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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee rejects the Supreme Court's decision to cancel over 25,000 school jobs citing recruitment fraud. She questions the political motives behind the ruling, comparing it to the Vyapam scam in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh. Banerjee stands by the affected candidates and accuses BJP of targeting Bengal’s education system.

India's economy is expected to have minimal impact despite the US imposing 26% tariffs on Indian imports. Government officials maintain growth projections between 6.3%-6.8% for 2025-26 fiscal year, though private economists have lowered their forecasts.

Supreme Court had last week upheld a Calcutta High Court order nullifying the appointment of over 25,000 teaching and non-teaching jobs in West Bengal Government-run and aided schools

These figures were shocking in the context of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s claim on the basis of an English news article to have achieved ‘robust growth’ in  GSDP for FY 2024 – 25, Botcha Satyanarayana said

Police in Varanasi arrested six individuals after a 19-year-old woman claimed she was raped by 23 men over seven days. The incident was reported when she returned home. The police are investigating and continuing operations to arrest the remaining accused persons.

On April 1, 2025, American grandmaster Hans Niemann posted about his potential arrival in Paris for the second leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. However, five days later, he withdrew for 'personal reasons,' disappointing chess fans. Norwegian broadcaster TV 2 suggested heightened anti-cheating protocols influenced his decision. Niemann has been replaced by Nodirbek Abdusattorov.

Court, however, says certain observations of the single judge in the verdict were unnecessary

The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex crashed 3,939.68 points or 5.22% to 71,425.01 in early trade. The NSE Nifty tumbled 1,160.8 points or 5.06% per cent to 21,743.65

The Home Minister, who is currently in Jammu, is on a two-day visit to the Union Territory to review security measures

The collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna held its meetings twice over the last month and a third on April 3

A new trend is making waves online. Users are using ChatGPT to turn photos into action figures. The AI tool can create Lego characters and Simpsons characters. It can also create Pixar-style portraits. Users can upload a photo and describe the desired character. ChatGPT then generates a customized action figure image. Users can further customize the image as needed.

Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara faced criticism for downplaying a molestation incident in Bengaluru, calling such crimes common in big cities. The April 3rd incident, captured on CCTV, showed a man molesting a woman in Bharati Layout. Bengaluru police have filed a suo motu case and are working to locate the victim to formalize the complaint.

Mr. Gandhi participated in the padyatra in Begusarai town and was accompanied by several party leaders, including Kanhaiya Kumar and State party president Rajesh Kumar

“The police registered an FIR against the accused, named “Dr.” Narendra John Camm, on a complaint by Damoh district’s Chief Medical and Health Officer M.K. Jain,” the officials said

CJI Sanjiv Khanna said the court followed a system for examining written requests/emails to list cases urgently and that he would take a call and assign the cases to Benches

Rahul Gandhi joined the 'Palayan Roko, Naukri Do' padyatra in Begusarai to highlight issues like unemployment and inflation faced by Bihar's youth. He urged attendees to wear white t-shirts to pressure the government. Union minister Giriraj Singh claimed Congress failed to eradicate poverty during its rule and praised current development under PM Modi and CM Nitish Kumar.

Indian stock markets witnessed a sharp decline due to the Wall Street and global markets crash. Fears of a US recession, driven by new tariffs, are causing investor anxiety. Although India's economic indicators are relatively stable, the global investor retreat is affecting market performance, pushing Nifty towards bear territory.

This is the first time the House has been adjourned during the Budget session