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Terrorist attack foiled at police checkpost in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The attack on the checkpost in Shangla district of the province, a hilly terrain bordering Swat district, was foiled on Friday night, officials said

Wayanad township rehabilitation work commences following Kerala HC order

Work began a day after the Kerala High Court paved the way for the state government to take possession of the Elstone Estate land, meant for the project, after depositing an additional Rs 17.77 cr

Odisha govt to install over 21K tubewells to tackle water crisis: Minister

The state already has 520,000 tube wells, and the new ones will be installed in places that face a crisis, Drinking Water Minister Rabi Narayan Naik added

Ashiana Housing Q4 bookings down 33% to ₹575 cr; FY25 sales at ₹1,937 cr

'597 units were booked in Q4 of FY25 vis-a-vis 451 units booked in Q3 of FY25 and 628 units booked in Q4 of FY24,' Ashiana Housing said in a regulatory filing on Friday

Manipur's Kuki groups warn Meiteis against climbing 'sacred' Thangjing Hill

In a statement, six Kuki-Zo groups said any attempt to climb the hills would be viewed as a "direct challenge"

Over 110 held in Murshidabad over Waqf Act violence, says Bengal Police

Several vehicles, including police vans, were set on fire, stones were hurled at security forces, and roads were blocked as violence rocked Malda, Murshidabad, South 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts

YSRCP accuses TDP of shielding online abusers, questions legal action

YSRCP spokesperson Shyamala made the allegations in the wake of TDP worker C Kiran Kumar's arrest for allegedly abusing former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's wife

Germany wants better ties with India on defence, skilled labour: Ambassador

Ackermann highlighted that the coalition treaty agreed upon by the two parties forming the next German government explicitly references India multiple times

Global trade could shrink by 3% due to tariffs imposed by US: UN economist

US President Trump announced major tariffs last week, but later announced a 90-day pause for most nations. China, excluded from the pause, responded with 125% tariffs on US imports

Army JCO killed in encounter along LoC in Jammu, infiltration bid foiled

A JCO was injured in the encounter and later succumbed to injuries, the officials said, adding the whole area has been cordoned off with deployment of reinforcements

Violent protests against Waqf Act in Bengal leave 10 policemen injured

Violence erupted in Suti, Murshidabad as protesters defied curbs, blocked roads, hurled stones at police, and set fire to police vans and public buses during processions

India supports first global carbon tax on shipping industry at UN meet

The decision, made at the IMO headquarters in London after a week of intense talks, aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions from ships and encourage the use of cleaner technologies

Two terrorists killed in J&K's Kishtwar, combing ops underway in Udhampur

According to the officials, the encounter in Kishtwar broke out during an intelligence-based search-and-destroy operation launched jointly by Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police in the Chatru forest

US Vice President Vance, NSA Waltz expected to visit India from Apr 21

The visits of Vance and Waltz are taking place against the backdrop of Trump's policy on tariffs that triggered massive trade disruptions and fears of a global economic recession

RBI to mandate application submissions via Pravaah portal from May 1

In a statement, the Reserve Bank said it is committed to achieving end-to-end digitization of all internal workflows involved in regulatory approval processes to enhance efficiency

India takes US to WTO over steel, aluminium tariffs, seeks consultation

On February 10 this year, the US revised the safeguard measures on imports of steel and aluminium articles, effective from March 12, 2025, and with an unlimited duration, the communication said

Maha, Russian firm sign MoU to build thorium-based small modular reactor

This is perhaps the first time a state government will be venturing into the arena of nuclear energy which has otherwise been exclusively under the control of the Department of Atomic Energy.

India-US trade deal must address more on non-tariff barriers: SIA CEO

India and the US are holding discussions for a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) to rationalise import taxes in the respective countries

Can post OMR sheets of 22 lakh candidates after legal advice: WB minister

The Supreme Court court had on April 3 upheld a 2024 Calcutta High Court judgment annulling the recruitment of 25,753 teaching and non-teaching staff appointed through the 2016 SSC recruitment drive

Govt not encouraging Chinese FDI: Piyush Goyal clarifies policy stance

FDI applications from countries sharing land borders, such as China, have to mandatorily seek government approval for all sectors. This policy was issued in April 2020