Australia's Harjas Singh, who top-scored against India in Under-19 World Cup 2024 final with 55(64), was born on January 31, 2005 in Sydney. He's a left-handed batter who started playing cricket aged seven. His family moved to Sydney from Chandigarh in 2000. His father Inderjit Singh was a Punjab state boxing champion and his mother Avinder was state-level long jumper.

CSK skipper MS Dhoni has become the oldest captain in the history of IPL, coming out to toss at the age of 43 years and 278 days for their IPL 2025 match against KKR. Dhoni had previously held the record when he led CSK in the 2023 final against GT at the age of 41 years and 325 days.

Gold prices jumped by ₹6,250 to hit a fresh all-time high of ₹96,450 per 10 grams in Delhi on Friday, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Gold of 99.9% purity had closed at ₹90,200 per 10 grams on Wednesday. Silver prices also surged by ₹2,300 to hit ₹95,500 per kg from Wednesday's closing level of ₹93,200 per kg.

China will impose 125% tariffs on US goods from Saturday, up from the 84% previously announced, China's finance ministry said on Friday. Separately, Chinese President Xi Jinping said China is "not afraid of any unreasonable suppression". Earlier, US President Trump announced a 90-day tariff pause on most countries but raised tariffs on Chinese imports to an effective rate of 145%.

As US raised tariffs on Chinese imports to 145%, US President Donald Trump said, "We'll see what happens with China. We'd love to be able to work a deal." China on Wednesday announced an 84% levy on US goods. Earlier, Trump had said, "Xi is a smart guy and we'll end up making a very good deal...he loves his country."

After the Mumbai terror attacks that killed 166 people were completed, terrorist Tahawwur Rana told co-conspirator David Headley that "Indians deserved it", US' Department of Justice (DoJ) said. Rana also commended the nine Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists who were killed while committing the attack, DoJ said. He said they should get Pakistan's highest gallantry award Nishan-e-Haider, it added.

Google has laid off hundreds of employees working on its Android software, Pixel phone and Chrome browser teams, The Information reported. The job cuts follow the company's January buyout offers to employees. "Since combining Platforms and Devices teams last year, we've focused on becoming more nimble and operating more effectively and this included some job cuts," a Google spokesperson said.

Visuals have shown Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Tahawwur Rana being handed over to Indian authorities by US Marshals, before his extradition to India on Thursday. A picture showed the 64-year-old in chains and surrounded by Marshals during the handover. Rana was sent to 18 day-custody of National Investigation Agency (NIA) after he was brought to Delhi.

Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (RUAS) has announced admissions schedule for its UG & PG courses through RUAS-AT. With the promise to empower students to lead, innovate & transform the world, RUAS offers valuable collaborations, placement support & more. Interested students, including B.Tech aspirants whose admissions are based on COMEDK/JEE/KCET scores, can apply online by April 20, 2025.

Sensex soared over 1,000 points and was trading above 75,000 at open on Friday, while Nifty was trading over 345 points higher, at 22,744. Sun Pharma, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, L&T and Reliance were among the top gainers. The Sensex had closed over 300 points lower on Wednesday amid the trade war following US President Donald Trump's tariffs.

US State Department on Thursday reacted to 26/11 attacks mastermind Tahawwur Rana's extradition, saying, "US has long supported India's efforts to ensure those responsible for these attacks are brought to justice." State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce said, "As President (Donald) Trump has said, the US and India will continue to work together to combat the global scourge of terrorism."