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When is Eid ul-Fitr in India amid Saudi Arabia's confirmation of Shawwal crescent sighting

Eid-ul-Fitr is the festival of charity, love, and communal prayer. Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of the month of Ramadan. The exact date of the eid is subject to moon sighting in India even though Saudia Arabia is celebrating the festival on Sunday.

30 Mar 2025 3:44 am
Eid ul-Fitr 2025: Shawwal moon sighted in Saudi Arabia, Eid on Sunday

The crescent moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia. Eid Al Fitr will be celebrated on Sunday, 30th March 2025.

30 Mar 2025 2:44 am
MeT office predicts temperature surge in TN, pre-monsoon showers likely from April 1

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast a further rise in temperatures across Tamil Nadu over the next few days, with intense heat already being felt in several parts of the state.

29 Mar 2025 7:32 pm
Four J&K Police Bravehearts Martyred in Kathua Encounter, Last Rites Performed with Full Honors

Four valiant policemen of the Jammu and Kashmir Police were martyred in a fierce gunfight with Pakistani terrorists in the Safiyan Jakhole village of the Kathua district. Their last rites were performed today in their native villages across the Jammu, Reasi, and Kathua districts.

29 Mar 2025 4:23 pm
Trump says 'Open' to tariff deals after enforcing reciprocal tariffs from April 2

US President Donald Trump has expressed openness to cutting tariff deals with other countries as he plans to unveil new taxes on imports in the coming days, but he suggested any deals would be made after the tariffs go into place on April 2.

29 Mar 2025 11:23 am
Centre exploring to widen fruit exports to other countries

After witnessing a tremendous growth in fruit exports in the last five years, the government is now exploring new markets for fruit exports.

29 Mar 2025 11:23 am
Amit Shah to visit Bihar to steer high-stake meetings

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will begin a two-day visit to Bihar on Saturday, packed with crucial political and administrative engagements.

29 Mar 2025 11:21 am
Musk's AI startup xAI acquires X in $33bn stock deal

Billionaire Elon Musk has announced his artificial intelligence company, xAI, has acquired social media platform X for an all-stock transaction of $33 billion.

29 Mar 2025 11:21 am
India to sign Maritime Transport Agreement with BIMSTEC during PM Modi's Thailand visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be enhancing India's deep civilizational linkages, maritime connectivity, and cross-cultural exchanges with member countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) grouping during his visit to Bangkok for the 6th BIMSTEC Summit , next week.

29 Mar 2025 10:21 am
Adult content: ED unravels dark web of illegal foreign remittances, hidden studio in Noidacompanyraid

In a major crackdown on corruption in government circles in Bihar, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided seven locations across the state in connection with a money laundering case and recovered 11.64 crore in cash. The investigations also blew the lid off a bribe-for-bill-clearance racket operating in Bihar government departments.

29 Mar 2025 10:20 am
PM Modi to inaugurate air travel services from Hisar airport on April 14

Haryana Chief Minister, Nayab Singh Saini, on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate air travel services from the Hisar airport on April 14.

28 Mar 2025 7:32 pm
Delhi Police file another FIR against Arvind Kejriwal citing public property violations

The Delhi Police has registered an FIR against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, along with other party leaders, for alleged violations of the Public Property Act.

28 Mar 2025 5:32 pm
Atrocities against minorities in PAK: EAM Jaishankar cites numbers, says closely monitoring

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Friday asserted that India is closely monitoring the atrocities against Hindus and other minorities in Pakistan and is raising these issues on international platforms.

28 Mar 2025 2:46 pm
ChatGPT's ghibli-style AI images go viral on social media; how to create one?

Ever since OpenAI released its GPT-4o update, social media platforms like Meta's Instagram and Elon Musk's X have been flooded with Ghibli-style images.

28 Mar 2025 2:45 pm
Kunal Kamra petitions Madras HC for transit anticipatory bail in controversial remarks case

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, who is facing multiple criminal cases over the raitor jibe towards Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, on Friday petitioned the Madras High Court seeking transit anticipatory bail.

28 Mar 2025 2:42 pm
CM Yogi visits hospital after four children died of food poisoning at shelter home

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday visited Lokbandhu Shri Raj Narayan Combined Hospital in Lucknow after four teenagers, including two girls, died and several others fell sick due to food poisoning at a government-run shelter home.

28 Mar 2025 2:40 pm
After rushing wife to hospital, man returns home to find 3 kids dead at home

Three children were found dead under suspicious circumstances at a house in Ameenpur in Sangareddy district, near Hyderabad, early Friday.

28 Mar 2025 12:32 pm
Hyundai Motor plans to integrate Level 2+ self-driving technology by 2027

Hyundai Motor Group on Friday outlined a roadmap to implement advanced autonomous driving technology across its vehicle lineup, aiming to apply Level 2+ features by the end of 2027.

28 Mar 2025 12:27 pm
India least exposed to US tariffs as domestic demand offsets it: Morgan Stanley

When it comes to the ratio of goods exports to GDP in the wake of US trade tariffs, India and Japan are the least exposed economies owing to domestic demand strength, a Morgan Stanley report said on Friday.

28 Mar 2025 12:25 pm
Indian pharma firms weigh bigger market share after US tariffs: Report

Indian pharma companies may stand to gain market share due to the potential impact of US tariffs, according to a JPMorgan report.

28 Mar 2025 12:24 pm
What is Shab-e-Qadr and why is it important for Muslims around the world: Explained

Shab-e-Qadr, or the Night of Power, an event in the Islamic calendar, believed to occur in the last ten days of Ramadan. Shab-e-Qadr is a night of reflection, prayer, and seeking forgiveness, with deeds performed on this night believed to be equivalent to those performed over a thousand months.

27 Mar 2025 3:23 pm
Despite geo-political uncertainties, India's exports set to cross $800 billion

Despite global uncertainties, India's exports are set to surge, said Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Santosh Kumar Sarangi, adding that exporters should tread the path pragmatically and wisely to navigate the current global trade contours.

27 Mar 2025 2:42 pm
AI, data analytics to boost innovation in intellectual property landscape: Piyush Goyal

Innovation is the key to India's march towards 'Viksit Bharat' and there is a need for modern technologies such as AI and data analytics in trademark searches and intellectual property (IP) enforcement, according to Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal.

27 Mar 2025 2:32 pm
TN teachers' associations demand probe into POCSO cases against educators on exam duty

The Teachers Joint Action Committee, comprising members from various teachers' associations, has demanded a thorough investigation into recent cases filed under the POCSO Act against teachers on exam duty.

27 Mar 2025 2:29 pm
Raghav Chadha discusses leadership, politics, and personal growth at NDTV Yuva Conclave

At the NDTV Yuva Conclave, Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Wednesday shared invaluable insights on his journey, from his recent experience at Harvard to his personal life with wife - Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra.

27 Mar 2025 2:27 pm
Global HIV funding cuts can cause over 10 mn infections, 3 mn deaths by 2030: Lancet

The significant reductions in international funding for HIV prevention and treatment programmes may result in more than 10 million infections, and about 3 million deaths by 2030, according to a study published in The Lancet HIV journal on Thursday.

27 Mar 2025 2:22 pm
Trump cracks whip, announces 25% tariff on imported cars

US President Donald Trump raised tariffs on imported automobiles and parts to 25 per cent and indicated that the reciprocal tariff system that goes into effect on April 2 will be lenient.

27 Mar 2025 10:37 am
Trump cites India's Aadhaar-EPIC linking, questions why US voter identification failed to do so

US President Donald Trump has cited India's requirement for voters to link their Aadhaar card with their Election Photo Identification Card (EPIC) as an example of a nation ensuring the integrity of its election and contrasted it with the lax US voter identification system.

27 Mar 2025 10:35 am
European Union deplores Trump's tariffs on car exports: EU Chief

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed deep regrets about the United States' decision to impose tariffs on imported European cars.

27 Mar 2025 10:32 am
'Mutual sensitivity to each other's interests, concerns': Writes PM Modi to Bangladesh's Yunus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a letter to Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor to Bangladesh's interim government, highlighting the significance of mutual sensitivity while referring to the Bangladesh Liberation War as a 'shared history'.

27 Mar 2025 10:30 am
Indian stock market opens in green, Sensex above 77,401 points

The domestic benchmark indices opened in green on Thursday amid mixed global cues, as selling was seen in the auto sector in the early trade.

27 Mar 2025 10:28 am
ISRO's commercial arm NSIL reports 43 pc revenue growth in FY25, PBT up 54 pc

NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has reported Rs 3,026.09 crore in revenue in FY25 to date, an impressive 43 per cent growth from Rs 2,116.12 crore in FY24, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

26 Mar 2025 7:27 pm
'Objection to Waqf Bill is opposing Muslim development,' says BJP's Danish Ansari

BJP leader Danish Azad Ansari on Wednesday defended the controversial Waqf Amendment Bill, stating that those opposing it are actually working against the development of the Muslim community.

26 Mar 2025 3:31 pm
Nudge campaign led to declaration of foreign assets, income of Rs 30,300 crore: FM Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that a special campaign carried out by the Income Tax Department has led to the declaration of foreign assets and income to the tune of Rs 30, 300 crore after over 30,000 taxpayers revised their income tax returns or filed belated returns for 2024-25.

26 Mar 2025 11:48 am
Tech giant Apple announces annual 'WWDC25' to showcase latest software advancements

Tech giant Apple on Wednesday announced it will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) online from June 9 to 13.

26 Mar 2025 11:43 am
India's organised retail to surpass $600 billion by 2030, capture 35% of total market

India's overall retail sector is poised to become more than $1.6 trillion opportunity by 2030, offering immense headroom for sustained growth for the organised retail industry, according to a new report on Wednesday.

26 Mar 2025 11:41 am
Trump pushes for major election reforms, citing India as model

In a bold move aimed at overhauling the US electoral system, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that seeks significant changes to how elections are conducted in the United States.

26 Mar 2025 11:38 am
Centre discontinues MLTGD Monetisation Scheme, short-term deposits will continue

The government on Tuesday announced to discontinue the medium term and long term government deposit (MLTGD) components of the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS), effective from March 26.

26 Mar 2025 11:36 am
RG Kar case: Psychologist's statements likely to give CBI vital clues

The statement of a renowed psychologist whom the R.G. Kar rape and murder victim tragedy contacted for counselling a couple of months before the ghastly tragedy in August last year can now turn crucial in the course of investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

26 Mar 2025 11:33 am
Delhi teen kidnapped, murdered for ransom by three minors

In a shocking incident, a 15-year-old boy was kidnapped by three minors in Delhi for Rs 10 lakh ransom and was later murdered by them.

26 Mar 2025 10:36 am
Indian stock market opens flat, Sensex above 78,000

The domestic benchmark indices opened flat on Wednesday amid positive global cues, as buying was seen in the realty sector in the early trade.

26 Mar 2025 10:35 am
Punjab Assembly passes resolution to check declining water table

The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution to check the declining water table and protect the environment.

25 Mar 2025 8:39 pm
Make in India a producer and not consumer: Raghav Chadha pushes for 'Make AI in India' project

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Tuesday emphasised the need to expand the 'Make in India' initiative and bring Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its ambit for solidifying country's growth potential in next few decades.

25 Mar 2025 8:39 pm
Delhi Budget to boost NDMC's green, infra initiatives: Kuljeet Chahal

Vice Chairman of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Kuljeet Singh Chahal on Tuesday welcomed the Delhi Government's historic Rs 1 lakh crore Budget, claiming that the civic agency would benefit from it in areas such as cleanliness, green space expansion, water supply, roads and power infrastructure.

25 Mar 2025 8:38 pm
Delhi Congress criticises BJP govt's maiden Budget

Terming it a as disappointing first Budget of Delhi's BJP government, Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav said that it has reduced the capital expenditure to 28 per cent of the total outlay while the Congress government had allocated 34.3 per cent for capital expenditure in the total Budget in 2013-14.

25 Mar 2025 8:38 pm
Explainer: All you need to know about the mechanism for revising MPs' salaries

The 24 per cent increase in salaries of MPs to Rs 1,24 lakh a month, announced on Monday, is part of a structured mechanism, set up after the Finance Act of 2018 amended the Salaries, Allowances, and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954, to link MPs' salaries to inflation, specifically using the Cost Inflation Index (CII), according to a senior official.

25 Mar 2025 8:38 pm
CM Rekha Gupta presents Rs 1 lakh crore Budget for Delhi, says 'largest ever'

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta presented the first budget of the newly elected BJP government in the capital on Tuesday.

25 Mar 2025 1:24 pm
Doctors hint fresh stir after Calcutta HC's 'rape or gang-rape' query in RG Kar case

The observation by a single judge bench of Calcutta High Court, asking the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to clarify whether the ghastly R.G. Kar rape and murder case in August last year was a case of ape or gang-rape has encouraged different organisations spearheading the movement to start a fresh stir.

25 Mar 2025 1:23 pm
Ajay Seth Takes Helm as New Finance Secretary

Ajay Seth, an IAS officer, has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary. Seth's experience spans budgeting, tax policy, foreign investments, and public-private partnerships.

25 Mar 2025 1:23 pm
Local, community initiatives key to fight tuberculosis in India: Anurag Thakur

Localised and community initiatives like TB Mukt Bharat can play a crucial role in fighting the menace of tuberculosis in India, said Anurag Thakur, BJP MP.

25 Mar 2025 1:21 pm