The central government has put on hold its earlier directive under which airlines were required to offer at least 60 per cent of seats in a flight without levying any additional charge from April 20, said the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday. The development comes after airlines raised concerns over the new guidelines.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a sharp warning to Iran, threatening it to either strike a deal or face further devastation. He made the remark while claiming that US strikes had destroyed Iran’s biggest bridge.
Sunrisers Hyderabad picked up a comfortable 65-run win at the iconic Eden Gardens in the IPL 2026. The visitors were off to a cracking start, as Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma’s blitzkreig set the tone for the day. They stitched an 82-run partnership, with Head smacking 46 and Abhishek adding 48. After they departed, Hyderabad lost a few quick wickets, but Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy kept the scoreboard ticking and helped the team post a healthy total of 226 runs.
The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday roped in the CBI after seven judicial officers engaged in the SIR exercise were held hostage by protesters in West Bengal Malda district. The development comes after the Supreme Court pulled up the Mamata Banerjee government over the incident, calling poll-bound Bengal the “most polarised” state. The top court had also ordered to intiate a probe by a central agency.
India will attend a multi-nation summit hosted by the United Kingdom to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict in West Asia, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday, adding London extended the invite to New Delhi.
Delhi Capitals delivered a crunch performance in their opening IPL 2026 game against Lucknow Super Giants. The visitors had a sensational start to the game, bundling the Rishabh Pant-led side to 141 runs in the first innings but the game wasn’t quite done and dusted. Delhi suffered early blows as star batter KL Rahul departed for a golden duck. Pathum Nissanka, who made his debut tonight, made just one.
Iran has strongly denied claims made by US President Donald Trump that it had sought a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict. Speaking to Iranian state TV, the country’s foreign ministry spokesperson called the statement “false and baseless,” making it clear that no such request had been made by Tehran.
IndiGo has announced that it will implement revised fuel surcharges on both domestic and international flights starting April 2, following a rise in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices. The new charges are set to range from Rs 275 to Rs 10,000 depending on the route and distance.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a high-level meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review preparedness and the situation on the ongoing conflict between US, Israel and Iran in West Asia. This is the second meeting of the CCS held by the prime minister since the conflict began on February 28.
Blast reported outside Punjab BJP office in Chandigarh, probe underway
