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Source: THE HINDU

PM Modi, U.S. Vice-President Vance see progress in bilateral trade talks

Welcoming “significant progress” in talks for a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance met in Delhi on Monday (April 21, 2025), and reviewed plans for India-U.S. cooperation, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. According to Mr. Vance’s office, the two leaders also “formally announced the finalisation of the Terms of Reference for the negotiations”, even as Indian and U.S. officials were set to begin another round of BTA talks in Washington this week.

Pope Francis died of a stroke: Vatican

Pope Francis died of a stroke, causing a coma and “irreversible” heart failure, according to his death certificate released by the Vatican on Monday (April 21, 2025). The 88-year-old Catholic leader died on Monday morning, almost a month after having been discharged from five weeks in hospital, where he nearly succumbed to double pneumonia.

Bengal Governor Bose hospitalised with chest congestion; condition stable: Official

The health condition of West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, who was admitted to the Eastern Command Hospital here on Monday (April 21, 2025) morning with chest congestion, was “stable,” a senior Raj Bhavan official said.

PM to flag off low-cost Amrit Bharat, intercity Namo Bharat trains in Bihar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to flag off Bihar’s second Amrit Bharat train, connecting the State to Maharashtra, and inaugurate a new Namo Bharat train service between Jaynagar and Patna on April 24.

Core sector output rises 3.8% on early summer demand for power

Core sector growth came in at 3.8% as electricity output increased due to early onset of summer in March. This compared with 3.4% rise in February, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Farmers’ outfits raise call to burn effigies of Modi, Trump, Vance as mark of protest against trade treaty

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the umbrella organisation of several farmers’ outfits, gave a call on Monday (April 21, 2025) to burn the effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, United States President Donald Trump and U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance at all district headquarters as a mark of protest against alleged attempts by the U.S. to “coerce” the Union government to “impose unfair trade terms and to dump U.S. agricultural products” on India.

BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of being a ‘traitor’ over his remarks on EC

The BJP on Monday (April 21, 2025) accused Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of being a “traitor”, over his comments in the United States related to the Election Commission and the charges made in the Enforcement Directorate’s prosecution complaint in the National Herald case.

Davos meeting founder Klaus Schwab steps down as World Economic Forum chair

Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum which gathers the world’s business and political elite in the Swiss mountain village of Davos every year, has resigned as chair of its board of trustees, the WEF said on Monday (April 21, 2025). The Geneva-based institution had announced earlier this month that Mr. Schwab, 87, would be stepping down, without indicating a timeframe.

As it is, we are being accused of interfering with Parliamentary and Executive functions: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (April 21, 2025) answered a plea to direct the Union government to invoke emergency powers and “protect” the State of West Bengal from violence with a question on whether such a measure would amount to a judicial incursion into the domains of the Executive and Legislature. Justice B.R. Gavai, who has been recommended to be appointed as the next Chief Justice of India, obliquely referred to criticism about the judiciary intruding on government and parliamentary terrains following an April 8 judgment in the Tamil Nadu Governor case.

Eight Maoists killed in Jharkhand encounter

Eight Maoists, including a top rung central committee member of the extremists carrying a bounty of ₹1 crore on his head, were killed in an encounter with CoBRA commandos of the CRPF and police in Bokaro district of Jharkhand on Monday (April 21, 2025), officials said. The exchange of fire started around 5.30 a.m. in Lugu Hills of Lalpania area of the district, they said.

Hopes on to conclude trade pact with U.S. this year: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Hopes are on to “positively conclude” the first part of a trade pact with the United States by this autumn, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday (April 21, 2025) as she started on a trip packed with engagements between the two nations.

IPL 2025 KKR vs GT | Gujarat Titans consolidates top spot with a clinical win

Captain Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan proved their class with excellent knocks as table-topper Gujarat Titans outplayed defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders by 39 runs to record its sixth victory in IPL 2025 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday (April 21, 2025).