TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The filing of Nominations for the Second phase of Lok Sabha Elections ended.
2. Earthquake in Himachal Pradesh: Powerful tremors jolted Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba on Thursday evening. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), an earthquake of 5.3 magnitude was recorded on the rector scale that shook everyone in Chamba and adjoining regions.
3. President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday launched ‘NexCAR19’, India’s first CAR T-cell therapy for cancer at IIT Bombay.
4. IMD forecasts ample rain in Bengaluru after Ugadi.
5. West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on April 2 asked the State government to remove Education Minister Bratya Basu from the Cabinet for violation of the model code of conduct ahead of the general election.
6. The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow warning for heatwave conditions in 11 districts of Odisha.
7. The BJP and the National People’s Party (NPP) have decided to support Naga People’s Front (NSF) candidate Kachui Timothy Zimik for the II-Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
8. Uttar Pradesh unit of the Congress party unanimously passed a resolution for a candidature from the Gandhi family in Amethi and Raebareli seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s husband Robert Vadra reacted to the possibility of stepping into the electoral race.
9. The articulate Gourav Vallabh joined the BJP on Thursday hours after quitting the Congress, saying anti-Sanatan slogans and abuse of wealth creators were “unacceptable and unpardonable” to him.
10. Lok Sabha elections: Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘naari shakti’ vaunt put to poll test : Out of the 417 candidates declared by the BJP so far, only 67 are women, accounting for a little over 16 per cent of the total number of people contesting the polls.
LEGAL REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
#International Court Of Justice Prz. : Nawaf Salam
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1. Income Tax officials on Thursday conducted searches at the premises of senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader and former Speaker R Avudaiyappan in Chennai.
2. What is Juice Jacking?
Recently, the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a warning regarding the potential misuse of public charging ports found in locations such as cafes, hotels, and airports. The agency has alerted users about the risk of “juice jacking attacks,” where cybercriminals can exploit USB ports to compromise devices when they are connected for charging.
3. The Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court on Thursday granted interim stay on the cancellation of the caste validity certificate of Congress leader Rashmi Barve but refused to intervene in the Lok Sabha poll nomination process.
4. Order on jailed Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and daughter of former Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrashekar Rao’s daughter, K Kavitha’s interim bail plea was reserved by Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Thursday. K Kavitha was arrested by a team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on March 15 from her Hyderabad residence in connection with the money laundering related to the now-scrapped Delhi Liquor Policy.
5. Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal filed a petition in the Rouse Avenue court on Thursday, requesting an increase in the number of permitted legal meetings per week. His plea seeks to raise the number of ‘mulaqats‘ to five times a week from the current allowance of two.
6. A team of Income Tax department officials searched senior DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker R Avudaiyappan’s residence on Thursday.
7. The Delhi High Court rejected a third petition seeking the removal of Arvind Kejriwal from the post of Delhi Chief Minister after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the Delhi liquor policy case.
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FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank : Ajay Banga
#IMF MD: Kristalina Georgieva
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💰 USD ₹ 84
💷 GBP ₹ 106
€ Euro : ₹ 91
🇨🇳 Yuan ¥ : ₹ 12
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GDP(PPP ) :
purchasing power parity (PPP)
$13.119 trillion
GDP (nominal)
: $3.73 trillion
(Nominal means total market value of all goods and services produced in a country’s economy) .
GDP growth : 8.4% (Q3 2023-24)
India is the fifth largest economy in the world.
Inflation rate : Retail Inflation 5.69% in Dec 2023
Population : 143.86 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 10.09% (Oct2023)
Per capita: This income is also known as average income as it is calculated by dividing the total income of the country by the total population of the country.
GDP per capita
$2,845 (Nominal; 2024)
$9,983 (PPP; 2024)
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1. Canara Bank introduces Canara Heal, addressing healthcare expenses, and Canara Angel, a tailored savings account for women with unique benefits. Additional launches include Canara UPI 123PAY ASI.
Aimed at covering hospitalization expenses and addressing shortfalls in healthcare insurance claims. Designed to cater to the medical needs of individuals and their dependents.
2. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Axis Bank’s acquisition of a stake in Max Life Insurance. Axis Bank’s subscription to 14.25crore equity shares aims to bolster Max Life’s growth.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) :
R Madhavan
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Thursday condemned the Doordarshan’s decision to telecast “The Kerala Story” and asked the public broadcaster to withdraw from screening the controversial movie, saying it would only “exacerbate communal tensions” ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
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DEFENCE
#Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: The President
#Def Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Def Minister of State :
Ajay Bhatt
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1. ARMY PLANS TRANSFORMATIVE REFORMS TO BOOST COMBAT CAPABILITIES : Top commanders of the Army have decided to explore the feasibility of creating a tailor-made organisation to function as “adversarial force” to carry out realistic wargaming and training as part of overall efforts to enhance the force’s combat prowess to deal with future security challenges.
2. The night trial of new generation nuclear capable Agni-Prime ballistic missile from a defence facility successfully test fired. Developed by DRDO, the 2000-km range missile will be inducted in the armed forces soon.The missile comes with its own unique technology giving it more accuracy while making it difficult to intercept.With a range of 1,000-2,000 kilometers
The Philippines will hold joint naval drills with the United States, Japan and Australia. The exercise will be held Sunday in the disputed South China Sea — which Beijing claims almost entirely — days before US President Joe Biden is due to hold the first trilateral summit with the leaders of the Philippines and Japan.
3. Indian Coast Guard saved eight fishermen from the sea 95 NM off Chennai. In a rescue mission, out of the 10 crew in the fishing boat, eight were rescued alive by an operation coordinated by the Coast Guard.
4. General Dimitris Houpis, the Chief of the General Staff of the Greek Armed Forces, is set to visit India next week. This visit marks the first military-level exchange between the two nations following the elevation of their bilateral relations to a ‘Strategic Partnership’.
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In Bharat there are 28 states and 8 Union territories.
Population of Bharat:
142 cr (2023)
President of Bharat ,
Smt Droupadi Murmu
Vice President
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar
Prime Minister : Shri Narendra Modi
Speaker Lok Sabha :
Shri Om Birla (BJP)
Rajyasabha Seats : 245 (233 Elected + 12 Nominated)
Loksabha : 550 members (530 States 20 Union Territories)
Chief Election Commissioner:
Shri Rajiv Kumar
05 Apr (Friday)
Vedic Ritu/ Shishir Ritu
Drik Ritu : Vasant (Spring)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Phalguna 26 (Amanta)
Chaitra 11 (Purnimanta) Nakshatr: Dhanishta (up to 6:06 pm) Shatabhisha
Tithi : Ekadashi (up to 1:29 pm)Papamochani Ekadashi
Rahu : 10:56 AM – 12:29 PM
Yamaganda 03:35 PM – 05:07 PM
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