India News Live Updates: PM Modi to chair second CCS meeting tomorrow on security after Pahalgam attack

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• Mother Dairy has hiked milk prices by up to Rs 2 per litre effective Wednesday to partly offset rising input costs. The price revision will be effective from April 30, 2025 across its market
• Mother Dairy sells around 35 lakh litre of milk per day in the Delhi-NCR market through its own outlets, general trade and e-commerce platforms
• The prices of toned milk (bulk vended) has been increased to Rs 56 per litre from Rs 54 per litre in Delhi-NCR
• Full cream milk (pouched) will cost Rs 69 per litre as against Rs 68 per litre
• The rate of toned milk (pouched) has been increased to Rs 57 from Rs 56 per litre, while double toned milk will cost Rs 51 as against Rs 49 per litre
• The prices of cow milk has been increased to Rs 59 per litre from Rs 57 per litre

Prestige Group enters into the National Capital Region (NCR) residential market with the launch of the first phase of ‘The Prestige City – Indirapuram’: Phases Oakwood and Mulberry.

Prestige Group says it has begun marketing the first phase- Oakwood and Mulberry- which together represent a Gross Development Value (GDV) of over Rs 9,000 crore

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Government Assurances to meet at 11am on April 30 in Parliament House Annexe.

In this meeting, representatives of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will record their oral evidence regarding pending Assurances.

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A high-level committee under the Chairmanship of Union Home Minister, Amit Shah approves Rs 153.36 crore of additional Central assistance to Manipur, affected by hailstorm, during the year 2024: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

The High-Level Committee (HLC), under the Chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has approved Rs 153.36 crore of additional Central assistance to Manipur, affected by hailstorm, during year 2024. This assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) is subject to an adjustment of 50% of the opening balance for the year available in the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF): MHA

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The Supreme Court has directed the CBI to register and conduct multiple preliminary inquiries into an alleged “builder-bank nexus”, based on a plea filed by a large number of homebuyers who claimed they were forced to pay EMIs despite not receiving possession of their flats due to delays by developers.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh ordered the CBI to conduct preliminary inquiries in relation to the projects launched by M/s Supertech limited in Delhi NCR region and to conduct the same over projects by other builders outside Delhi NCR region.

Issues were also raised by homebuyers regarding the subvention scheme, under which banks sanction loans to homebuyers, but the EMIs against those loans are to be paid by the builders as per a tripartite agreement. However, when builders defaulted on these payments, banks initiated recovery proceedings against the homebuyers, the homebuyers have alleged.

Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC criticised the Congress for their tweet on PM Narendra Modi, accusing the opposition of being ‘Gayab’ during key events and predicting their diminishing relevance.

“The opposition itself stays ‘gayab’ from important occasions. The government organised an all-party meeting, and the Home Minister went to Kashmir. The people have already bid goodbye to the opposition, and now terrorists will be ‘gayab’ soon,” she said.

On Congress leaders’ statements on the Pahalgam terror attack, she further said, “This is the time when all citizens of the country need to stay united and have faith in the government. During the all-party meeting, they all said they stand with the government and now they are giving such statements behind the back…”

This came following Congress’s jibe at Prime Minister Modi for his absence in the all-party meeting to address the April 22 terror attack that killed 26 people.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Ukraine had not responded to many offers by Russia President Vladimir Putin to start direct peace negotiations, and that starting this process was Moscow’s primary focus, Russian news agencies reported.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia could not respond to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s proposal for a 30-day ceasefire without settling all “nuances”, the agencies reported.

The Maharashtra government announced a financial assistance of Rs 50 lakh for the families of the victims from the state who lost their lives in the recent Pahalgam terror attack. The announcement was made during a state cabinet meeting on Tuesday, where Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis paid a heartfelt tribute to the victims.

In addition to the financial support, the government will also focus on the education and employment needs of these families affected by the tragedy.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis officially announced during the cabinet meeting that Pahalgam terrorist attack victim Santosh Jagdale’s daughter will be given a government job. This move follows discussions in which the government had previously mentioned offering a job to the victim’s daughter; now, through the Chief Minister’s special authority, the decision has been made.

Earlier, the Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) Government also announced ex-gratia worth Rs 10 lakh each for the families of deceased victims and Rs 2 lakh for those who sustained serious injuries.

The United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) held a virtual conference to vehemently denounce the terrorist attack on tourists and civilians in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22, 2025, labelling it as a “crime against humanity,” which resulted in the tragic loss of at least 26 innocent lives and left many others injured.

The participants of the conference extended their heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and conveyed their wishes for a speedy and full recovery to those injured in the brutal attack.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the Cabinet Committee on Security Affairs (CCS) tomorrow at 11 am. It is likely to take stock of the Security preparations after the Pahalgam attack. This will be the second CCS meeting after the Pahalgam attack.

After that, an important meeting of CCPA (Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs) will be held under the chairmanship of the PM. After a long time meeting of CCPA is likely to he held tomorrow. Besides top Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Jitan Ram Manjhi, Ram Mohan Naidu and JP Nadda are also among its members.

It will be followed by CCEA and Union Cabinet.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, addressing the State Assembly, expressed confidence in the DMK forming the government for the seventh time, citing the party’s achievements and schemes.

“I have faith that DMK will form the government for the seventh time, seeing the achievements and schemes which we have implemented so far. In India’s electronics imports, Tamil Nadu has a 42.2 per cent share.

He described the current tenure of the DMK government as “Dravidian Model government Part 1,” announcing that “Version 2.0 is loading in 2026,” promising more accomplishments.

“So far, what we witnessed is Dravidian Model government Part 1 only. In 2026, Version 2.0 is loading, in which more achievements would be made,” he said.

Responding to VCK MLA Sinthanai Selvan’s request during a debate yesterday, Stalin announced the removal of the term “Colony” from government records.

China will not dump its goods in other countries due to its trade and tariff war with the U.S., Beijing’s ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, wrote in an article on Tuesday, trying to allay fears of cheap Chinese goods flooding other markets.

In tit-for-tat tariffs between the world’s two biggest economies, China and the U.S. have hiked levies on each other’s goods to over 100% since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January, rattling global markets.

The trade war has stoked fears that Chinese firms may divert goods to other markets, hitting competitiveness of exports from other countries.

India, the world’s second-biggest producer of crude steel, last week imposed a 12% temporary tariff on some steel imports, locally known as a safeguard duty, to curb a surge in cheap shipments primarily from China.

The first batch of devotees left for Haridwar on Tuesday morning ahead of the Char Dham Yatra, which is set to begin from April 30.

The portals of the Gangotri and Yamunotri Dhams are set to open on Wednesday whereas the gates of Kedarnath Dham will open on May 2, followed by Badrinath Dham, which is scheduled to open on May 4.

According to a devotee Sunita Pandey, going to the Char Dham Yatra is a very good feeling. She expressed excitement ahead of the yatra and praised the government for the arrangements.

“We are going for the Char Dham Yatra, it’s a very good feeling. We are starting from Haridwar today. We are all very excited. I hope our yatra will be safe. The government has made good arrangements here”, she told ANI.

More than half of the tourist destinations in Kashmir region have been closed to the public from Tuesday, according to a government order reviewed by Reuters, in a bid to tighten security after last week’s attack on holiday-makers.

The assailants segregated men, asked their names and targeted Hindus before shooting them at close range in the Pahalgam area, killing 26 people, officials and survivors said.

India has identified two of the three attackers as “terrorists” from Pakistan waging a violent revolt in Kashmir. Pakistan has denied any role and called for a neutral probe.

India has accuses Pakistan of funding and encouraging terrorism in Kashmir, the Himalayan region both nations claim in full but rule in part. Islamabad says it only provides moral and diplomatic support to a Kashmiri demand for self-determination.

BJP leader and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren has accused the Hemant Soren-led State government of inaction over the “intrusion of Bangladeshi infiltrators” who have reportedly been using forged Aadhaar cards listing addresses in the State.

Previously, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya in a social media post on X said that the Mumbai Police had detained 13 Bangladeshi nationals posing as hawkers in Vikhroli market for using fake Aadhaar cards.

“Police detained 13 Bangladeshi intruders selling mangoes in Mumbai’s Vikhroli market. Who had obtained Aadhaar cards made using fake addresses in the Sahibganj district of Jharkhand. The date of birth in all the Aadhaar cards is written as 01/01 i.e. 1 January. In Mumbai, these infiltrators have infiltrated the mango sellers, coconut sellers and Ola Uber taxi drivers,” he said in a X post on April 28.

Speaking to ANI on Monday, Champai Soren claimed that the tribal population in regions like Sahebganj, Pakur, and Dumka in Jharkhand is under threat due to unchecked infiltration and forced religious conversions.

Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Israel of committing a “live-streamed genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza by forcibly displacing most of the population and deliberately creating a humanitarian catastrophe.

In its annual report, Amnesty charged that Israel had acted with “specific intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza, thus committing genocide”.

Israel has rejected accusations of “genocide” from Amnesty, other rights groups and some states in its war in Gaza.

The conflict erupted after the Palestinian militant group Hamas’s deadly October 7, 2023 attacks inside Israel that resulted in the deaths of 1,218 people on the Israeli side, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.

Militants also abducted 251 people, 58 of whom are still held in Gaza, including 34 the Israeli military says are dead.

India strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, describing it as the worst civilian attack since the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

Delivering India’s statement at the launch of the Victims of Terrorism Association Network (VoTAN) at the United Nations, Deputy Permanent Representative of India Yojna Patel, said, “The Pahalgam terrorist attack represents the largest number of civilian casualties since the horrific 26/11 Mumbai attacks in 2008. Having been a victim of cross-border terrorism for decades, India fully understands the long-lasting impact such acts have on victims, their families and society.”

She emphasised that India, with its history of facing cross-border terrorism, recognises the profound scars such acts leave on societies over time.

Ambassador Patel also acknowledged the strong and unequivocal support shown by the international community in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack.

At least 142 people were prosecuted in 2024 for helping or rescuing migrants across Europe, a report by a group defending migrants’ rights warned on Tuesday.

According to the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), more than 80 people have faced prosecution for saving or aiding migrants at sea and around 20 for providing them with water, food or clothing.

“This is the fourth year in a row” the number of people prosecuted has risen, Silvia Carta of PICUM said, criticising the “criminalisation of solidarity with migrants”.

The report focuses on incidents in Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Poland, and was compiled using various sources including European media.

“What we’re able to monitor is just the tip of the iceberg,” Carta said.

Maharashtra BJP president and minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Tuesday criticised Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar’s statement on the Pahalgam terror attack.

Wadettiwar had sparked a row with his statement on “do terrorists have time to ask about religion?”

Bawankule termed the Congress leader remark as very “shameful” and “insensitive” stating that PM Modi will teach a “lesson” to Pakistan.

“He has made an insensitive, very shameless statement regarding the Pahalgam attack. He has no right to make such a statement. Modi ji will teach Pakistan a good lesson. In such a situation, the whole country stands with Modi ji…”, Bawankule told reporters in Nagpur.

“Do terrorists have time for all this? Some people say that this did not happen. Terrorists have no caste or religion. Catch those who are responsible and take action. This is the sentiment of the country”, Wadettiwar said in his statement.

However, as the matter began to heat up, Wadettiwar released a video stating that terrorists’ actions aimed to “make the country unstable” and incite division between religions.

NCP leader Zeeshan Siddique on Tuesday blamed the fire department for failing to control the blaze that broke out at the Croma showroom located in the Link Square Mall in Bandra.

A fire broke out early Tuesday morning at the Croma showroom, located in the basement of Link Square Mall, situated on Linking Road in Bandra West, Mumbai, according to officials. The fire was first reported at 4:11 AM, and by 4:49 AM, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) had declared it a Level-III fire, indicating a serious situation.

Speaking to the mediapersons, NCP leader Zeeshan Siddique said, “We have been here since 4 AM. The fire department has failed to control the fire… It could have easily been controlled initially, but the fire officers were ill-equipped. There was just a small spark in the basement of the Croma store, and it could have been easily controlled if action had been taken in time. However, the fire officers were not properly equipped, and even when they had the necessary equipment, they didn’t use it correctly.”

Siddique alleged that the fire, which began as a small spark around 4 AM, could have been easily brought under control if the fire brigade had responded effectively.

In the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, the Uttar Pradesh administration has launched an intensified drive to track down and deport Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltrators residing illegally in the state, the Chief Minister’s office said in a statement.

According to officials, action has already been taken against Pakistani nationals residing illegally, and now a similar focus is being directed towards Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants. Authorities have observed that many of these individuals are living under changed identities in several districts of the state.

Instructions have been dispatched to District Magistrates, Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs), and Police Commissioners across all districts to expedite the identification process.

Simultaneously, operations are underway against unauthorised and illegal structures along the India-Nepal border.

Chinese airlines and Boeing have been severely impacted by U.S.-imposed tariffs, disrupting regular trade and investment activities of many businesses, the Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

The ministry’s remarks came in response to media reports that Boeing had flown back three 737 MAX planes slated for delivery to Chinese airlines.

The statement expressed hope that the United States would heed the concerns of businesses and foster a stable and predictable environment for trade and investment activities.

Electricity had been restored to nearly 90 percent of mainland Spain after the massive outage that hit the Iberian Peninsula, the national grid operator said early Tuesday.

As of 04:00 am (0200 GMT), 87.37 percent of the electric supply had been restored, said REE after the outage which began at around midday on Monday.

A man who smashed the head of his colleague in August 2019 with a blunt object for allegedly developing an intimacy with his wife has been awarded a life sentence by the Tis Hazari court.

The offence took place in a factory in the Rajouri Garden area in August 2019, and the convict had tried to give it the colour of death by electrocution.

Principal District and Sessions Judge (West) Vinod Kumar awarded the life sentence to Naushad Alam for the offence of murder of Shakeel Ahmed.

Additionally, the court also sentenced Alam to one year’s imprisonment for destruction of evidence.

The court convicted the accused, based on circumstantial evidence and testimony of witnesses, particularly the factory owner, Sumeet Arora.

A major fire broke out in a building housing an electronics goods showroom in the suburban Bandra area early on Tuesday, officials said and added there were no immediate reports of any injuries. This is second major early-morning blaze in the metropolis in two days. On Sunday, a major fire broke out in a building housing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in the Ballard Estate area.

The officials said Tuesday’s fire was reported in the multistorey building at Linking Road in the Bandra West area around 4:10 am.

A civic official said the blaze was confined in the building’s basement.

Twelve fire engines and other firefighting vehicles are at the spot and efforts are underway to douse the flames, the official added.

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) has said that 27 sorties of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, nine People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels and one ship were detected operating near Taiwan until 6 am (local time) on Tuesday.

According to Taiwan’s MND, 27 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

In response to Chinese activity, Taiwan’s armed forces deployed aircraft, naval ships, and coastal missile systems to monitor the situation.

In a post on X, Taiwan’s MND stated, “27 sorties of PLA aircraft, 9 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 27 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern and southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly.”

A group of banks including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Barclays and Mitsubishi UFJ sold the final piece of debt tied to billionaire Elon Musk’s $44 billion buyout of social media platform Twitter, now called X, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.

Loans worth $1.2 billion have been sold at 98 cents on the dollar, paying a yield of 9.5%, the source added.

Musk’s close relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump and prospects of X’s improving revenue have allowed banks to offload almost all of the $13 billion they had been holding on their books for nearly two years.

The acquisition was funded by a $6.5 billion secured term loan, a $500 million revolving credit facility, a $3 billion unsecured loan and $3 billion of secured loans. Morgan Stanley and six other lenders participated in Musk’s buyout, lending him a total of $13 billion.

In the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Amaravati on May 2 to restart the capital city works, Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary K Vijayanand said that elaborate arrangements are being made in this regard.

According to a press release, he reviewed the arrangements for the Prime Minister’s visit with the officials at the CS camp office in Vijayawada on Monday. Speaking on this occasion, he clarified to the officials that steps should be taken to ensure that all people coming from various districts reach the venue by 1.30 pm on the 2nd.

According to the release, the CS directed that one person be placed in charge of each bus and that appropriate precautions be taken to safely transport and drop off the people and take them to their destinations. He also said that in view of the summer, adequate food and drinking water facilities should be made available to all those coming to the meeting.

A tourist from Ahmedabad, Rishi Bhatt, who was ziplining during the recent Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, said he was “grateful to the Indian Army” who arrived within “20-25 minutes.”

The terror attack in Pahalgam occurred on April 22 at the popular Baisaran meadow, where terrorists targeted tourists, killing 25 Indian nationals from across the country and one Nepalese citizen, leaving several others injured.

Bhatt, while speaking to the ANI, said, “Army covered Pahalgam within 20-25 minutes. They gave cover to all the tourists within 18-20 minutes… We felt safe once the Army gave us cover. I am grateful to the Indian Army.”

“We soon found the Indian Army personnel before us. They gave cover to all the tourists,” he added.

Describing the security in the area before the attack, he said, “Army presence was everywhere in lower areas, even in the forest. But there was no Army officer at the main location. There was Jammu & Kashmir Police as well as three security guards…”