📌English teacher arrested for raping a Class 10 girl on the pretext of providing tuition in Kendrapara district.
📌Heatwave grips Odisha, Jharsuguda highest at 44.4°C, Bhubaneswar at 41°C degrees.
📌Biju Janata Dal holds protest outside State Chief Electoral Officer’s office over removal of 9.8 lakh voters from Odisha’s electoral rolls.
📌BJP holds ‘Jan Akrosh’ women’s protest march in Bhubaneswar, after Women’s Reservation Bill was struck down in Parliament.
📌A truck catches fire on Palasuni overbridge. The driver and helper had a narrow escape. Fire services brought the situation under control.
📌Tamil Nadu will vote on April 23. First phase of polling for West Bengal Assembly elections will be held in 152 seats covering 16 districts tomorrow.
📌General Elections and bye-elections 2026: Enforcement authorities seize over Rs 1000 crore in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
📌Election Commission of India takes note of Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge calling PM Modi a ‘Terrorist’ and issues a notice to explain his stand within 24 Hrs.
📌Former Chief Minister of united Andhra Pradesh, Nadendla Bhaskara Rao, passes away.
📌The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025 (32 of 2025) will come into effect from May 1, 2026.
📌Kannada actress Ranya Rao arrested last year for smuggling gold worth over Rs 102 crore is set to be released from prison soon after completing her one-year detention.
📌Sensex tumbles 756.84 points to settle at 78,516.49; Nifty drops 198.50 points to 24,378.10.
📌Rupee declines 37 paise to settle at 93.81 (provisional) against US dollar.
📌The Defence Minister is on a three-day official visit to Germany from April 21 to 23, 2026.
📌Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) captures India-bound vessel from Strait of Hormuz.
📌Nepal’s Home Minister Sudan Gurung resigns following a controversy over his financial dealings.
