A massive traffic jam was seen outside the newly-opened Phoenix Mall of Asia in Bengaluru due to a huge influx of visitors on Christmas Eve. Traffic police advised airport-bound commuters to plan accordingly due to the heavy congestion. Several people took to social media to share pictures of the traffic chaos, with some getting stuck in the jam for hours.

LSG captain Rishabh Pant, who's the most expensive player in IPL, got out for 2(6) against MI in their IPL 2025 match in Lucknow. Pant has scored 19 runs off 32 balls in four IPL 2025 innings so far. Pant has hit zero fours and one six in the tournament so far. He was bought by LSG for ₹27 crore.

Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya on Friday recorded his best-ever bowling figures in T20 cricket. The 31-year-old all-rounder, who had never taken more than three wickets in an IPL match, took five wickets against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their IPL 2025 match in Lucknow. Hardik registered figures of 4-0-36-5.

An earthquake of 5.0 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Nepal on Friday, with tremors being felt in Delhi-NCR and other parts of North India. This comes just days after tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar. Notably, earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR in February as well.

Crude oil prices fell to their lowest levels since 2021 after China retaliated with fresh tariffs in response to US President Donald Trump's levies. Brent futures dived by $5.72 to $64.62 a barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude futures lost $5.90 to $61.05. Brent crude, the global benchmark, has plunged more than 10% in just two days.

MS Dhoni will likely captain CSK for their IPL 2025 match against DC in front of their home crowd at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. CSK will host DC on Saturday, with the match to start at 3.30 pm. CSK's regular captain Ruturaj Gaikwad got injured during their match against RR and is doubtful for the match against DC.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued heat wave warning for several states/UTs for the next two days. Heat wave is very likely in Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat on Saturday and Sunday. While, it is very likely in Punjab on Saturday, as per the latest IMD bulletin.

Sensex crashed 1,000 points on Friday amid trade war concerns following US President Trump's tariff announcement and FII selling. "Markets are going through heightened uncertainty that's likely to last some time," Geojit's VK Vijayakumar said. US stock market's biggest single-day loss since 2020 kept investors away. Trump's warning of 'never seen before' pharma tariff rattled Indian pharma stocks.

China's finance ministry on Friday said it will impose additional tariffs of 34% on all US goods from April 10. This comes as a countermeasure to the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. China's State Council Tariff Commission stated that US' actions violate international trade rules and constitute unilateral economic coercion.

During his meeting with Muhammad Yunus in Bangkok, PM Narendra Modi told the Bangladesh government head to avoid rhetoric that spoils the environment, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. "PM Modi also underlined India's concerns over the safety and security of minorities in Bangladesh and reiterated India's support for democratic, stable...and inclusive Bangladesh," Misri added.

US has revised the reciprocal tariff on Indian imports back to 26% from 27%, according to a White House document. India's tariff rate was on Friday revised to 26% in the latest White House annex listing future reciprocal tariff rates. In the annex document, India's rate was on Thursday listed at 27%, rather than the 26% shown previously by Trump.