In yet another tragic incident, a young girl lost her life after being hit by a Mo Bus near Bhubaneswar's Raghunathpur square, raising concerns over the safety standards of public transportation in the region.
The Union Budget, often seen as a key economic event, failed to uplift investor sentiment this time, leaving both the stock market and the Indian rupee under pressure.
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 maintained their positive trend on Friday after the release of Economic Survey 2024-25 and broad-based buying a day before the Budget presentation.