1.Four astronauts blasted off from Florida Wednesday on NASA’s Artemis II mission, a high-stakes voyage around the moon that marks the US’ boldest step yet towards returning humans to the lunar surface later this decade in a race with China.
2.The Budget Session of Parliament will reconvene April 16 after a brief recess to pass Bills to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats so that the women’s reservation law can be implemented at the earliest, in what is expected to be the latest fl ashpoint between the government and the Opposition amid the poll season.
3.The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Thursday replaced its deputy leader in Rajya Sabha, Raghav Chadha, with Ashok Mittal, amid buzz over his alleged differences with the top leadership, though Chadha did not respond to the development, when contacted.
4.The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, was passed in the Rajya Sabha with a voice vote after Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal replied to a discussion on the legislation.
5.Parliament Thursday passed a Bill seeking to recognise Amaravati as the sole and new capital of Andhra Pradesh with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod to it with a voice vote, and all parties except the YSRCP supporting the proposed legislation.
6.Dozens of countries sought ways to restart vital energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after US President Donald Trump vowed more aggressive strikes on Iran, pushing oil prices back up to damaging levels.
7.Russia’s Baltic Sea port of Primorsk, one of country’s largest export gateways, lost at least 40% of its storage facilities in Ukrainian drone attacks last month, US commercial satellite images seen by Reuters showed Thursday.
8.Transaction through the Unifi ed Payments Interface (UPI) touched a record high of 22.64 billion in volume terms in March. "UPI achieves 22.64 Bn transaction count in March'26.
9.Rajnath Singh warns Pakistan of unprecedented action if terror attacks repeat after Pahalgam incident.
10.Punjab Congress leader Khushbaz Singh Jattana and his driver died in a road accident in Sonipat district.
11.Chhattisgarh High Court convicts Amit Jogi in 2003 murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi.
12.Election Commission deploys 2.4 lakh CAPF personnel in West Bengal for highest-ever election security.
13.Himachal Assembly passes bill to bar pensions for six MLAs disqualified under anti-defection law.
14.The Election Commission of India on Thursday handed over the probe into the gherao of the seven judicial officers in West Bengal's Malda district to the NIA, following a Supreme Court directive.
15.CBSE Board Exams 2026: The advisory comes in the wake of recent incidents where QR codes in CBSE exams went viral on social media for reasons unrelated to the examination.
1.NASA successfully launched the Artemis-2 mission today. The huge SLS rocket was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:54 am.
2. Arunachal Pradesh has secured the first place in the country in increasing GST revenue.
3. Trump gave Iran an ultimatum to stop firing and resolve the situation. The Israeli army said that its air defense system has been activated to respond to the Iranian missile attack.
4. The United States is looking to Europe for help in the conflict with Iran. However, the four countries in the region have clearly made it clear that they will not be involved in a war in the Middle East.
5. US President Donald Trump, in his address to the nation, announced that Operation Fury will continue.
6. Defence Chief General Anil Chauhan has told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence that the shortage of Agniveer will be overcome in the next two to three years.
7. Amid the Middle East crisis, Qatar has temporarily suspended its visa-on-arrival policy for Pakistani nationals, a report in the Gulf Times has revealed.
8. A strong earthquake has struck Indonesia. Its intensity has been measured at 7.4 on the Richter scale.
9. Condom prices in the country may increase by up to 50% due to supply disruptions due to the ongoing conflict between the US and Iran.
10. The central government has increased the price of commercial LPG. The price of commercial LPG has been increased by Rs 195.50 per cylinder. The price of 19 kg commercial LPG in New Delhi has reached Rs 2078.50.
11. The price of 24-carat gold fell by Rs 3,333 to Rs 1,50,375 per 10 grams on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX). Meanwhile, silver recorded a big decline of Rs 13,037, which fell to Rs 2,30,464 per kg.
12. PUCC checks to be tightened again from today. Fines to be paid for not having a pollution certificate. The deadline for PUCC checks has expired. PUCC was relaxed till April 1. A fine of Rs 10,000 will be imposed for not having a PUCC. PUCCs of about 18 lakh vehicles are still pending.
13. As part of the crackdown ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, the police have seized cash, liquor, narcotics and other items worth over Rs 274 crore.
14. Board President Shrikant Tarai informed that the Matric results will be out in the first or second week of May.
15. Iyer becomes the first captain to be fined in the ongoing IPL. The IPL Governing Council has imposed a hefty fine of Rs 12 lakh on Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer.
1.The state government is set to celebrate Odia Pakhya— a grand cultural initiative aligning with Utkal Divas from April 1 to April 14.
2.The Sahitya Akademi has announced its prestigious fellowship for three eminent writers, including Odia author Pratibha Ray, at the Akademi’s general council meeting recently. Alongside Ray, the fellowship will also be conferred on noted Sindhi writer Lakhmi Khilani and eminent Urdu author Abdus Samad.
3.The state government has extended its ongoing special road safety drive till April 10.
4.A total of 523 people have lost their lives and 1,391 have been injured in attacks by wild animals, including elephants, in Odisha over the past three years.
5.At least eight devotees, mostly women, were killed and eight injured in a stampede at a temple in Bihar's Nalanda district Tuesday.
6.Senior bureaucrat Vir Vikram Yadav has been appointed the chief of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
7.The country’s largest airline, IndiGo, Tuesday announced the appointment of William Walsh, a pilot and current chief of the global airlines’ grouping IATA, as its next CEO.
8.Seven state public sector enterprises (SPSEs) incurred a loss of Rs794.98 crore during FY 2022–23, up from Rs 453.11 crore in FY 2021–22, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
9. A special POCSO court in Jharsuguda Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping his four-year-old stepdaughter.
10.The Income Tax department has notifi ed all income tax return forms for the assessment year (AY) 2026-27.
11.A total of 35 Naxalites surrendered before security forces across five districts in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region .
12.Senior IAS officer Ashwini Bhide, who played a key role in developing Mumbai's metro rail network, Tuesday became the first woman commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) which was established more than 150 years ago.
13.The CBI has arrested two senior officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), including a deputy commissioner, for allegedly demanding Rs 4 lakh to make a favourable report for two suspended employees of the civic body.
14.India's average monthly mobile data consumption per user crossed the 31 GB mark in 2025, up from 27.5 GB in 2024, according to a report by telecom gear maker Nokia.
15.Dalal Street investors have lost a whopping Rs 51 lakh crore from their wealth since the West Asia conflict began late last month, with the BSE benchmark Sensex tumbling over 11 per cent during this time.
1.Nepal’s Supreme Court refuses interim relief to ex-PM KP Sharma Oli, arrested over Gen Z movement crackdown.
2The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, Monday asked people to provide accurate information to census enumerators, asserting that individual data will remain confidential and cannot be used as evidence or to obtain any benefit under any scheme.
3.Names of 7.68 lakh voters in Odisha have been deleted from the electoral roll for various reasons between June 2025 and March 22 this year, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the Assembly Monday.
4.The state government will celebrate Odia Pakhya, a 14-day cultural festival, from April 1 to 14 across Odisha.
5.A woman Maoist surrendered before Odisha Police Monday, a day ahead of the March 31 deadline to make India “Naxal-free”.
6.The Orissa High Court has directed the state government to reinstate Deogarh Municipality chairperson Shanti Manjari Dei, who was removed from office earlier this year.
7.The Indian Navy Monday received three new ships constructed by state-run Garden Reach Shipbuilding and Engineers Ltd (GRSE).
8.US President Donald Trump Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached soon.
9.Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in the Iran war, the defence minister said Monday.
10.The first hearing of the fast-track Sessions Court, set up by the Gauhati High Court for day-today trial proceedings in singer Zubeen Garg’s death case, was held Monday, with the counsel for arrested singer Amritprava Mahanta making a submission on her behalf.
11.The Jharkhand High Court Monday took suo motu cognisance of the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Hazaribag district.
12.President Donald Trump warned Monday that Iran’s energy plants and oil wells would be obliterated if it did not open the Strait of Hormuz, after Tehran described US peace proposals as “unrealistic” and fi red waves of missiles at Israel.
13.Precious metal prices rebounded by about 3 per cent in the national capital Monday, with silver jumping by Rs7,000 to Rs2.37 lakh per kilogram, and gold advanced to Rs1.51 lakh per 10 grams on the back of fresh buying by jewellers ahead of the wedding season.
14.BJD president Naveen Patnaik Monday said BJP MP Nishikant Dubey needs to consult a “mental doctor” for making “outrageous” remarks against freedom fighter and former Odisha CM Biju Patnaik.
15.The government Monday left interest rates unchanged for various small savings schemes, including PPF and NSC, for the eighth straight quarter, beginning April 1, 2026
1.Iran said it is ready to respond to a US ground attack, accusing Washington Sunday of preparing a land assault even as it sought negotiations and as regional powers held talks in Pakistan to try to end the fighting.
2.Foreign investors have pulled out Rs1.14 lakh crore (about USD 12.3 billion) from domestic equities in March.
3.Popular Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee died Sunday after drowning in the sea at Talsari beach in Balasore district of Odisha.
4.Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Sunday emphasised the vital role of value-based education in shaping a peaceful and progressive society, urging teachers to nurture character alongside knowledge in students.
5.The fine for letting a dog roam in a public street without a leash, which currently is Rs50 under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, will increase to Rs1,000 if the Parliament passes the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025.
6.The Election Commission on Sunday transferred officers-in-charge and inspectors-in-charge of 173 police stations across West Bengal.
7.Odisha DGP YB Khurania Sunday said 77 Maoists have surrendered before police in the state between January 2025 and March this year.
8.Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has tendered his resignation from Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and IT, chaired by BJP leader Nishikant Dubey, over an alleged disrespectful statement made by Dubey against Biju Patnaik recently.
9.Titlagarh MLA Nabin Jain has been booked for allegedly firing in the air during a Ram Navami procession at the western Odisha town in Bolangir district .
10.The Union government said Sunday it is relaxing petroleum safety and licensing rules to allow faster distribution of kerosene to households, as the Iran war disrupts energy supplies worldwide.
11.A Naxalite carrying a bounty of Rs 5 lakh was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district Sunday.
12.Airlines will start offering at least 60 per cent of seats in a fl ight without levying any additional charge from April 20, as well as maintain a transparent seat allocation policy, according to aviation watchdog DGCA.
13.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded, high-thrust, solid-fuel engine for weapons and hailed it as a signfi cant development to boost the country's strategic military capability, state media reported Sunday.
14.Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak instructed the energy ministry to draft a resolution banning gasoline exports from April 1, the Russian government said.
15.Nepal's former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was remanded in judicial custody for five days by the Kathmandu District Court Sunday, even as protests continue to erupt in various parts of the country over the arrest.
