AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Thursday raised serious concerns over the Indian government’s policies regarding the entry of US-based company Starlink and the US-imposed tariffs on Indian goods. Chadha demanded that the government must clarify its stance on national security, data privacy, and the potential misuse of Starlink before granting it approval. This discussion took place as the Indian government prepares to issue a broadband services license to Starlink.

Government Waived Google Tax

Raghav Chadha strongly questioned the government’s unwavering loyalty toward the US. Citing the recent Finance Act amendment, which removed the Google Tax or Equalization Levy, he highlighted that while this decision benefited US tech giants like Meta, Amazon, and Google, India suffered a revenue loss of approximately ₹3,000 crore.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday announced that the state government is equipping the Punjab Police with best infrastructural facilities and modernizing it on scientific lines to enable it for tackling the law and order situation effectively.

Addressing the gathering after flagging off 139 New Vehicles for the Police stations across the state, the Chief Minister said with this initiative the Station House Officers (SHOs) in 454 Police stations across the state have got new vehicles. He said that this is contrary to earlier trends when the new vehicles were given to the top officers instead of those at grass root level. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that SHOs are the real face of the Punjab police as they are directly connected with people and have huge responsibility of maintaining law and order.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday said that after cleaning the mess of previous regimes for three years, the state government is now on path of restoring the pristine glory of Punjab.

Addressing the gathering after dedicating World Skill Campus of Excellence consisting of two premier institutions – newly renovated State of the Art Industrial Training Institute (ITI) and Multi Skill Development Centre (MSDC) here today, the Chief Minister bemoaned that the state has lagged behind in the process of development due to the regressive policies and malicious intent of the previous regimes. He said that those were the times when industry was suffering, drug mafia and gangsters were flexing muscles under open patronization of the erstwhile rulers and the development of Punjab had derailed. However, Bhagwant Singh Mann said that since day one of assuming charge in office his government had focused on holistic development of the state and prosperity of its people.

The Chief Minister said that the state government has fulfilled almost all the guarantees promised to people adding that even those guarantees which were not made have also been given to people. He said that on one hand the BJP led NDA government is enhancing the rates of toll everyday whereas on other hand the state government has closed 17 toll plazas in Punjab. Likewise, Bhagwant Singh Mann said that a flawless plan was chalked out and executed to give a major push to development of every sector.

A collision between two buses occurred on Thursday on the Tikamgarh-Sagar road near the Baragaon police station area in Tikamgarh district, leaving ten individuals injured.

The incident, which took place just a few meters away from the police station, was reported by officials and has been attributed to poor visibility caused by hazy weather and light drizzling in morning hours.

Kailash Patel, the traffic inspector, Tikamgarh explained that the drivers of both buses were attempting to navigate a blind turn on a table-top road.

During the manoeuver, the rear section of one bus struck the front of the other, causing one of the buses to plunge into a five-foot-deep roadside trench

Gujarat Titans fast-bowler Kagiso Rabada has gone back home to South Africa from the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to some personal reasons.

Rabada had played the first two matches of the franchise in IPL 2025, where he returned with expensive figures of 1-41 and 1-42 in the side’s matches against Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Rabada had missed GT’s eight-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru due to personal reasons. “Kagiso Rabada has returned to South Africa to deal with an important personal matter,” said a statement by Gujarat Titans on Thursday.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Member of Parliament Malvinder Singh Kang raised a crucial human rights issue in the Lok Sabha today, urging the central government to fulfill its promise made in 2019 regarding the release of Bandi Singhs (Sikh prisoners). 

Kang reminded the House that in 2019, under the leadership of the Hon’ble Prime Minister, the government had announced the release of these prisoners who have already been in jails for 25-30 years and served their sentences. A formal notification was also issued at that time, yet even after six years, these prisoners remain incarcerated.

Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday paved way for checking illegal mining in the state and further reducing the price of sand and gravel for public.

A decision to this effect was taken by the Council of Ministers in a meeting held here under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister at his official residence.

People with heart failure are likely to experience a significant decrease in cognitive abilities like attention and problem-solving, according to a study on Thursday.

Researchers from the University of Michigan, US examined the cognitive abilities of nearly 30,000 adults over time, comparing those who did and did not develop heart failure.

The researchers found heart failure is associated with a significant decrease in cognition at the time of diagnosis.

Global cognition and executive functioning also declined more rapidly over the years after heart failure diagnosis.

The Telangana High Court on Thursday extended its order to halt tree felling on 400 acres in Kancha Gachibowli near Hyderabad Central University (HCU) to April 7.

The High Court resumed hearing on Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed by HCU students and Vata Foundation.

Appearing on behalf of the state government, Advocate General Sudershan Reddy sought time to file a counter to the PILs.