TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. President Smt Droupadi Murmu to confer Padma Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
(a) Padma Vibhushan will given to Shri M Venkaiah Naidu, and Bharatnatyam dancer Dr Padma Subrahmanyam.
(b) Padma Vibhushan award will be given to Bindeshwar Pathak posthumously.
(c) Actor Mithun Chakraborty and singer Usha Uthup will receive the Padma Bhushan award. The other Padma Bhushan awardees include philanthropist Dr Sitaram Jindal, cardiologist Dr Tejas Madhusudan Patel and former Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik.
2. PM Modi on Sunday inaugurated the 2550th Bhagwan Mahaveer Nirvan Mahotsav on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. During the event, the PM released a commemorative stamp and coin to mark the occasion.
3. Preparations are in full swing for the second phase of voting in the Lok Sabha election on April 26 after the first phase was successfully completed on April 19. People of 89 Parliamentary constituencies across 13 states will exercise their voting rights on April 26.
Voting under the second phase of Lok Sabha elections will take place in Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tripura, West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir.
4. Withdrawal of nomination papers for third phase of General Elections ends today.
5. At the 42nd Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) annual meet, ISRO Chairman S. Somanath announced India’s pledge to achieve debris-free space missions by 2030.
6. The India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms with lightning in various parts of Himachal Pradesh on April 22 and 23, indicating potentially severe weather conditions that could impact daily activities.
7. 73 trains on the Ambala-Amritsar route were cancelled on Sunday as farmers continued to squat on tracks at the Shambhu railway station in Punjab’s Patiala district for the fifth day.
8. University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced significant changes allowing students with 4-year undergraduate degrees to directly appear for the National Eligibility Test (NET). Additionally, those with 75% aggregate marks or equivalent grades can now directly pursue a PhD.
9. The School Education Department in the state has made the use of Permanent Education Number (PEN) mandatory from the academic year 2024-25. PEN is a unique identification number assigned to every student by the Union Ministry of Education, through the UDISE+ (Unified District Information System for Education Plus) portal, which covers more than 14.89 lakh schools, 95 lakh teachers, and 26.5 crore children.
10. Lok Sabha polls: Re-polling announced at 11 polling booths in Manipur on April 22 after incidents of firing, clashes reported. The Election Commission of India @ under Sections 58(2) and 58A(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
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. Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha candidate Shashi Tharoor has been booked for allegedly carrying out a false campaign against Union minister and rival candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar, police said in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.
2. A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Sunday, police said. The gunfight took place in a forest near Keshkutul village under Bhairamgarh police station area at around 5.30 am.
3. In Hyderabad, Telangana, the Begum Bazar police booked a case of deliberate and malicious acts intending to outrage religious feelings under Section 295/A of the IPC against Madhavi Latha, BJP contestant for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat. The complainant, Md Sheikh Imran, 38, a resident of First Lancer.
4. Muslim organisations in Dharwad, Karnataka have given a call for a ‘bandh’ (strike) on Monday, condemning the murder of 23-year-old college student Neha Hiremath in Hubballi recently.
Neha Hiremath (23), daughter of Congress Councillor of Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation Niranjan Hiremath, was allegedly stabbed to death on the campus of BVB College on April 18. The accused Fayaz was arrested by police subsequently.
5. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused the Tihar administration of denying insulin to Kejriwal, who suffers from diabetes.
But according to the reports, the Tihar administration arranged a video conference of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with senior specialists from AIIMS during which neither ‘the issue of insulin was raised by Kejriwal, nor was it suggested by the doctors’, prison authorities.
6. The authorities in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district on Sunday demolished the illegal portion of the house of a 20-year-old man after he was arrested for allegedly raping and assaulting his female friend.
7. The BJP has filed a complaint against the Congress and the Hamirpur Youth Congress Club with the Election Commission of India (ECI) for allegedly posting an objectionable picture of Kangana Ranaut, the BJP candidate from the Mandi parliamentary constituency, on social media platforms.
“”””””””””” MISHAPS “””””””””
Nine men returning from a wedding died in a road incident in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar when the car they were in collided head-on with a truck early Sunday.
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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 (Approx)
💷 GBP ₹ 104(Approx)
€ Euro : ₹ 89(Approx)
🇨🇳 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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BSE SENSEX
73,088.33 +599.34 (0.83%)🌲
NIFTY
22,147.00 +151.15 (0.69%)🌲
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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
GOLD : ₹ 74,350/10gm (24 krt)
SILVER : ₹ 86,400/KG
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PETROL : ₹ 95/Ltr
DIESEL : ₹ 88/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 74/Ltr
LPG : ₹ 803/14.2 Kg
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DIESEL : ₹ 93/Ltr
Auto Gas : ₹ 60/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 74/Kg
LPG : ₹ 803/14.2 Kg
1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed a framework for price discovery of shares of listed Investment Companies (ICs) and Investment Holding Companies (IHCs) whose market price is trading at a significant discount to their book value.
2. Machine tool solution provider Bharat Fritz Werner Ltd (BFW) has inaugurated its manufacturing facility at Devaganapalli near Hosur in Tamil Nadu. This facility, set up with an investment of Rs 200 crore.
3. According to the latest report released, India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $5.4 billion to $643.16 billion. This decline comes after the reserves reached an all-time high of $648.56 billion, The decrease in the forex reserves was primarily due to a decline in foreign currency assets (FCAs), which fell by $6.51 billion to $564.65 billion.
FCAs, the largest component of the forex reserves, include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US currencies like the euro, pound, and yen held in the reserves.
4. Santhosh Viswanathan has been appointed as the Vice President and Managing Director for the India region of Intel Corporation.
5. Airtel Payments Bank has introduced NCMC-aligned debit and prepaid cards in collaboration with NPCI, powered by RuPay. These cards are designed to support India’s One Nation, One Card initiative. Savings account holders can avail NCMC-enabled debit cards, while wallet users can opt for prepaid cards.
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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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1. Actress Shinnova is taking the legal route to prove that actor-politician Ravi Kishan is her biological father.
The 25-year-old has reportedly lodged a civil suit in a Mumbai court and demanded a DNA test to substantiate her claim. She has petitioned the court to officially recognize her as the daughter of Kishan, born from his relationship with Aparna Soni.
2. After agreeing to share screen space with Tamil star Dhanush in “Kubera’, seasoned star Nagarjuna has reportedly given his nod to don a key role in Rajnikant upcoming film ‘Hukum’. “Nagarjuna has agreed in principle to share screen space with Rajinikanth.
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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. The Indian Navy conducted Exercise ‘Poorvi Lehar’ on the East Coast under the Operational Control of Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.
The Indian Navy stated, “The exercise aimed to validate procedures towards assessing the Indian Navy’s preparedness to meet Maritime Security challenges in the region.” It was a multi-service, multi-domain exercise.
The Exercise provided valuable lessons to participating forces operating under realistic conditions, thereby enhancing their readiness to respond effectively to maritime challenges in the regions
2. The Indian and Uzbekistan armed forces performed yoga on Saturday under the ongoing joint military exercise ‘DUSTLIK’ in the Termez District of Uzbekistan.
3. Security forces on Sunday busted a terrorist hideout in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, leading to the recovery of eight improvised explosive devices (IEDs), two wireless sets, and some ammunition.
4. Ministry of Defence is planning a phase-wise augmentation of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) from the current 17 lakh cadets to 27 lakh in the next 10 years.
5. Indian Army TGC-140: The Indian Army is seeking talented engineering graduates to join its ranks as officers through the 140th Technical Graduate Course (TGC-140). Eligibility: Unmarried male engineering graduates are encouraged to apply.
Application Process: Applications are open online only from April 10, 2024 (1500 HR) to May 09, 2024 (1500 HR).
6. Two Japanese Military Helicopters Crash In Pacific Ocean; One Dead, Seven Missing. Japanese military helicopters crashed in the south of Tokyo.
Defence minister of Japan, Minoru Kihara said that the two SH-60 helicopters from the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) were conducting nighttime anti-submarine training in the waters off Torishima island when they lost communication with the surface.
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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
22 Apr (Monday)
Vedic Ritu/ Vasant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Vasant (Spring)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2081
Shaka Samvat – 1946
Month : Chaitra 14 (Amanta)
Chaitra 28 (Purnimanta) Nakshatr:Hasta (up to 7:59 pm) Chitra
Tithi : Chaturdashi/
Purnima
Rahu : 07:39 AM – 09:14 AM
Yamaganda 10:50 AM – 12:25 PM
Pooja
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