Today’s Top News – 12 April 2025

1. HANUMAN JAYANTI 2025 IS OBSERVED TODAY ON APRIL 12, SATURDAY .

Hanuman Jayanti is among the most celebrated Hindu festivals that commemorates the birth of Anjaneya, Lord Hanuman, the divine vanara who is an embodiment of pure devotion and loyalty in his service to Lord Ram. Hanuman was born on the Shukla Paksha Poornima of the Hindu Chaitra month. According to Drik Panchang, the Chaitra Purnima Tithi will start at 3:21 AM on April 12 and conclude at 5:51 AM on April 13.

2. PM Modi lays stone for 44 projects worth Rs 3,880 crore in Varanasi.

3. The BJP and AIADMK on Friday sealed a poll alliance, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah declaring that the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election will be fought under the leadership of AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami.

4. Strong dust storms and gusty winds followed by rain hit the national capital on Friday evening, causing trees to be uprooted in several parts of Delhi-NCR.

5. Telangana, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has directed officials to accelerate the Musi River Rejuvenation Project. He instructed officials to ensure timely completion of designs and reports for key components of the Musi project, including the Gandhi Sarovar at Bapu Ghat in Langar Houz and a 2.5-km-long bridge over Mir Alam Tank.

6. Andhrapradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has announced the introduction of a special law to protect the interests of the Backward Classes (BCs).

7. The Karnataka Cabinet on Friday accepted the contentious Socio-Economic and Educational Survey/ caste census, which will be discussed at a special meeting scheduled on April 17.

8. The greenfield expressway connecting Hyderabad-Amaravati, capital cities of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh respectively, received clearance.

9. The Thar Desert, located in northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan, has witnessed a remarkable transformation over the past two decades. A recent study revealed a 38 per cent increase in greening annually, primarily due to enhanced monsoon rainfall and agricultural expansion.

10. The Hyderabad City Security Council (HCSC) is set to host the second edition of the STREE Summit on 15 April 2025. This important event is focused on empowering women by addressing their safety and security concerns.

11. Jammu and Kashmir Mass Movement organisation dissociates from Hurriyat; Home Minister Amit Shah terms it victory for the vision of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.

12. Union Health Minister JP Nadda launched the Ayushman Bharat Yojana in Odisha. Launching the scheme at Bali Yatra Ground in Cuttack, he said as many as 61 crore people in the country are availing of the scheme’s benefits.

13. Union Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Union cabinet has recently approved the Gondia-Ballarshah railway line, a 240 kilometer strategic corridor with an investment of 4,819 crore rupees.

14. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the Delhi Government for implementing the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission.

15. The nominations for Padma Awards 2026, which will be announced on Republic Day 2026, are open till 31st July this year. The process of nomination commenced on 15th March. Union Home Ministry said the nominations and recommendations for Padma Awards will only be received online on the Rashtriya Puraskar Portal.

16. NITI Aayog released a report titled “Automotive Industry: Powering India’s Participation in Global Value Chains”. The report offers an extensive analysis of India’s automotive sector.

17. Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram, who was admitted to Zydus Hospital in Ahmedabad after developing a health scare during a prayer meeting at Gandhi Ashram Tuesday, was discharged. The 79-year-old Rajya Sabha MP had been kept under medical observation overnight after almost fainting during the CWC meeting on Tuesday.

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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The Calcutta High Court has denied permission to hold a ‘Hanuman Chalisa paath’ event to be held at Red Road on 12th April (today). Petitioner had approached the court for permission to hold the even with around 3000 participants, after not hearing back from the police authorities.

2. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday began questioning of Mumbai attacks mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana here to unravel the larger conspiracy behind the deadly terror strikes of 2008.

3. The Rajasthan government is contemplating a complete ban on mining activities within a 10-kilometre radius of the Chittorgarh Fort. This UNESCO World Heritage site is at the centre of a legal dispute involving Birla Corporation Limited and the state.

4. The Supreme Court will hear petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, on the 16th of this month.

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Veteran industrialist and former vice chairman of Bajaj Auto Madhur Bajaj died in a Mumbai hospital on Friday. He was 73-years-old. He was the Grandson of industrialist and politician Jamnalal Bajaj.

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. Actor Ajith Kumar’s new film “Good Bad Ugly” had a strong start at the box office, earning Rs 28.5 crore net across India on its first day, movie was directed by Adhik Ravichandran.

2. The release of Ananth Mahadevan’s directorial film ‘Phule’, which was scheduled to hit theatres on April 11, has been postponed by two weeks. The Pratik Gandhi and Patralekhaa-starrer, which is based on the story of social reformers Jyotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule who fought against caste and gender injustice in 19th-century, has found itself in the middle of a controversy.

3. Actor, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, and Jana Sena Party President Pawan Kalyan’s youngest son, Mark Shankar, was injured in a fire mishap at his school in Singapore on Tuesday. The eight-year-old sustained burn injuries on his hands and legs and has been admitted to a hospital.

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DEFENCE News
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1. The first cohort of 40 “PURPLE OFFICERS” of the Indian armed forces—trained with a focus on joint operations the Army, Navy, and Air Force—completed their course at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, Tamil Nadu, on Thursday. These officers have enhanced training in ‘jointness’ which means that they have integrated strength of at least two limbs of the armed forced.

The batch included 20 Army officers and 10 each from the Navy and the Air Force, along with four officers from the United States, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and Australia—nations where jointness in military operations is more advanced.

2. DRDO successfully conducts release trials of Long-Range Glide Bomb Gaurav from Sukhoi -30 MKI aircraft. The trials successfully demonstrated a range close to 100 kilometres with accuracy.

3. The first edition of the biannual Naval Commanders’ Conference 2025 concluded in New Delhi. The week-long apex-level conference was held in two phases at Karwar, Karnataka and New Delhi. It engaged the commanders in deliberations on security challenges in the maritime domain and review of Indian Navy’s operational preparedness.

12 Apr (Saturday)
Vedic Ritu/ Vasanta
Drik Ritu : Vasanta
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2082
Month : Chaitra 29

(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1947
Month : Chaitra 14

Tithi : Purnima

Nakshatra: Hasta (up to 6:07 pm)Chitra

Rahu 09:20 AM – 10:54 AM
Yamaganda 02:01 PM – 03:35 PM

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