Biggest Story In India Headlines 15th April 2025
Monday night was filled with promise in Hyderabad as Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy inaugurated the Bhu Bharati portal at Ravindra Bharati, marking a new dawn for Telangana’s land administration. Intended to replace the much-criticized Dharani system, Bhu Bharati seeks to iron out record glitches and simplify transactions with transparency. Reddy announced a pilot rollout in four mandals—one per district—kicking off the initiative, with a statewide expansion planned for June 2 based on public feedback and tweaks for any hiccups. He didn’t mince words about Dharani’s flaws, accusing it of enabling land grabs by exploiters and leaving owners struggling to prove their rights. “Land wars have shaped Telangana’s past,” he told us, speaking of how the previous system, modified by the earlier BRS government, marginalised the average man. The new Record of Rights Act saw Reddy promising dispute-free governance, asking the revenue officials to close the distance with citizens and not invite ire. It is a courageous first step towards the restoration of confidence in a state where land is both inheritance and lightning rod.
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Harvard University dug in its heels Monday, rebuffing a Trump administration effort to reshape its policies in the name of combating antisemitism, even as it stands to lose almost $9 billion in federal funding. President Alan Garber, in a stern letter to the campus, labeled the demands as a First Amendment rights violation and an overreach beyond the government’s Title VI powers, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of color, race, or nationality. The ultimatum—requiring “merit-based” admissions, leadership audits, and prohibitions against face masks and some student groups—resonates with crackdowns on elite campuses shaken by pro-Palestinian protests following Hamas’s October 2023 attack on Israel, according to AP. Garber maintained Harvard has already tightened its anti-antisemitism policies but refuses to yield to attempts dictating what it teaches, whom it hires, or how it thinks. No red or blue government gets to dictate the soul of a private university,” he wrote, denouncing the action as more politics than safety. The confrontation pits academic freedom against federal muscle, with Harvard wagering principle over purse.
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Delhi’s air quality fight is about to hit the gas pumps, with the government poised to ban fuel sales to “end-of-life vehicles” (ELVs) within a fortnight, officials revealed Monday. The plan, aimed at slashing emissions, hinges on Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras, now installed at 485 of the city’s 500 fuel stations, including CNG outlets, with just 15 left to go. These cameras, connected to the mParivahan database, will read plates to identify cars beyond their lawful road life—15 years for petrol, 10 years for diesel, according to 2015 National Green Tribunal and 2018 Supreme Court guidelines—preventing them from refueling. The launch, originally planned for April 1, was held up because of tech issues but is pending the final go-ahead from the Commission for Air Quality Management. Experts warn of chaos and enforcement snarls, as the rule applies citywide, regardless of a vehicle’s registration state. Delhi’s bold move could reshape roads but risks stalling drivers in confusion.
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Telangana wrote itself into social justice history Monday, joining the ranks of India’s earliest states to implement Scheduled Caste (SC) sub-categorisation for employment and education, after a Supreme Court approval in August 2024. A gazette notification, presented to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy by a cabinet sub-committee headed by Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, divides 59 SC groups into three categories—Group I, II, and III—to distribute the 15 percent quota more evenly. “Made history on Ambedkar’s birth anniversary,” Reddy tweeted on X, praising the step as a homage to the legacy of Bharat Ratna. The bill, approved by Governor Jishnu Dev Varma on April 8 following March’s legislative approval, came into force at once, joining Haryana as a pioneer post-governing. Ministers Damodar Rajanarsimha, Ponnam Prabhakar, and Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy were part of the handover, marking a concerted effort to push through long-standing demands for more equitable representation in a state pledged to rewriting caste equations.
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India’s Operation Brahma, airlifting relief to earthquake-stricken Myanmar from March 29, ran into high-tech trouble when Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft were attacked with “spoofing” of GPS signals in Myanmar airspace, reported the Times of India on Monday. The inaugural C-130J Super Hercules, carrying 15 tonnes of relief from Hindon to Yangon, marked the beginning of a spate of flights—six or seven more, including C-17 Globemasters—carrying relief such as a field hospital. But spoofed signals, providing fake coordinates, risked steering pilots off course, a hazard in a corner of the world where China’s influence and militias on the ground add to the air’s complication. IAF pilots easily switched to inertial navigation systems using state-of-the-art ring-laser gyroscopes, guaranteeing mission success. The origin of spoofing remains unclear, but its threat of crashability highlights the cyber dangers shadowing India’s benevolence, marrying heroism with high-risk tech showdowns over disaster zones.
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President Donald Trump ratcheted up the pressure on Iran Monday, blaming Tehran for stalling on a nuclear agreement and threatening to abandon atomic weapon aspirations—or prepare for a potential military attack. Discussing with El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office, Trump labeled last week’s “positive” Oman negotiations, conducted by envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran’s Abbas Araghchi, a beginning but complained about a follow-up scheduled for Saturday. “That’s a long time—they might be stringing us along,” he said, insisting, “Iran can’t have a nuke.” When asked if military strikes against nuclear facilities were an option, he didn’t bat an eye: “Of course.” Even after negotiators’ positive spin on Muscat’s meeting, Trump dodged their optimism, doubling down on a “harsh” reaction if Iran approaches weaponization. It’s a high-wire act, combining diplomacy with sabre-rattling, as international eyes monitor the Persian Gulf.
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Mehul Choksi, the diamantaire fugitive mastermind of a ₹13,500 crore Punjab National Bank fraud, was arrested in Belgium Monday, bringing an end to a seven-year hunt, with the help of a 1901 Britain-Belgium extradition treaty that ruled India at the time. Modified in 1907, 1911, and 1958, the agreement remained alive after Independence through a 1954 Indo-Belgian exchange of letters, encompassing grave offenses such as fraud, murder, and forgery. India struck when the CBI global operations center located Choksi in Antwerp in August 2024 and filed a formal plea for extradition under Indian Penal Code provisions following his arrest. The treaty’s resilience—across empires and centuries—tests its metal, handing India a high-profile arrestee to bring to justice in Mumbai, where the scam’s ripples still hurt.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made a heartfelt appeal for peace Monday, speaking on runaway violence in connection with the Waqf (Amendment) Act while inaugurating a skywalk close to the famous Kalighat Kali temple near Kolkata. “Bengal’s soil is as pure as gold—live in peace,” she exhorted, according to PTI, upholding the right to peaceful protest but cautioning against lawlessness. “We have custodians of justice, not demons,” she stated, dismissing vigilante action and religious cover for violence. The appeal comes amid fatal confrontation, three killed in Murshidabad’s Dhulian and an incendiary Indian Secular Front-police confrontation in Bhangar, South 24 Parganas, where cars went up in flames and injuries piled up. Banerjee’s appeal for unity aims to quench tensions in a state torn between democratic passion and tenuous harmony.
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Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) Shaik Rasheed exploded onto the IPL scene Sunday, April 13, with a bold performance against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), demonstrating he’s no newcomer. The 20-year-old Guntur-born, partnering Rachin Ravindra at the start, ripped into Avesh Khan, hitting three fours in the second over, then matched it against veteran Shardul Thakur in the third. He hit Digvesh Rathi for yet another boundary before succumbing in the fifth, but not before astounding fans. Vice-captain of India’s 2022 U-19 World Cup champions, Rasheed accumulated 201 runs at the venue and has 1,204 First-Class runs at 46.04, in addition to 352 T20 runs at a strike rate of 127.07. Joined CSK from 2023 onwards, his opening burst augurs well for Andhra’s rising star.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) bolstered their IPL 2025 squad Monday, naming 21-year-old Karnataka batter Smaran Ravichandran as a replacement for injured spinner Adam Zampa, per an IPL advisory. Chennai Super Kings also tapped Mumbai’s Ayush Mhatre for Ruturaj Gaikwad at the same ₹30 lakh base price. Smaran, a left-handed hitter, provides firepower—more than 500 First-Class runs in seven matches at 64.50 with a double ton against Punjab, 433 List A runs at 72.16 with two tons, and 170 runs at T20 at a 170 strike rate. He adds strength to SRH’s batting as they go through a aggressive season, while Mhatre’s inclusion indicates CSK’s depth. It is a injection of youth to two teams searching for glory.
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