US President Donald Trump held a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, mainly discussing his new tariff policy. The updated plan includes a 90-day pause in higher taxes for most countries, but a sharp increase in tariffs on Chinese goods to 145%. While the focus was on the economy, the meeting took a surprising turn when Trump praised billionaire Elon Musk. Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), was present at the meeting.

Former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has credited the extradition of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to India as the result of a “decade-and-a-half of painstaking diplomatic, legal and intelligence efforts” initiated and led by the UPA government in close coordination with the United States.

A pilot of Air India Express died after suffering a cardiac arrest at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Wednesday evening, shortly after landing a flight from Srinagar, reported news agency PTI.

The pilot safely completed flight operations when he reportedly vomitted inside the aircraft. Soon after, he collapsed at the airline’s dispatch office at the airport.

Renewable energy player Baldota Group on Thursday said it plans to foray into the steel sector with an investment of Rs 54,000 crore for setting up a project in Karnataka with up to 10.5 million tonnes of (MT) production capacity.

Once commissioned, the greenfield project will be the second largest steel plant in the state, creating lakhs of direct and indirect jobs, said Nagaraj N B, Vice President of the Integrated Steel Project in a company statement.

Tahawwur Hussain Rana, one of the key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, landed in Delhi on Thursday under the custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). According to media reports, he will be taken to Delhi's Tihar Jailunder high security cover.

Security has also been increased outside Delhi’s Patiala House Court, where Rana will probably be produced soon.

A Bangladeshi court on Thursday issued a new arrest warrant against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wajed Putul and 17 others in a graft case, accusing them of procuring a residential plot through "fraudulent" means.

On Thursday, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib accepted the charge sheet submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Appearing to give most countries a breather, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (April 9) announced a 90-day pause on the full effect of his new tariffs for at least some countries.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, "Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125 per cent, effective immediately.

Electric vehicle maker Ather Energy has reduced the size of its initial public offering (IPO) by 25 per cent—from Rs 4,000 crore to Rs 3,000 crore—but will go ahead with its market debut in May, a month later than originally planned, according to merchant bankers familiar with the development.

The move is significant as several companies are reconsidering or deferring their IPO plans amidst a volatile stock market, driven by global uncertainty and the impact of high tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday authorised the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to revise transaction limits on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), India’s flagship real-time payments platform, in consultation with ecosystem stakeholders and banks.

The RBI said the revision is intended to align transaction limits with evolving user needs.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suspended its senior Rajasthan leader and former MLA, Gyan Dev Ahuja, after he “purified” a temple in Alwar following the visit of a Dalit Congress leader.

The BJP also issued a show cause notice to him on Tuesday, demanding a reply within three days.

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