Ahead of stepping into his second IPL season as the captain of Gujarat Titans, opener Shubman Gill said his captaincy journey has been a continuous endeavour, adding that he gains new insights with every match and week in the tournament.

Under Hardik Pandya’s captaincy, Gujarat Titans won 2022 IPL and became runners-up in the subsequent season. But after Pandya left for the Mumbai Indians and Gill was made the new GT captain, the side failed to make the playoffs last year by finishing in eighth place in the league – with five wins, seven defeats and two abandoned games due to rain.

Achieving a new milestone in government recruitments, Punjab government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday created history by giving 52,606 jobs to the youth merely in 36 months of assuming the charge of office.

Addressing the gathering in a function to hand over appointment letters to 951 ETT teachers, the Chief Minister congratulated all the youth for getting these jobs thereby becoming active partners in the social and economic development of Punjab. He said that the state government is working tirelessly for the holistic development of Punjab for which young and qualified youth are required. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that for this purpose only the state government has embarked this massive recruitment drive for putting the state on a high growth trajectory.

Ride-hailing major Uber India continued to struggle with profitability despite strong revenue growth, as rising expenses weighed heavily on its financial performance, its latest financials showed.

The company’s total expenditure surged by 26.4 per cent to Rs 3,977 crore in FY24, driven largely by employee costs, legal fees, advertising and operational expenses.

Employee costs alone accounted for nearly 68 per cent of overall spending, growing by 29.4 per cent to Rs 2,690 crore in the fiscal year ending March 2024.

 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, has achieved a significant victory for the residents of Nayagaon and Kansal by reducing the eco-sensitive zone around the area to 100 meters, down from the previously proposed 3 kilometers. This move has been approved by the Honorable Supreme Court, marking a major relief for thousands of families in the region.

Expressing her delight over the decision, Kharar MLA Anmol Gagan Maan stated, "The long-standing demand of the people of Nayagaon and Kansal to limit the eco-sensitive zone to 100 meters has finally been fulfilled. For years, residents were burdened by the fear of demolition and the inability to get building plans approved. Today, the Supreme Court's approval of the 100-meter limit brings an end to these challenges, offering a much-needed respite to the people."

The newly appointed Chairperson of Jalandhar Improvement Trust, Rajwinder Kaur Thiara, along with trustees Dr. Jasbir Singh, Harcharan Singh Sandhu, and Atam prakash Singh Bablu, officially took charge today. On this occasion, Punjab Aam Aadmi Party President Aman Arora, Local Government Minister Dr. Ravjot Singh, and Punjab Tourism and Cultural Board Advisor Deepak Bali were present.

Former Minister and MLA Balkar Singh, Jalandhar Central MLA Raman Arora, Nakodar MLA Inderjit Kaur Mann, District President Amritpal Singh, Mayor Vineet Dhir, Deputy Mayor Malkit Subhana, Pawan Tinu, Chandan Grewal, North Constituency In-charge Dinesh Dhall, and Gurinder Singh Jamsher were also present. All senior leaders celebrated the moment by offering sweets to Rajwinder Kaur Thiara and congratulating her. In the absence of Cabinet Minister Mohinder Bhagat, his son Atul honored Thiara on his behalf.

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer is happy to be reunited with head coach Ricky Ponting and said his presence around the squad gives a lot of confidence to players.

“He supports everyone. When I worked with him for the first time in the past, he made me feel like I am a great player and I can easily excel in this format. The confidence he gives a player is of a different level,” Iyer said in a press conference.

He further deliberated on the team’s objective for the season and said, “The goal is to win the trophy, that's our mindset right now and it's a step-by-step process, it's not like you wake up in the morning and do it but the way we're practicing right now and the way we're sharing our wavelength and camaraderie with each other, it's going really well.”

Amid growing security concern and aggressive posturing of China, Taiwan stated on Tuesday that it has detected a number of Chinese aircraft and warships operating around the country over the past 24 hours that crossed the meridian line of the Taiwan Strait and entered air defence identification zone.

According to the Defence Ministry of Taiwan, 59 sorties of Chinese military aircraft and nine Chinese naval ships operating around Taiwan were detected on Tuesday morning. It said that 43 out of 59 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s northern, central southwestern and eastern Air Defence Identification Zone.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has called for an Apex Council meeting on Saturday, March 22 in Kolkata to discuss key decisions. The upcoming meeting, scheduled ahead of the IPL 2025 opener between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens, will address several key issues including venue selection for the 2025 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup.

One of the main agenda points will be finalising the venues for the 2025 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup, scheduled to be played in India. This will be the first time since 2013 that India are hosting the marquee women’s event. The exact schedule of the tournament slotted in October is yet to be worked out.