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Like thief crying foul: BJP on Congress' protest over National Herald case
short by Prasansha Kalita / on Wednesday 16 April, 2025
Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva criticised Congress' protest over the National Herald case, saying it was like a "thief crying foul". He said, "It is unfortunate that the Congress' first family is now pushing party workers forward to give a political twist to their corruption case." Earlier, the ED filed a prosecution complaint against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
read more at PTI
Gold hits fresh all-time high, breaches ₹98,000-mark for 1st time
short by Anmol Sharma / on Wednesday 16 April, 2025
Gold prices jumped by ₹1,650 to hit a fresh all-time high of ₹98,100 per 10 grams in Delhi on Wednesday, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Gold of 99.9% purity had closed at ₹96,450 per 10 grams on Tuesday. Silver prices also surged by ₹1,900 to hit ₹99,400 per kg from Tuesday's closing level of ₹97,500 per kg.
read more at The Print
Undoing Waqf by user could create a problem: SC to Centre
short by Shalini ojha / on Wednesday 16 April, 2025
During a hearing challenging the Waqf Act's validity, Supreme Court commented that denotifying 'Waqf by user' could create problems. "You cannot say there is no genuine Waqf by the user," SC told Centre's counsel Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. The earlier Waqf Act recognised Waqf by user, meaning that properties would remain as Waqf properties even if the user doesn't exist.
read more at ANI News
Justice BR Gavai to take oath as next CJI on May 14
short by Anmol Sharma / on Wednesday 16 April, 2025
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna has written to the Union Law Ministry, recommending Justice BR Gavai as his successor. Upon approval by the government, Justice Gavai will take oath as the next CJI on May 14. Elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court on May 24, 2019, Justice Gavai is due to retire on November 23, 2025.
read more at Hindustan Times
Live colossal squid filmed for the first time ever
short by Anmol Sharma / on Wednesday 16 April, 2025
A colossal squid has been filmed in its natural habitat for the first time, a century after the species was discovered. Researchers at the Schmidt Ocean Institute captured the video of the live colossal squid. It was filmed 2,254 feet below sea level near Antarctica using a remotely operated underwater vehicle. This animal is the world's heaviest invertebrate.
read more at YouTube
Andre Russell, Sunil Narine fail bat test
short by Anmol Sharma / on Wednesday 16 April, 2025
During the KKR-PBKS match in Mullanpur on Tuesday, KKR's Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Anrich Nortje failed the bat test. The umpires checked their bats through triangle-shaped plastic gauge and found them to be over the size limit. They were then forced to play with other bats.
read more at ESPNcricinfo
China now faces up to a 245% tariff on imports to US: White House
short by Pragya Swastik / on Wednesday 16 April, 2025
A press release by the White House on Tuesday said, "China now faces up to a 245% tariff on imports to the United States as a result of its retaliatory actions." However, amid a tariff war with the US, China raised its levies on US imports to 125% last week, while US tariffs on China stood at 145%.
read more at The White House
How does the IPL 2025 points table read after PBKS' historic win?
short by Anmol Sharma / on Wednesday 16 April, 2025
PBKS on Tuesday created history by defending the lowest total in a full IPL match, defeating KKR. Following the win, PBKS jumped two spots on the points table and are currently placed fourth. KKR are currently sixth on the points table. The table is led by GT, followed by DC and RCB. CSK are currently placed last on the table.
read more at IPLt20
Supreme Court to hear pleas against Waqf Act today
short by Sakshita Khosla / on Wednesday 16 April, 2025
The Supreme Court will hear multiple petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 on Wednesday. The Act was passed by the Parliament on April 4 and received President Droupadi Murmu's assent on April 5, while Centre notified its operation from April 8. At least six BJP-ruled states have filed intervention pleas in SC, supporting the Act.
read more at News18
OpenAI building its own social media network to rival Musk's X: Report
short by Pragya Swastik / on Wednesday 16 April, 2025
ChatGPT maker OpenAI is working to build its own X-like social media network, The Verge reported. Sam Altman-led OpenAI already has an internal prototype of the social network focused on ChatGPT's image generation that has a social feed, the report said. The potential move could escalate tensions between Altman and X owner Elon Musk, who left OpenAI in 2018.
read more at Reuters
PBKS defend lowest total in IPL history
short by Anmol Sharma / on Tuesday 15 April, 2025
PBKS today defended the lowest total in a full match in IPL history, defeating defending champions KKR by 16 runs. Batting first, PBKS were dismissed for 111. PBKS then bowled KKR out for 95 runs in 15.1 overs. CSK had defended the previous lowest total in IPL history. They had defended 116/9 against PBKS (then known as KXIP) in 2009.
read more at ESPNcricinfo
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