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11:16 PM

Russian missile strikes warehouse of Indian pharma firm in Ukraine, says Kyiv's mission in Delhi

11:15 PM

PM Modi carrying forward Shivaji Maharaj's struggle for Swaraj, Swadharma and Swabhasha: Amit Shah

11:15 PM

At least 100 people killed in attacks on famine-hit camps in Sudan's Darfur, UN official says

9:57 PM

India targets 160 GW solar module capacity by 2030: NSEFI CEO

India is laying out plans to significantly expand its solar manufacturing capabilities by the end of the decade. Speaking at the opening day of the TaiyangNews Solar Technology Conference India 2025, Subramanyam Pulipaka, CEO of the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI), revealed projections that India's solar module manufacturing capacity will soar to 160 GW by 2030.

9:54 PM

Trump exempts China-made smartphones, chips from reciprocal tariff plan

In a move aimed at minimising the impact of proposed tariffs on consumers, the Trump administration has opted to exempt smartphones, computers, and other key electronics from its planned reciprocal tariffs. This decision is likely to provide substantial advantages to major tech firms such as Apple and Samsung.

 

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8:57 PM

WhatsApp faces massive outage as users report issues in sending messages

8:12 PM

MoUs worth Rs 17,432 cr signed in Chandrapur summit, seven with steel firms

7:53 PM

Bank of India reduces interest rates on short, medium term FDs

Bank of India, on Saturday, reduced interest rates on short-term and medium-term fixed deposits for select tenors with effect from April 15, and it withdrew the special fixed deposit scheme for 400 days where the interest rate was at maximum of 7.3 per cent. The decision came after the Reserve Bank of India cut the policy repo rate by another 25 bps to 6 per cent on Wednesday.

7:04 PM

Telangana govt raised Rs 10k cr via bonds by showing 400 acres of land as 'pre collateral': Minister

6:54 PM

Trump administration ordered to unfreeze funding in dispute with Maine over transgender students

5:28 PM

Iran says 'indirect talks' begin with US envoy over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear programme

5:09 PM

Plugzmart becomes first Indian startup to get ARAI nod for indigenous EV charger tech

Smart EV charger startup Plugzmart has received ARAI certification for its electric vehicle charger for heavy vehicles, featuring its own indigenously developed controller and Power Line Communication (PLC) modules, a top official said.

4:42 PM

Amid violent protests, Mamata says Waqf Amendment Act will not be implemented in Bengal

The Waqf (Amendment) Act will not be implemented in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday amid violent protests in the state, particularly in the Muslim-majority Murshidabad district.

4:29 PM

Rahul claims OBC artisans, trapped in vicious circle of neglect, fail to succeed in textile sector

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Saturday claimed many skilled artisans from backward classes fail to make it big in the textile sector and asserted that he was fighting to break this "vicious circle of neglect and injustice". In a post on X, he shared a video of his visit to the workshop of a textile artisan trying to make his place in the fashion design sector.

4:02 PM

Mamata Banerjee inciting anti-Hindu violence in name of Waqf protests, alleges BJP

3:03 PM

Delhi's EV policy may create 20,000 jobs; focus on battery swapping and charging network

Delhi's electric vehicle (EV) policy 2.0 may generate up to 20,000 jobs and will also set up battery collection centres while establishing a city-wide network of charging and swappable battery stations.

2:52 PM

Two held for trying to 'smuggle' cannabis in TN

Two people who allegedly tried to smuggle banned narcotic substances in Dindigul district have been arrested by the Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, officials said. Around 75 kg of cannabis, a drug banned by the Centre, was seized from Ponnankan and Jeyapas, during a surprise raid conducted at Begumpur junction in Dindigul in 2017.

2:26 PM

Alipur factory fire: NGT seeks compliance report on compensation payment

The National Green Tribunal has sought compliance reports from authorities regarding compensation payment to the legal heirs of workers killed in fire at a paint factory in outer Delhi's Alipur. Eleven people had died and four others injured in the fire on February 15 last year. Taking suo motu cognisance of the incident, the green tribunal had directed payment of Rs 20 lakh compensation to family members of the deceased.

1:36 PM

Police unveils 'Akshee' pink barrack at Delhi Airport for female staff

In a bid to provide a safe and rejuvenating space for its women personnel, Delhi Police inaugurated 'Akshee The Pink Abode', a state-of-the-art barrack exclusively for female staff at the Delhi Airport unit, an official said on Saturday. Inaugurated on Friday, the facility, painted in soothing shades of pink, has been thoughtfully designed to offer comfort, privacy and modern amenities for policewomen stationed round-the-clock at one of the country's busiest airports, the official said.

1:19 PM

Court rejects doctor's plea for exemption from personal appearance in rape case

A court here has dismissed a plea of a doctor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) seeking permanent exemption from personal appearance in a case where he is accused of raping a colleague on the pretext of marriage. The court said that allowing the application would shatter the complainant's trust in the criminal justice system, while the accused's presence would not cause him any undue hardship.

1:10 PM

Goa's crime branch arrest 1 Ghana national for possession of Rs 15 lakhs worth of drugs

The Ribandar crime branch in Goa arrested 1 Ghana national for alleged possession of over "commercial quantity" of 60 MDMA tablets of about 26 grams worth, officials said on Saturday. The accused was allegedly found in possession of one transparent polythene packet containing 60 pink, brown and orange colours tablets in rectangular and triangular shapes, which were suspected to be Ecstasy Tablets/MDMA.

 

1:06 PM

2 killed, 15 injured as bus hits stationary truck in UP's Basti

Two people were killed and 15 others injured when a double-decker bus hit a stationary truck on the National Highway 28 in Basti district late last night, police said on Saturday. According to police, the incident occurred near the Vikramjot crossing in the Chhawani Police Station area around midnight. Police said the speeding double-decker bus (registration number RJ 27 AP 9558) travelling from Gorakhpur to Lucknow rammed into the rear side of the truck parked on the roadside at the Vikramjot crossing by its driver after its broke down.

12:44 PM

Man tries to rob Kolkata bank with toy gun, arrested

A 31-year-old man was arrested in Kolkata's Survey Park area after he was caught while allegedly attempting to rob a bank using a toy gun, police said on Saturday. Dalim Basu, an employee of the Department of Post, went to the nationalised bank around 3 pm on Friday and showed the toy gun, asking the customers and the bankers to hand him everything they had, a police officer said. Basu, himself a customer of the bank, was under stress for failing to repay his home loan and meet other expenses, he said. The bank manager and customers caught him from behind after realising that he was holding a toy gun, the officer said.

12:31 PM

Manoj Kumar's ashes immersed in Ganga at Haridwar

The ashes of legendary Indian film actor and filmmaker Manoj Kumar were immersed in the sacred Ganges River on Saturday morning at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar in a solemn ceremony attended by close family members. The immersion, held at the Brahma Kund, was carried out with full Vedic rites, with chants echoing along the riverbanks. Kumar's sons, Kunal and Vishal Goswami, along with other relatives, participated in the ritual led by the family's priest. Manoj Kumar, born Harikrishan Goswami on July 24, 1937, in Abbottabad (now in Pakistan), passed away on April 4 at the age of 87 after a prolonged illness.

12:26 PM

VHP denied permission to hold Hanuman Jayanti procession in Delhi's Jahangirpuri

Delhi Police has denied permission to a procession being carried out by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Hanuman Jayanti in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area in view of the "sensitivity and ramification on law and order", an official on Saturday said. "Your request to grant permission for shobha yatra on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti on Saturday from 12:00 pm onward will commencing from A-Block to K-Block Jahangirpuri, was considered but keeping in view of the sensitivity and its ramification on law & order and security scenario in the area the same could not be acceded to," said an order issued on Friday.

12:10 PM

JP Nadda inaugurates BJP MLAs, MPs training camp in Puri

BJP president and Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Saturday formally inaugurated a three-day training programme for party MLAs and MPs here. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union ministers Jual Oram, Dharmendra Pradhan and Ashwini Vaishnaw, Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal and most of the party MPs and MLAs attended the programme. The event, which began on Friday evening, will continue till April 13. The participants of the training camp are being imparted skills on organisational functioning, governance, ideological clarity, and goal-oriented execution.

12:01 PM

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy condoles demise of Padma Shri awardee Vanajeevi Ramaiah

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Saturday condoled the demise of Padma Shri awardee, social worker and environmentalist Daripalli Ramaiah, fondly known as Vanajeevi Ramaiah. Highlighting the environmentalist's role in preservation by Ramaiah, who planted over 1 crore saplings, Reddy posted on X, "Ramaiah planted over 1 crore saplings and was at the forefront of protecting & furthering nature & environment. His dedication and contribution towards the same will continue to inspire."

11:44 AM

Five people killed in fire at aluminium foil manufacturing factory in Nagpur

A fire broke out in an aluminum foil manufacturing unit in Umred MIDC in the Nagpur district, as per the fire department. The fire has taken the lives of a total of five people. Two people died in the hospital during the treatment, while the death of three missing people has also been confirmed, as per Superintendent of Police (SP), Nagpur Rural, Harsh Poddar. Earlier in the day, a total of six people had been injured and two of them were in critical condition and had been shifted to the Nagpur Government Medical College and Hospital.

11:40 AM

Two Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Saturday morning. A gunfight broke out in a forest in the Indravati National Park area around 9 am, when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, a senior official said. Bodies of two Naxalites have been recovered from the spot so far, he said, adding that the operation was underway in the area. With the latest action, 137 Naxalites have been gunned down in separate encounters in the state so far this year. Of them, 121 were eliminated in the Bastar division, comprising seven districts, including Bijapur.

11:25 AM

Actor Jaaved Jaaferi's X account hacked

Actor Jaaved Jaaferi on Saturday said his X account has been hacked and asked fans to complain about the security breach to the microblogging site. In an Instagram post, Jaaferi alerted his followers about the hack and shared screenshots showing how he was unable to access his X page. Recently, singer Shreya Ghoshal and actor Swara Bhasker's X accounts were also hacked and restored later.