Days after CBI submitted a closure report in the case regarding actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, BJP MLA Ram Kadam demanded an SIT probe into the matter. Speaking in the Maharashtra Assembly about the alleged tampering of evidence in the case, he said, "Sushant's house was handed over to the owner after destroying evidence." He added, "The house was painted."

The Atlantic has released full chat of top US officials after they denied sharing secret information on the group, in which The Atlantic's editor-in-chief was mistakenly added. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had shared the start time for the planned killing of a Houthi militant in Yemen along with details of the attack on the group.

The World Cricketers' Association (WCA) has suggseted reducing BCCI's share of ICC's revenue from 40% to 10%. It stated that global cricket’s finances and distribution models are heavily imbalanced and don't effectively support global growth or competitive balance It also suggested introducing an interim independent global leadership body that helps modernise the ICC.

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Wednesday said it faced "intermittent technical issues", owing to which Unified Payments Interface (UPI) had a "partial decline". "The same has been addressed now and the system has stabilised...Regret the inconvenience," the NPCI posted on X. The statement came a couple of hours after UPI was down for several users across India.

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is down for several users across India, as per several reports. People took to social media platform X and wrote, "UPI services are down, none of the payments or receipts are working," "Nationwide issue or it's only me?" and "Anyone else facing UPI issue?"

The overall run-rate in the first five matches of IPL 2025 has gone up by 17% compared to the first five matches of IPL 2024. There has been a 37% increase in the number of sixes, while the number of fours is up by more than 34%. As per ESPNcricinfo, the percentage of boundary-intent shots has gone up by 66%.

India has responded after US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said India should be designated as "country of particular concern" over religious freedom violations. India called the report "a deliberate agenda", saying, "USCIRF once again continues its pattern of issuing...politically motivated assessments." India added that USCIRF should be designated as an entity of concern.

US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has said India should be designated as "country of particular concern" for "engaging in and tolerating systematic religious freedom violations". It also demanded sanctions against RAW for its "culpability in severe violations of religious freedom". "In 2024, religious freedom conditions in India continued to deteriorate," it further said.

The government has ended parts of the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS), which included gold deposits for 1-3 years, 5-7 years and 12-15 years. The 5-7 years and 12-15 years of deposits have been discontinued with effect from March 26, 2025, "based on the examination of the performance of the Gold Monetisation Scheme and evolving market conditions," the government said.

India has developed its first indigenous MRI machine, which will be installed at AIIMS Delhi by October 2025 for trials. The move aims to reduce treatment costs and reliance on imported medical devices, as 80-85% of the MRI equipment is currently imported. The indigenous MRI machine will help make India more self-reliant in medical technology, according to AIIMS.

Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the order of Allahabad HC in a child abuse case, which observed that acts like grabbing breasts or breaking string of pyjamas don't constitute attempt to rape. "We're pained to state...it shows total lack of sensitivity," the bench said. The High Court had observed the acts would prima facie constitute offence of 'aggravated sexual assault'.