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1.The Constitution Amendment Bill to tweak the women's quota law has been defeated in the Lok Sabha after division of votes. The government will not go ahead with the two others - the Delimitation Bill, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill.
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2.The Supreme Court on Friday refused to extend Congress leader Pawan Khera’s transit anticipatory bail, directing him to seek relief from the Assam courts.
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3.Harivansh Narayan Singh secured his third consecutive term as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman.
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4.Gautam Adani has overtaken fellow Gujarat business czar Mukesh Ambani to become Asia's richest person, as a sustained rally in shares of his ports-to-energy conglomerate lifted his net worth.
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5.The government has decided not to go ahead with a proposal to require Apple, Samsung and others to preinstall Aadhaar app on phones, UIDAI which operates Aadhaar said Friday, a move that had been opposed by the smartphone giants.
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6.Iran Friday said that the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open” for all commercial vessels, a move welcomed by US President Donald Trump.
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7.US to delay weapons deliveries to some European countries due to the Iran war.
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8.Amid an intense heatwave sweeping Odisha, the authorities in three western districts(Bolangir, Subarnapur and Kalahandi) Friday ordered closure of all schools, colleges and educational institutions from April 18 to April 21.
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9.Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) carried out a large-scale eviction drive in Shampur mouza under Bharatpur police limits On the first day alone, 187 houses, including 31 under-construction buildings, were razed, clearing nearly 8 acres of land.
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10.President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Rourkela April 21, where she will inaugurate several major development projects and address a public gathering.
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11.Prime Minister Keir Starmer, under renewed pressure to resign, expressed anger Friday over not being informed that his former ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, had failed security vetting before being handed the job.
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12.Authorities in southern Nepal have tightened checks on the entry of Indian-registered vehicles in border towns amid a rise in violations of customs rules by foreign vehicles.
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13.The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court Friday directed registration of an FIR against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in connection with an alleged dual citizenship controversy.
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14.India's smartphone shipments fell 3% year-on year in the first quarter of 2026, marking their weakest quarterly performance in six years as cost pressures, price hikes and soft demand weighed on sales, Counterpoint Research said Friday .
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15.BCCI has fined Rajasthan Royals team manager Romi Bhinder Rs one lakh for an anti-corruption breach of using his phone in the dugout besides issuing a warning following an unsatisfactory response to the board's showcause notice, its secretary Devajit Saikia told PTI Friday.