The first news of the day: April 18, 2025
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin reminded Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (18 April 2025) that his statement as Chief Minister of Gujarat was to seek funding from the coalition government. |Photo source: Kumar SS
Tn CM Stalin hits “crying funds” remarks at PM Modi, recalling his statement as Gujarat CM
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin reminded Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (18 April 2025) that his statement as Chief Minister of Gujarat was to seek funding from the coalition government. He also asked the union’s interior minister Amit Shah if he could guarantee that demarcation would not reduce the demarcation of Tamil Nadu, thereby exempting the state from the scope of NEET and ensuring that Hindi is not imposed.
If there is no progress within a few days, we will give up Ukraine – Russian peace effort: Rubio
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday (April 18, 2025) that the United States may be ready to “continue” from efforts to the Russian-Ukrainian peace agreement if there is no progress in the coming days. Speaking in Paris after Ukrainian and European officials held a marathon anniversary talks between us, Rubio said the discussion was constructive and presented the outline of measures to move towards peace.
Never seen any RS Chairman make such a political comment: Sibal’s judicial remarks about Dhakhar
Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal slammed Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday (April 18, 2025) for asking the judiciary to ask about the timeline of the president’s decision and said it was “unconstitutional” and he had never seen any President Rajya Sabha Saabha Saabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha Sabha
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dared to face corruption charges by Congress leaders on Friday (18 April 2025) to demand a quick and limited case handling as the party criticized the party for its use of politics as the reason for the law enforcement bureau’s lawsuit against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
The teenager stabbed to death in Salempur, Delhi. Protests erupt as police increase security
An official said a 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in the Seelampur area in northeast Delhi on Thursday evening, April 17, 2025. He said the incident was reported at 7:38 in J neighborhood of New Selampur, adding that the injured boy identified as Kunal was taken to JPC hospital where doctors declared him dead during treatment.
Rahul Gandhi urges Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to develop Rohith Vemula Act to end discrimination based on caste
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi had written to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, urging the state government to create a law called Rohith Vemula Act because it ensures that no one faces caste-based discrimination in the education system. In his letter to Karnataka CM, Gandhi emphasized the discrimination that BR Ambedkar faced throughout his life.
Israeli strike kills at least 17 people in Gaza; Huckabee appears for the first time at the U.S. ambassador
Hospital staff said Israeli air strikes across Gaza died at least 17 people, including children, as the new U.S. ambassador to Israel made its first public appearance in Jerusalem. According to Indonesian hospitals, 10 of the dead were in the Jabbaria refugee camp, eight of whom were from the same house. According to Nasser Hospital, one of them was killed in the southern city of Khan Younis, one of whom was a pregnant woman.
More than 170 arrests have been arrested in attacks on Pakistan’s KFC store amid protests in the Gaza war
“Police arrested dozens of people in Pakistan in recent weeks in the media where more than 10 mobs attacked the American fast food chain KFC, which has been caused by anti-American nation sentiment and opposition to its allies Israel’s war in Gaza,” officials said. Police in major cities of the Islamic country, including the southern port city of Karachi, the eastern city of Lahore and the capital Islamabad, confirmed at least 11 incidents, including the KFC store attacked by protesters, armed protesters, and sabotage. “At least 178 people were arrested,” officials said this week. Neither KFC nor its parents, the YUM brand (both in the United States) responded to requests for comment.
publishing – April 18, 2025, 6:33 pm IST