Biggest Story In India Headlines 18th April 2025
Tamil Nadu’s DMK government lashed out harshly Thursday at Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for his scathing attacks on the judiciary, following a Supreme Court ruling laying down timetables for the President to act on bills passed by the states. DMK Rajya Sabha MP Tiruchi Siva, in a hot X post, termed Dhankhar’s words “unethical,” going to bat for the separation of powers under the Constitution. The executive, legislature, and judiciary have their own functions, but the Constitution is the supreme one,” Siva countered, hailing the court’s invocation of Article 142 to check delays by constitutional functionaries such as Governors and the President. Dhankhar, while speaking on Thursday, had lashed out against the judiciary for playing the role of a “super Parliament” and using Article 142 as a “nuclear missile” against democracy without accountability. The clash, rooted in the court’s push to streamline bill approvals, exposes a tense tug-of-war between India’s power pillars, with Chennai’s DMK standing firm for judicial autonomy.
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Social media erupted Thursday as Professor Nikku Madhusudhan, a Cambridge University astrophysicist, shared tantalizing findings about possible life on exoplanet K2-18b, 124 light-years away. At the helm of a team employing the James Webb Space Telescope, the Indian-born researcher identified chemical signatures of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) within the planet’s atmosphere—chemicals associated on Earth with microbial life such as oceanic phytoplankton. An IIT-BHU B.Tech degree holder with a PhD from MIT, Madhusudhan, who is Cambridge’s “hycean team” leader, termed the find the “strongest evidence yet” for alien life, although he warned it might be a “statistical fluke” or non-biological phenomenon. Sky News and BBC Radio 4 interviews highlighted his demand for carefully establishing this in a year or two. The online frenzy surrounding Madhusudhan’s work, infusing Indian heritage with global ambition, has sparked international interest in what exists beyond our solar system.
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels reported a dark count Thursday after U.S. airstrikes pounded their Ras Isa oil port, killing about 20 and wounding more than 50, according to the Associated Press. The U.S. Central Command acknowledged the attack but did not report casualties, making it possibly the deadliest attack since President Trump’s anti-Houthi campaign started on March 15. The Iran-allied group that hit U.S. vessels in the Red Sea during the Israel-Hamas conflict since October 2023 broadcast gruesome images on al-Masirah TV, with bodies lying around at the scene. The attacks are designed to cripple the rebels’ sea-based attacks, but the mounting death toll stokes concerns of increasing violence in a conflict-torn region where global shipping routes are at stake.
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President Donald Trump came across in conciliatory vein Thursday, inviting an end to the bitter US-China tariff struggle that shook the markets after his imposition of 145% taxes on Chinese goods, in return for Beijing’s retaliatory counter-tariffs and export limits on key elements such as gallium and rare earth magnets. “I don’t want tariffs so high people stop buying,” Trump said in remarks to White House press, suggesting rollback from the April 2 tariffs that imposed 10% on most imported global goods. He pointed to China’s approach after the tariffs, hoping for a bargain, though Reuters sources indicated slimmed-down high-level talks. On TikTok, Trump delayed ByteDance’s divestment deadline, tying its fate to trade talks, saying, “We’ll wait till this works out.” The shift, a rare softening in Trump’s trade hawk stance, could calm markets but leaves TikTok’s 170 million U.S. users in limbo.
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A Tropic Air flight in Belize became a mid-air horror Thursday when U.S. citizen Akinyela Sawa Taylor pulled out a knife and insisted the domestic flight from Corozal to San Pedro divert internationally, Reuters reported. With 14 passengers and two crew aboard, the flight became chaotic when Taylor stabbed the pilot, a passenger, and another individual. A passenger, who had a licensed firearm, shot Taylor dead but was himself left critically wounded with a punctured lung. The injured, including the pilot, are under hospital care, according to Police Commissioner Chester Williams. The drama, an unusual aviation drama in the tourism-favoring country, highlights the element of surprise in mid-air threats and the courage of those who dared to intervene.
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Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, was boiling with tension Thursday as YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) party leaders, headed by former TTD chairman Karunakar Reddy Bhumana, organized a dramatic protest after they were prevented from visiting the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) cowshed where more than 100 cows have reportedly died due to neglect. Bhumana, accompanied by MP M Gurumoorthy, lay down on the road when police cited law-and-order issues, which ignited a confrontation with the TDP-led government. YSRCP accused authorities of hiding mismanagement, while TDP MLA B Sudheer Reddy slammed the opposition for politicizing cow welfare, daring Bhumana to visit with security. “They’re playing with Hindu sentiments,” Reddy charged, as Bhumana vowed to expose the truth. The standoff, blending faith and politics, has Tirupati’s temple town on edge.
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Tragedy visited Florida State University in Tallahassee Thursday when a shooting outside the student union took the lives of two and injured six, sending the campus into mourning. The 11:20 a.m. ET shooting panicked students and parents alike, with some taking refuge in a bowling alley or crammed into elevators. Police arrested 20-year-old suspect Phoenix Ikner, a student at FSU and son of sheriff’s deputy Jessica Ikner, who was accused of using his mother’s retired service firearm. Banned from a political club for white nationalist beliefs, Ikner’s motives are still in question. The victims were not students, and one of the wounded is in critical condition at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. A candlelight vigil outside the location saw students praying and comforting one another, as FSU comes to terms with a blow to its communal spirit.
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The FBI pulled off a big victory Thursday, arresting Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Passia, an Indian gangster involved in 14 grenade attacks in Punjab, including a 2024 Chandigarh blast. Sought by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Passia, linked to Babbar Khalsa International and Pakistan-based terrorist Harwinder Singh Sandhu (Rinda), reportedly masterminded terror attacks on police checkpoints, mosques, and public personalities such as BJP’s Manoranjan Kalia. The FBI stated Passia, who entered the U.S. illegally, employed burner phones to evade arrest. NIA’s January non-bailable warrant and chargesheeting of Passia and Rinda point to their conspiracy to instill fear through local handlers. His arrest, following 16 attacks within seven months, is a transatlantic success for India in its struggle against terror.
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Mumbai Indians (MI) made Wankhede Stadium a fortress Thursday, outwitting SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a low-scoring IPL thriller, taking a four-wicket victory—their third of the season. SRH, having chased 245 and almost reached 300 in previous games, collapsed to 162/5, well short of the expected 300, as MI bowlers took advantage of a damp, grippy red-soil pitch. MI’s 30 slower balls yielded just 30 runs, with Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, and Hardik Pandya stifling SRH’s batsmen, notably shackling Travis Head to a sluggish 28 off 29. Off-spinner Will Jacks’ tight 3 overs for 14 runs and two wickets proved decisive against SRH’s left-handers. SRH skipper Pat Cummins admitted the pitch, unlike Wankhede’s usual batting paradise, thwarted their plans. MI’s chase, eased by a drier pitch, showcased Hardik Pandya’s “simple plans” and home-ground savvy, putting their campaign back on track.
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India’s javelin superstar Neeraj Chopra kicked off his 2025 season Wednesday with a commanding 84.52m throw at South Africa’s Potchefstroom Invitational, bagging gold in a six-man field. The double Olympic medallist took out South Africa’s Douw Smit (82.44m) and home boy Duncan Robertson (71.22m), indicating razor-sharp shape in a decisive World Athletics season. While short of his 89.94m best, Neeraj’s opener paves the way for the May 16 Doha Diamond League, where it gets tougher. Following his 89.45m silver on the 2024 Paris Olympics, behind Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem’s record 92.97m, Neeraj’s consistent start raises hopes that he will go for new heights, taking India’s pride on his spear.
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