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11:20 PM

Myntra’s chief product and technology officer Raghu Krishnananda to step down

Raghu Krishnananda, who has served as Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO) at Walmart-owned fashion e-commerce platform Myntra, has resigned and is expected to transition out of the company in the coming weeks, according to an internal communication.

10:50 PM

India’s negotiating position with US stronger now: Official

Finalising at least the first tranche of the deal may offer some relief to Indian exporters, even if Washington decides to continue with the 26 per cent reciprocal tariffs after the three-month pause, the official added.

10:27 PM

Office rentals climb in India, buck global trend

Office rentals in India continued their upward trend, with rents rising between 3.8 per cent and 8.2 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y), even as global office markets remained under pressure in 2024, according to Vestian, a workplace solutions firm.

10:14 PM

Tariff pauses eases farm concerns, AP government forms panel to study impact on shrimp exports

India’s farm sector heaved a sigh of relief with US President Donald Trump pausing the imposition of steep tariff on exports as the Andhra Pradesh state government stepped in to constitute a 16-member high-powered panel to study the challenges that tariffs posed on India’s marine food products, a sector which was seen to be as the worst affected.

8:21 PM

Crude oil flows from only US rose in Jan

The United States was the only major source nation from which crude flows rose in January, with imports rising 3.4-times by value, and 4-times by volume, official data shows.

7:37 PM

US inflation slows in March, offering relief before looming tariff impact

US inflation cooled broadly in March, indicating some relief for consumers prior to widespread tariffs that risk contributing to price pressures.

7:22 PM

26/11 Mumbai attack case: Senior advocate Dayan Krishnan, Special Public Prosecutor Narender Mann reach court

7:22 PM

Imperial College, London to open 'Global Hub' in India: College President Hugh Brady

7:02 PM

Railways earned additional Rs 8,913 crore in 5 years by withdrawing senior citizens' concession: RTI

6:15 PM

CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad ruled out of IPL with elbow fracture; MS Dhoni to take over as captain

5:53 PM

Mumbai’s salt pan lands safe for development, says Dharavi redevelopment project chief

About 256 acres of salt pan land in Mumbai allocated for the Dharavi redevelopment project are safe for development, as per SVR Srinivas, chief executive officer of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP).

 

The proposed use of salt pan lands had raised environmental concerns. However, Srinivas stated that the salt pan lands are on the western side of the Eastern Expressway, away from the sea for nearly a decade, and are completely safe for development.

5:15 PM

US close to trade deals with trading partners, says White House's Hassett

4:49 PM

DMK fumes at Amit Shah's corruption jab

The DMK on Thursday hit out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah's corruption remarks vis-a-vis the delimitation issue and said it is usual of the senior BJP leader to criticise the government of the day in the state, whenever he visits TN. Shah will be in Chennai on Friday and is likely to review the functioning of the party and may also discuss alliance ahead of the 2026 state polls.

4:38 PM

BJP hails Rana extradition, claims Congress was 'soft' on terror

Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Rana's extradition reflects "new India's" zero-tolerance resolve towards terrorism under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP said on Thursday while accusing the Congress of being soft on terror for "vote-bank politics". Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, is likely to be brought to India in a special flight on Thursday after all hurdles for his extradition were removed by the US.

3:58 PM

MP's national highway network will be better than that of US in 2 years: Gadkari

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the national highway network in Madhya Pradesh will be better than that of the US in the next two years. Infrastructure development projects of Rs 3 trillion will be completed in Madhya Pradesh within a year, Gadkari said in Dhar while inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for 10 national highway projects of Rs 5,800 crore.

3:55 PM

BlackRock emerges as largest investor in Adani's $750 mn bond issue

Funds managed by BlackRock, the global investment behemoth, emerged as the largest subscribers of the $750-million private bond issuance by the Adani Group. The US-based asset manager, overseeing $12 trillion in assets, has taken on one-third of the $750 million issuance, which carries a tenure of 3-5 years, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

3:28 PM

Process to formally arrest Rana begins

The process to formally arrest Tahawwur  Rana has begun. NIA officers are placing him under arrest.

3:25 PM

Tahawwur Rana news live update: Flight carrying 26/11 plotter lands in Delhi

3:17 PM

TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves SC challenging Waqf (Amendment) Act

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has also approached the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.

Meanwhile, a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan has listed for hearing on April 16 ten other petitions, including the one filed by AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, challenging the validity of the law.

3:15 PM

Opposition claims Sec 44(3) of DPDP Act destroys RTI, seeks repeal

Opposition INDIA bloc on Thursday demanded repeal of Section 44 (3) of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP), contending that it destroys the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi said over 120 MPs of the INDIA bloc parties, including Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, have signed a joint memorandum for repeal of this section and it will be submitted to Information and Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

2:32 PM

News update: India, Pak hold brigade commander-level flag meeting along LoC in J-K's Poonch

2:23 PM

Bangladesh court issues new arrest warrant against Hasina, her daughter in graft case

A Bangladeshi court on Thursday issued a new arrest warrant against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wajed Putul and 17 others in a graft case, accusing them of procuring a residential plot through "fraudulent" means. On Thursday, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib accepted the charge sheet submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). As the accused were absconding, the court issued arrest warrants against them.

1:24 PM

Police book contractor after boy drowns in open pit dug for bullet train project in Thane district

Police have registered an FIR against a contractor after a 12-year-old boy drowned in an open pit dug for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project in Bhiwandi town of Thane district, an official said on Thursday. The tragic incident took place at Kopar village on Monday evening when the boy fell into the unprotected excavation site filled with water, he said.

12:45 PM

SC bench to hear pleas challenging constitutional validity of Waqf Act on April 16

Besides CJI Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan will be part of a three-judge bench which will hear the pleas against the Waqf Act.

12:29 PM

Search operations resume in Udhampur, Kishtwar

Security forces on Thursday resumed search operations after night-long cordons in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur and Kishtwar districts, officials said. The night-long cordons were places after brief encounters between security forces and terrorists in Jopher-Marta belt of Udhampur district and Chatroo belt of Kishtwar district on Wednesday following the establishment of contact with terrorists, they said. Search operations have resumed in Jopher-Marta forests and the Naidgam-Chatroo belt in Udhampur and Kishtwar districts respectively, the officials said.

 

11:58 AM

Fire breaks out in Begumpur market, no casualties reported

A total of nine fire tenders were rushed to the site. No casualties were reported in the incident, an official from Delhi Fire Services said.

11:46 AM

Ongoing conflicts show that traditional notions of warfare are being rewritten: Rajnath Singh

"We are in the age of Grey Zone. Hybrid warfare, cyber-attacks, and disinformation campaigns are the tools which are being used to achieve politico-military aims," says Rajnath Singh.

11:42 AM

We face threats along northern, western borders, says Rajnath Singh

"Threats compounded by those of proxy war and terrorism emanating from epicenter of terrorism in neighbourhood," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated today.

11:11 AM

Odisha govt to fill up 12,000 vacancies in Home dept: CM Mohan Charan Majhi

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has said that his government would fill up over 12,000 vacant posts in the Home Department. Majhi stated that the state administration was also planning to set up 20 cyber police stations. Majhi was talking to reporters on Wednesday night in the airport here after returning from New Delhi, where he met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, besides hosting a two-day investors' conclave.

11:05 AM

Security tightened at Patiala House Court ahead of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana's appearance

Security has been augmented outside Delhi's Patiala House Court where Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana is likely to be  produced on Thursday following his extradition from the US.