The Statesman Delhi - April 22, 2025
The Statesman Delhi - April 22, 2025
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April 22, 2025
India Likely to Sign Bilateral Trade Pact With US by Fall of This Year
India is in advanced discussions with the United States to finalize a bilateral trade agreement, and the first phase of the pact could be signed by the fall this year, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
1 min
Supreme Court Takes Exception to Statements Against It
Apparently taking exception to Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar questioning the April 8 Supreme Court judgment on setting a timeline for the President and governors to give assent to the Bills enacted by the state legislatures, the Supreme Court said on Monday that it is being accused of \"interfering with executive and legislative functions\", while hearing a public interest plea (PIL) seeking direction to the Central government to frame regulations to prohibit the streaming of alleged obscene content on Over The Top (OTT) platforms.
2 mins
PM, US VP Vance Welcome 'Significant Progress' in Concluding Trade Deal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Vice President JD Vance tonight welcomed the \"significant progress\" in the negotiations for a mutually beneficial Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA).
1 min
Don't need our permission to file contempt plea against BJP MP Nishikant: SC to advocate
The Supreme Court on Monday told an advocate that he does not need its permission to file a contempt petition against BJP member Nishikant Dubey for his recent controversial remarks against the top court and CJI Justice Sanjiv Khanna.
1 min
Rahul Questions EC's Impartiality in Maha Polls
The BJP on Monday labeled Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a \"traitor\" for questioning the impartiality of the Election Commission of India during an event in the United States.
1 min
GTB Enclave case: Suspect held for killing woman over suspicion of turning hostile in murder case
With the arrest of a suspect, the Delhi Police have solved the murder of a 20-year-old woman in GTB Enclave area of North East district over suspicion of her turning hostile in a murder case in which she was a key witness.
1 min
LG Felicitates Traffic Prahari Volunteers
Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday felicitated Traffic Prahari volunteers and Traffic Police officials for their exemplary service in improving road safety, during an event held at Adarsh Auditorium, Delhi Police Headquarters.
1 min
BJP to launch Waqf reform awareness campaign to counter misinformation
The Delhi BJP is set to launch a Waqf reform awareness campaign in the city to counter the \"misinformation\" spread by the opposition regarding the Waqf Amendment Bill.
1 min
ABVP Sends Legal Notice to JNU Election Committee
In the latest addition to Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) polls, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Monday sent a legal notice to the Election Committee regarding irregularities in the ongoing student polls.
1 min
BJP Set for Walkover in MCD as AAP Withdraws from Mayoral Polls
The BJP is set for a victory in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Mayoral and Deputy Mayoral polls scheduled for April 25, after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday announced its decision to refrain from contesting.
2 mins
CM Rolls Out 'Heat Action Plan'
Cooling shades on footpaths, cold water dispensers, cool roof & green roof technology, heat wave wards in hospitals and other plans to protect people from heat wave conditions
2 mins
AAP Backing Out From MCD Mayoral Polls Shows It Has No Concern For People: Yadav
Reacting to Aam Aadmi Party's decision to step back from participating in the upcoming MCD mayoral polls, Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav said on Monday despite being given a chance to bring real change, it has taken the step that proves that the party has nothing to do with the people of the city.
1 min
2 drug suppliers held; 59 gm cocaine seized
Two suspected drug suppliers, including a Nigerian national, have been arrested from south west Delhi along with the seizure of over 59 grams of cocaine from them, police said on Monday.
1 min
Delhi Will Soon Have BJP Mayor For Better Municipal Services: Sachdeva
Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva on Monday asserted that the city will soon see a BJP Mayor, and a triple-engine government, thus resuming streamlined municipal services across the city.
1 min
U'khand Border Villages Earn ₹2.6 Cr by Supplying Animal Flesh to ITBP
The Uttarakhand government's scheme to strengthen the economy of border villages by supplying animal flesh and fish to the Indo Tibet Border Police (ITBP) has started bearing fruits as it helped the villagers earn Rs 2.6 crore in the last four months.
1 min
SC Extends Interim Protection From Arrest to Ex-IAS Probationer Puja Khedkar
The Supreme Court on Monday extended, till 21 May, its earlier order directing that no coercive action be taken against sacked Maharashtra cadre probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, who allegedly submitted false OBC and PwBD (Persons with Benchmark Disabilities) certificates and fraudulently availed attempts beyond the permissible limits provided for the civil services examination by faking her identity.
1 min
Poshan Abhiyan: 350 nutrition kits distributed to beneficiaries
As many as 350 beneficiaries received nutrition kits under the ongoing Poshan Abhiyan scheme organised by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
1 min
Haryana's Labour Welfare Board to form committee to look into complaints
Haryana Labour Minister Anil Vij has directed the Haryana Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Board to form a three-member committee to investigate the complaints related to workers, irregularities, and flaws in their registration.
1 min
Jammu-Srinagar highway shut for second day, restoration underway
Men of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) were engaged in restoration of the road connectivity between Jammu and Srinagar as the vital national highway 44 remained shut for vehicular traffic for the second day on Monday because of massive landslides caused due to yesterday's cloudbursts between Ramban and Banihal.
1 min
Shah reviews Chhattisgarh's readiness for new criminal laws
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Monday, reviewed the implementation of the new criminal laws in Chhattisgarh with Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai.
1 min
Grand welcome awaits US VP, family at Amer Palace in Rajasthan today
A grand red-carpet welcome awaits US Vice President JD Vance upon his arrival at the Amer Palace here on Tuesday, where two traditionally adorned elephants, Chanda and Pushpa, have been specially prepared through rehearsals for their ceremonial task.
1 min
Haryana Govt to compensate farmers affected by field fires
Taking serious note of the damage caused to crops and livestock due to sudden fires in fields over the past few days in the state, the Haryana government has decided to provide compensation to the affected farmers.
1 min
Indian Army connects 'First Villages' to 4g, 5G networks
The Indian Army has integrated its 'First Villages' located in the eastern and western Ladakh into the national digital network by providing access to 4G and 5G network connections.
1 min
Uttar Pradesh government to hold workshop to connect youth with Nizamabad's terracotta legacy
The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday said it has brought international recognition to Azamgarh's iconic black pottery under the One District, One Product (ODOP) scheme.
1 min
Two arrested in Odisha over Murshidabad double murder case
The police raided a few 'hideouts' here on Monday and arrested two persons in connection with arson, murder and rioting in Murshidabad in West Bengal.
1 min
UP tops in atrocities against Dalits: Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party President, Akhilesh Yadav, on Monday mounted a fresh attack on the Uttar Pradesh government, accusing it of presiding over a deteriorating law and order situation, especially regarding crimes against Dalits.
1 min
Sarma defends judiciary, launches counter attack on Cong
His comments come amid growing backlash against Nishikant Dubey who criticised the apex court
1 min
Six of a marriage party killed as Jeep falls into culvert in Indore, MP
Six members of a marriage party were killed while three others were seriously injured when the jeep they were travelling in fell into a deep culvert on Monday morning in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh.
1 min
Jharkhand's Seraikella DC Ravi Shankar Shukla Receives PM's Award for Public Administration Excellence
In a proud moment for Jharkhand, Seraikela-Kharsawan Deputy Commissioner Ravi Shankar Shukla was awarded the prestigious Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration, 2024.
1 min
Tejashwi Yadav Slams Nitish Govt Over Bhojpur Violence, Says Law And Order Has Collapsed
Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, has launched a scathing attack on the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government following a violent clash at a wedding function in Bhojpur district that left two people dead and five others injured.
1 min
Prashant Kishor demands white paper from Bihar govt on caste census
Jan Suraaj party founder Prashant Kishor has demanded white paper from Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Caste Census and the current position of various policies formulated by the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) government to uplift the marginalised communities in the state based on the findings of the Caste Census.
1 min
MP doctor, Red Cross employee dismissed for assaulting elderly man
In the distressing case of \"misconduct\" at Chhatarpur District Hospital, Dr Rajesh Kumar Mishra and Red Cross employee Raghavendra Khare have been terminated from their services for their involvement in assaulting and forcibly dragging an elderly man from the hospital premises.
1 min
PM to bureaucrats: Help India become 3rd-largest global economy
'The policies we are working on today, the decisions we are making, are going to shape the future'
2 mins
Excel in combat skills, remain mentally strong: Rajnath Singh
Underscoring the importance of psychological warfare in today's world, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asked the Indian Armed Forces personnel to be mentally strong as the nation can be protected not only with weapons but also through a strong personality with enlightened consciousness and awareness.
1 min
In Bokaro's rugged terrains, security forces gun down 8 Maoists
In a major breakthrough in Jharkhand's protracted war against Maoist insurgency, security forces in the early hours of Monday neutralised eight Maoists, including the elusive rebel commander known as Prayag alias Vivek, carrying a bounty of Rs 1 crore on his head.
1 min
Liquidity Disconnect
The Reserve Bank of India has recently flagged a troubling trend – rising asymmetries in the short-term money market rates that threaten the effectiveness of monetary policy transmission.
2 mins
Fragile Progress
The renewed talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran's nuclear ambitions mark a cautious but notable shift in a long-fraught relationship.
2 mins
Mosul Boundary Commission
Suggestion of Bias Repudiated
1 min
Down the slippery slope of progress
If we are to believe the good people at Colossal Biosciences, dire wolves are walking the earth again after having gone extinct some 12,000 years ago.
3 mins
Earth Day through redemptive metaphors
Another 22 April, another Earth Day, and alas, another urge to stuff the notebook with useless words! The www.earthday.org/history earmarks the twenty-second day of April to be the 'largest secular day of protest in the world'. No denying this! We wonder, however, how we can just shut our eyes to myriad such protests in the interest of the earth.
3 mins
Cong to resist, fight back ED's 'vendetta' on National Herald issue, says Chidambaram
The Congress on Monday reiterated that the Enforcement Directorate was carrying out a \"vendetta\" against its leaders which the party will resist and fight back.
2 mins
NHRC Confirms Human Rights Violations in Lagacherla Under Congress Government
The National Human Rights Commission has found evidence of police highhandedness and political vendetta against opposition party workers in the Lagacherla incident in Telangana last year after land losers had turned against state government officials who were trying to acquire their land for a special economic zone (SEZ) project undertaken by the Congress government.
1 min
CAF constable killed in IED blast planted by Maoists in Bijapur forests
In a tragic incident, a Chhattisgarh Armed Forces (CAF) constable, Manoj Pujari, was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Maoist insurgents in the dense forests of Bijapur district.
1 min
CM Stalin Questions AIADMK's Credibility in Demanding NEET Abolition With BJP as Partner
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, on Monday questioned the AIADMK's credibility in demanding the abolition of NEET while simultaneously having an alliance with the BJP.
1 min
B'luru: IAF officers played victim card, skipped backstory
With the emergence of fresh CCTV footage, the story of Bengaluru road rage in which an IAF officer couple played the victims, has turned the story on its head and put an element of doubt in the version painted by the officer.
1 min
Double murder of ex-officers in B'luru shakes up Karnataka
Police first detained and later arrested the alleged culprits, their better halves, on Sunday
2 mins
Centre maintains destructive attitude towards Kerala: Vijayan
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday launched a scathing attack on the central government stating that it consistently displays a destructive attitude towards the southern state.
1 min
Karnataka Home Minister promises detailed investigations into former DGP's killing
A day after the killing of former Karnataka DGP Om Prakash, state Home Minister G Parameshwara asserted that detailed investigations will be carried out in the case to get to the bottom of the incident, even though his wife is said to have killed him in a conversation with her friend on Sunday.
1 min
Russian attacks during Easter ceasefire declared by Putin killed three in Ukraine's Kherson region
Russian attacks during the 30-hour Easter ceasefire unilaterally declared by President Vladimir Putin over the weekend killed three people in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, a regional official said Monday.
1 min
China to retaliate with sanctions on US officials, NGO leaders over Hong Kong issues
China will sanction United States officials, lawmakers and leaders of non-governmental organisations who it says have \"performed poorly\" on Hong Kong issues, the foreign ministry announced.
1 min
KVIC Eyes ₹2L Cr Turnover in '25-26
In a major boost for India's rural economy and make in India initiative, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has achieved an unprecedented turnover of over Rs 1.7 lakh crore in the financial year 2024-25.
1 min
Foreign portfolio investors purchase more than $1 billion of Indian equities after a prolonged selling streak
There is no doubt whatsoever that the temporary pause on tariffs by the US and prospects of negotiations with other countries have contributed to the relief rally that the markets have had.
2 mins
EPFO Registers 3.99 Pc Growth in February With Net Addition of 16.10 Lakh Members
The Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) added 16.10 lakh members in the month of February registering an year-on-year (YoY) growth of 3.99% in net payroll additions.
1 min
SEBI Proposes Direct Arbitration for High-Value and Repetitive Complaints
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday proposed a new mechanism to directly send certain disputes for arbitration instead of first going through conciliation.
1 min
Output of eight key infra sectors slow downs to 3.8pc in March
The output of eight key infrastructure sectors slowed down to 3.8% in March, as against 6.3% growth registered a year ago.
1 min
Govt to take necessary actions in Gensol Engineering matter: MCA
Government will take the necessary actions in the Gensol Engineering matter after examining market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) order against the company, corporate affairs ministry said on Monday.
1 min
Market extends gains to fifth consecutive session
Sensex closed the day at 79,408.50, up 855 points, or 1.09 percent
1 min
India to stay on high growth path despite global challenges: CEA Nageswaran
India will be able to maintain its growth advantage, despite the new challenges in the global environment, with the right policy measures, the country's Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V. Anantha Nageswaran said in his address at Columbia University here.
2 mins
The University of Sheffield Invites Applications for MSc Robotics
The University of Sheffield, UK is inviting applications for its MSc Robotics course starting in September 2025.
1 min
Hariyana International Academy: A Promise of Excellence
The early morning of April 2025 saw the inauguration of Hariyana International Academy, a distinguished initiative of Hariyana Shiksha Kendra, to commemorate a significant milestone of its newly established campus.
1 min
ISSF WC: Rudrankksh, Arya Clinch Silver in Air Rifle Mixed Team Event
The Indian pair of Rudrankksh Patil and Arya Borse won silver in the Air Rifle Mixed Team event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Lima, Peru, going down 11-17 to the Norwegian pair of Jon-Hermann Hegg and Jeanette Hegg Duestad in the gold medal match at the Las Palmas shooting range.
1 min
Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem yet to confirm participation in NC Classic, says Neeraj Chopra
Paris Olympics gold medallist javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan is yet to confirm his participation at the inaugural Neeraj Chopra classic, set to take place at Sri Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on May 24 and has already attracted some of the world's best javelin throwers.
3 mins
IPL: DC, LSG battle for momentum in crucial mid-season fixture
Momentum could be the key word for teams in the Indian Premier League's crucial mid-phase—a make-or-break period for all teams, who by now have found their core, and either look to sustain the run or get their act together before it gets too late.
2 mins
Pant gets an upgrade; Iyer, Kishan back as BCCI unveils annual contracts
Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan make comebacks while seven players receive maiden central contracts
3 mins
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