1. The Parliament has passed the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024.
2. Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar was discharged from AIIMS-Delhi on Wednesday (March 12, 2025) after making a satisfactory recovery. The 73-year-old leader was admitted to AIIMS in the early hours of Sunday, March 9, after experiencing uneasiness and chest pain.
3. Bharatiya Janata Party registered a big victory in the election of Mayor, President, and Ward members of various Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, and Municipalities of Haryana. Elections were held for five posts of President in the Municipal Council. BJP candidates won all the five seats.
4. The Government of India is advancing ₹7,000 crore for the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS). This funding is part of a larger proposal for over ₹51,000 crore in additional expenditures.
5. The Karnataka Assembly recently passed the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill, aiming to decentralise power and improve urban governance. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar introduced the Bill, asserting it would strengthen Bengaluru rather than dismantle it.
6. Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Wednesday (March 12, 2025) announced recruitment to 26,000 posts in the State government next year and the initiation of a youth employment promotion scheme as well as a poverty-free village scheme to resolve the issues of unemployment and destitution.
7. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy handed over appointment letters to 1,292 Junior Lecturers and 240 Polytechnic Lecturers at a formal event in Hyderabad.
8. Several political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday (12 March 2025) called upon the Centre to reconsider banning Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s Awami Action Committee (AAC) and Masroor Ansari’s J&K Ittehadul Muslimeen (JKIM). However, the BJP has welcomed the move.
9. Mosques on the route of the traditional ‘Laat Saheb’ Holi procession in Shahjahanpur have been covered with tarpaulins and strict security measures put in place ahead of the festival of colours which coincides with the Friday prayers.
10. The Standing Committee of Parliament on Agriculture, headed by former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, has recommended a change in the name of the Union Agriculture Ministry to reflect the importance of farm workers, too. The panel, in its report tabled in Parliament on Wednesday (March 12, 2025), has also demanded a comprehensive crop insurance plan for small-holding farmers.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. Display of the menu and rate list of food items being served to passengers in trains is mandatory, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told.
2. The Karnataka government on Wednesday withdrew its order directing the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe possible lapses and dereliction of duty by police officers at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport in connection with Kannada actor Ranya Rao’s gold smuggling case.
Kannada film actor Ranya Rao, was recently arrested in one of the largest gold seizures at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport. Ranya Rao’s bail hearing continues, bail order likely on Friday.
3. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (March 12, 2025) asked the NIA to respond to the plea of jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Mr. Rashid seeking to attend Parliament.
4. The government is committed to ensure fair conduct of examinations and trying to strengthen the system to prevent any malpractice, Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar said.
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FINANCE
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SILVER : ₹ 100,000/KG
The Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in India has witnessed significant growth in credit availability while experiencing a sharp decline in Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) over the last five years. According to data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), total MSME advances have steadily increased, while the gross NPA ratio has dropped from 11% in 2020 to 4% in 2024.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. Rekhachithram movie, made with ₹9 crore, minted ₹75 crore worldwide in theatres before its OTT release on SonyLIV. As it turned out to be the highest-grossing Malayalam movie of 2025, director Jofin T Chacko earlier explained how artificial intelligence (AI) was used in the movie to bring a de-aged version of superstar Mammootty (Mammookka) to life. Following the movie’s release, audiences were amazed by how convincingly Mammootty appeared as his younger self from the 1980s.
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DEFENCE News
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1. Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) visited Headquarters Southern Air Command on 12 Mar 25 for the Commanders’ Conference of Southern Air Command (SAC) in Thiruvananthapuram. He was received by Air Marshal B Manikantan, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief SAC and was presented with a ceremonial Guard of Honour on his arrival.
2. Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd of Israel and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) of India announced a significant collaboration at Aero India 2025, aimed at integrating the TROPHY Active Protection System (APS) into Indian combat vehicles. The TROPHY system is the world’s only operational and combat-proven APS, designed to protect armoured vehicles against anti-tank threats.
3. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has accelerated efforts to finalise the procurement of 114 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA), a deal estimated to be worth $20 billion.The initiative aligns with the “Buy Global Make in India” strategy, aiming to manufacture these jets domestically with global collaboration.
4. Recent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have escalated due to joint naval drills conducted by China, Iran, and Russia. These exercises, named the Maritime Security Belt 2025, took place in the Gulf of Oman.
13 Mar (Thursday)
Vedic Ritu/ Shishir
Drik Ritu : Vasanta
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2081
Month : Phalguna 29
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1946
Month Phalguna 14
Nakshatra:Magha
Purva Phalguni
Tithi : Chaturdashi (up to 10:36 am)Purnima
Rahu 02:05 PM – 03:34 PM
Yamaganda 06:41 AM – 08:10 AM
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