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- 16 Apr, 2025
India's Nitin Gupta wins 5000m race walk silver at Asian U-18 Youth Athletics C'ship
Nitin Gupta wins silver in 5000m race walk at Asian U18 Championship in Saudi Arabia narrowly missing gold by one hundredth of a second
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- 16 Apr, 2025
SC begins hearing pleas against Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025
The Supreme Court began hearing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, on April 16. The Act, which received presidential assent on April 5, was passed after heated debates in Parliament.
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- 16 Apr, 2025
Bengaluru police book warden and owner after viral video from rehab centre surfaces
Bengaluru police booked a rehab centre's warden and owner after a viral video showed an inmate being assaulted. Two FIRs were filed, one under the Arms Act. In a separate anti-drug operation on 15 April, police seized drugs and assets worth Rs 6.77 crore.
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- 16 Apr, 2025
Suruchi Singh wins back-to-back WC gold, silver for Manu
India's Suruchi Singh, 18, clinched her second straight ISSF World Cup gold in women's 10m air pistol on 16 Apr in Lima, scoring 243.6. Manu Bhaker took silver, while Saurabh Chaudhary won bronze in the men's event, putting India atop the medal table.
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- 16 Apr, 2025
Days of Mamata Banerjee-led govt numbered: BJP
BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad slammed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on 16 Apr, accusing her govt of enabling riots and neglecting Hindus' safety post-Waqf Act protests. He said the state's violence signals the Mamata-led govt's days are numbered.
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- 16 Apr, 2025
RSS leader murder: SC refuses to entertain NIA's plea against bail to PFI members
The Supreme Court on 16 April, declined to entertain the NIA's appeal against the Kerala High Court's decision granting bail to 17 Popular Front of India (PFI) members involved in the 2022 murder of RSS leader Srinivasan.
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- 16 Apr, 2025
Odisha makes AI training mandatory for officers to improve efficiency
Odisha's state government has made Artificial Intelligence (AI) training mandatory for all officers to enhance governance efficiency. Officers will complete a three-month online AI course, aiming to build a digitally competent workforce.
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- 16 Apr, 2025
Land deal linked money laundering case: ED questions Robert Vadra on day 2
Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of Rahul Gandhi, was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate for the second consecutive day on 16 April in a money laundering case related to a 2008 land deal in Haryana.
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- 16 Apr, 2025
Seven held for clashing with police during anti-Waqf Act protest in Assam's Silchar
Seven individuals were arrested in Silchar, Assam, following clashes with police during a protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. The protest, held without permission, escalated as agitators threw stones, prompting a mild police response.
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- 16 Apr, 2025
Murshidabad riots pre-planned; BJP, BSF, section of central agencies involved: Mamata
Mamata Banerjee has accused the BJP, BSF, and central agencies of being involved in the pre-planned communal violence in Murshidabad. She claimed that the BSF facilitated cross-border influx from Bangladesh, inflaming tensions.