Today’s Top News – 13 April 2025

TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. JALLIANWALA BAGH MASSACRE DAY : The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened on 13 April 1919, in Amritsar, Punjab. On this day, British soldiers opened fire on a group of unarmed Indians gathered at Jallianwala Bagh. Many people died and many more were injured.

2. Baisakhi will be celebrated on Monday, April 14th.

3. The Madhya Pradesh government has officially declared the establishment of a new 258.64 square kilometer wildlife sanctuary in Sagar district, named after Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, ahead of his 134th birth anniversary on April 14, 2025. This sanctuary, called Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Abhyaran.

4. 70% of Karnataka population is OBC, says caste census. The Commission has recommended hiking the OBC quota to 51 per cent, up from the current 32 per cent.

5. A 37.08 km stretch of National Highway 848, which connects Pardi to Kaprada in South Gujarat, has been approved for upgradation to a four-lane road with a divided carriageway and paved shoulders at a cost of ₹825.72 crore. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari made the announcement in at social media post.

6. Telangana government plans 2.5 km suspension bridge across Mir Alam Tank, to develop it into a tourism spot.

7. Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation has raised nearly Rs 10,000 crore by issuing through a private placement of senior secured taxable redeemable, non-convertible debentures from the market by showing 400 acres of land adjacent to University of Hyderabad as “pre collateral”, Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu said.

8. To enhance the experience of Mumbai’s suburban train commuters, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has introduced Kavach 5.0, a cutting-edge automatic train protection system. Designed specifically for Mumbai’s local trains, this version aims to increase service frequency by 30%.

9. In Ladakh, the Apricot Blossom Festival 2025, also known as Chuli Mendoq, began yesterday with a vibrant opening ceremony at Sanjaq village in Kargil.

10. In Sikkim, the International Youth Conclave started at Yanggang Helipad in the Namchi district. The three-day event was inaugurated by Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang. The event is being organized by the Department of Tourism.

11. Recently, the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) launched a digital portal to facilitate private investment in the development of jetties and terminals on National Waterways. This initiative aims to enhance the Ease of Doing Business (EODB).

12. In Bihar, the Met. department has issued an alert of increased activities of lightning, hailstorm, and thundering accompanying heavy to moderate rainfall in several parts for the next five days.

13. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will launch the much-anticipated Bhu Bharathi portal (Record of Rights) on April 14 that will lead to the solving the problems related to land transactions over the last 10 years.

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LEGAL REPORT
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1. First action under Waqf Act: Illegal madrasa built on government land demolished in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna. an illegally constructed madrasa was located on government land in BD Colony.

2. The ongoing probe into terrorist Tahawwur Rana, a key conspirator in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, has unearthed a critical lead involving an elusive figure referred to as the “Dubai Man.” This individual is believed to have had prior knowledge of the attacks and met Rana in Dubai shortly before the carnage.

The United States extradited Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin, to India on 9 April 2025, to face trial for his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks

3. The Delhi High Court has ordered the Delhi Police to continue providing security to Justice Yashwant Varma, who was recently transferred to the Allahabad High Court following the recovery of semi-burnt sacks of Indian currency from his Delhi residence after a fire on March 14.

4. In West Bengal, three persons were killed and 18 police personnel have been injured in Waqf related violence in some areas of Murshidabad district. 118 people have been arrested so far in these incidents.

5. Punjab police have arrested the main accused of the grenade attack on the residence of a senior BJP leader and National Executive Member, Manoranjan Kalia, in Jalandhar on7th April.

6. In Telangana, at least 22 members of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) surrendered before the police in Mulugu district.

7. Three Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday morning. The gunfight occurred in the dense forests of the Indravati National Park area around 9 am during an anti-Maoist operation led by a joint team of security personnel.

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Uttarakhand, a vehicle fell into a deep gorge and sank into the Alaknanda river on Saturday morning between Kirtinagar and Devprayag on the Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway in Tehri district. Five people lost their lives in the accident, while a rescued woman has been admitted to a Hospital.

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1. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has issued an official clarification refuting claims circulating on social media platforms that it has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to benchmark its Research and Development (R&D) processes.

2. The Government of India has recently launched the ‘Global Tariff and Trade Helpdesk’. This initiative aims to assist stakeholders in navigating the complexities of international trade amidst changing tariff landscapes.

3. Dr. Ambrish Mithal, a distinguished Indian endocrinologist, has been honored with the 2025 Committee of Scientific Advisors Medal of Achievement by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF).

4. In Jammu & Kashmir, the mustard production is expected to record an estimated increase of 36000 metric tonnes in comparison to last year production in Kashmir region. This significant rise in yield is helping reduce the region’s dependency on imported mustard oil.

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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Actor Sunny Deol, the star who broke box office records with his stellar performance in ‘Gadar 2,’ is back on the big screen with a mass entertainer—JAAT movie. This film was highly anticipated, but it failed to meet expectations.

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DEFENCE News
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1. Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi commenced a five-day official visit to Tanzania on 12 April 2025, to witness the inaugural edition of the Africa-India Key Maritime Engagement (AIKEYME), a multilateral naval exercise co-hosted by the Indian Navy and the Tanzania Peoples Defence Force.The exercise, scheduled from April 13 to April 18.

2. Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari, the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the South Western Air Command (SWAC), conducted a significant operational review during his visit to Air Force Station Lohegaon in Pune on 11 April 2025.

3. The Indian Army is undergoing a transformative shift by integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into its operational framework, significantly enhancing its Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. This adoption of AI-driven technologies is reshaping modern warfare and providing India with a strategic edge in defence operation.

4. The School of Artillery at the Artillery Centre in Nashik Road recently conducted an immersive drone training session for a group of young officers, focusing on next-generation warfare technologies.

5. Keeping in mind the damage drones cause to tanks in the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, the Indian Army is planning to procure full-scale ‘mock tanks’ to mimic the T-90 tanks in its fleet. These ‘mock tanks’ will deceive drones into believing that real tanks are deployed.

6. India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently completed successful release trials of the Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB) named ‘Gaurav’. Conducted from April 8 to 10, 2025, these trials took place using the Sukhoi-30MKI fighter aircraft.

7. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently introduced the BM-04, a next-generation short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), at a defence exhibition in Hyderabad. This missile is designed to enhance India’s conventional strike capabilities.

8. In J&K, 3 More Terrorists Gunned Down in the ongoing operation in the Chatroo area.

9. Sainik School Nalanda (Bihar) was awarded the Raksha Mantri trophy for the year 2023-24 on April 8, for sending the maximum number of cadets to the National Defence Academy (NDA), among the other 33 Sainik schools in the country.

10. The Assam Rifles successfully conducted the first-ever Assam Rifles Ex-Servicemen Association (ARESA) Conclave at Shillong in Meghalaya on Friday (April 11), marking a significant milestone in strengthening the bond between the force and its esteemed veterans.

13 Apr (Sunday)
Vedic Ritu/ Vasanta
Drik Ritu : Vasanta
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2082
Month : Vaishak 01

(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1947
Month : Chaitra 15
Tithi : Pratipada
Nakshatra: Chitra (up to 9:10 pm)Swati

Rahu 05:09 PM – 06:43 PM
Yamaganda 12:27 PM – 02:01 PM

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