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Congress Made Muslim Ladies 2nd-Grade Citizens: JP Nadda

Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha JP Nadda on Thursday accused the Congress of making Muslim women second-grade citizens during its rule at the Centre.

4 Apr 2025 7:17 am
AI Model Outsmarts Turing Test, Deemed More Human Than Humans In New Study

Devised in 1950, the Turing Test - named after British mathematician and computer scientist, Alan Turing, has been the standard way of assessing AI.

4 Apr 2025 7:04 am
Indian Astronaut-Designate To Hold 7 Experiments, Participate In 60 Studies At Space Station

Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will conduct seven experiments in the fields of agriculture, food and human biology, when he travels to the International Space Station this year, becoming the first Indian to do so.

4 Apr 2025 7:03 am
Kerala Court Stays Proceedings Against Baba Ramdev In 'Misleading' Ads Case

The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed all proceedings in a lower court against Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, his associate Acharya Balakrishna and their company Divya Pharmacy in a misleading advertisement case.

4 Apr 2025 7:00 am
Domestic Help Dies By Suicide After Theft Allegations By Ex-Judge

A retired judge and his wife were booked in connection with the suicide of a domestic help who was allegedly harassed by them, police on Thursday said.

4 Apr 2025 6:46 am
Congress Kept Muslims Out Of Mainstream For 60 Years: Kiren Rijiju

Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju accused the Congress and other opposition parties of scaring the Muslim community with the Waqf Bill and asserted that the central government worked for all with the motto of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas'.

4 Apr 2025 6:33 am
Trump Must Pay $741,000 Legal Bill Over Failed Lawsuit, Rules UK Court

The High Court in London on Thursday ordered US President Donald Trump to pay 625,000 ($741,000) in legal costs after he unsuccessfully sued a former British spy over a salacious dossier.

4 Apr 2025 6:07 am
Congress Demands Inquiry Into Manipur Violence, Asks Centre To Table White Paper

Congress chief and Rajya Sabha Leader of Oppositon Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday demanded an inquiry into Manipur violence and asked the central government to table a White Paper in the House.

4 Apr 2025 4:43 am
US Stocks Plunge After Tariff Move, S&P 500 Sees Biggest Decline Since 2020

US stocks plunged Thursday as traders reacted to Donald Trump's sweeping tariff announcement a day earlier, with the broad-based S&P 500 recording its biggest one-day decline since 2020.

4 Apr 2025 4:30 am
Pentagon To Probe Trump Aide's Use Of Signal App For Yemen Chat Leak Case

The Acting Inspector General (IG) of the US Department of Defence (Pentagon) will probe Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth's use of Signal in a group chat with other national security officials to discuss military actions against the Houthis.

4 Apr 2025 3:05 am
Waqf Bill Passed By Rajya Sabha With 128 Votes For, 95 Against

The Waqf bill, after a smooth passage through Lok Sabha, breezed through the Rajya Sabha 24 hours later, after yet another marathon debate.

4 Apr 2025 3:02 am
Trump Says China Could Get Tariff Relief If It Approves TikTok Deal

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would consider a deal for TikTok where China approves the sale of the short video app in exchange for relief from U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports.

4 Apr 2025 2:44 am
Pentagon Watchdog To Probe US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth Over Signal Row

The Pentagon inspector general's office will investigate Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of commercial messaging app Signal to discuss air strikes on Yemen, a memo released Thursday said.

4 Apr 2025 12:32 am
Trump's Tariffs Announcement Batters US Markets, S&P 500 Down Over 4%

The sell-off in Wall Street stocks deepened in mid-morning trading Thursday, with the S&P 500 losing more than four percent following US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff announcement.

4 Apr 2025 12:31 am
Taj Mahal Top Earning Monument Via Ticket Sales From 2020 To 2024: Centre

The iconic Taj Mahal in Agra earned the highest income through the sale of tickets among the ASI-protected monuments from FY19-20 to FY23-24, according to data shared by the government.

4 Apr 2025 12:30 am
8 Killed After Inhaling Toxic Gas In 150-Year-Old Well In Madhya Pradesh

A routine well-cleaning activity turned into a disaster in Madhya Pradesh's Kondawat village when eight people died after inhaling toxic gas.

4 Apr 2025 12:18 am
Kannada Language Activist, Writer P V Narayana Dies At 82

Writer P V Narayana, who has been leading the Kannada movements for over 50 years, passed away in Bengaluru on April 3 due to age-related ailments. He was 82 years old.

4 Apr 2025 12:17 am
Court Dismisses Defamation Case Against Atishi, Cites Freedom Of Speech

A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed a criminal defamation complaint filed by Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit against Atishi and AAP MP Sanjay Singh, underscoring their legitimate exercise of fundamental right to freedom of speech.

4 Apr 2025 12:13 am
8 Men Get Life Term For Raping Newly-Married Woman In Madhya Pradesh

A court in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa has sentenced eight men to life in prison till death for raping a newly-married woman after kidnapping her along with her husband during their outing in October 2024.

4 Apr 2025 12:11 am
PM Modi, Bangladesh's Yunus Sit Next To Each Other At Summit Dinner In Bangkok

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the interim government in Bangladesh, sat side by side during the official dinner hosted by the Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

3 Apr 2025 11:39 pm
'Attempts To Poison Me In Jail': Agustawestland 'Middleman' Tells Court

A Delhi court on Thursday sought a response from Tihar Jail authorities on a plea of Christian Michel James, an alleged middleman in the Agustawestland case, claiming attempts were made to poison him inside the prison.

3 Apr 2025 11:37 pm
'Fabricated Video, Lookalike': Woman Techie's Note Before Suicide

A 28-year-old woman software engineer allegedly took her own life in Nagpur after leaving behind a purported suicide note, claiming she was the victim of a conspiracy involving a fake video and threats to her life, police said on Thursday.

3 Apr 2025 11:33 pm
Nithari Killings: No Sanctity To Word Peremptorily, Says Supreme Court

There is no sanctity to the word peremptorily, an anguished Supreme Court said after the CBI and the Uttar Pradesh government sought time to argue their appeals challenging the acquittal of Surendra Koli in the 2006 Nithari serial killings case.

3 Apr 2025 11:31 pm
Actor Vijay's Party To Hold Protest Against Waqf Bill In Tamil Nadu Tomorrow

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by Tamil superstar Vijay, has announced a statewide protest on Friday, demanding the repeal of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025.

3 Apr 2025 11:24 pm
UPSC NDA NA 1 Admit Card Out, Check Steps To Download

The UPSC NDA NA (1) Examination 2025 will be held on April 13.

3 Apr 2025 11:18 pm
MBOSE SSLC: Meghalaya Board Class 10 Exam Results To Be Out On This Date

The Meghalaya Class 10 exam were were conducted from February 10 to 21, 2025.

3 Apr 2025 10:24 pm
Pilot Killed In Jaguar Crash Got Engaged Days Ago, Ensured Co-Pilot Ejected

In a remarkable act of bravery, Flight Lieutenant Siddharth Yadav saved countless lives during the tragic crash of a Jaguar fighter jet in Jamnagar, Gujarat.

3 Apr 2025 10:24 pm
US Couple Caught Having Sex On Historic Cemetery Grave, Drugs Found In Car

Wegman was arrested on drug-related charges and booked into the county jail

3 Apr 2025 10:22 pm
Man Rapes Bihar Teen In Bengaluru As Another Restrains, Beats Up Brother

A 19-year-old woman from Bihar was sexually assaulted near KR Puram railway station in Bengaluru. Two of the alleged assailants have been arrested.

3 Apr 2025 10:12 pm
Human Rights Body Issues Notice To Assam Police Over Journalist's Arrest

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent notice to the Assam Police chief seeking a report on the alleged detention of a journalist while doing his work.

3 Apr 2025 9:32 pm
Frustrated By Job Rejections, Bengaluru Man Posts His Own 'Obituary' On LinkedIn

In a bold move, he included a photo of himself with the words Rest in Peace written above it.

3 Apr 2025 9:30 pm
Nagaland University Researchers Develop AI-Powered Personalised Learning System For Students

The study conducted at Nagaland University, demonstrated that Flexible Learning System reduces task processing time by 94%.

3 Apr 2025 9:22 pm
Rahul Gandhi Vs Anurag Thakur In Lok Sabha Over US Tariffs, China

The Lok Sabha witnessed a fiery exchange between Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and the BJP's Anurag Thakur today, when all eyes were on the debate on the Waqf Amendment bill in the upper house.

3 Apr 2025 9:15 pm
Get Back Katchatheevu, Save Our Fishermen: MK Stalin Writes To PM Modi

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take immediate steps for retrieving the Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka.

3 Apr 2025 8:34 pm
Watch: Iceland's Dettifoss Is The Most Powerful Waterfall In Europe

Located in northeast Iceland, Dettifoss waterfall towers at a 44m height with a 100m width.

3 Apr 2025 8:30 pm
Paedophile Network 'Kidflix' Busted, 72,000 Child Abuse Videos, 1.8 Million Users Exposed

Authorities have arrested 79 individuals linked to the platform, while over 1,400 other suspects have been identified.

3 Apr 2025 8:25 pm
Elgar Parishad Case Accused Gets Interim Bail To Appear For Law Exams

A special NIA court on Thursday granted interim bail to Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case accused Mahesh Raut from April 20 to May 16 to appear for his law degree exams.

3 Apr 2025 8:25 pm
Statue of Karl Marx To Be Installed In Chennai, Says MK Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday announced that a statue of German philosopher and socialist leader Karl Marx will be installed in Chennai - a city that has served as a hub for the labour movement for over a century.

3 Apr 2025 7:49 pm
CUET UG 2025: CBSE To Conduct Orientation Programme For CUET, Check Details To Apply

The CUET UG exam is tentatively scheduled from May 8, 2025 to June 1, 2025.

3 Apr 2025 7:44 pm
Allow Planting Oil Palm Trees In Assam Tea Gardens: Association To Centre

Leading tea planters' body, the North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) on Thursday urged both Central and state governments to extend the National Mission on Edible Oils.

3 Apr 2025 7:44 pm
Fitch Downgrades China's Rating To 'A', Outlook Stable

Global ratings agency Fitch downgraded China's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating from 'A+' to 'A' on Thursday, noting weakening finances and debt concerns.

3 Apr 2025 7:43 pm
Disheartened I Gave...: Senior JDU Leader Quits Over Party's Waqf Support

Senior Janata Dal (United) leader Mohammed Qasim Ansari resigned from the party headed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the party's support to the passing of the Waqf Amendment Bill.

3 Apr 2025 7:37 pm
Russia Bans Elton John's Foundation To Defend 'Spiritual, Moral Values'

Russia's General Prosecutor on Thursday banned the activities of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, accusing it of taking a negative stance towards countries like Russia that protect raditional spiritual and moral values.

3 Apr 2025 7:33 pm
Pak Man's $100 Tip To Indian Student In Canada Melts Hearts Online

The student spoke about his hardships- years spent away from family and his relentless pursuit of a dream: opening his barbershop in Canada.

3 Apr 2025 7:27 pm
Based On Conscience: Naveen Patnaik's Party Eases Opposition To Waqf Bill

Odisha's Biju Janata Dal has apparently had a change of heart about the Waqf Amendment Bill. After categorically saying it was against the bill ahead of its presentation in the Lok Sabha, the party, shortly before the voting in the Upper House, has t

3 Apr 2025 7:22 pm
Tesla Sales Plunge Again in Germany Amid Growing Backlash Against Musk

Tesla sales plunged again in Germany last month even as the broader electric car market rebounded, data showed Thursday, the latest sign of a growing backlash against billionaire owner Elon Musk.

3 Apr 2025 7:22 pm
Russia Releases Mysterious Objects In Earth's Orbit, Internet Abuzz With Spy Mission Claims

Russia has launched three mysterious satellites, Kosmos 2581, 2582, and 2583, into Earth's orbit, sparking concerns about potential military or experimental space operations.

3 Apr 2025 7:12 pm
Opinion: Opinion | Alliance Calling: AIADMK-BJP May Have Finally Learnt A Hard Lesson

An alliance between the AIADMK and the BJP isn't an easy thing to achieve, even with Annamalai finally taming his aggression. But it's not entirely impossible either.

3 Apr 2025 6:55 pm
Dollar, Stocks Sink As Gold Hits High On Trump Tariffs

The dollar and equity markets tumbled Thursday after President Donald Trump's latest tariffs salvo against countries worldwide, fanning a trade war that many fear will spark recession and ramp up inflation.

3 Apr 2025 6:54 pm
Posts Vacant For Differently Abled, But Thousands Without Jobs In Madhya Pradesh

Thousands of differently abled people in Madhya Pradesh continue to struggle for jobs as government recruitment remains stalled. Out of 37,328 posts reserved for differently abled candidates in departments, more than 21,000 remain vacant.

3 Apr 2025 6:38 pm