The Statesman Delhi - April 20, 2025
The Statesman Delhi - April 20, 2025
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April 20, 2025
India-US Trade Talks: Key Negotiations to Begin in Washington Next Week
A team of negotiators, led by Commerce Secretary-designate Rajesh Agarwal, is likely to travel to Washington, DC, next week to advance discussions on the proposed India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA).
1 min
India Calls Out Pakistan's Shenanigans in OIC
India on Saturday again slammed Pakistan's repeated attempts to highlight matters concerning India's internal affairs at the meetings of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
1 min
Naveen Patnaik elected BJD president for 9th term
Naveen Patnaik was re-elected president of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for a ninth term on Saturday.
1 min
Govt condemns minority leader's killing in B'desh
'The killing follows a pattern of systematic persecution of Hindu minorities'
1 min
PM to visit Saudi Arabia next week
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia from 22-23 April at the invitation of Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Mohammed bin Salman.
1 min
Govt alerts public about online booking scams targeting religious pilgrims
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs has alerted the public about online booking frauds, especially those targeting religious pilgrims and tourists across the country.
1 min
Indian Student Killed After Being Hit by a Stray Bullet in Canada Shooting
An Indian student was killed in the town of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada, after being hit by a stray bullet during a gangland-style shooting, Hamilton police said.
1 min
Amit Shah, LG Saxena Attend World Liver Day Event at ILBS
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Saturday attended an ILBS (Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences) event in Delhi on the occasion of World Liver Day.
1 min
Retired officer duped of over ₹48L in 'Digital Arrest' scam; 3 arrested
A retired government officer was duped of over Rs 48 lakh by fraudsters posing as officials, who were later arrested by the Delhi Police, officials said on Saturday.
1 min
AAP Condoles Loss of Lives in Mustafabad Building Collapse
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday condoled the loss of lives in a building collapse in the Mustafabad area of Delhi in the wee hours of Saturday.
1 min
ABVP alleges JNU poll rules violated after withdrawal window reopened post-final list
In a controversy surrounding the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students' Union elections, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has accused the JNU Election Committee of violating constitutional norms and favoring leftist student groups.
1 min
Seelampur murder: Court sends Zikra Khan to 2-day police custody
A 25-year-old woman, Zikra Khan, was remanded to two days of police custody by a Delhi court on Saturday in connection with the murder of a teenager in Seelampur area of North-East district of the city.
1 min
Cong chief constitutes panel to strengthen party in Delhi
Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav on Saturday constituted various committees including Lok Sabha observers and District observers under the party's 'Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan' to strengthen the party at all levels in the national capital.
1 min
CM Rekha Orders Probe Into Building Collapse Incident
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday ordered a probe into the building collapse in North East Delhi's Mustafabad, in which at least four people were killed and several others injured.
1 min
IMD Forecasts Drizzle, Gusty Winds and Thunderstorms for Delhi
Residents of the national capital experienced a warm start to the day on Saturday, as the mercury climbed to 39.5°C, with the minimum temperature settling at 25.8°C.
1 min
Finance Minister leaves for US, Peru on ten-day visit
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on an official visit to the United States and Peru tonight.
1 min
Uddhav agrees to join hands with Raj Thackeray against Hindi imposition on Maha, sets riders
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Saturday invited Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray to join hands in opposing the imposition of Hindi in Maharashtra.
2 mins
Burhanpur's Majid Hussain remains MP's topper in JEE Mains 2025 session 2
17-year-old Majid Mujahid Hussain, a resident of Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur, has brought immense pride to his family and teachers by emerging as the state's top scorer in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) session 2 Mains 2025.
1 min
First commercial sea shipment of Indian pomegranates from Maha reaches USA
In a historic initiative towards introducing Indian pomegranates to distant markets, a landmark commercial sea shipment of the prized Indian Bhagwa variety of pomegranate has reached New York.
1 min
Congress Urges Govt to Take Up Hindu Leader's Killing With B'desh
'Silence and inaction are not options when such targeted violence is allowed to take root'
2 mins
MP Dy CM Rajendra Shukla Slams Congress in National Herald Case
Senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla on Saturday criticised the Congress, accusing it of attempting to build pressure on investigating agencies in connection with the National Herald case.
1 min
First explain land-for-jobs scam: JD(U) leader Sanjay Jha hits back at Tejashwi
JD(U) working president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's confidant Sanjay Kumar Jha on Saturday hit back at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav over his remark against the state government, saying the latter should first explain the land-for-jobs scam, in which a probe is underway.
1 min
Himachal govt to urge Centre to commence Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Shipki-La
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has said that his government will take up the issue of commencing of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra from Kinnaur district through Shipki-La with the Union Government.
2 mins
Windstorms in J&K damage orchards, infra
The ongoing hailstorm in the Kashmir valley has badly damaged the blooming stone fruit crop, while the windstorm in the Jammu region has damaged the mango orchards.
1 min
CM: Our vision is to transform Panchkula into a Smart City
While taking significant steps towards realising the vision of transforming Panchkula into a smart city, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development works worth over Rs 55.38 crore.
2 mins
Cong committed theft in National Herald case: BJP
Intensifying its attack on the Congress over the National Herald case, the BJP on Saturday alleged that the grand old party committed \"theft\" through fake rent agreements, advance rent payments, and fake advertisements.
1 min
Hezbollah says it won't hand over weapons while Israeli troops remain in southern Lebanon
The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group said on Friday that its fighters will not disarm as long as Israeli troops remain in southern Lebanon and the Israeli air force regularly violates Lebanese air space.
1 min
White House blames Covid 'lab leak' origins on China, slams Biden and Fauci
US President Donald Trump's White House launched a Covid-19 website on Friday in which it blamed the origins of the coronavirus on a lab leak in China's Wuhan.
1 min
US Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime law
The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th-century wartime law.
1 min
Iran and the USA hold a second round of negotiations over Tehran's nuclear programme
Iran and the United States held a second round of negotiations Saturday over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear programme in Rome, American and Iranian officials said.
1 min
USA may accept Russian control of Crimea in peace talks with Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has opposed any proposal to surrender land to Russia
2 mins
HDFC Bank Q4FY25 net profit rises 6.7% to ₹17,616 crore
HDFC Bank announced on Saturday that it has reported a 6.7% year-on-year (Y-o-Y) rise in standalone net profit to Rs 17,616 crore for the January-March quarter of the financial year 2024-25 (Q4FY25), driven by growth in net interest income (NII) and lower provisions.
1 min
IIT-Delhi Secures Highest Placement Offers in 3 Yrs
Undergraduate (UG) students at IIT Delhi have secured to date around 850 unique offers.
1 min
Annual Convention of BIS Standardisation Organised
To strengthen collaboration between the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and its MoU partner institutes, BIS held its Annual Convention of Standardisation Chairs and nodal faculties of MoU partner institutions in Indore recently.
1 min
Utkal Alumina Organises One-Day Stakeholder Friendship Cricket Tournament 2025 in Rayagada District
Utkal Alumina, a unit of Hindalco Industries of the Aditya Birla Group, organised a one-day Stakeholder Friendship Cricket Tournament 2025 at the Township Sports Ground in Oshapada, Tikiri, Rayagada district.
1 min
Stock markets rally over 4.5 pc in holiday-shortened week
Indian benchmark indices wrapped up the week on a strong recovery by surging over 4.5 per cent -- driven by positive signals from both domestic and global factors, experts said on Saturday.
1 min
Outdated Curricula
In a world where knowledge evolves at an unprecedented pace, higher education in Pakistan remains frustratingly stagnant.
1 min
Nuclear Reboot
India's long-standing dream of a robust civil nuclear power programme may finally be approaching a decisive pivot.
2 mins
Governor's role
SIR, At the heart of democracy is the fact that the Chief Ministers of Indian States are elected by the public, while governors are appointed by the Centre.
2 mins
Peace or Pressure
As the war in Ukraine grinds into its fourth year, the calculus of peace appears increasingly dictated not by battlefield realities or the will of the people, but by shifting geopolitical priorities.
2 mins
Trump's Tariffs Divide the South
On April 2, the United States imposed the most sweeping tariff hikes in recent history, disproportionately affecting its trade partners.
4 mins
Beginning of the end of America's empire
Peter Navarro is the senior advisor for trade in the Trump administration.
3 mins
Rahul becomes fastest Indian to hit 200 sixes in IPL history
Their team may have suffered a thrashing at the hands of hosts Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Saturday, but Delhi Capitals fans will go home with some consolation, courtesy KL Rahul.
2 mins
Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings battle for consistency
Five-time IPL title-holders Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings haven't had the best of IPL seasons by their standards in 2025.
2 mins
ISSF World Cup: Bhanwala misses final by two points
Anish Bhanwala missed out by a couple of points on what would have been a fourth individual World Cup final in the men's 25m rapid-fire pistol (RFP), finishing eighth overall at the Las Palmas range in Lima, Peru.
1 min
Buoyant Punjab Kings aim to disrupt RCB's perfect road run
Merely 48 hours after registering a convincing five-wicket victory in a rain-affected IPL 2025 contest and extending Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) dismal record at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Punjab Kings will look to complete a double when the two sides square off in Sunday's afternoon match at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh.
2 mins
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