- Thursday, April 24, 2025
INDIA's central bank cut interest rates on Wednesday as US president Donald Trump's tariffs kicked in and policymakers warned of "challenging global economic conditions". The cut, the second this year, aims to boost a slowing economy grappling with the impact Trump's sweeping tariffs. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said…
MUMBAI terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana is expected to be extradited to India from the US “shortly”, sources told PTI. A section of Indian media has reported that Rana is already being brought to India by a special plane and will reach by Thursday (10) morning. Rana is likely to…
EMPHASISING its claim on the legacy of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Congress vowed on Tuesday (8) to follow the principles of the country's first home minister to defeat divisive forces. At an extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Ahmedabad, the party accused the BJP-RSS of "lying" as well as…
EXPLOSIVE knocks from Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh set up a tense four-run win for Lucknow Super Giants in a high-scoring IPL clash against Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday (8). Marsh smashed 81 for his fourth half-century of the tournament and Pooran an unbeaten 36-ball 87 to fire Lucknow to…
SENIOR Congress leader P Chidambaram fell unconscious at the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on Tuesday and was taken to hospital. Sources said he probably fainted due to the heat after a hectic day. The 79-year-old former finance minister's son Karti later said on X that his father is fine and…
IN a shocking incident in Kerala's Malappuram district, a 35-year-old woman died during childbirth at her home. The incident took place on April 5, and the victim, identified as Asma, died due to excessive bleeding a few hours after childbirth at their rented home. The police on Monday (7) arrested…
DUBAI Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum arrived in New Delhi on a two-day visit on Tuesday (8) and held meetings with prime minister Narendra Modi and other senior members of his cabinet. This is the crown prince's first visit to India, and Modi said will…
FOREIGN MINISTER Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and US secretary of state Marco Rubio held a call on Monday (7) to discuss US tariffs on India and how to make progress towards a "fair and balanced trade relationship," the State Department said. Jaishankar also said on social media earlier on Monday that he…
THE US Supreme Court has rejected 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana's appeal seeking a stay on his extradition to India, moving him closer to being handed over to Indian authorities to face justice. Rana, 64, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, is currently lodged at a metropolitan detention…
An INDIAN woman entrepreneur claims she was detained for eight hours at a US airport and “physically checked” by a male officer because they grew 'suspicious' after they found a power bank in her luggage. The incident allegedly happened at Anchorage airport in Alaska and Shruti Chaturvedi was forced to…
