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- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hardened his stance on protests against the amended Waqf law today, saying his government would not allow any protest or demonstration.
- Delhi's Patiala House court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Ajay Kumar Nayyar, accused of cheating by impersonating himself as the nephew of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
- The Delhi High Court has said an undertrial's long incarceration cannot be a ground to grant bail in terror cases, which have country-wide implications and the intent to destabilise the country's unity among other things.
- The Andhra Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft ordinance to sub-categorise Scheduled Castes (SC), into three groups, each eligible for varying percentages of reservations.
- The armed wing of Hamas said on Tuesday it had lost contact with a group of militants holding Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander in the Gaza Strip.
- Although the diplomatic relations between India and China have been rife with challenges, especially the ongoing military standoff along the LAC, this move can be viewed as a soft power move to show openness towards India and extend goodwill.
- Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) on Tuesday reported a 30 per cent year-on-year growth in its operational capacity to 14,243 megawatt in FY25.
- Pakistan got caught in its own web of deceit when its was double-crossing the Taliban and the other side, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said today.
- A statue of former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik was on Tuesday set ablaze at Patnagarh town in Bolangir district, police said.
- In anticipation of a scorching summer, the Telangana government issued an order on Tuesday designating heatwave and sunstroke as "State-Specific Disasters."
- A series of bomb threat emails sent to multiple district collectorate offices in Uttar Pradesh triggered a security alert on Tuesday, prompting building evacuations and extensive searches by bomb squads, officials said.
- The BJP government in Delhi has hiked the wages of skilled and unskilled workers hired by it, a move aimed at providing relief amid inflation, officials said on Tuesday.
- Days after two students were killed and 21 injured after their college bus turned turtle in Kupwara, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday imposed a complete ban on picnics by schools and colleges on weekends and holidays in the region.
- India on Tuesday strongly rejected Pakistan's criticism of the Waqf Amendment Act and said Islamabad should look into its own "abysmal" record in protecting the rights of minorities instead of preaching to others.
- A group of teachers rendered jobless by a recent Supreme Court verdict on Tuesday went to the residence of former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly to invite him to a march to West Bengal state secretariat 'Nabanna' on April 21.
- An air hostess alleged that she was sexually assaulted when she was on ventilator support in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a private hospital in Gurugram on April 6, police said.
- Former Supreme Court judge Dinesh Maheshwari was on Tuesday appointed chairperson of the 23rd Law Commission, announced the law ministry.
- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday asked officials to take decisions swiftly to speed up the implementation of highway projects.
- Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was on Tuesday elected as the central president of the ruling JMM, while his father Shibu Soren was made the "founding patron" of the party, a JMM leader said.
- The district authorities in Maharashtra's Thane have issued a circular, warning of taking punitive action against CBSE and ICSE-affiliated English medium and other schools if they are found prohibiting students from using Marathi inside classrooms.
- NEW YORK – Columbia University said it was holding \"good faith\" negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to regain federal funding, hours after Harvard rejected the administration's demands to audit the \"viewpoint diversity\" of its students and faculty, among other overhauls.
- The US' National Labour Relations Board is tasked with protecting workers' rights to organise and join unions.
- MOSCOW – Four Russian journalists were sentenced by a Moscow court to 5-1/2 years each in prison on Tuesday after being found guilty of working for the banned organisation of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
- LIMA – A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced ex-President Ollanta Humala to 15 years in prison for receiving illicit campaign funds from a Brazilian construction firm, making him nation's latest former leader to head behind bars.
- CAIRO – The armed wing of Hamas said on Tuesday it had lost contact with a group of militants holding Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander in the Gaza Strip.
- ROME – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is heading to the White House for a meeting on Thursday with President Donald Trump, seeking to ease tensions over U.S. tariffs on European goods and position herself as a bridge between Washington and Brussels.
- Defence Minister Guido Crosetto urged London to bring down the "barriers of selfishness".
- Beijing reportedly ordered airlines not to take further deliveries of the US aviation giant’s jets.
- Mr Zelensky said meetings would take place on April 15 and 16.
- VILNIUS – Europe must remove borrowing limits for defence spending or face the prospect of war with Russia, Lithuanian Defence Minister Dovile Sakaliene told Reuters on Tuesday.
- LONDON – The former chief executive of an Austrian bank can be extradited to the United States on money laundering charges relating to Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, London's High Court ruled on Tuesday.
- QUITO – European Union observers said on Tuesday that they \"categorically\" reject allegations of fraud in Ecuador's Sunday presidential elections, joining a chorus of rejections of leftist Luisa Gonzalez's call for a recount.
- VIENNA – The recent U.S. deployment of B-2 bombers, the only planes able to launch the most powerful bunker-busting bombs, to within range of Iran is a potent signal to Tehran of what could happen to its nuclear programme if no deal is reached to rein it in.
- MEXICO CITY – Mexico's federal government is negotiating with its northern states to send more water to the United States, the country's president said on Tuesday, after its historic shortfall led President Donald Trump to threaten tariffs and sanctions.
- DAR ES SALAAM – Tanzania's main opposition party CHADEMA said on Tuesday its disqualification from elections due later this year was unconstitutional, days after its leader was arrested and charged with treason.
- Finland says a surge in suspected jammings has impacted aviation and marine traffic.
- His visit follows a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy that killed 35 people.
- BUCHAREST – Romania is committed to ensuring its May presidential vote re-run is fair and transparent, after its election result in December was cancelled, interim President Ilie Bolojan told a U.S. Congress delegation on Wednesday.
- Anna Aleksandrova, a 47-year-old hairdresser, was arrested in November 2023.
- France could recognise Palestinian statehood as early as June, said its President Macron.
- Great Eastern shares have been suspended from trading amid a takeover offer by the bank.
- SME Ascent Solutions is applying again, even though there is no subsidy this time, as it sees benefits.
- The STI closed up 2.1 per cent or 75.81 points at 3,624.72.
- HDB will also suspend the eligible unemployed home owner's mortgage interest for one year.
- Other global banks have cut their outlook for China in recent days.
- Mr Nick Mowbray said many of his US retailers have paused orders.
- The price of propane has plummeted in the US because selling to China is no longer viable.
- US dollar has fallen by roughly 8 per cent in 2025, trading near a three-year low.
- Gianluigi Aponte is the founder of MSC Mediterranean Shipping.
- Mr Donald Trump is expected to announce tariffs on imported semiconductors over the next week.
- The S&P 500 rose 42.61 points, or 0.79 per cent, to 5,405.97.
- They can pick from 13 job search activities, from networking to attending training.
- The candy maker first lodged the documents to list on SGX’s Catalist board on March 27.
- The STI ended up 1 per cent or 36.38 points to 3,548.91.
- The deal broadens the bank's business lending services to include supply chain financing and working capital loans.
- Customers are opting to wait to make decisions until Mr Trump’s tariff decisions are decided, he said.
- He is set to plead guilty in a court case linked to former transport minister S. Iswaran.
- The impact of the punitively high tariffs is gradually kicking in.
- It will invest US$500 million (S$659 million) in Olam Food Ingredients.
- Economists warn of a possible technical recession in 2025.