Sadaf Khadem, Iran's first female boxer to win an overseas fight, intends to stay in France, where she fought last weekend after an arrest warrant was issued over not dressing according to Islamic laws during her bout. Hossein Soori, the head of Iran's boxing federation, said that Khadem was not a registered boxer in Iran.

An AI-powered brain implant has enabled a 47-year-old American woman, who lost her voice 18 years ago due to a stroke, to speak almost in real-time. The implant, developed by researchers in California, translates brain signals into speech in real-time. The woman previously used a brain-computer interface with an eight-second delay. The latest model reduces that time to 80 milliseconds.

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was tabled by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, for consideration and passage, in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The Bill was first introduced in Parliament last year and was sent to a Joint Committee of Parliament, headed by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, for scrutiny. The Bill proposes changes in regulating and managing Waqf properties.

Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district and resorted to unprovoked firing on Tuesday. The Nangi Tekri Battalion, operating under the Krishna Ghati Brigade, retaliated decisively to the unprovoked attack, an Indian Army spokesperson said. "Situation is under control and being closely monitored," the spokesperson said.

Records of 20 crore users of Elon Musk-led social media platform X (formerly Twitter) have allegedly been leaked online through a forum post available on the clear surface web, cybersecurity team at SafetyDetectives claimed. Leaked records include users' IDs, names, locations and other information. It's allegedly part of 400GB of data on crores of X users leaked in January 2025.

Actor Val Kilmer, known for his roles in 'Batman Forever' and 'Top Gun', has died aged 65. He died of pneumonia in Los Angeles, his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, told The New York Times. Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and later recovered. He made his feature debut in the slapstick Cold War spy-movie spoof 'Top Secret!' in 1984.

BJP-led Centre's Waqf Amendment Bill proposes changes in regulation of Waqf properties. It proposes to include at least two non-Muslims in Waqf Boards and give Collector powers to decide if disputed property is Waqf. It does away with concept of "Waqf by user", mandating that every Waqf property be registered on central database within six months of the law's commencement.

India and other countries are bracing for impact as White House confirmed that US President Donald Trump will impose new tariffs on April 2, "Liberation Day". Reciprocal tariffs would take effect immediately after Trump's announcement, while a 25% tariff on auto imports will take effect on April 3. Asian stocks stuttered on Wednesday, while safe-haven gold hit near record highs.

White House on Tuesday said the President Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' reciprocal tariffs will be "effective immediately" after the formal announcement on Wednesday (April 2). "He (Trump) is with his trade and tariff team right now, perfecting it to make sure this is a perfect deal for the American people," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

Scientists at the US' Department of Energy's Brookhaven Lab have discovered a new phase of matter in a one-dimensional ferrimagnet. Named "half ice, half fire", it features a unique mix of electron spins: highly ordered 'cold' spins and highly disordered 'hot' ones. This phenomenon could one day result in applications in the energy and information technology industries, the scientists said.

Commuters on national highways and expressways will have to pay more on road journeys as National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) increased toll charges by an average of 4-5% on highway sections across the country. The revised toll charges have come into effect from Tuesday (April 1), a highways ministry official told PTI.