1. The states of West Bengal and Assam will exercise their right to vote in the first phase of polling on Saturday. Voting will begin at 7 am and conclude at 6 pm.
2. Voting on March 27 will be held amid tight security with the Election Commission deploying around 684 companies of central forces that would guard 10,288 polling booths housed in 7,061 premises.
3. The Election Commission of India has issued a notice on Friday prohibiting the conduct and publishing of results of any exit polls between the period 7 am on March 27 and 7.30 pm on April 29, 2021 for the poll-bound states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
4. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti appeared before the Enforcement Directorate at its office in Srinagar in connection with a money laundering case. the former Jammu and Kashmir CM revealed that she was questioned regarding the Bijbehara land in the name of her late father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and the utilization of secret funds during her tenure as Chief Minister.
5. Fast-track court sentences 2 to life imprisonment in Nikita Tomar murder case :
Nikita Tomar, 21, was shot in broad daylight at Ballabhgarh in Faridabad district on October 26 last year.
6. Amid the huge surge of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, CM Uddhav Thackeray on Friday announced that a night curfew will be imposed in the state from March 28.
7. Bharat Bandh : Protests evoke good response in Punjab, Haryana. Farmers block highways, roads in region; rail services hit;
8. MICE Roadshow-Meet in India been organised at Chhatrasal Convention Centre, Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh from March 25 to March 27, 2021. This event is being organised with the objective of promoting India as MICE Destination (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions). It is being organised by Ministry of Tourism in association with Madhya Pradesh Tourism.
9. 28th Edition of the Hunar Haat of indigenous products of artisans and craftsmen is being organised at Kala Academy in Panaji, Goa. The event was started from March 26th and will conclude on April 4, 2021. It is being organised under the theme- “Vocal for Local”.
10. Uttar Pradesh government has announced on March 26, 2021 to start an affordable rental housing scheme for students, urban migrants and poor people living in cities.
11. IPS officer Rashmi Shukla may have “leaked” her confidential letter on alleged corruption in transfers in the Maharashtra police department to BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, state chief secretary Sitaram Kunte has said in his “fact-finding” report.
12. The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) class 12th results have been declared. The results were announced by Bihar Education Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary on Friday (March 26). Visit the Bihar Board’s website- biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in
13. All educational institutes closed in Himachal till April 4 following spike in Covid cases . No social and cultural events would be organised in the state by the government.
14. Five states — Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat — have registered a sharp rise in daily COVID-19 cases, the Union health ministry said on Friday as India recorded 59,118 new infections, the highest single-day rise so far this year.
15. Nine coronavirus patients died in a fire at a COVID-19 hospital in a Mumbai mall on Friday due to suffocation. The fire broke out at the Sunrise Hospital in the Dreams Mall building in Bhandup area around midnight.
✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. PM Modi is on a two-day visit to Bangladesh to be a part of the neighbouring country’s 50th Independence Day, making it his first foreign visit after COVID-19 outbreak
2. On the occasion of the National Day celebration of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid rich tributes to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and congratulated Bangladesh on its golden jubilee of liberation on Friday.
3. Recounting the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, PM Modi on Friday, recounted his own contribution to the nation’s freedom struggle, while addressing the National Day program as its chief guest in National parade Ground, Dhaka. Lauding the Indian Army martyrs’ sacrifice, he recounted how he had been arrested in India while staging a satyagraha in solidarity with Bangladesh’s liberation.
4. Indian and Pakistani armies held a brigadier-level meeting at Poonch-Rawalkot crossing on Friday as a follow-up to their agreement to observe ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
5. India to Gift 2 lakh Covid Vaccine Doses to UN Peacekeepers
6. Indian Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh and South Korean Defence Minister, Suh Wook have inaugurated “Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park” in Delhi Cantt on March 26, 2021 . Friendship Park has been built to commemorate contribution of Indian peacekeepers in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. A thick layer of smoke reduced visibility in Nepal’s Kathmandu and other cities on Friday (March 26) as 54 districts reported wildfires in the nation . According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD), a total of 54 districts are now engulfed by a forest fire that is emitting smoke into the airspace of the Himalayan Nation that has resulted in a dip in the Air Quality Index (AQI).
2. World’s first ship tunnel is set to be constructed in Norway. Construction on the project will start in 2022 and it will be completed by 2025-2026 .
3. At least 32 people were killed and 84 injured when two trains collided in central Egypt on Friday.
🚣🚴🏇🏁🏊Sports:
1. India vs England (IND vs ENG) ODI Series 2021: England defeat India in the 2nd ODI, at the MCA Stadium in Pune. England wins by 6 wkts, levels series 1-1
Ind 336/6(50 overs)
Eng 337/4 (44.3)
2. INDIA VS ENGLAND
3rd ODI, England in India, 3 ODI Series, 2021, March 28, 2021
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🇮🇳 FACTS ABOUT INDIA 🇮🇳
Dehradun is made up of two words “Dehra” + “Dun.” Dehra is derived from the word “dera”, meaning camp, and Dun or Doon in Garhwali language refers to a valley that lies between the middle Himalayas and the “Shivaliks”. … This is when the word Dehra was linked to Dun, and thus the city was named Dehradun.
During the British Raj, the town was known as Dera Dun. The city is believed to have been named after the camp, or dera, established by Baba Ram Rai, elder son of the seventh Sikh Guru, Guru Har Rai, who came here in 1675. He settled in the village Dhamawala, which even today hosts the annual Jhanda Mela on the fifth day after Holi in his memory.
😀Thought of the day
If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything.
Joke of the day
Wife: I wish I was a newspaper, So I’d be in your hands all day.
Husband: I too wish that you were a newspaper,
So I could have new one everyday.
😇GK Today💤
Land of Rising Sun : Japan
Land of Setting Sun : Britain
Land of Midnight Sun : Norway
😳Why❓❓❓
What is the cause of vomiting during pregnancy?
Research suggests that nausea and vomiting in pregnancy might be due to the effects of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG). Pregnant women begin producing HCG shortly after a fertilized egg attaches to the uterine lining.
Women with severe morning sickness (hyperemesis gravidarum) have higher HCG levels than other pregnant women do.
Similarly, estrogen, another hormone that increases during pregnancy, is associated with an increase in the severity of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
LEARN Sanskrit🙏🏻
सेतु : Bridge
🤔 How it works ⁉
How is rum different from Whisky?
While whisky is distilled from a fermented mash of food grains such as barley, corn, wheat and rye, Rum on the other hand is distilled from sugarcane molasses, or juice. … Rum too, is classified into different types such as dark rum, white rum, spiced rum and flavoured rum among others.
🛕 VEDIK GNAN
Indrajit or Meghanada , according to Hindu texts, was a prince of Lanka and possessor of Indra Loka (Heaven). He is regarded as one of the greatest warriors in Hindu texts. He was mentioned in the Indian epic Ramayana. Indrajit played an active role in the great war between Rama and Ravana. He acquired many kinds of celestial weapons from his Guru Shukra. He defeated the Gods (Devas) in heaven.
Ravana (father)
Mandodari (mother)
Atikaya, Akshayakumara, Narantaka, Devantaka, Trishira (brothers)
Spouse- Sulochana
🧬 HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES🩺
( Note : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻)
Watermelon has a high water content. This makes it hydrating and helps you feel full. Watermelon is a low-calorie fruit high in some nutrients, especially carotenoids, vitamin C and cucurbitacin E.