April 9, 2025 1:25 PM

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Bihar: 8 dead, several injured due to lightning

In Bihar, at least eight people died and several were injured due to lightning in the Madhubani and Begusarai districts today.   Official sources said three casualties occurred in Jhanjharpur in the Madhubani district when lightning struck them. Three people succumbed to death in separate incid...

April 9, 2025 1:05 PM

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Pakistan forcibly deports over 11,371 Afghan refugees

Pakistan has forcibly deported 11,371 Afghan refugees back to Afghanistan through the Torkham border. According to media reports, over 3,669 Afghan refugees were repatriated through the border crossing yesterday. Several forcibly deported individuals stated that they were arrested by Pakistani polic...

April 9, 2025 12:51 PM

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BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers meet to discuss status, challenges, collaboration

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Agriculture Ministers-level meeting is taking place in Kathmandu today. India's Ministers for Agriculture, Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Bhutan's Lyonpo Younten Phuntsh arrived in Kathmandu last evening to atten...

April 9, 2025 12:44 PM

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India compelling growth opportunity for foreign banks: FM Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that India offers a compelling growth opportunity for foreign banks, and the government is actively encouraging foreign investment in the banking sector. Addressing the India-UK Investor Roundtable discussion in London, the Union Minister outlined t...

April 9, 2025 12:52 PM

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NAPA expresses concern over spiralling law & order in Punjab

The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) has expressed concern over the law and order situation spiralling out of control in Punjab. Strongly condemning the bomb blast targeting BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia in Jalandhar, the NAPA said such acts of violence threaten democratic processes and publi...

April 9, 2025 11:54 AM

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Sensex drops 317 points, Nifty slips 107

The Benchmark domestic equity indices, Sensex and Nifty, were trading over 0.4 per cent down in forenoon trade today, tracking weakness in global markets amid rising trade tension. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of India cut its policy repo rate by 25 basis points to six per cent in the first meeting o...

April 9, 2025 11:49 AM

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Ruckus in J&K Assembly for 3rd consecutive day over Waqf Act

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Assembly was today adjourned for three hours as the House witnessed a ruckus for the third consecutive day over the denial of business adjournment to discuss the Waqf Act. When the House met this morning, the National Conference members once again trooped near the Well to p...

April 9, 2025 11:46 AM

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Trump’s reciprocal tariffs take effect: 104% on China, 26% on India

The US President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs came into effect, including a staggering 104 per cent tariff on Chinese imports. The White House confirmed that the new tariff structure, follows through on President Donald Trump's ultimatum to Beijing to roll back its retaliatory 34 per cent dut...