Minister's departure might be postponed for two days amid the crisis at Heathrow Airport because of the "significant power shortage" due to a fire in a substation in the western part of the city.