1.India is open to cutting tariffs on more than half of US imports worth $23 billion in the first phase of a trade deal the two nations are negotiating, two government sources said, the biggest cut in years, aimed at fending off reciprocal tariffs.

2.The Lok Sabha Tuesday passed the Finance Bill 2025, along with 35 government amendments, including one that abolishes a 6 per cent digital tax on online advertisements

3.Comedian Kunal Kamra stood his ground and stubbornly refused to apologise for his jokes targeting Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde who reminded him about maintaining decorum and limits to freed speech but asserted he did not support vandalism.

4.The Kerala Assembly Tuesday passed a bill paving the way for the establishment of private universities in the state.

5.Chief Minister Rekha Gupta Tuesday announced plans to relocate Tihar Jail to the city's outskirts while setting aside Rs10 crore in the 2025-26 budget for survey and consultancy services related to the shifting of the jail.

6.Speaker Surama Padhy Tuesday suspended 12 Congress MLAs for seven days over “indiscipline” in the House.

7.The state reported deaths of 2,832 wild animals in the last fi ve years while 799 people were killed in the attack, Forest and Environment Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia said Tuesday in the Assembly.

8.A local court here Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to four persons after holding them guilty of killing a man under Jatni police limits in Khurda in 2017

9.Similipal Wildlife Sanctuary, one of the largest protected forests in India, is often regarded as the heart of Asia in terms of biodiversity. However, it is yet to get national park status, even though the state government had designated this region as a proposed wildlife sanctuary, December 3, 1979.

10.People in villages within a 2.5 km radius of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) will be evacuated to designated shelters for safety reasons as part of preparations for a missile trial from Launch Complex 3 at Chandipur, a DRDO base, March 26 (Wednesday).

11.The Assam Assembly Tuesday passed a bill to regulate private coaching centres, making it mandatory for registration of all such institutes and strict compliance with laid-down guidelines.

12.Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented a Rs1 lakh crore Budget for 2025-26 with 10 focus areas, including Yamuna cleaning, women empowerment, infrastructure development, water, smart governance and seamless connectivity, while terming it a roadmap for "Viksit Delhi".

13.The Lok Sabha Tuesday passed a Bill to provide for the regulation of boilers, safety of life and property of persons from the danger of explosions of steam-boilers and uniformity in registration.

14.The three members of a Supreme Court-appointed in-house committee visited the residence of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma Tuesday as it commenced its inquiry into allegations of discovery of a cash pile at his residence here.

15.The law enforcement agencies have blocked over 7.81 lakh SIM cards linked to digital frauds till February 28 this year, Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday.

16.Odisha Government approved a proposal to provide one additional egg and other protein/iron rich supplements for students in their mid-day meal in schools. 

17.Odisha is set to experience dry weather for the next seven days, per the Regional Meteorological Centre. daytime temperatures are expected to rise gradually by 2-3 degrees Celsius over the next five days.

18.Hockey Association of Odisha, Hockey Maharashtra, and Hockey Bengal secured another win in their respective matches on the sixth day of the Final Phase of the National Women’s Hockey League at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astro Turf Hockey Stadium here Tuesday.

19.India’s top shuttlers, including Lakshya Sen, were Tuesday handed a challenging draw in next month's Badminton Asia Championships with several tough opponents awaiting them in the opening rounds

20.Shreyas Iyer began his stint at Punjab Kings captain with a blistering 42-ball 97 not out as his team humbled Gujarat Titans by 11 runs in their Indian Premier League match here Tuesday.