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08 Apr, 2025

Cong top brass discuss future roadmap, poll preparedness

Congress leaders met on 8 April in Ahmedabad to plan poll strategy and organisational reforms ahead of the AICC session on 9 April.

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08 Apr, 2025

Defamation case: Delhi court says Medha Patkar will be on probation for one year

A Delhi court granted Medha Patkar one-year probation in a 2000 defamation case filed by Delhi LG V K Saxena. The court upheld her conviction but reduced her sentence from five months' jail to probation and lowered the fine from ₹10 lakh to ₹1 lakh.

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08 Apr, 2025

'Traitor' jibe: HC issues notice to police, Sena MLA on Kamra's plea against FIR

The Bombay High Court on 8 Apr issued notice to Mumbai police and Sena MLA Murji Patel over comedian Kunal Kamra’s plea to quash an FIR for calling Eknath Shinde a "traitor" during a comedy show. The court will hear the matter on 16 April.

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08 Apr, 2025

Telangana HC upholds death penalty to 5 convicts in 2013 Hyderabad bomb blast case

The Telangana High Court upheld the death penalty for five Indian Mujahideen operatives in the 2013 Hyderabad Dilsukhnagar blasts case that killed 18 and injured 131. The court confirmed the NIA verdict delivered on 13 December 2016.

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08 Apr, 2025

ED conducts searches in Karnataka

On 8 April, the ED conducted raids at around ten locations in Bengaluru and Shivamogga, Karnataka, in connection with a money laundering probe involving cooperative banks. The investigation falls under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

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08 Apr, 2025

"We finally buried the hatchet": Madonna, Elton John end decade-long feud

Madonna and Elton John have officially ended their decades-long feud. The reconciliation happened backstage at SNL on 6 April, when Elton apologised. Madonna shared the moment on Instagram, calling it emotional and transformative.

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08 Apr, 2025

Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria leads anti-drug 'padyatra' in Amritsar

Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria led the ‘Yudh Nasheyan Virudh Padyatra’ in Amritsar on 8 April, concluding a 6-day anti-drug march through Gurdaspur and Amritsar. The campaign, backed by CM Bhagwant Mann, has seen over 3,900 arrests since 1 March.

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08 Apr, 2025

Indian-origin man charged with sexual assault on plane in US

Indian-origin man Bhaveshkumar Shukla, 36, has been charged with abusive sexual contact on a 26 January flight from Montana to Texas. If convicted, he faces up to 2 years in prison. His arraignment is set for 17 April 2025. The FBI is investigating.

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08 Apr, 2025

Microsoft workers say they've been fired after 50th anniversary protest over Israel contract

Microsoft fired two employees after they disrupted its 50th anniversary event, protesting the company’s AI work with the Israeli military. The protest highlighted growing worker dissent over tech firms’ involvement in global conflicts.

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08 Apr, 2025

Scientists genetically engineer wolves with white hair, muscular jaws like the extinct dire wolf

3 genetically engineered wolf pups with white fur and powerful jaws, resembling extinct dire wolves, have been created by US-based Colossal Biosciences using CRISPR. Though not true revivals, they mark a new step in de-extinction and conservation science.