- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan faces the most crucial challenge of his political career as he faces no-confidence motion in the national assembly today. With this, Imran Khan might become the first PM to be removed through a no-trust vote.
- Ukraine called for more weapons and harsher sanctions after it blamed Russia for a missile attack that killed at least 52 people at a train station packed with women, children and the elderly fleeing the threat of a Russian offensive in the east.
- At least five of the 30 districts of Odisha have turned Covid-free with no active cases, a health department official said. There are no active cases or fresh infections in Puri, Nayagarh, Keonjhar, Kalahandi and Koraput districts, he said.
- More than 30 per cent of Indian districts are vulnerable to extreme forest fires, said a study released Thursday, warning such wildfires have risen by over 10 times in the last two decades
- The Higher Education (HE) Department Friday directed the Odisha Computer Application Centre (OCAC) to cancel the admission of eight students of BJB Autonomous College, who have submitted fake disability certificates
- In a bid to diffuse the situation arising out of shackling of journalist Loknath Dalei at the Balasore DHH, authorities Friday transferred the inspector-in-charge (IIC) of Nilagiri police station, Draupadi Das and investigation officer (IO) of the case Subarna Behera, to the Balasore district police headquarters
- Union Cabinet has approved continuation of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) till March 2023. The AIM will work on its intended target of creating an innovation culture and entrepreneurial ecosystem in the country.
- Bihar legislative council elections.BJP bags 8 seats, JDU 5, RJD 5, Congress 1, RLJP 1 and Independent 4.
- Calcutta High Court handed over the probe into the murder of the deputy gram pradhan Bhadu Sheikh, which allegedly sparked violence in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
- Germany, leaders have agreed on a package to support and integrate refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. This includes access to job centers and language courses.
- At least 39 people have died and dozens wounded after rockets hit a railway station in the city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine on 08 Apr (Friday).
- UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from its Human Rights Council.
- China is moving to enter Bangladeshi infrastructure development through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
- Nine students from AIIMS-Bhubaneswar have been awarded with the prestigious ICMR Postgraduate Thesis Grant for January 2022 session.
- The Supreme Court Friday termed as “unfortunate” and rued the “new trend” of maligning judges by governments if judicial pronouncements are not as per their liking .
- With new coronavirus variants emerging every four months on average, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has cautioned that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over as large outbreaks are spreading in Asia.
- India today reported 1,150 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of coronavirus infections to 4,30,34,217. According to the Union Health Ministry data, the active cases dipped to 11,492.
- In a boost to the Aam Aadmi Party's plan to strengthen its base in Jammu and Kashmir, a former state minister, an ex-MLA and a former Congress leader joined the party in New Delhi on Friday.
- Total 45,000 tonnes of illegally mined coal was seized in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district after the high court pulled up the state government for its failure to check illegal mining, officials said on Friday.
- The European Union will resume its diplomatic presence in Ukrainian capital Kyiv, after temporarily moving it to Poland after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the bloc said on Friday.
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