Actress Daisy Shah opened up about an uncomfortable incident that happened during the early days of her career. She said, "I was touched badly by one of the filmmakers in the South. He had come to Mumbai for a casting." She added, "That just put me off. I told him, 'I'll get back to you,' but I never got back."

Uttar Pradesh government issued a statement saying that 45 of the 66 people arrested over the Noida unrest are not workers, pointing to the role of "external elements" in inciting violence and arson during the protests. It added authorities acted swiftly to foil what it described as a well-planned conspiracy to create disorder under the guise of labour protests.

Akshay Kumar confirmed that his film 'Gorkha', which was announced in 2021, has been shelved. Based on the life of war hero Major General Ian Cardozo, it was set to be directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan. On the work front, he'll be seen in 'Bhooth Bangla', a horror comedy set to be released on April 17.

The Madras High Court dismissed an appeal by actress Tamannaah, which sought ₹1 crore in damages, against Power Soaps Limited over the alleged unauthorised use of her images. For context, Tamannaah signed a 1-year endorsement agreement in 2008, which allowed the use of her images for promotion. However, she alleged that the company continued to use her images until 2011.

Telangana government released findings of its 2024-25 caste survey covering about 3.55 crore people. Backward Classes emerged as the largest segment at 46.25%, followed by Scheduled Castes (SC) at 17.43% and Scheduled Tribes (ST) at 10.45%. Total Muslim population stands at 12.56%, of which 10.08% are Muslim Backward Classes and 2.48% are other Muslim classes. Other Castes stand at 13.31%.

While addressing the Lok Sabha, PM Narendra Modi gave friendly advice to parties opposing the proposed women's reservation bill. "In subsequent elections after discussions are held on the women's reservation bill, women voters have never forgiven those who opposed the same," he said. "We MPs must not let this important opportunity slip away," PM Modi added.

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition challenging Election Commission of India (ECI)'s orders for transfer of various senior police officers and bureaucrats in West Bengal ahead of State assembly elections. "It happens everywhere. Not the first time," the apex court stated. Notably, Chief Secretary, Home Secretary and DGP were transferred after election dates' announcement.

An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) in Punjab's Faridkot, Sarabjit Kaur, was suspended for locking her five-year-old granddaughter outside in scorching heat with her hands and legs tied to the gate with cloth. The girl's parents are reportedly living in Portugal. She was rescued by neighbours who heard her cries and recorded the incident, a video of which went viral.

After Home Minister Amit Shah rejected SP's demand for Muslim women's reservation, calling it "unconstitutional", SP chief Akhilesh Yadav questioned whether Muslim population falls outside 50% reservation cap. Responding to it, Shah said, "We aren't stopping SP from giving all tickets to Muslim women." This comes amid debate in Parliament on delimitation bill to implement women's reservation.

After CBSE announced Class 10 Board examination results on Wednesday, an X user shared a post reading, "43% in my CBSE Class 10 exams...Sushant bhai will finally see me today." CBSE, which initiated outreach to distressed students, swiftly responded to the post and wrote, "Please send your contact details in direct message." Notably, CBSE avoided releasing toppers list this year.