1.Domestic cooking gas LPG price Monday was hiked by a steep Rs 50 per cylinder across India and CNG by Re 1 per kg, while the government raised taxes on petrol and diesel to shore up its revenues.

2.Stock markets crumbled Monday with benchmark Sensex sinking by 2,226.79 points – its steepest single-day decline in 10 months.

3.The state received investments worth Rs 30,595 crore that would generate employment opportunities for 48,390 individuals, official sources said Monday.

4.Dismayed over the filing of FIRs by the state police in civil disputes, the Supreme Court Monday said there was a “complete breakdown of the rule of the law in Uttar Pradesh” as the criminal law was set in motion “day in and day out” in such cases.

5.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday invited HCL Technologies to set up its operation in the state and become part of Odisha’s journey towards becoming a hub of business destination, an offi cial release said.

6.Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Monday said the state government has decided to restructure all Mission Shakti organisations to connect every household under its fold.

7.Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra chaired a review meeting Monday to assess drinking water supply systems in urban areas. Following the meeting, the Minister reaffirmed the government’s commitment to providing 24/7 access to quality drinking water for every household by March 202

8. In a major step towards enhancing the train travel experience in India, a team from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar has developed an innovative mobile and web application called Simply Swap.

9.A woman was arrested late Sunday night for allegedly being involved in the illegal trade of narcotic cough syrup, following a raid by Sambalpur police. Around 500 sealed bottles of the banned cough syrup ‘Win-Cirex’ were seized during the operation.

10.Nearly 84 per cent people screened in Karnataka had low Vitamin D levels — a condition that affects immunity, metabolism and bone health — revealed the fi fth edition of Health of the Nation 2025 report, launched Monday.

11.The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is set to introduce the country's first metro corridor designed for operations with three-coach trains on the upcoming Lajpat Nagar–Saket G Block route, officials said.

12.The Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, will visit India April 8-9, during which he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and participate in a business roundtable seeking to bolster India-UAE ties.

13.The Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur Monday extended the interim bail of the self-styled godman Asaram till July 1 in a 2013 rape case.

14.Several powerful Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq are prepared to disarm for the fi rst time to avert the threat of an escalating confl ict with the US Trump administration, 10 senior commanders and Iraqi offi cials told Reuters.

15.Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month. It now controls more than 50 per cent of the territory and is squeezing Palestinians into shrinking wedges of land.