Air India Express pilot dies of cardiac arrest at Delhi airport

An Air India Express pilot suffered a fatal cardiac arrest at Delhi airport shortly after safely operating a Srinagar-Delhi flight. File | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj An Air India Express pilot suffered a fatal cardiac arrest at Delhi airport shortly after safely operating a Srinagar-Delhi flight on Wednesday evening (April 9, 2025). The airline … Read more

Supreme Court to hear Waqf law challenge on April 16

A protest in Manipur’s Thoubal on against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 on April 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 have been listed for hearing on April 16, 2025. The case is listed before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna. The … Read more

Values enshrined by Jainism offer answer to global challenges: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (virtually) addresses devotees during the ‘Navkar Mahamantra Divas’ programme, at Wright Town Stadium, in Jabalpur. April 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (April 9, 2025) said that values enshrined by Jainism offer an answer to global challenges of terrorism, war, and environmental degradation. He added … Read more

Two encounters rage in J&K’s Udhampur, Kishtwar: Officials

Police personnel stand guard after security forces established contact with three terrorists during a search operation in a village in Ramnagar, Udhampur. April 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Security forces engaged militants in two separate gunfights in the Udhampur and Kishtwar districts of the Jammu region on Wednesday (April 9, 2025), officials said. In … Read more

NC, PDP to move Supreme Court over Waqf Act; Mirwaiz to support AIMPLB’s legal action

File photo of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. | Photo Credit: PTI The ruling National Conference (NC) as well as the Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday (April 9, 2025) said they will approach the Supreme Court (SC) to oppose the Waqf Amendment Act. Meanwhile, the authorities denied permission to hold Muslim bodies’ meeting over the … Read more

Tirupati-Katpadi railway line to be doubled at ₹1,332 crore

The project will increase the existing network of Indian Railways by about 113 km. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: B Jothi Ramalingam The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday (April 9, 2025) approved the doubling of the Tirupati-Pakala-Katpadi railway line, spanning 104 km in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, at a cost of … Read more