The Patna Civil Court witnessed a security threat on Friday after the police received a threat email warning of the presence of RDX on the court premises. Acting swiftly, teams from Patna Police, ATS, and STF, along with dog and bomb squads, conducted a thorough search operation across the court campus.

All three gates were sanitised, and metal detectors were deployed to scan every individual entering or exiting. Despite the thorough search, no suspicious items or substance was found.

Speaking to the media, DSP Town, Diksha, said: “A threatening message was received through email. All necessary security protocols were activated. The court premises were searched thoroughly. Nothing suspicious has been recovered, but we are not taking any chances.”

Come Saturday, and Shreyas Iyer will be stepping on the Eden Gardens turf as the skipper of Punjab Kings, aiming to get his team two crucial points against a misfiring Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), the side he led them to IPL 2024 title.

While many expressed surprise over Iyer not being retained by KKR, the right-handed batter has gone about his business as the PBKS’ skipper with his usual sharp and thoughtful demeanour, resulting in the side winning five out of eight IPL 2025 games so far.

It also helps Iyer’s cause of leading PBKS with aplomb that he has scored 238 runs as the number three batter in four away matches this season, with the strike-rate standing at a massive 201.69.

RP Singh, the former India left-arm fast-bowler, feels Iyer’s shift from being KKR’s winning captain last year to playing against them as the PBKS skipper at the Eden Gardens will hold huge importance when the two sides clash in a crunch Saturday evening game.

Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab leader and spokesperson, Neel Garg, highlighted the Mann government's commitment to the development of Punjab’s villages, emphasizing that the ₹5 lakh incentive for Panchayats with unanimously elected sarpanches reflects the government’s dedication to making impactful and progressive decisions for rural advancement.

Neel Garg expressed his delight, stating that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the AAP government is strengthening democracy in Punjab while promoting the Panchayati Raj system. He further noted that during the elections, the people of Punjab heeded Chief Minister Mann’s call to unanimously elect sarpanches for their villages. Consequently, for the first time in Punjab’s history, nearly 3,000 Panchayats successfully elected their sarpanches unopposed.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) continues to expand its family as Advocate Buta Singh Bairagi, a prominent figure in human rights and grassroots politics, joined the party today. AAP Punjab President Aman Arora welcomed him into the party, emphasizing how AAP’s people-centric policies under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal and the impactful governance of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann are resonating with individuals across the state.

Advocate Buta Singh Bairagi has an illustrious career in human rights and has made notable contributions to the political landscape, having contested various elections too. His inclusion in the AAP is expected to significantly boost the party’s political and social outreach.

The government has notified the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) (Procedure) Rules which make it online filing of applications mandatory, provide for hybrid hearings and listing of cases on an urgent basis steps that will make the adjudication process simpler for businesses.

The notification states that the rules come into effect from April 24, 2025, and the GSTAT portal has already gone live.

The move marks a major step in streamlining tax litigation under the GST regime. Under the new rules, all appeals and applications must be filed digitally via the official GSTAT portal.

The framework, laid out in 15 chapters, covers procedures from the admission of appeals to hearings and final orders. The Tribunal will allow hybrid hearings -- either in person or through video conferencing -- as approved by the Tribunal President.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) praised the decision of the Cabinet to approve the 'Rangla Punjab Vikas Yojana' announced in this year’s budget and thanked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for it.

Senior party leader and spokesperson Neel Garg said that the Mann government is always known for taking decisions in the interest of the people, as the politics of the Aam Aadmi Party centers around the common people. The decision taken in yesterday’s Cabinet meeting to allocate a special fund of ₹585 crore for implementing the "Rangla Punjab Vikas Yojana" is a fresh example of this commitment. Under this scheme, all 117 Assembly constituencies will be allocated ₹5 crore each.

He said that this is the first scheme of its kind in India’s political history, where funds will not only be utilized under the discretion of MLAs but also through the participation of social organizations, citizen groups, and eminent individuals of the constituency to determine where and how the funds will be used. This is an unprecedented decision in the political history of India. This decision will accelerate Punjab’s development and also strengthen the democratic system.

Boult Audio, the bootstrapped consumer electronics brand, has reported a 37 per cent drop in its net profit to Rs 2.5 crore for the fiscal year 2023-24 (FY24), compared to Rs 4 crore in FY23.

The Delhi-based company, which designs and manufactures wireless earbuds, headphones, smartwatches, and speakers, saw its revenue from operations increase to Rs 697 crore in FY24 from Rs 498 crore in the previous fiscal, as per its financials.

Boult also made Rs 5 crore from non-operating revenue, bringing its total revenue to Rs 702 crore.

However, the rising expenses, particularly in materials, advertising, and post-supply discounts, outpaced the revenue growth.

Boult’s cost of material consumed surged by 25 per cent to Rs 402 crore, making up nearly 58 per cent of its total expenses.

US researchers have uncovered the role of Plasmodium falciparum -- a parasitic protozoan that causes malaria -- in the development of Burkitt lymphoma (BL), the most common childhood cancer.

BL is a cancer that affects B cells -- an important cell of the immune system that produces antibodies. It has been associated with P. falciparum malaria since 1958, but the underlying mechanism of how this leads to cancer has remained a mystery.

While BL is a rare cancer globally, (found more in equatorial Africa and New Guinea) its prevalence is 10 times higher in areas with a consistent presence of P. falciparum malaria.

Five different species of Plasmodium can cause malaria in humans, but only P. falciparum is associated with BL.

The EPFO has further simplified the process for transfer of PF account on change of jobs by launching a revamped Form 13 software functionality that will speed up the transfer of funds to the new account, according to an official statement issued on Friday.

Henceforth, once the transfer claim gets approved at the transferor (source) office, the previous account will automatically get transferred to the present account of the member at the transferee (destination) office instantly, furthering the aim of “Ease of Living” for members of the EPFO.

Till now, the transfer of PF accumulations used to happen with the involvement of two EPF offices. One, from which the PF accumulation is transferred (source office) and the second being the EPF office to which the transfer is actually credited (destination office).