Billionaire Elon Musk alleged US government regulators forced SpaceX to "kidnap seals twice" for a compliance experiment. Musk shared an X post alleging SpaceX was made to conduct an experiment to see how sonic booms from Starship launches might affect seals. SpaceX put earphones on seals and played sonic boom sounds to see if they "seemed upset", Musk said.

Stock markets in the US recorded a massive crash on Thursday, a day after US President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries. S&P 500 fell 3.4%, putting it on track for its worst day since September 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled nearly 1,400 points, or over 2%. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite index fell 800 points.

Gold prices climbed ₹200 to hit a fresh peak of ₹94,350/10 grams in Delhi on Thursday, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal of 99.9% purity had stayed flat at ₹94,150/10 grams on Wednesday. However, silver prices plunged ₹1,000 to ₹1,00,500/kg from Wednesday's closing level of ₹1,01,500/kg.

National Poker Series India, India's biggest Poker series, successfully concluded after cricketer Shikhar Dhawan felicitated the winners at Night of Glory. National Poker Series India (NPS) 2025 hosted on PokerBaazi had over 6,00,000 entries, and 573 came in the podium position, winning medals.

A research published in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B' found that monkeys yodel better than humans. When yodelling, a human might be able to jump an octave, which doubles frequency, while monkeys can manage 3.5 octaves, according to the study. Monkeys have additional pair of membranes that gives them a far wider pitch range, the study found.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said she respects the judiciary but can't personally accept Supreme Court's verdict of firing 25,000 teachers and non-teaching staff. The top court said the entire selection process was "vitiated by manipulation and fraud". "We are with candidates on humanitarian grounds," she added. She also emphasised that candidates already employed needn't be asked for refunds.

Amid rumours that she is dating cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal, RJ Mahvash, in an interview, said that she is "very single". "I feel I'll only date someone whom I want to marry," she added. She also revealed that she was cheated upon by her fiancé thrice. "A breakup hampers your confidence badly," she further said.

All Supreme Court judges, including Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, agreed to voluntarily disclose their assets on the apex court's website for the first time, reports said on Thursday. This comes after large amount of cash was found at ex-Delhi HC judge Yashwant Varma's residence. Thirty judges have reportedly declared their assets which are yet to be made public.

BJP-led NDA has 125 MPs in Rajya Sabha, where Waqf Bill was tabled on Thursday, with 98 MPs being BJP members. BJP's NDA allies JD(U), NCP, TDP have four, three and two members respectively, while six are nominated. Opposition INDI Alliance has 88 MPs, including 27 from Congress and 13 from TMC. NDA needs 119 votes to pass the Bill.

US will charge 27% tariffs on goods that India exports to the country, White House said. According to an annex listing future reciprocal tariff rates, the 26% tariff on Indian imports has been changed to 27%. The US government noted that initially, a 10% tariff will be imposed on all countries, which will later be increased to the mentioned rates.

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in Rajya Sabha on Thursday after Lok Sabha passed it with 288-232 vote. The Bill that aims to change the regulation and administration of properties by Waqf Boards, was discussed in the Lower House for 12 hours. It was passed by Lok Sabha at around 2 am on Thursday.