Trump's first Congress address since returning to office set off international trade tensions, announcing reciprocal tariffs against India starting April 2. The speech, his longest first joint address, prompted immediate retaliation threats from Canada, including potential power cuts to 1.5 million US homes, while China warned of military preparedness.
The Modi cabinet approved two major ropeway projects for Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib, promising to reduce pilgrim travel time from 9 hours to 36 minutes. The arrest of Karnataka DGP's actor-daughter Ranya Rao for smuggling 14.8kg gold dominated afternoon coverage.
In Dubai, New Zealand defeated South Africa by 50 runs in the Champions Trophy semifinal, setting up a final against India. The match extends India's unbeaten run in the tournament, following yesterday's victory over Australia.