Today’s Top News – 20 April 2025

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TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. President Smt Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar have extended greetings to all citizens, especially the Christian community residing in India and abroad, on the eve of Easter.

2. Gujarat Government announces 5 per cent Tax rebate on Electric Vehicles to boost Green Mobility.

3. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates Sansad Khel Mahakumbh in Lucknow.

4. West Bengal Governor visits violence hit areas of Murshidabad; Assures help to affected families.

5. Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda urged everyone to take a pledge to reduce their edible oil intake by at least 10 percent and adopt a healthier lifestyle.

6. India’s first satellite, Aryabhata, completed 50 years yesterday. Launched on this day in 1975, the satellite was named after the ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer, Aryabhata.

7. The Andhra Pradesh government has taken a significant step toward social equity by approving an ordinance that introduces sub-categorisation among Scheduled Castes. This initiative seeks to distribute reservation benefits more justly among various SC sub-castes.

8. The Uttarakhand government has initiated the Adarsh Sanskrit Village Programme to promote the ancient language of Sanskrit.

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LEGAL REPORT
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1. In a significant breakthrough against narcotics trafficking, the Delhi Police Crime Branch has dismantled a cross-border drug syndicate operating between Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.

2. Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), under the Ministry of Home Affairs today issued a public alert regarding online booking frauds, particularly those targeting religious pilgrims and tourists across the country

3. The state government has rejected regularisation pleas of around 90 farmhouse owners, including politicians and former bureaucrats, who undertook construction on the periphery of Chandigarh.

4. The Supreme Court has stayed in the interim the demolition notice of the Nashik civic body for razing the Hazrat Saatpeer Sayed Baba dargah and sought a report from the Bombay High Court on non-listing of the shrine’s plea.

5. The CBI has conducted searches on premises allegedly linked to former joint secretary and former principal secretary and recovered some incriminating documents after an FIR was registered for allegedly influencing proceedings of Nagrik Apurti Nigam (NAN) and ED cases.

“””””””” MISHAPS “””””””””

Eleven people have lost their lives after a four-storey building collapsed in the Mustafabad area of Delhi during the wee hours yesterday.
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SBI has revived its special FD scheme, ‘Amrit Vrishti,’ starting from April 15, 2025, with revised interest rates. Initially launched in July 2024 and concluded in March 2025, the scheme offers attractive rates specifically for senior and super-senior citizens.

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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Odela 2 is Tamannaah Bhatia’s new film that hit the screens on April 17, 2025. The supernatural thriller opened to mixed reviews across the Telugu states. However, the film’s occupancy dropped considerably on the second day, despite it being the weekend.

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DEFENCE News
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1. In India, France to sign their largest ever deal for Rafale-Marine fighter jets on April 28 for Indian Navy.

2. India and Slovakia have signed a landmark defence MoU, marking a significant step toward enhancing India’s self-reliance in defence production. This collaboration, formalized during Indian President Droupadi Murmu’s state visit to Slovakia in April 2025.

20 Apr (Sunday)
Vedic Ritu/ Vasanta
Drik Ritu : Vasanta
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2082
Month : Vaishak 08
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1947
Month : Chaitra 22
Tithi : Saptami (up to 7:01 pm)Ashtami
Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha (up to 11:48 am)Uttara Ashadha
Rahu 05:11 PM – 06:46 PM
Yamaganda 12:25 PM – 02:00 PM

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