1.President Donald Trump is sending Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan for fresh US-Iran ceasefire talks.

2.China can build up to 50 nuclear reactors simultaneously, the country's atomic authority has said as Beijing gears up to rapidly expand the nuclear power sector to reduce dependence on fossil fuels amid the US-Iran war.

3.Ten Indians have died while fighting alongside Russian forces in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, the Centre told the Supreme Court Friday.

4.The Registrar General of India (RGI) has launched a national toll-free helpline, 1855, for Census 2027 to address queries or guidance related to the First Phase of the country’s headcount: Housing Listing and Housing Enumeration (HLO).

5.The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) suffered a jolt Friday as seven of its Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal and Sandeep Pathak, quit the party, with Chadha saying all of them had merged with the BJP.

6.Opposition parties on Friday submitted a fresh notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sources said.

7.Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the government had initially proposed 17 per cent reservation for Scheduled Castes and 7 per cent for Scheduled Tribes.

8. HDFC Bank said 97% of payments and service transactions are digital, yet its branch network reached 9,700.

9.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday said that Odisha, driven by its resources, policy framework, infrastructure, and execution, is committed to producing 100 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of steel by 2030. 

10.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced summer vacation in schools from April 27, in view of the prevailing heat wave conditions.

11.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced that a sugar mill and a textile park will soon be set up in Bolangir.

12.The Odisha Assembly will hold a special session April 30 to discuss issues related to women’s participation in politics, an official notification said Friday evening.

13.Revenue Board  issued strict directions for speedy disposal of nearly 76,000 pending cases, with special priority to land dispute cases involving Lord Jagannath and Lord Lingaraj.

14.A court in Kandhamal district Friday sentenced a youth to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for sexual harassment of a 14-yearold girl in 2025.

15.Kohli becomes the fi rst player to reach 800 IPL fours and 300 sixes for a single franchise.