1.Donald Trump Likely To Be Arrested Today In New York Hush Money Case.-New York police tightened security Monday ahead of a possible historic indictment of Donald Trump over hush money paid to a porn actress, with the ex-president calling for mass demonstrations if he is charged.Only a couple of dozen Trump supporters attended a protest in America's financial capital on Monday evening though, as a grand jury weighs an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg over the 2016 payment to Stormy Daniels.-ndtv.com
2.Chinese President Xi Jinping met his "dear friend" Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday,, seeking both to deepen economic ties with an ally he sees as a useful counterweight to the West and to promote Beijing's role as a potential peacemaker in Ukraine. Xi was the first leader to meet the Russian president since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for him on Friday over the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia during its year-old invasion of Ukraine.-hindustantimes.com
3.The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday held a 'kisan mahapanchayat' at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital in which farmers from across the country participated to press for a legal guarantee on the minimum support price (MSP). Later, the SKM delegation met agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar and gave him a memorandum on fulfillment of promises made by the union government to farmers, guarantee of minimum support price, complete debt relief and other demands.-Times of India
4.After staying on strike for six days, over 1.8 million state government employees withdrew their agitation on Monday following an assurance from Chief Minister Eknath Shinde that the government would ensure a mechanism along the lines of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). OPS, which has greater benefits than the current National Pension Scheme (NPS), was discontinued in 2005, and employees were demanding its reinstatement-hindustantimes.com
5.The state government in its cabinet meeting on Friday gave its assent to the rules formed under the new labour codes passed by the central government in 2020. Some of the rules are: workers will have to give two months’ notice for a strike instead of the current 14 days, industries with less than 300 workers can lay off employees and shut down facilities without needing government permission, and employers will have the discretion to hire employees for a limited period of time.-hindustantimes.com
6.Mumbai: The state government in its cabinet meeting on Friday gave its assent to the rules formed under the new labour codes passed by the central government in 2020. Some of the rules are: workers will have to give two months’ notice for a strike instead of the current 14 days, industries with less than 300 workers can lay off employees and shut down facilities without needing government permission, and employers will have the discretion to hire employees for a limited period of time.
7.The University of Mumbai (MU) in its annual budget has made a provision of ₹50 lakh each towards the celebration of the International Year of Millets and the G-20 presidency. The move has been criticised by senior Senate members of the Shiv Sena (UBT).-hindustantimes.com
8.Significant reduction in rainfall and thunderstorm activity is expected over northwest and east India from today, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. The weather forecasting agency said that a fresh spell of rainfall and thunderstorm activity is likely to commence over the northwest India, including the Western Himalayan region and states like Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan from March 23.-ndtv.com
9.The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), India’s apex body and voice of the hospitality industry, held its 66th Annual General Meeting on 16th March 2023 in New Delhi. During the AGM, the members of the FHRAI elected the new Executive Committee; a 24-member team comprising six representatives each from East, North, South and West of India to manage the affairs of the apex industry body.-hotelierindia.com
10.The Ministry of Tourism has formulated a national strategy and roadmap for medical and wellness tourism in order to boost medical tourism in the country, said Union Minister G Kishan Reddy in Lok Sabha on Monday. According to the Ministry of Tourism, the strategy has identified several pillars including developing a brand for India as a wellness destination, strengthening the ecosystem for medical and wellness tourism, enabling digitalization by setting up Online Medical Value Travel (MVT) Portal etc.- https://www.siasat.com/
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