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𝕴𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖆`𝖘 1𝖘𝖙 𝖂𝖍𝖆𝖙𝖘𝖆𝖕𝖕 𝕹𝖊𝖜𝖘, 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮 2013
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*21 Apr (Sunday)*
*Vedic Ritu/* Vasant Ritu
*Drik Ritu* : Vasant (Spring)
पक्ष :: *Shuklapaksh*
*Vikram Samvat - 2081*
*Shaka Samvat - 1946*
*Month* : Chaitra 13 (Amanta)
Chaitra 27 (Purnimanta) *Nakshatr*:Uttara Phalguni (up to 5:08 pm)
Hasta
*Tithi :* Trayodashi
Chaturdashi
*Rahu* : 05:11 PM – 06:46 PM
*Yamaganda* 12:25 PM – 02:00 PM
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*TODAYS TOP NEWS*
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1. *MAHAVIR JAYANTI* is one of the most auspicious religious festival in Jainism that commemorates the birth of Lord Mahavir. Also known by the name Mahavir Janma Kalyanak, the festival falls on the 13th day of the waxing moon, or Shukla Paksha Trayodashi tithi of the Hindu Chaitra month every year.
2. Met Department says, severe heatwave condition to continue in isolated pockets of Odisha and West Bengal till Monday.
3. Campaigning picks up momentum for second phase of Lok Sabha Elections; Top Leaders of political parties holding multiple rallies in various parts of the country.
4. Scrutiny of nomination papers for third phase held yesterday; Last day of withdrawal on Monday.
5. On the auspicious occasion of Mahaveer Jayanti, PM Modi will today inaugurate the 2550th Bhagwan Mahaveer Nirvan Mahotsav at 10 AM at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
6. PM Modi addressed a public rally in Nanded yesterday, expressing satisfaction with the first phase of voting while urging for continued high voter turnout. He highlighted the NDA government’s achievements, including providing toilets to millions of women, facilitating bank accounts for the poor, and introducing Digital India and UPI technology.
7. Construction of the underground Mominpur-Esplanade stretch of Joka-Esplanade Metro Corridor (Purple Line) has started, Kolkata Metro Railway said in a statement on Saturday.
8. Following reports of widespread violence in various parts of Manipur during polling for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on 19 April, the Election Commission ordered repolling in 11 polling stations in the Inner Manipur parliamentary constituency on 22 April.
9. BJP candidate from Moradabad Lok Sabha seat Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar, who was unwell for some time, died at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Saturday, a senior party leader said. He was 72. He was the Lok Sabha MP from Moradabad from 2014 to 2019.
10. The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Parishad (UPMSP), located in Prayagraj, announced the results of the UP Board Class 10 and 12 examinations yesterday.
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*LEGAL REPORT*
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
#International Court Of Justice Prz. : Nawaf Salam
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1. Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted search operations at various locations in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi as part of an ongoing probe in the case of illegal Online Forex Trading through International Brokers namely OctaFx Trading App and its website.
2. A special court in Mumbai on Saturday allowed Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pragya Thakur's plea for exemption from personal appearance in the Malegaon blast case on medical grounds but said "necessary order" will be passed if she fails to appear before it on 25 April.
3. In Karnataka, Neha (23), the daughter of Congress Councillor of Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation Niranjan Hiremath, was stabbed to death on the campus of BVB College on Thursday. The accused Fayaz Khondunaik, who fled the scene, was arrested by police subsequently. Neha was a first-year MCA student and Fayaz was her former classmate.
4. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had stopped taking insulin months before his arrest and is on a basic anti-diabetes oral medicine, officials said on Saturday, citing a report by the Tihar jail administration to Lt Governor VK Saxena.
5. A 10-member team of the CBI on Saturday visited Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district to probe alleged crimes against women and land-grabbing.
6. A police case has been filed against Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar for allegedly violating the model code during campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections. The case is related to a video where Shivakumar purportedly promised Bengaluru voters a supply of water from the Cauvery river if they voted for his brother DK Suresh, who is contesting from Bangalore Rural.
"""'""""'""" *MISHAPS* """""""'"
*Seven killed as boat capsizes in Odisha's Mahanadi River* : President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar have expressed grief over the loss of lives after a boat capsized in the Mahanadi river in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced an ex-gratia amount of ₹4 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased.
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*FINANCE*
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank : Ajay Banga
#IMF MD: Kristalina Georgieva
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*USD* ₹ 84 (Approx)
💷 *GBP* ₹ 104(Approx)
€ *Euro* : ₹ 89(Approx)
*🇨🇳 Yuan ¥* : ₹ 12
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*GDP(PPP )* :
purchasing power parity (PPP)
*$13.119 trillion*
*GDP (nominal)*
: *$3.73 trillion*
(Nominal means total market value of all goods and services produced in a country's economy) .
*GDP growth* : 8.4% (Q3 2023-24)
India is the fifth largest economy in the world.
*Inflation rate* : Retail Inflation 5.69% in Dec 2023
*Population* : 143.86 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
*Unemployment* : 10.09% (Oct2023)
*Per capita*: This income is also known as average income as it is calculated by dividing the total income of the country by the total population of the country.
*GDP per capita*
$2,845 (Nominal; 2024)
$9,983 (PPP; 2024)
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*BSE SENSEX*
73,088.33 +599.34 (0.83%)🌲
*NIFTY*
22,147.00 +151.15 (0.69%)🌲
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*Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai*
*GOLD* : ₹ 74,350/10gm (24 krt)
*SILVER* : ₹ 86,400/KG
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⛽ *FUEL in DELHI*
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*PETROL* : ₹ 95/Ltr
*DIESEL* : ₹ 88/Ltr
*CNG* : ₹ 74/Ltr
*LPG* : ₹ 803/14.2 Kg
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⛽ *FUEL in MUMBAI*
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*PETROL* : ₹ 104/Ltr
*DIESEL* : ₹ 93/Ltr
*Auto Gas* : ₹ 60/Ltr
*CNG* : ₹ 74/Kg
*LPG* : ₹ 803/14.2 Kg
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*ENTERTAINMENT NEWS*
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) :
R Madhavan
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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1. Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna (Shaktimaan actor) expressed strong disapproval towards actor Zeenat Aman's suggestion that couples should engage in a live-in relationship before marriage. Speaking to Dainik Jagran, he firmly stated that he finds it 'unacceptable' to endorse such a 'Western' concept. Earlier, Saira Banu and Mumtaz also criticised Zeenat Aman's stance on live-in relationships.
2. Actor Pankaj Tripathi's sister Sarita Tiwari and brother-in-law Rajesh Tiwari met a tragic road accident on Saturday late evening, according to the reports. The reports added that Pankaj Tripathi's brother-in-law Rajesh Tiwari died on the spot, while his sister Sarita received serious injuries.
The reports added that Rajesh Tiwari and Sarita Tiwari were heading to Chittaranjan in West Bengal from Bihar's Gopalganj when their high-speed car (WB44D-2899) rammed into a road divider.
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*DEFENCE*
#Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: The President
#Def Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Def Minister of State :
Ajay Bhatt
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1. National Cadet Corps (NCC) director general (DG) Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh visited the joint directorate of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh (PHHP&C) to discuss a road map for NCC’s expansion.
2. Indian Navy conducted Exercise Poorvi Lehar on the East Coast. The exercise aimed at validation of procedures towards assessment of the Indian Navy’s preparedness to meet Maritime Security challenges in the region.
3. India delivered the first batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines.
4. Indian Navy on Saturday said it carried out an extensive exercise along the East Coast as part of efforts to check its preparedness to meet any maritime security challenges. The exercise ' *POORVI LEHER* ' witnessed participation of ships, submarines, aircraft and special naval forces.
5. The steel-cutting ceremony of a third cadet-training ship was held at a shipyard in Tamil Nadu's Kattupalli on Saturday. The ceremony was presided by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane.
6. DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) has handed over the first batch of the indigenous Leading Edge Actuators and Airbrake Control Module to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), marking a significant leap towards self-reliance in aeronautical technologies. The HAL, Lucknow has already made preparations for the production of these units for the current 83 TEJAS MK-1A order.
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✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS*
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#External affairs Minister: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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1. American billionaire Elon Musk has postponed his India visit citing work commitments, and said he would make it later this year. Musk was scheduled to meet PM Modi during his visit and announce investments worth billions of dollars around a greenfield electric car project for Tesla, apart from satcom venture Starlink.
2. Bangalore has become home to Asia’s 1st dedicated command & control centre for space domain awareness. The state-of-the-art facility was inaugurated at Digantara global headquarters here. Digantara is a space situational awareness (SSA) firm.
3. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri held a telephonic conversation with OPEC Secretary General, Haitham Al-Ghais on Friday and discussed the recent trends and volatility in the global oil markets and their implications for international energy stability.
4. The Indian ambassador to Austria, Shambhu Kumaran, joined the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday. Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, welcomed him and stressed that India is a key partner in all their initiatives.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is the key agency to promote cooperation in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
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🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍
UNO Gen. Secy : António Guterres.
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1. Mount Ruang, a remote volcano located in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi region, erupted recently, sending a plume of ash 400 meters (1,312 feet) above the peak. This eruption followed several others, which forced thousands of residents to evacuate.
2. North Korea has conducted tests on a new “super-large” warhead designed for the Hwasal-1 Ra-3 strategic cruise missile, as well as a new type of anti-aircraft missile called the Pyoljji-1-2.
3. United States has imposed sanctions on three China-based companies and one from Belarus for providing ballistic missile components to Pakistan. The companies Xi’an Longde Technology Development, Tianjin Creative Source International Trade, Granpect Co. Ltd. from China, and Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant from Belarus supplied missile-applicable items for Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme, including its long-range missile programme.
4. 🇺🇸USA House of Representatives on Saturday (Apr 20) voted 311-112 in favour of giving Ukraine $60.8bn military aid package, It also passed a funding of $26.4bn for Israel as the country fights Hamas in Gaza.
5. Japanese military confirmed that seven people were missing after two military helicopters crashed on Saturday, The two SH-60K helicopters, belonging to the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) were each carrying four people on board.
6. Maldives is all set to hold its 20th parliamentary elections on Sunday (Apr 21), the results of which must be announced before April 28. As per sources, preliminary results will be announced by today midnight.
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🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS*
#Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#BCCI president:
Roger Binny
#Hockey India President:
Dilip Tirkey
#16th President of the Indian Olympic Association : P. T. Usha
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1. *INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE @2024*
(IPL 17/ TATA IPL 2024)
35th Match
Saturday, 20 Apr 2024
Delhi, Arun Jaitley Stadium
Sunrisers-Hyderabad
SRH: 266-7 (20)
Vs
Delhi-capitals
DC: 199 (19.1)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 67 runs
(b) 36th Match Sunday,
21 Apr 2024
Kolkata, Eden Gardens
Kolkata Knight Riders
Vs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Today @ 3:30 PM
(c) 37th Match Chandigarh, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
Punjab Kings
Vs
Gujarat Titans
Today
