A bird flies past a screen displaying the Sensex results on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai.
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Bengaluru molestation case: Such incidents happen in a big city, says Karnataka Home Minister
A big city like Bengaluru does witness incidents like molestation of women here and there though there is peace in the city due to police presence, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Monday (April 7, 2025).
CJI says lawyers’ requests for urgent listing of Waqf Act challenge to be placed before him in the afternoon
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Monday (April 7, 2025) said the petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 will be listed for hearing in due course.
Supreme Court junks plea for 100% manual counting of VVPAT slips during polls
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 7, 2025) refused to examine a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India for a 100% manual counting of voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips in addition to electronic counting by the control unit.
Excise duty on petrol, diesel increased by ₹2/litre; no change in retail prices
The government on Monday (April 7, 2025) hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel by ₹2 per litre each, according to an official order. The excise duty on petrol was increased to ₹13 per litre and that on diesel to ₹10, the order said.
Kunal Kamra case: Madras High Court extends his interim anticipatory bail till April 17
The Madras High Court on Monday (April 7, 2025) extended the interim protection from arrest granted to popular stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, 36, until April 17. This protection was in connection with a case registered against him by the Khar police in Mumbai, for allegedly making slanderous comments against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during his latest comedy show titled ‘Naya Bharat.’
Trump says not backing down on tariffs, calls them ‘medicine’ as markets reel
President Donald Trump said on Sunday (April 6, 2025) that he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the US, digging in on his plans to implement the taxes that have sent financial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and upended the global trading system.
President Murmu arrives in Portugal on first leg of two-nation visit
Droupadi Murmu arrived in Lisbon on Sunday (April 7, 2025) for the first leg of her four-day State Visit to Portugal and the Slovak Republic, marking the first such visit in nearly three decades.
Rahul Gandhi joins Congress padyatra in Bihar’s Begusarai
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday (April 7, 2025) joined the ongoing ‘Palayan Roko, Naukri Do’ padyatra of the Congress in Bihar’s Begusarai district. Clad in a white T-shirt, Mr. Gandhi participated in the padyatra in Begusarai town and was accompanied by several party leaders, including Kanhaiya Kumar and State party president Rajesh Kumar.
Manipur cumulatively spent over six years under President’s Rule: Graphics
The statutory resolution for confirming the imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur was adopted by the Rajya Sabha in the early hours of April 4, 2025 (Friday) and by the Lok Sabha on the day before (April 3). President’s Rule was imposed in Manipur on February 13, 2025, four days after the State’s Chief Minister N. Biren Singh resigned.
IPL 2025, SRH vs GT: Ishant Sharma fined 25% of his matches for code of conduct breach
Gujarat Titans pacer Ishant Sharma has been fined 25% of his match fees besides accumulating a demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday (April 6, 2025) night.
Myanmar at crossroads: crisis, aid and fight for stability
At dawn on November 28, 1885, King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat were escorted out of Mandalay Palace by British troops, marking the fall of the Konbaung Dynasty and Burma’s (now Myanmar) annexation into British India. As portrayed in the novel The Glass Palace, their exile to India symbolised the collapse of a once-powerful empire.
BJP tops list of national parties with over ₹2,243 crore in donations in FY 2023-24: ADR
The BJP received the highest amount in large donations among national parties in the financial year 2023-24, with over ₹2,243 crore declared from 8,358 donations, according to a report by poll rights body the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
Nirmala Sitharaman to visit the U.K., Austria from April 8
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit the United Kingdom and Austria from April 8, 2025 (Tuesday) to April 13, 2025 (Sunday). During the visit, Ms. Sitharaman will take part in ministerial-level bilateral meetings in both countries, the Finance Ministry said in a statement on Monday (April 7, 2025).
Monday mayhem: Sensex sinks 2,227 points as trade war fears engulf global markets
Stock markets crumbled on Monday (April 7, 2025) with benchmark Sensex sinking by 2,226.79 points — its steepest single-day decline in 10 months — as a global market carnage following U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes and retaliation from China fanned fears of economic slowdown.
Cooking gas to become expensive by ₹50 per cylinder
Cooking gas or LPG price has been raised by ₹50 per cylinder by distribution companies, Union Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday (April 7, 2025).
Published – April 07, 2025 05:37 pm IST
