1. PM Modi on Wednesday urged states which have not reduced VAT on petrol and diesel to cut the taxes, saying it is an injustice against the people. In order to reduce the burden of rising petrol and diesel prices, the central government had reduced the excise duty in November last year, he reminded.
2. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh will be inaugurating the National Good Governance Webinar Series. The first webinar in the series is on the theme ‘Improving Service Delivery’.
3. Agriculture Ministry organizes week long special campaign on ‘Kisan Bhagidari Prathmikta Hamari’.
4. Union govt has scrapped the quota through which members of Parliament could recommend names for admissions in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV), according to the admission guidelines for 2022-23 and beyond.
5. *ANDHRA PRADESH*: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations for batch 2022 in Andhra Pradesh started on Wednesday, which will conclude on May 9.
6. *ASSAM* : PM Modi will be on a visit to Assam today. He will address the Peace, Unity and Development Rally at Diphu in Karbi Anglong district at around 11 AM.
7. *HARYANA* : Congress on Wednesday revamped its Haryana unit and named four-time legislator Udai Bhan as the new state party chief
8. *HIMACHAL PRADESH* government has signed MoU for the development of seven ropeway projects in Kangra, Kullu, Chamba, Sirmour and Bilaspur districts of the state.
9. *J&K* : 540 MW Kwar Hydro Electric project on Chenab river in J&K gets nod from cabinet.
10. *KERALA* : Governor Arif Mohammad Khan will inaugurate the Ananthapuri Hindu Maha Sammelan in Thiruvananthapuram this evening. The five-day event will have different sessions on the nation’s cultural heritage and tradition.
11. *TAMIL NADU,* eleven people lost their lives due to electrocution when a temple chariot at Kalimedu village near Thanjavur came in contact with heavy tension wire. 16 others sustained injuries and are admitted in the Thanjavur Government Medical College Hospital.
12. Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin met those who were injured in the Thanjavur electrocution incident and announced ex-gratia of ₹1 lakh to those severely injured and ₹50,000 to the injured.
13. CM MK Stalin urges district administrations to ensure implementation of Covid-19 protocols.
14. *TELANGANA* Rastra Samiti (TRS) Chief and Telangana State Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has said the country needs an alternative development agenda than the political one. Speaking at the TRS plenary organised on the occasion of party 21st Foundation Day in Hyderabad.
15. *UTTAR PRADESH* : 6,000 loudspeakers removed, volume of 30,000 speakers lowered in UP.
16. *WEST BENGAL* : Indian Air Force carries out extensive resurfacing work on runway of Bagdogra airfield enabling civil aircraft to resume operations.
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1. The govt will take a considerate decision on cryptocurrency regulation but it can’t be rushed through, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
2. The Labour Ministry issued a notice to Infosys to hold a joint discussion on April 28 regarding the enforcement of the non-compete agreement. The agreement bans ex-employees from working for same customers in rival firms for six months. This comes after Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES), an IT union, filed a complaint with the Ministry seeking the clause’s removal.
3. Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) on Wednesday reported an 8.6% rise in its profit after tax from ₹2,143 crore in Q4 FY21 to ₹2,327 crore in Q4 FY22. Its profit in FY22 rose 10.9% YoY to ₹8,818 crore.
ENTERTAINMENT:
Adivi Sesh-starrer ‘Major’ has been postponed again and now will release on June 3. Previously, the film was slated to release on May 27. However, the actor announced on Twitter that the release has been pushed by a week. The film’s release date had earlier been postponed due to the pandemic. The film will now clash with Akshay Kumar’s ‘Prithviraj’.
DEFENCE:
1. Australian Chief of Defence Force General Angus Campbell called on Indian Army chief General MM Naravane on Wednesday and discussed ways to strengthen the defence cooperation between the two countries.
2. India-Australia defence cooperation continued to expand during the year 2021-22. Australia participated in Exercise Malabar along with India, US and Japan. India was invited for the first time to observe the bi-annual Australia-USA bilateral Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021.
The fourth edition of bilateral maritime Exercise AUSINDEX between the Indian Navy and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) was held on 6-10 September 2021 off Australia’s Northern Territory coast.
3. US manufacturer Boeing announced it would be deploying two F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighters to an Indian Navy test facility in Goa for flight trials. The Rafale Marine is the carrier-borne variant of the Rafale fighter, which is already in service with the Indian Air Force.
4. Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral John Aquilino, called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Wednesday. This comes in the wake of the India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue on April 11 where the US had supported India as a defence industry leader in the Indo-Pacific.
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MAHARASHTRA:
1) Mumbai
2) Nagpur (Winter)
Formed: 01 May 1960
Gvnr : Bhagat Singh Koshyari
CM: Uddhav Thackeray (Shivsena)
Dist : 36
🥇Gold ₹53,195 @10gm 24 (Krt)
🥈 Silver ₹64,700@ Kg
⛽ Petrol ₹120.51/Ltr
⛽ Diesel ₹104.77/Ltr
⛽ CNG ₹72/kg
⛽ Auto Gas ₹75/kg
LPG : ₹ 950/14.2 Kg
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28 Apr (Thursday)
Vasant Ritu
पक्ष :: Krishna
Month: Vaisakha 12 (Purnimata)/ Chaitra 27(Amanta)
Vikram Samvat – 2079
Shaka Samvat – 1944
Nakshatra : Uttara Bhadrapada (up to 5:40 pm) Revati
Titi: Trayodashi
Chaturdashi
RahuKaal: 02:00 PM – 03:36 PM
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