TODAY NEWS ON April 04, 2025

News Headlines for CAT, CLAT and IPM Aspirants

Source: The HINDU

PM Modi holds talks with Thai counterpart Shinawatra ahead of BIMSTEC summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (April 3, 2025) held delegation-level talks with his Thai counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra. PM Modi, who arrived in Bangkok on a two-day visit to attend the 6th BIMSTEC summit, earlier received a Guard of Honour and also witnessed a mesmerising Ramakien - Thai Ramayana performance.

Parliament clears Waqf Amendment Bill

Parliament in the wee hours of Friday (April 4, 2025) morning cleared the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025, after nearly 14-hour debate in Rajya Sabha by 128 members voting in favour and 95 against.

Canada imposes 25% tariff on some U.S. auto imports

Canada said it would impose a 25% tariff on tens of thousands of vehicles imported from the United States, retaliating against U.S. President Donald Trump's levies that came into effect on Thursday (April 3, 2025). Prime Minister Mark Carney announced "25% tariffs on all vehicles imported from the United States that are not compliant with CUSMA," using the Canadian acronym for an existing North American free trade agreement.

Examining implications of U.S. reciprocal tariffs on India: Commerce Ministry

We are “carefully examining” the implications of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements, said the Department of Commerce on Thursday (April 3, 2025). The U.S. President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order on reciprocal tariffs imposing additional ad-valorem duties ranging from 10% to 50% on imports from all trading partners.

With U.S. tariffs, India’s jewellery exports set for sharp decline

The country’s $32 billion gems and jewellery industry is bracing for a sharp fall in exports as hefty U.S. tariffs will impede overseas sales to its biggest market, industry officials said. The United States slapped a 27% reciprocal tariff on India, dealing a blow to the South Asian country’s hopes of relief under President Donald Trump’s global trade policy.

Airlines received 24 hoax bomb calls this year till March 25: Govt

Airlines received 24 hoax bomb threat calls this year till March 25, the government said on Thursday (April 3, 2025). Citing data from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said a total of 836 hoax bomb threats were received by airline operators since 2022 till March 25, 2025.

Kathua combing operation enters 12th day to track down terrorists on the run

The multi-tier operation to track down three infiltrating terrorists, who escaped three encounters and are believed to be hiding in a forested area in Kathua, has entered its 12th consecutive day with security agencies also cracking down on terrorist supporters and setting up ambushes.

Rajya Sabha confirms imposition of President’s rule in Manipur; next meeting of Manipur’s two warring communities to be held in Delhi soon, says Home Minister in Rajya Sabha

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday (April 4, 2025) that both the communities in Manipur should understand that dialogue is the only way forward and the Union government is not in favour of continuing President’s Rule in the State even for a single day.

‘Absolutely necessary’: SC confirms complete ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR

The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed the ban on sale, production, and manufacture of firecrackers in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) as “absolutely necessary”. A Bench by Justices A.S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan dismissed applications filed by traders to reconsider the ban on crackers or reduce the prohibition to three or four months a year.

Israeli strikes on Gaza overnight leaves more than 50 Palestinians dead

Overnight strikes by Israel killed at least 55 people across the Gaza Strip, hospital officials said Thursday (April 2, 2025), a day after senior government officials said Israel would seize large areas of Gaza and establish a new security corridor across the Palestinian territory.

Registration for lifetime smart cards for free bus travel for women to begin soon

The Delhi government will soon launch the registration process for ‘smart cards’ that would allow women to travel for free on buses, an official said. While the department is yet to iron out the details of the scheme, it has been confirmed that the cards will have a “lifetime” validity and will be applicable only to bona fide residents of Delhi.

Global order under churn, every region needs to look out for itself: Jaishankar

Amid reciprocal tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday (April 3, 2025) said the world is moving to an era of self-help and every region needs to look out for itself. Addressing the 20th BIMSTEC Ministerial, Mr. Jaishankar said shorter supply chains and immediate neighbours have a salience much more than before.

Court has the power and duty to ensure Tenth Schedule is not reduced to a mockery, SC says

The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 3, 2025) said it has the power and a duty to ensure that Speakers, acting as a quasi-judicial tribunal under the anti-defection law of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, do not sit over disqualification petitions till they “die a natural death” towards the end of the tenure of the House before “throwing them in the dustbin”.

U.S. likely to host 2031 Women’s World Cup; U.K. sole bidder for 2035 edition

The United States and the United Kingdom looked set on Thursday (April 3, 2025) to be picked by FIFA next year as hosts of Women’s World Cups expanded to 48 teams from 32. Their respective intentions to bid for the 2031 and 2035 editions are alone in the contests after a first deadline to enter the race passed. The first formal bid documents must be signed by the end of April.

Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla to fly to International Space Station in May 2025

Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will take place in May 2025. Group Captain Shukla will be the pilot of the upcoming Axiom-4 mission (Ax-4), which is the fourth private astronaut mission to the ISS.

Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 3,085 as more bodies found; Min Aung Hlaing to join BIMSTEC summit

The head of Myanmar’s junta arrived in Bangkok on Thursday (April 3, 2025) for a regional summit, as the death toll from his country’s devastating earthquake passed 3,000. Min Aung Hlaing will join a BIMSTEC gathering — the seven littoral nations of the Bay of Bengal — where he will raise the response to Friday’s (March 28, 2025) 7.7-magnitude quake.