TODAY NEWS ON March 31, 2025

News Headlines for CAT, CLAT and IPM aspirants

Source: THE HINDU

U.S. President Trump says reciprocal tariffs will target all countries
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday (March 30, 2025) reciprocal tariffs he is set to announce this week will include all nations, beyond just a smaller group of 10 to 15 countries. Mr. Trump has promised to unveil a massive tariff plan on Wednesday, which he has dubbed "Liberation Day." He has already imposed tariffs on aluminum, steel and autos, along with increased tariffs on all goods from China.

One dead, 3 injured following derailment of Bangalore-Kamakhya train near Cuttack in Odisha
One person died and three others sustained injuries when the Bangalore-Kamakhya AC Superfast Express derailed near Nergundi Station, 10 km from Cuttack, in Odisha on Sunday (March 30, 2025). The incident occurred at 11:54 a.m. when 11 coaches of the train bound for Kamakhya station in Assam’s Guwahati went off track. As the train had slowed down after crossing a bridge over the Mahanadi River, the impact on passengers was minimal, officials said.

Greenland Prime Minister says U.S. will not get Greenland
The Prime Minister of Greenland pushed back on Sunday (March 31, 2025) against assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump that America will take control of the island territory. Greenland, a huge, resource-rich island in the Atlantic, is a self-governing territory of Denmark, a NATO ally of the United States. Mr. Trump wants to annex the territory, claiming it’s needed for national security purposes.

PM lays foundation stone and inaugurates ₹33,700 crore projects in Chhattisgarh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh on Sunday (March 30, 2025) where he attended several programs and launched a series of development projects. He laid the foundation stone on Sunday (March 30, 2025) and inaugurated multiple development projects of more than ₹33,700 crore related to various sectors.

AFSPA extended in parts of Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, which gives armed forces operating in disturbed areas sweeping powers and immunity from prosecution unless approved by the Centre, was on Sunday (March 30, 2025) extended for six months in the entire Manipur, except the jurisdictions of 13 police stations, in view of the law and order situation there.

Donald Trump says ‘there will be bombing’ if Iran fails to make ‘peace deal’
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened that Iran will be bombed if it persists in developing nuclear weapons.“ If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing,” NBC News said the President told one of its correspondents in an interview late Saturday (March 29, 2025). It said he also threatened to punish Iran with what he called “secondary tariffs. Mr. Trump’s language represented a sharpening of his comment a few days earlier that if Tehran refused to negotiate a new nuclear agreement, “bad, bad things are going to happen to Iran.”

Rebel NUG in Myanmar accuses junta of attacks in earthquake-hit region
Myanmar’s resistance forces on Sunday (March 30, 2025) accused the military junta of launching attacks on rebel targets in the earthquake-hit areas in the country’s Sagaing region and Shan state. According to the sources in the rebel National Unity Government (NUG), the junta’s aircraft carried out bombing raids in various locations on Sunday (March 30, 2025) close to the epicenter of Friday’s earthquake.

Two held for explosion at mosque in Maharashtra
An explosion at a mosque in the Ardhamasla village of the Beed district in Maharashtra in the early hours of Sunday (March 30, 2025) triggered outrage and panic in the area. Police have arrested two people who reportedly committed the crime over a dispute with people from the Muslim community. The explosion occurred around 2.30 a.m. and was reportedly caused by gelatn sticks.

U.S. President Donald Trump says TikTok sale deal to come before Saturday deadline
President Donald Trump said a deal with TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the short video app used by 170 million Americans would be struck before a deadline on Saturday (April 5, 2025). Mr. Trump set the April 5 deadline in January for TikTok to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a U.S. ban on national security grounds set to have taken effect that month under a 2024 law.

I-T Dept. imposes ₹944 crore penalty on IndiGo; airline to contest order
The Income Tax Department has slapped a penalty of ₹944.20 crore on IndiGo, which said it will contest the order that is “erroneous and frivolous. The order was received by InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of the country’s largest airline IndiGo, on Saturday. In a regulatory filing on Sunday (March 30, 2025), IndiGo said the assessment unit of the Income Tax Department has passed an order imposing a ₹944.20 crore penalty for assessment year 2021-22.

SC rejects plea to direct Punjab and Haryana govts to control stubble burning
The Supreme Court has rejected a plea by an activist seeking directions to the Punjab and Haryana governments to take strict measures to control stubble burning, citing that the application does not offer any particulars. A Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan observed, "Moreover, when this court has passed several orders on the issue of stubble burning and is still seized of the matter, we do not want to encourage different parties to file applications for intervention and directions, only for the sake of it. The application is accordingly rejected."

Moon sighted, Eid to be celebrated in India on March 31
Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, will be celebrated in the country on Monday (March 31, 2025) as the moon was sighted this evening. Fatehpuri Masjid Imam Mufti Mukarram Ahmad told PTI that the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of the mosque contacted many places and was informed that the moon was sighted at several places.

UoH unrest: Students protest as bulldozers move inside campus, police respond with force
A tense standoff unfolded at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) on Sunday as Telangana police detained students inside the campus and restricted their movement. Barricades were set up at the east campus, where the School of Economics is located, preventing students from accessing the area. Gachibowli police said that around 50 students were detained as a preventive measure.

Netanyahu says military pressure on Hamas working, ‘cracks’ emerging in negotiations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday (March 30, 2025) that Israel’s intensified military pressure on Hamas in Gaza has been effective, stressing the Palestinian group must lay down its arms. “We are negotiating under fire... We can see cracks beginning to appear” in what the group demanded in its negotiations,” Mr . Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting.

Sudan’s paramilitary RSF chief says war with army is not over
The leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, said on Sunday (March 30, 2025) that his war against the army was not over and his forces would return to Khartoum despite being largely driven out of the capital. It was Mr. Dagalo’s first comment since the RSF were pushed back from most parts of Khartoum last week by the army in the latest development in Sudan’s devastating two-year-old war.

Maoist surrenders double in first quarter; CRPF intelligence gets active
Surrenders by Maoists in the first quarter of 2025 have more than doubled from the comparative period last year, with the CRPF activating its intelligence wing to persuade these cadres to lay down arms in the toughest battle zone of Chhattisgarh.

SC rejects plea to direct Punjab and Haryana govts to control stubble burning
The Supreme Court has rejected a plea by an activist seeking directions to the Punjab and Haryana governments to take strict measures to control stubble burning, citing that the application does not offer any particulars.

IPL 2025, RR vs CSK: Nitish Rana and Hasaranga star as Rajasthan Royals edge Chennai Super Kings
Wanindu Hasaranga and Jofra Archer powered Rajasthan Royals to its first victory of IPL 2025 against Chennai Super Kings at the ACA-Barasapara Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday (March 30, 2025). Chasing a tricky 183, CSK was shaken early when Archer bowled the first maiden of the season and dismissed the in-form opener Rachin Ravindra.