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1. 'Want to take care of my beautiful hair': Trump to lift curbs on water pressure in showers  Deccan Herald
2. Trump signs executive order to ‘restore shower freedom’: What US prez is doing to ‘make America’s showers great again’  Hindustan Times
3. Trump signs executive order on water pressure to ‘restore shower freedom’  The Guardian
4. Make showers great again: Elon Musk's new demand from Trump admin  Times of India
5. MAINTAINING ACCEPTABLE WATER PRESSURE IN SHOWERHEADS  The White House (.gov)

Chinese electronics components manufacturers, panicked by the tariff war with the US, are offering to drop prices by up to 5% as Indian companies start negotiating fresh sourcing contracts. This is a significant concession as the segment operates on low margins of 4-7% and could boost their own savings by 2-3%, fridge, TV, and smartphone makers said. The Indian manufacturers could pass on some of the lower costs to consumers to stimulate demand.On average, three-fourths of all parts used in electronics products in India are imported from China.The US-China tariff war has significantly slowed fresh orders to Chinese manufacturers as global supply chains are reset following reciprocal tariffs imposed by the US, with the highest on China at 125%. Lower US demand for Chinese electronics goods will dampen demand for components as well. "Component manufacturers in China are under pressure," said Kamal Nandi, head of the appliance business at Godrej Enterprises Group. "Prices will be renegotiated as export orders from the US slow down."120138358The electronics industry operates on a two-three-month raw material inventory cycle. Companies will place fresh orders from May-June onward. India's FY24 electronics component imports rose 36.7% to $34.4 billion from the year earlier, according to a recent GTRI report. They were up 118.2% over the last five years from $15.8 billion in FY19. Oversupply Issue China's companies there are getting hit by oversupply, said Avneet Singh Marwah, chief executive of television contract manufacturer Super Plastronics."There is panic. US export shipments from China are on hold. Indian companies and Chinese part makers are negotiating to lower prices by up to 5%," said Marwah, who has the India licence for Kodak, Thomson and Blaupunkt. "However, since domestic demand in India is not robust, companies may pass some as discounts." Electrical and electronic equipment counted as the largest category of US imports from China in 2024, totalling $127.06 billion.Chinese suppliers are also facing demand issues in India as production-linked incentives, quality control orders (QCOs) that need to be obtained from the Bureau of Indian Standards before sourcing items from overseas and a gradual increase in import duties on components have started encouraging local production. According to the India Cellular and Electronics Association, India aims to grow its components and sub-assembly manufacturing to $145-155 billion by 2030, with the government notifying the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme on Tuesday. To be sure, India currently imports most critical electronic components such as chips, compressors, inner grooved copper tubes, open cell television panels, printed circuit boards, battery cells, display modules, camera modules and flexible printed circuits.Electronics manufacturer Dixon Technologies' managing director Atul Lall said there will be a slowdown and a demand crunch in the US, which will lead to a price reduction on components. Dixon refreshes its component inventory every 15-30 days. Mobile phone market tracker Counterpoint Research director Tarun Pathak said smartphone component pricing will also decline due to oversupply, although not all parts are fungible."Brands may partly pass it on or absorb it, depending on inventory position. Almost 75% of the smartphone components used in India are imported from China," Pathak said.

1. Singapore SC quashes ex-CJI Dipak Misra's 'copy-pasted' arbitration award  Times of India
2. "Reproduced Verbatim...": Singapore Court Nixes Order By Ex-CJI-Led Panel  NDTV
3. Singapore Supreme Court sets aside ‘copied and pasted’ arbitral award presided by former CJI Dipak Misra  The Indian Express
4. Singapore court junks ‘copy-paste’ arbitration award handed down by ex-CJI Misra  Hindustan Times
5. Indian arbitrators behind “copied and pasted” award come to light  Global Arbitration Review

1. Apoorva Mukhija reveals she would get sleep paralysis during India’s Got Latent controversy; says ‘Everyt  Times of India
2. Apoorva Mukhija aka Rebel Kid drops first YouTube video on India's Got Latent controversy: 'Till I say it is'  Hindustan Times
3. Apoorva Mukhija says she had to move out of Mumbai home in wake of threats amid 'IGL' row  Telegraph India
4. A man tracked my address, said 'I'll do this-this to you': Apoorva | 'I was told that black magic was done on me' | Inshorts  Inshorts
5. Apoorva Mukhija apologises for her comments on India’s Got Latent, recalls the ‘dehumanising’ experience: ‘Samay Raina asked him to behave multiple times’  The Indian Express

1. Trump says Israel would be ‘leader’ of Iran strike if Tehran doesn’t give up nuclear weapons program  The Hindu
2. Iran says giving diplomacy ‘genuine chance’ in Oman talks with U.S.  The Hindu
3. Long, fraught timeline of tensions between Iran and the US as nuclear negotiations approach  Times of India
4. Donald Trump’s oddly sensible move: seeking a deal with Iran  The Economist
5. Trump: Israel would ‘be the leader’ of strike on Iran if nuclear talks fall apart  The Times of Israel

1. Live Updates Oil Prices Surge as Trump Pauses Tariffs  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
2. Oil hits four-year low on US-China trade war, Brent, WTI slump 16% in one week: How to place bullish bets on MCX crude?  Mint
3. Oil jumps 4% after Trump pauses tariffs on many countries, raises China levy  Reuters
4. ONGC Share Price Live Updates: ONGC Volume Snapshot  The Economic Times
5. Brent falls below $60 a barrel as tariff war escalates, OPEC+ boosts output  CNBC TV18

1. Security forces, terrorists exchange fire in Udhampur, Kishtwar  Greater Kashmir
2. Gunfight between security forces, terrorists underway in J&K's Kishtwar, Udhampur  India Today
3. Search operations resume in J&K’s Udhampur, Kishtwar  The Hindu
4. Encounters in hilly areas of Ramnagar, Chatroo  Daily Excelsior
5. Encounter under way in J&K's Udhampur; 2-3 terrorists trapped  Times of India

1. Windows 11 April update unexpectedly creates new 'inetpub' folder  BleepingComputer
2. Windows 11 update reportedly creates a mysterious folder on your system drive, which is certainly confusing – but ultimately harmless  TechRadar
3. What is the inetpub folder that’s suddenly appeared on Windows 11 systems?  BetaNews
4. A mysterious new folder appeared in my C drive after this Windows 11 update, should I be worried?  Laptop Mag
5. Windows 11 update creates mysterious inetpub folder  gHacks Technology News

Archaeologists Find 150,000-Year-Old Tools in Africa’s Rainforest—Rewriting Evolutionary History  Indian Defence Review

1. Supreme Court to hear Waqf law challenge on April 16  The Hindu
2. Supreme Court bench headed by CJI Sanjiv Khanna to hear challenge to Waqf Amendment Act on April 16  Bar and Bench
3. All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Bangalore Jama Masjid Imam Approach Supreme Court Against Waqf...  Live Law
4. Sambhal MP files plea in Supreme Court to declare Waqf Amendment Act as unconstitutional  Deccan Herald
5. Supreme Court bench headed by CJI Sanjiv Khanna to hear on April 16 pleas challenging constitutional validity of Waqf (Amendment) Act  Telegraph India

1. Apple Arcade April 2025 games announced: WHAT THE CLASH?, LEGO Friends Rush+ and more  Moneycontrol
2. WHAT THE CLASH? joins Apple Arcade in May, among five new games  Apple
3. Five new games set to debut on Apple Arcade next month  Deccan Herald
4. 5 New games arrive on Apple Arcade this May: From ‘What The Clash?' to LEGO Racing Adventure  India TV News
5. 5 new games added to Apple Arcade, including What The Clash. Check out the list here  The Economic Times

1. Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights, IPL 2025: Sai Sudharsan Shines As GT Rout RR For 4th Consecutive Win  NDTV Sports
2. IPL 2025, GT vs RR 23rd Match Match Report, April 09, 2025 - Sai Sudharsan and Prasidh lead GT to top of IPL table  ESPNcricinfo
3. GT vs RR Highlights (4/9/2025): GT beat RR by 58 runs, GT vs RR Full Scorecard  Hindustan Times
4. IPL 2025: Sai Sudharsan stars in Gujarat Titans' 58-run win over Rajasthan Royals  Times of India
5. Sai Sudharsan Creates History; Becomes First Player In The World After 13 Years To...  Times Now