TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share his thoughts with the people of the country and abroad in the Mann Ki Baat programme on Akashvani at 11 AM today. It will be the 133rd episode of the monthly radio programme.
2. India’s first privately built orbital rocket moved yet another step closer to its historic mission with Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy flagging off Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 flight hardware to Sriharikota, where the company is hopeful of launching the rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in June this year.
3. The Bharatiya Janata Party organized a women’s protest march and public meeting in Ranchi over the Nari Shakti Vandan Act, with a large number of women participating. The event was attended by Union Minister Annapurna Devi, Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth, State President Aditya Sahu, Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi, former Chief Minister Raghubar Das.
4. Total 142 assembly constituencies will go to the polls on 29th April in the second phase of Assembly election in West Bengal.
5. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has sought time to meet President Droupadi Murmu and plans to visit her along with Punjab MLAs to present his stance on the recall of seven Rajya Sabha members who have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
6. The prolonged suspense over two key Legislative Council nominations came to an end on Saturday as Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla approved the names of former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin and Telangana movement ideologue Prof K Kodandaram as MLCs under the Governor’s quota.
7. The Government has reconstituted the NITI Aayog. Economist Ashok Kumar Lahiri has been appointed as the Vice Chairperson of the Aayog. He will replace the current Vice Chairman, Suman K Bery.
8. The Government has taken several steps to ensure uninterrupted availability of petroleum products and LPG across the country. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has said that the supply of LPG to domestic households has been prioritized and no dry-outs have been reported at any LPG distributorship.
9. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued detailed heatwave guidance and advisories in the wake of rising temperatures and above-normal conditions across the country. It has informed that heatwave conditions will persist over Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Kerala, Mahe and central India over the next seven days.
10. The CBSE Class 12 Result 2026 is expected to be released in May 2026, most likely in the second or third week of May. However, the board has not officially confirmed the exact date and time yet.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The Supreme Court recently directed all States and Territories to immediately prepare action plans for implementing minimum standards for Intensive Care Units, and fixed a three-week deadline to complete a national blueprint based on a common framework.
The Court directed the Union Health Ministry to circulate this document to all States and Union Territories as an advisory and upload it on its website.
2. Around 47 Maoists including some women from Chhattisgarh surrendered before DGP Shivdhar Reddy in Hyderabad.
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DEFENCE News
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1. Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan held a meeting with US Pacific Air Forces Commander General Kevin B Schneider. Both sides reaffirmed the deepening strategic convergence between India and the US. The meeting underscored a shared resolve towards regional security and the enduring maintenance of peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
2. The Defence Research and Development Organisation marked a significant milestone at Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra with the ceremonial flag off of its Advanced Armoured Platform.The event was presided over by DRDO Chairman, Samir V Kamat, who formally launched the Vikram VT-21 series.
3. Noida-based Aerosys Aviation has achieved a significant milestone with the delivery of its first Shaurya drone to IIT-Kanpur.
This professional-grade platform is equipped with advanced payloads, including LiDAR, multispectral, and thermal imaging systems, making it a versatile tool for precision data collection.
4. Former Army Chief General MM Naravane has categorically denied that India lost any territory at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) during the standoff with China.He emphasised that the armed forces were given complete operational freedom by the government to respond to the situation as they deemed fit.
5. INS Kalpeni, an Indian Navy Fast Attack Craft, has docked at Gan in the Addu Atoll, marking a significant moment in India’s ongoing maritime engagement with the Maldives.The High Commission of India in the Maldives highlighted the arrival in a post on X, stressing that the visit underscores “deep-rooted friendly ties and multi-faceted defence cooperation.”
6. The names of 33,000 Indian Army soldiers who died during the First World War but were missing from the Basra Memorial in Iraq have now been commemorated through new digital panels. The initiative by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) aims to correct a long-standing historical omission and restore recognition to Indian soldiers who served and died in the Mesopotamia Campaign.
FINANCE
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INDIAN RUPEE VALUE
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🇨🇦 Canada :CAD ₹67
🇦🇺 Australia : ₹ 65
🇦🇪 UAE Dirham : ₹ 25
🇨🇳 China Yuan ¥ : ₹ 13
🇲🇻 Maldives Rufiya : ₹ 6.00
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🇳🇵 Nepal Rupee : ₹ 0.63
🇧🇩 B’desh Taka* : ₹ 0.70
🇵🇰 Pak Rupee : ₹ 0.32
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Rupee : ₹ 0.29
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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
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1. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade-DPIIT has issued operational guidelines for 10 thousand crore rupees startup India Fund of Funds 2.0. The guidelines lay down a structured framework to operationalise the corpus through clearly defined mechanisms for fund deployment, governance, and monitoring, with the objective of improving the efficiency of capital flows into India’s startup ecosystem.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. Actor Riteish Deshmukh’s historical drama ‘Raja Shivaji’ has completed its censor process ahead of its May 1 theatrical release. The Marathi version runs for 195.05 minutes, which means the film is 3 hours, 15 minutes, and 5 seconds long. The Central Board of Film Certification has cleared the film with a U/A 16+ certificate after asking the makers to make a few changes, including replacing a visual of child violence.
2. Virat Kohli becomes the first batter in IPL history to reach 800 boundaries, achieving the milestone against Gujarat Titans at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium. He also crosses 300 sixes for a single franchise, marking another record in his IPL career.
3. Bhooth Bangla box office collection day 9: Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan reunited once again for a horror comedy and fans had a lot of expectations from the duo. The film received positive to mixed reviews upon release but still managed to show growth after a decent start at the box office
26 Apr(Sunday)
Vedic Ritu/ Vasant
Drik Ritu : Vasant (Spring)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2083
Month : Vaisakha 24,
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1948
Month : Vaisakha 10
Tithi : Dashami
Nakshatra: Magha (up to 8:27 pm)Purva Phalguni
Rahu : 09:13 AM – 10:49 AM
Yamaganda : 02:00 PM – 03:36 PM
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