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Saudi National Bank chairman who refused to help Credit Suisse removed

Saudi National Bank chairman who refused to help Credit Suisse removed

News
Ammar Al-Khudeiri, the chairman of the Saudi National Bank (SNB), has resigned. He has given a personal reason for this, but it is being linked to his remarks against Switzerland's troubled investment bank Credit Suisse. Khudeiri had said on March 15 that the SNB would not give more money to Credit Suisse. He was asked whether he would invest more in Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse shares fell more than 30% after his refusal. SNB is the largest shareholder of Credit Suisse. Last year SNB bought a 9.9% stake in Credit Suisse.
Punjab Government issued UDID cards to 3,07,219 Divyangs

Punjab Government issued UDID cards to 3,07,219 Divyangs

World News
Chandigarh | UDID cards have been issued by the Punjab government to 3,07,219 differently-abled persons in the state till March 23, 2023. Unique Disability Identity Cards (UDID) are being prepared to give benefits of all the schemes and services of the Central and Punjab Government to the disabled persons on the basis of a single card and its database is being prepared at the national level. Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur said that according to the daily report sent by the Government of India, the state of Punjab has secured the 10th position among the states that have made these cards. The Disability Cell has been set up by the Punjab Government for the differently-abled persons. He said that this dedicated cell would be a single window platform ...
Snowfall on the mountains cools the air of the plains

Snowfall on the mountains cools the air of the plains

World News
Chandigarh | Due to the active Western Disturbance on the mountains, cold winds are blowing in the plains. According to the Meteorological Department, another Western Disturbance is becoming active from 30 March. Due to this, between March 30 and April 3, there are chances of cloud cover and rain. On Sunday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 27.4 degrees, which was 3 degrees below normal. On the other hand, Saturday's minimum temperature was recorded at 15 degrees, which was one degree more than normal. The moisture content in the air was recorded at 88 per cent. In the last 24 hours, 1.8 mm of rain was recorded. Director of Meteorological Department Chandigarh Center Manmohan Singh said that the temperature is likely to remain around 30 degrees in the first week of April as well...
Bollywood: Poster of Shriya’s short film ‘Sita’ out

Bollywood: Poster of Shriya’s short film ‘Sita’ out

Music
Shriya Pilgaonkar will soon be seen in a short film 'Sita'. He has shared a poster of the film on social media. In the poster, Shriya is wearing an orange saree, holding a baby in her hands. Shriya says about this... 'I watch a lot of short films, but I was waiting for a good script for a long time. Sita is a touching and powerful story based on a young boy. He is looking for the dead body of a newborn girl. I am playing the character of a mysterious woman named Maithili who interacts with this guy. Its story is beautifully written and shot. This is a thought provoking topic. It will introduce people to some old social traditions. Written and directed by Abhinav, this short film is going to be streamed on Hotstar. The film will also see child actors O Kanojia and Lilliput playing pivot...
Korean father of three children exempted from compulsory military service

Korean father of three children exempted from compulsory military service

News
In South Korea, all healthy males between the ages of 18 and 35 are required to serve in the military. World Cup team players and Olympic medal winners are exempted from this. Military service is one of the five primary duties of citizens enshrined in the Constitution. The other four are paying taxes, working, educating children and protecting the environment. The government is considering increasing the scope of exemption. A proposal to bar fathers of three or more children from military service till the age of 30 is likely to be implemented soon. South Korea, with a population of 50 million, has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. There has been a steady decline in the birth rate since the 1970s. President Yoo Suk Yeol has insisted on taking bold steps to increase the birth r...
Isha Ambani receives Forbes India Gen Next Entrepreneur Award

Isha Ambani receives Forbes India Gen Next Entrepreneur Award

Viral
Reliance Retail Chairperson Isha Ambani has been honored with the 'GenNext Entrepreneur' award at the Forbes India Leadership Awards 2023. Along with him, many other leaders of the industry were also honored. Other big names include CK Venkataraman, MD of Titan Company, who was awarded the 'CEO of the Year' award. Max Healthcare Chairman and MD Abhay Soi was awarded the 'Entrepreneur of the Year' award. Isha Ambani was ranked second in the list of 'Youngest Billionaire Heirs' by Forbes in 2008. Her estimated assets are Rs 471 crore.

Hindenburg targets former Twitter CEO Dorsey’s company

World News
New York | After Gautam Adani, American short seller Hindenburg has now increased the difficulties of Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey. In its new research report, Dorsey-led mobile payment company Block Inc has been accused of promoting transactions related to criminal activities. It has been said in the report that the block fraudulently increased the number of users. As a result, Block's stock fell 19% on Thursday despite a 2% gain on the Nasdaq. According to Hindenburg, rules were not followed in the block's internal system. The report read, "Investigation revealed that Block cleverly duped her, whom she claims to be helping.
Counter tickets for first two matches of Punjab Kings will be sold from today

Counter tickets for first two matches of Punjab Kings will be sold from today

Sports
Mohali | IPL is returning to the IS Bindra International Stadium after three years. Punjab Kings along with Punjab Cricket Association have made preparations for this. The team started the ticket sale for the first two matches on the online platform. Offline ticket sale will start from 24 March. The team will face KKR on April 1 at 3.30 PM. On 13th April the team will play with Gujarat Titans. Tickets will be available here: Tickets will be sold at Gate No. 2 of the stadium. Whereas, online tickets can be collected from gate number 2A. Tickets will also be sold at booth numbers 9 and 10 (besides the one near Pride Hotel). Online tickets can also be collected from here. Ticket prices have been kept from Rs 1000 to Rs 9000.
UPI fraud between April-22 to February increased by 13.20%

UPI fraud between April-22 to February increased by 13.20%

Tech
New Delhi | Frauds related to digital payments through UPI have increased year on year. So far in the current financial year i.e. from April last year* to February this year, such complaints have increased by 13.20%. In comparison to this, such cases had increased by only 9% in the last financial year. According to the information given by the government in Parliament, 95,402 cases of UPI fraud were reported till February in the financial year 2022-23. In the last financial year, 84,274 such cases were reported. In comparison, 77,299 such complaints were registered in the financial year 2020-21. Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad told the Rajya Sabha, 'National Payments Corporation of India has said that the UPI ecosystem has inbuilt security features. Even ordinary users are ...

Supply of edible oil will decrease, use of biofuel increased

Lifestyle, Nature/Art
The increasing "use" of biofuels around the world is going to create a shortage of edible oil. Biofuel made from oilseeds such as soybean and canola is being used not only in trucks, but also in aircraft. are promoting. Its purpose is to reduce dependence on petroleum and reduce pollution. Due to this, the possibility of reducing the availability of edible oil is deepening. This year a new problem is going to arise. According to Thomas Milki, executive director of Hamburg-based Oil World , growth in vegetable oil production is expected to slow in the first half of the year. Indonesia' and Malaysia supply about 85% of the world's palm oil. But due to slow planting of palm trees, bad weather and deforestation Production in these countries has stagnated.