TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. A three-day crucial meeting of the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) is scheduled to take place in New Delhi. The scheduled meeting in New Delhi will be held on April 28, 29 and 30.
Several Central government employee unions and associations are expected to submit their respective demands and memoranda to the Commission over the course of these three days.
2. The National Medical Commission (NMC) has removed the 150 MBBS seat cap per medical college and relaxed several rules to make it easier to expand medical education in India. Earlier: Colleges could admit maximum 150 MBBS students.
Now: No fixed upper limit (colleges can increase seats if they meet standards).
3. India launches nationwide toll-free helpline (1855) to simplify Census 2027 process, enabling citizens to participate effectively. The multilingual support aims to ensure accurate, inclusive participation across regions and backgrounds in this key national exercise.
4. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has appointed Sanjay Jamuar as the first Chief Executive Officer of Delhi Metro International Limited. The move reflects DMRC’s strategy to expand its footprint in global metro projects and urban transport consultancy.
5. Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that there is no future for vehicles operating on fossil fuels like petrol and diesel in the long term. The statement from the minister came in favour of alternative fuel options, as he urged the automobile industry to work on a transition towards cleaner fuels. He also mentioned that this shift will contribute to improving the public transport system.
6. The 17th annual Old Seed Festival held in Killoguda village of the Araku region in Andhra Pradesh highlighted the importance of conserving indigenous seed diversity and strengthening natural farming practices.
7. A satellite-based global study finds landfill sites in Secunderabad and Mumbai among the top 25 methane-emitting waste sites worldwide in 2025, highlighting major waste management challenges in India and the urgent need for improved landfill practices and climate action.
8. Union Minister Annapurna Devi held a meeting with Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy regarding issues related to the mica industry in Jharkhand. During the meeting, detailed discussions were held on mica trade, workers’ problems, and the future of the industry in Koderma and Giridih regions. Both sides agreed to hold a detailed meeting in Delhi with all stakeholders to find a permanent solution.
9. The process of census in Jharkhand under India’s first fully digital census initiative will begin from 1st of next month.
10. All schools across nine districts in Mizoram remained closed due to heavy rain yesterday. School Education Director Angela Zothanpuii said.
11. In view of adverse weather conditions, President Droupadi Murmu’s proposed visit to the Atal Tunnel, Rohtang, today has been cancelled.
12. On the second day of the two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Ganga Expressway in Hardoi today.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The Supreme Court of India has declared that safe travel on national highways falls under the fundamental right to life. The ruling places responsibility on the State to strengthen road safety and reduce preventable accidents.
2. A close aide of gangster Dawood Ibrahim and notorious drug trafficker Mohammad Salim Dola was brought to India.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Narcotics Control Bureau has made a breakthrough in securing the return of Salim Dola from Türkiye.
3. Fuel stations across Delhi have begun refusing service to vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate, as authorities intensify efforts to curb air pollution. Under the new directive, petrol, diesel, CNG, and LPG will be supplied only to vehicles with a valid PUC certificate, with strict enforcement by the authorities.
4. The Supreme Court has observed that quitting a live-in relationship is not a criminal offence if the relationship was consensual. While hearing the plea of a woman who had lived with a man for 15 years and had a child with him, the court said that emotional hardship alone cannot turn a consensual relationship into a criminal case.
5. A Delhi court has awarded ₹5 lakh in damages to singer Anamika Sood after Saregama issued a wrongful copyright strike that led to the takedown of her song Ferrareee from YouTube.
The Court rejected the claim that the hook part of Anamika’s song copied Saregama’s work. Sood approached the Court in 2021 after her song, which had garnered around 2 million views on YouTube, was taken down from the platform pursuant to a copyright notice issued by Saregama.
6. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday evening ordered an inquiry into the episode of a tribal man carrying his sister’s skeleton to a bank in Keonjhar district as a proof of death to withdraw her money.
A shocking clip of the man carrying the remains to the Maliposi branch of Odisha Grameen Bank on Monday has gone viral on social media.
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DEFENCE News
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1. India ranked as the world’s fifth-largest defence spender in 2025, according to the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). With military expenditure reaching $92.1 billion, India accounted for 3.2% of total global defence spending.
2. Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan met Armenia’s Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Edvard Asryan, in New Delhi on Tuesday to discuss avenues for joint ventures in military hardware development.
FINANCE
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1. Visa Inc. has appointed Suresh Sethi as Group Country Manager for India and South Asia. Based in Mumbai, he will oversee operations across multiple countries and drive digital payments growth and financial innovation in the region.
2. One MobiKwik Systems has received NBFC approval from the Reserve Bank of India, enabling its entry into the regulated lending space. The company plans to launch MobiKwik Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. to expand its credit offerings and strengthen its financial services portfolio.
3. Steel Authority of India Names Dilip Kumar as Chief Vigilance Officer.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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Actress Tabu to star in Nagarjuna’s 100th film, the collaboration of Nagarjuna Akkineni and Tabu after 28 years:
Actor-producer Nagarjuna Akkineni’s 100th film, tentatively referred to as #King100, will star Tabu. The Telugu film produced by Annapurna Studios is directed by Ra Karthik, who earlier helmed the Tamil films Nitham Oru Vaanam and Made in Korea.
29 Apr (Wednesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Vasant
Drik Ritu : Grishma (Summer)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2083
Month : Vaisakha 27,
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1948
Month : Vaisakha 13
Tithi : Trayodashi
Nakshatra: Hasta
Rahu : 12:24 PM – 02:00 PM
Yamaganda : 07:35 AM – 09:11 AM
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