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Govt sets up control room to monitor Trump's tariff announcements: Report

Senior officials from ministries including commerce and industry will be present in the control room for close watch of the announcements

Karnataka HC directs taxi firms to stop bike taxis within six weeks

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed taxi aggregators to stop bike taxi services in the state within six weeks.

NPCI expands AI use to enhance customer safety in digital transactions

NPCI is conducting a pilot study in collaboration with public and private sector banks to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning for strengthening customer safety

No interference in Muslims' religious matters: Amit Shah on Waqf Bill

Shah said the government is not going to have any say in the matters of Waqf, endowments made by Muslims for religiously charitable and pious purposes

Telangana tunnel search operations to finish in 15 days: Srinivas Reddy

A release from the district administration said the soil in the tunnel is being excavated by the Army and Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Monitoring and Protection Agency (HYDRAA)

CPI(M) calls for 'ceasefire'; ready for peace talks, says Chhattisgarh govt

The central and state governments have intensified counter-insurgency operations, particularly in Chhattisgarh, and more than 400 Maoists have been killed in the last 15 months

High possibility of Yunus-Modi meet during Bimstec summit: B'desh official

Prime Minister Modi will join the Bimstec leaders from Thailand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar and Bhutan on Thursday

Massive fire at warehouse in Gurugram, over 200 firefighters deployed

Smoke continued to come out of the warehouses till 4 pm on Wednesday afternoon and two vehicles were on the spot to monitor the situation

Over 50 foreign varsities applied to UGC for approval: Pradhan in RS

Pradhan said that over 50 qualitative foreign universities are in talks with different state governments and have reached the UGC for permission

JNPA sees 13.55% rise in container traffic, handles 730K TEUs in FY25

Bharat Mumbai Container Terminal (BMCT) achieved record handling of 222,201 TEUs and 2.27 million TEUs in March 2025 and FY 2025, respectively

US man arrested for entering restricted North Sentinel Island in Andamans

Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov (24), arrested by the CID on March 31, had allegedly entered the North Sentinel Island without any authorisation

Sebi allows advisers, analysts to charge advance fees for up to a year

These provisions will not be applicable in the case of non-individual clients, accredited investors, and in case of institutional investors seeking the recommendation of a proxy adviser

Nitish Katara murder: SC seeks UP govt's reply on Vikas Yadav's bail plea

Senior advocate Aparajita Singh, appearing for Katara's mother Nilam Katara, who is the complainant, questioned Yadav's conduct and said he had visited AIIMS 98 times on medical grounds

SpiceJet, Air India Express gets approved to operate flights from Kathmandu

Meanwhile, maintenance work on the taxiway at TIA, which previously required flight suspensions, continued its service without halting flights starting April 1

Delhi govt tightens pollution control measures; announces EV push

The move comes in response to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report titled 'Vehicular Air Pollution in Delhi', which flagged lapses in the national capital's pollution control mechanisms

Govt appoints S Ramann as new PFRDA chairperson, to succeed Deepak Mohatny

He has also served as Chairman & Managing Director, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), for 3 years between 2021 and 2024

UPI transaction volume grows 42% to reach 93 billion in Jul-Dec 2024

Besides UPI, other forms of payment under digital payments include credit cards, prepaid cards, mobile payments, and net banking

Give more flexibility to states to decide composition of Waqf boards: TDP

TDP MP Krishna Prasad Tenneti said the Centre while framing rules to the Act should consider providing flexibility to the states to decide the composition of Waqf boards

SC questions Telangana speaker over delay in disqualification notices

The bench was hearing arguments on the pleas on the alleged delay by the Telangana assembly speaker in deciding the pleas seeking the disqualification

Modi govt should approve bills enhancing BC quota in Telangana: CM Reddy

The state Legislative Assembly on Mar 17 passed two bills to increase BC reservation from from 23 per cent to 42 per cent in educational institutions, employment, elections to rural, urban local body