The Indian stock market on Tuesday managed to stay in the green for the seventh straight session, though it gave up most of its early gains during volatile trade.

The Sensex, which touched an intra-day high of 78,741.69, eventually closed at 78,017.19, rising 32.81 points or 0.04 per cent.

Similarly, the Nifty settled almost flat at 23,668.65, gaining only 10.30 points or 0.04 per cent. During the session, the Nifty traded within a range of 23,869.60 to 23,627.55.

Despite the slight gains in the indices, market sentiment remained weak, with a majority of stocks witnessing selling pressure.

In a boost for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), pacer Avesh Khan has been cleared by the BCCI to participate in IPL 2025.

Avesh, who had been nursing a right knee issue, received medical clearance from the BCCI’s medical team this week and will soon join the LSG squad,

Avesh has been out of action since late January, with his last India appearance dating back to a T20I in South Africa last November. He also missed Madhya Pradesh’s final league game in the Ranji Trophy due to discomfort in his right knee, which was linked to his domestic workload.

After the Indian government asked Samsung to pay $601 million (approximately Rs 5,174 crore) in back taxes and penalties for allegedly evading import duties on some key telecom equipment, the South Korean giant on Tuesday said the company fully complies with the laws of the land and is currently "assessing legal options".

The tax demand amounts to a significant portion of Samsung’s net profit in India, which was $955 million last year.

Samsung’s network division, which imports telecom equipment, had allegedly been under scrutiny for "misclassifying critical transmission components used in mobile towers".

The company reportedly imported and sold these telecom components to Reliance Jio.

Reliance Jio, however, was yet to comment on reports.

Decorated IAS officer Dr. Ravi Bhagat on Monday assumed the charge of Principal Secretary to the Punjab Chief Minister here at his office in the presence of senior officers of the state government.

Pertinently, Dr. Ravi Bhagat, a senior officer of the Indian Administrative service, had served the state government in various capacities. A 2006 batch IAS officer, Dr. Ravi Bhagat has a penchant for out of the box ideas to improve the delivery of citizen centric services to people. He is known for his proactive and responsive approach towards public service.

Dr. Harsh Sadawarti, Vice President of Desh Bhagat University, has been honored as the Best START Coordinator of the Country by ISRO-IIRS at a national ceremony in Dehradun.He received the prestigious Annual Award 2025 for his outstanding contribution to the Space Science and Technology Awareness Training (START) program.

More than a month after a portion of the roof of a tunnel collapsed in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district trapping eight persons, rescue workers recovered a second body on Tuesday.

The body was brought out of the partially-collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in the afternoon and was shifted to a government hospital at Nagarkurnool. It was identified as that of project engineer Manoj Kumar of Uttar Pradesh.

The body would be handed over to the family of the deceased after the autopsy. Nagarkurnool district Collector Badavath Santosh said the state government would pay Rs 25 lakh to the family of the deceased.

This was the second body recovered from the tunnel since the accident that occurred on February 22.

The body of Gurpreet Singh, a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) operator from Punjab was recovered on March 9.

India’s milk production has increased by 63.56 per cent over the past 10 years from 146.3 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 239.2 million tonnes during 2023-24, with an annual growth rate of 5.7 per cent, while world milk production is growing at 2 per cent per annum, according to information tabled in Parliament on Tuesday.

Per capita availability of milk in the country has increased by 48 per cent in the last decade with more than 471 gm/person/day during the year 2023-24 as against the per capita availability of 322 gram/ person/ day in the world, Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, S.P. Singh Baghel, said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

India has ranked first in milk production since 1998 and now contributes to 25 per cent of global milk production.

Legendary cricketer MS Dhoni has named Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium as his favourite stadium besides Chennai Super Kings (CSK) home venue Chepauk.

Dhoni led Men in Blue to its second ICC ODI World Cup title after a long wait of 28 years in 2011 at Wankhede. CSK, for which Dhoni has played since the inception of IPL in 2008 barring two seasons, and the MA Chidambaram Stadium, also known as Chepauk, in Chennai, have become more like a home for the wicketkeeper-batter.

"I wouldn't say I have a second favourite because we get the same kind of reception almost everywhere. Mumbai, I have a soft corner because in 2007, when we won the T20 World Cup, we came back here and got a very warm reception. The 2011 final was also here, and there are a lot of memories, so it has a special place in my heart," Dhoni said on JioHotstar's "The MS Dhoni Experience".

The Department of English at Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib, organized a One-Day National Seminar dedicated to World Water Day 2025. The seminar on "Water and Humanity: Crisis, Culture and Sustainability" brought together distinguished scholars, environmentalists, and academicians to discuss the urgent need for water conservation and sustainability. The event began with a formal welcome by Dr. Ankdeep Kaur Attwal, Head, Department of English, who greeted the esteemed dignitaries and participants. She highlighted the relevance of the seminar, emphasizing the growing global water crisis and the need for collaborative efforts to address water conservation challenges.In his presidential address, Dr. Pritpal Singh, Vice-Chancellor of the University, underscored the importance of preserving water for future generations. He pointed out that while agriculture contributes to water depletion, untreated industrial effluents pose a far greater threat, leading to severe health issues such as cancer, kidney diseases, and waterborne infections. He also drew attention to the rise of corporate hospitals in Punjab, linking it to increasing health risks due to water pollution. He called for immediate action in this regard and proudly shared the contribution of the University in water conservation. He shared that the University is committed to saving water and has established sewerage water treatment plant, Run-off and RO water water recharge and rain water harvesting. He also shared that the University has orgainsed number of tree plantation drives. In his inaugural address, Dr. Sukhwinder Singh Billing discussed the two main aspects of the water crisis: availability and quality.