? Mid-Day Meal scheme resumed at Odisha Schools for Class 1 to 8 students.

?More than 40 ‘chulhas’ at Puri Srimandir’s Rosa Ghara (temple kitchen) vandalised late last night. Probe on.

?Odisha reports 36 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours. Active cases stand at 330.

?Petrol, Diesel prices hiked by 80 paise a litre each; Rs 8 hike a litre in less than two weeks.

?India reports 1096 new Covid cases and 81 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases stand at 13,013.

?Raj Thackeray asks Maharashtra Govt to remove loudspeakers from mosques, warns of playing ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ in front of mosques.

?’RRR’ (Hindi) to cross Rs 150 crore mark today; as it enters Week 2.

?China reports 13,146 new daily Covid-19 cases, the most since the pandemic began.

?Sri Lanka imposes nationwide social media blackout to curb social unrest.

?Pakistan PM Imran Khan to face no-confidence vote today; likely to resign.

?Russia shifting strategy to Donbas and areas of eastern Ukraine for a victory by May 9, Russia’s “Victory Day”, as reported by CNN quoting US Officials.

?Russians destroy Ukraine’s biggest Oil Refinery in Kremenchuk during the April 1 missile attack.

?Lithuania becomes first EU country to ban Russian gas.

?Several cities in Ukraine come under attack from Russia. Military strikes on Ukraine’s coastal city Odessa reported.