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10:42 PM

Trump places 25% tariff on imported autos, expecting to raise $100 billion in tax revenues

10:06 PM

SC to hear on Friday plea seeking FIR into discovery of cash at Justice Yashwant Varma's residence

9:29 PM

Car rental firms Hertz, Avis zoom as tariffs seen hurting new-vehicle demand

9:21 PM

Dutch police say at least 5 people wounded in a stabbing in central Amsterdam

9:21 PM

SC collegium recommends transfer of Delhi High Court judge Dinesh Kumar Sharma to Calcutta HC

8:59 PM

Afspa lifted from Dibrugarh, only 3 Assam districts remain under it

8:49 PM

Six killed, three abducted by Baloch separatists in Gwadar bus attack

7:58 PM

Govt to mobilise Rs 8 trillion via bonds in first half of FY26

The Centre plans to raise Rs 8 trillion through dated securities during April-September period of 2025-26 to fund the revenue gap, the finance ministry said on Thursday.

6:57 PM

Centre plans to borrow Rs 8 lakh cr from market in first half of FY26: Govt statement

6:10 PM

Govt inks Rs 25 billion defence contracts with Mahindra And Mahindra, Force Motors, Armoured Vehicle Nigam

4:40 PM

Disha Salian death case: Father Satish Salian reaches Mumbai CP seeking protection

Disha Salian's father Satish Salian reaches Mumbai CP's office seeking police protection

4:39 PM

Milk prices in Karnataka to go up by ₹4 per liter starting April 1, says minister

Milk prices in Karnataka to rise by ₹4 per litre starting April 1, says State Cooperation Minister K N Rajanna

4:17 PM

Trump to cut programmes that fight child labour abroad, says report

US President Donald Trump has plans to immediately end programmes backed by the US that combat child labour, forced labour, and other abuses in dozens of countries around the world, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

 

The cuts are expected to end 69 programmes that have allocated more than $500 million to combat child labour, forced labour, and human trafficking, and to enforce labour standards in more than 40 countries, according to the report.

 

4:12 PM

Maharashtra govt summons Kamra for insulting 'traitor', remains silent on Solapurkar: Uddhav

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said the Maharashtra government summoned comedian Kunal Kamra for insulting a "traitor," but took no action against actor Rahul Solapurkar over his "insult" of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He also targeted the BJP over its 'Saugat-e-Modi' initiative under which special kits for Eid are being distributed among Muslims, calling it "Saugat-e-Satta" (gift of power), and accused the saffron party of hypocrisy.

"When a comment was made against the 'traitor' (apparent reference to Eknath Shinde), the studio where the programme was recorded was stormed, and Kamra was sent two summons (for allegedly defaming Shinde). But has even a single summons been issued to Rahul Solapurkar, who allegedly insulted Shivaji Maharaj?" Thackeray asked, speaking to reporters

4:07 PM

Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi hold a meeting with District Congress Committee presidents at HQ

Congress central leadership holds a meeting with District Congress Committee presidents at the headquarters. 

 

 

3:50 PM

M K Stalin announces protest across TN against Centre demanding funds for 100 days of employment scheme

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK Chief MK Stalin has announced a protest across the state against Central Government, demanding to provide funds to Tamil Nadu for 100 days of employment scheme: DMK

 

3:26 PM

Gold smuggling case: Actress Ranya Rao's bail plea rejected by lower court

Another setback for Kannada actress Ranya Rao in gold smuggling case after a local court rejects her bail plea. 

3:10 PM

Telangana under-construction building collapse: Worker rescued dies; one still trapped

A 45-year-old worker, who was rescued from the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana, died while undergoing treatment at a hospital on Thursday, police said. Two labourers were trapped under the debris after the six-storey under-construction building collapsed in Bhadrachalam town on Wednesday afternoon.

 

2:50 PM

Putin to visit India, preparations underway: FM Sergey Lavrov confirms

Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit India, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed on Thursday. The exact dates of his visit, however, are unknown. 

2:36 PM

Class 12 students found attending 'dummy schools' may not be allowed to appear for board exams: CBSE

Class 12 students found attending 'dummy schools' may not be allowed to appear for board exams: CBSE officials

 

2:28 PM

Bhubaneswar protest: Police use water cannons against protesting Congress workers

2:01 PM

Congress workers injured in Bhubaneswar after police resort to lathicharge

1:37 PM

Delhi govt signs MoU with Physics Wallah to provide free crash courses to 12th pass students for CUET, NEET

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta along with Minister Ashish Sood attend the MoU signing between the Delhi government and Physics Wallaha for providing free crash courses to Class 12th students for CUET and NEET preparation

1:25 PM

Rahul Gandhi slams BJP, says don't know if I will be allowed to speak in Parliament

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi slams the BJP-led Central government as the Budget session is underway. When asked if he will be speaking today, the LoP added that he will not be allowed to and that he does not know what the ruling party is scared of. 

1:13 PM

Lucknow food poisoning case: Here's what DG had to say

 "A shelter home is operated by the Women and Child Development Department in PPP Mode with Narvan organisation. Three days ago, we got information that a few inmates of this shelter home were experiencing vomiting and diarrhoea. The children who experienced illness were admitted to hospital. There have been four casualties. As of now, 16 children are admitted to Lokbandhu Hospital, 3 in Balrampur and 1 in KGMC. In total, 20 children are admitted to different hospitals, and all of them are in stable condition," says DM Lucknow Vishak G over food poisoning of several inmates at a govt-run shelter home

 

12:58 PM

25,000 km of highway to be widened to 4 lanes for Rs 10 trillion, says Union Minister Gadkari

A total of 25,000 km of two-lane highways in the country will be converted into four lanes for Rs 10 trillion, and it will help reduce accidents on the roads significantly, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in Lok Sabha on Thursday.

 

Gadkari also said that 16,000 km of national highways will be converted into six lanes for Rs 6 trillion.

12:43 PM

Congress MP Tharoor reacts to Trump citing India's voting system in his executive order

 " The interesting thing in America is that when you go to vote, you just self decline your citizenship. In India, we have a list, ID cards, whole system where we verify that the person voting is actually a citizen. It has been going on since 1952. So for us, we have established a system that works, and certainly, there is a lot of respect around the world...for the American President to acknowledge India by example as a country that got this right and his country, he says has not gotten right, I think that is something we all should be happy about.," says Shashi Tharoor on US President Donald Trump citing India's voter ID system in executive order to reform US election process

12:28 PM

Dimple Yadav blames BJP govt for attack on MP Ramji Lal Suman's residence

Regarding the vandalism and stone pelting incident outside the residence of Samajwadi Party MP Ramji Lal Suman in Agra, Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav said, "... It is the responsibility of the BJP government and administration to send these violent elements to jail... This act is the result of collusion between the Karni Sena, the government and the administration."

12:15 PM

Here's what MP Karti Chidambaram had to say over three-language row remark

"I endorse the statement of Tamil Nadu CM. No one is dividing the nation on linguistic lines; all we are opposing is the compulsory imposition of Hindi on us. While Yogi Adityanath is encouraging us to learn Hindi, rather than imposing Hindi on us, I want to ask him how many languages the average student in UP govt school knows. If they know any other language apart from Hindi & English, then is it a southern language?"

 

On LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi', he says, "The fact is that the LoP wanted to respond when the Prime Minister made a statement. He stood up to speak, but he was denied an opportunity to speak," says Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on TN CM MK Stalin's comment on Yogi Adityanath's remarks on the three-language policy. 

11:54 AM

Rajya Sabha chairman Dhankhar rejects privilege notice against Amit Shah

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday rejected a privilege notice against Union Home Minister Amit Shah after he cited a 1948 government press release to authenticate his statement that a Congress leader was part of the management of Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh had moved the notice against Shah for "casting aspersions" on Congress Parliamentary Party head Sonia Gandhi.