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In this issue

April 28, 2025

Lioness at Delhi Zoo Gives Birth to Four Cubs, First Since 2009

Two children, aged three and four, died and a 28-year-old man was injured in a massive fire at the Bengali Basti slum cluster in Rohini Sector 17 on Sunday morning.

1 min

Arunachal's power corridors set up in wildlife zones without green nod

The civil secretariat and the state legislative assembly—the power centres of Arunachal Pradesh—were allegedly constructed without obtaining mandatory environmental clearances, despite being located within the legally notified boundaries of the Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary (IWS), according to official records accessed through the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

4 mins

QRVs Modelled for Congested Areas

The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) has remodelled a Maruti XL-6 with a high-pressure firefighting pump imported from France to improve emergency response in congested areas, officials said.

1 min

Metro body takes stock of waterlogging data to finalise layouts of 27 stations

The 27 proposed metro stations along the upcoming Gurugram Metro route witness average waterlogging ranging from 300mm to 800mm, according to data collected by the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA).

1 min

Rare Himalayan bird spotted first time in Gurugram district

A greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) was spotted in Jhanjhrola on Sunday morning, likely the bird's first recorded sighting in Gurugram district, birders said.

2 mins

Demand For Drinking Water To Double By 2030, Says GMDA

The demand for drinking water in Gurugram will double by 2030 and the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) which at present gets 240 cusecs of water from the Yamuna through the Gurugram water channel (GWS) and NCR water channel, has estimated that it will need 550 cusecs in 2030.

1 min

Bhondsi, Mangar forests reel under admin apathy

Environmental activists and birders have raised concerns over rampant habitat destruction in Bhondsi and Mangar forests, accusing the forest department of negligence that is pushing these ecologically sensitive areas toward irreversible damage.

2 mins

Houses of three more terrorists demolished in South Kashmir

The residences of three more suspected terrorists were demolished by security personnel in South Kashmir, taking the number of such razed homes to nine since the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, officials said on Sunday.

1 min

Govt Showed Maturity in Acknowledging Lapse

Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said that defence minister Rajnath Singh and home minister Amit Shah showed \"maturity\" by acknowledging a shortfall in the security apparatus after Pahalgam terror attack.

1 min

627 Pakistanis Left Through Attari-Wagah Border In 4 Days

Around 627 Pakistanis, including nine diplomats and other officials, left India in four days beginning Thursday through the Attari-Wagah border point as the deadline for the 12 categories of short-term visa holders of the neighboring country ended on Sunday, officials aware of the matter said.

1 min

Pak Nationals Sent Back From Across States as Deadline Ends

Pakistani nationals living on short-term visas have been sent back by several states while efforts to identify and deport such individuals were intensified by authorities in some states as the exit deadline for short-term visa holders of the neighboring nation ended on Sunday, officials said.

2 mins

Activist shot dead by suspected terrorists

POLICE SAID THAT THEY HAVE YET TO ASCERTAIN THE MOTIVE AND THAT NO TERROR GROUP HAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY

1 min

China vows support to Pakistan, calls for restraint after attack

China on Sunday backed its close ally Pakistan in safeguarding its sovereignty and security interests, with foreign minister Wang Yi calling on New Delhi and Islamabad to exercise restraint in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam.

1 min

'No country has 100% foolproof intelligence'

Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor said on Sunday that no country can ever have a \"100% foolproof intelligence\" and stressed that intelligence failure should not be the main focus right now.

1 min

CDS Briefs Rajnath on Armed Forces' Readiness After Attack

Chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan on Sunday briefed defence minister Rajnath Singh on the operational readiness of the armed forces following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, with the development assuming significance as India is weighing punitive military actions against Pakistan for its support to terrorism, officials aware of the matter said.

1 min

NIA Takes Over Probe in Pahalgam Terror Attack

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has formally taken over the probe into the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, sponsored by Pakistan and carried out by the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) through its proxy The Resistance Front (TRF), and is \"checking the entire area thoroughly for evidence to expose the terror conspiracy\", the agency said on Sunday.

3 mins

Sarma Attacks Gogoi Over 'Pak Link'; Congress MP Hits Back

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday traded barbs on social media over the opposition leader's alleged links with Pakistan.

1 min

Medicine used in drug-resistant TB treatment 25% cheaper

EXPERTS SEE THIS AS AN IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT GIVEN THE PRESSURES ON HEALTH SPENDING IN HIGH-BURDEN COUNTRIES

2 mins

12 Killed in MP as Speeding Van Hits Bike, Falls into Well

A speeding van plunged into a well after hitting a bike in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, leaving 12 people, including the biker and a rescuer, dead, police officials said.

2 mins

Indian Warships Carry Out Long-Range Offensive Strikes

The Drills Took Place on a Day When the PM Said Perpetrators of Pahalgam Attack Will Be Served Harshest Response

2 mins

Endangered species of turtles reintroduced in Ganga river

At least 20 red-crowned roofed turtles, a critically endangered species of reptiles, were released in the river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh after a gap of nearly three decades, state officials said on Sunday, adding the reintroduction move aimed at shaping future conservation actions for other endangered species.

1 min

Parts on Mughals, Delhi Sultanate deleted from Class 7 NCERT books

All references to Mughals and the Delhi Sultanate have been dropped, while chapters on Indian dynasties, \"sacred geography\", references to the Maha Kumbh and government initiatives like Make in India and Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao have been added to Class 7 NCERT textbooks released for the 2025-2026 academic year.

1 min

Passia Nabbed in '22, Released by Biden Admin

Gangster-turned-terrorist Harpeet Singh alias Happy Passia, wanted in multiple terror-related incidents across Punjab and who was arrested in the United States earlier this month, was nabbed by the US border patrol in 2022 as well but the then Joe Biden administration released him, the Donald Trump administration has told HT.

1 min

Farmers Will Boycott Talks If Punjab Invited, Says Dallewal

Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Sunday said the farmers will be forced to boycott the May 4 talks with the Centre if they invite the representatives from the Punjab government, which earlier removed the agitators camping at two of its border points.

1 min

Students Forced To Read Namaz At C'garh NSS Camp, 8 Booked

Eight people, including seven faculty members, were booked for allegedly forcing some students of Guru Ghasidas Central University to offer namaz during a National Service Scheme (NSS) camp in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Sunday.

1 min

Facing legal tussle, TN ministers Senthil and Ponmudy step down

Tamil Nadu ministers Senthil Balaji and K Ponmudy on Sunday stepped down from the chief minister MK Stalin-led state cabinet, with the move necessitating a cabinet reshuffle.

1 min

The Transformation of India's Welfare Regime

Tillin's Book Finds That Decisions Taken Soon After Independence Had Enduring Consequences

3 mins

'Sustainability' Still Looms Over India-EU Trade Talks

India-EU FTA talks gain steam

4 mins

Centre says message seeking donation for army misleading

DEFENCE MINISTRY URGED PEOPLE TO NOT FALL PREY TO SUCH FRAUDULENT MESSAGES

1 min

The Pope recognised the current ecological crisis

The extraordinary Pope Francis has been buried. Usually, we talk about a deceased person's work and times during mourning, and then forget about it. We cannot afford to do that in this case.

1 min

Cheetah Nirva Gives Birth to Five Cubs at Kuno: CM Yadav

Cheetah Nirva has given birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, chief minister Mohan Yadav announced on Sunday.

1 min

Tourists evacuated from landslides-hit Sikkim

All tourists stranded at Lachen in North Sikkim due to landslides were evacuated on Sunday, an official said, adding that nearly 600 tourists left Lachen for Lachung via Dongkha La in 126 vehicles.

1 min

T'gana Transfers IAS Officer Who Shared AI Image Of Tree Felling

The Telangana government on Sunday transferred senior IAS officer Smita Sabharwal, who courted controversy earlier this month by reposting an AI-generated image of the tree felling in Kancha Gachibowli in Hyderabad.

1 min

Odisha Woman Gang-Raped And Stabbed: Police

A woman was allegedly kidnapped by a driver of an auto-rickshaw that she boarded while returning home from work, gang-raped and then stabbed multiple times at Jajpur district in Odisha, police officers aware of the matter said on Sunday.

1 min

Falling short on credibility

Pakistan prime minister's offer to join in a neutral probe on Pahalgam is duplicitous

2 mins

A civilian duty to India after Pahalgam attack

Hundreds of social media handles are active right now fomenting religious frenzy. These people are doing the terrorists' bidding by helping them achieve their desired goal of alienating Kashmir from mainstream India

4 mins

Cosmos to classrooms, the impact of Kasturirangan

With the many roles he played in India's space missions, including the success of Mangalyaan, K Kasturirangan will be remembered as the man who took India closer to the stars.

3 mins

India's Post-Pahalgam Strategy and Challenges

New Delhi will have to factor in domestic political compulsions, bilateral impact, and international perception as it debates its options

4 mins

'U.S. Having Daily Talks With China Over Tariffs'

The Trump administration is having daily conversations with China over tariffs, US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Sunday.

1 min

51 Killed From Israeli Strikes on Gaza Strip as Overall Toll Crosses 52k

Hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the remains of 51 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in the past 24 hours, the local health ministry said on Sunday, bringing the Palestinian death toll from the 18-month-old Israel-Hamas war to 52,243.

1 min

China Seizes 'Disputed' Reef in South China Sea

The Chinese coast guard has seized control of a \"disputed\" reef near a major Philippine military outpost in the South China Sea (SCS), according to Beijing's state media, adding to longstanding territorial tensions with Manila.

1 min

Trump Urges 'Free' Transit for US Ships Through Key Canals

US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged free transit for American commercial and military ships through the Panama and Suez canals, tasking his secretary of state with making progress \"immediately.\"

1 min

Pakistani Troops Kill 54 Militants Trying to Sneak From Afghanistan

Pakistani security forces overnight killed 54 militants who attempted to cross into the country from Afghanistan, the military said on Sunday, marking one of the deadliest such killings in recent years.

1 min

Axis Bank to Raise $6.4 Billion Via Debt, Equity

Axis Bank Ltd plans to raise ₹20,000 crore ($2.3 billion) through a share sale as part of a bigger capital raise that includes debt.

1 min

Fortum Sells Indian Renewable Arm to Hexa

Finland's state-run energy utility Fortum Oyj is exiting India's renewable energy market by selling its platform Fortum India Pvt. Ltd (FIPL) to New York-based I Squared Capital-backed Hexa Climate Solutions in a deal that includes management company and carbon credits, two people in the know said.

1 min

Early birds steady wings after a dip in Dec quarter

A cautiously hopeful tone prevails in the stock market as March quarter earnings trickle in.

2 mins

Foreign Investors Take India-Pak Fury on the Chin

Investors trim put options, continue to stock up purchases in cash segment

2 mins

Bumrah four-for leads MI to fifth straight win

At the toss for Sunday's afternoon IPL game at the Wankhede Stadium, Lucknow Super Giants created a buzz by naming young fast bowler Mayank Yadav in the eleven against Mumbai Indians.

2 mins

Krunal, Kohli Guide RCB to Win Over DC; Go Top of Table

The duo hits fifties to seal a six-wicket win to go top of the IPL table, after restricting Delhi Capitals on a slow Kotla pitch

2 mins

Liverpool Champs, This Time With Fans

Arne Slot has done what Juergen Klopp could not: celebrate a Premier League title with Liverpool's fans on Sunday.

5 mins

No Baggage, It's Easier to Work with Newcomers

Actor-producer John Abraham talks about why he prefers working with fresh faces till they become 'corrupt'

1 min

Nani: South cinema not 'saving' Bollywood, but balancing it

Bollywood has been going through a lean phase, with most of its films failing at the box office.

1 min

Been single for over 3 years: Shubman calls link-ups 'ridiculous'

Shubman Gill, who has been in the news as much for his batting prowess as his relationship rumours, has denied the link-ups, calling them 'ridiculous'.

1 min

Not denying anything, Ankita is the closest to me: Aamir on dating buzz

Actor Aamir Ali hit the headlines earlier this year after he reportedly confessed to finding love again.

1 min

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