📌Odisha Government signs an MoU with Union Ministry of Water Resources for implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0.
📌Most-wanted Maoist leader Sukru surrenders in Kandhamal.
📌LoP and BJD President Naveen Patnaik demands Health Minister’s resignation over SCB Medical College and Hospital fire tragedy.
📌Odisha Government initiates steps to identify beneficiaries who were left out of the fourth instalment under the ambitious Subhadra Yojana.
📌Two LPG carriers, Pine Gas & Jag Vasant, have crossed the Strait of Hormuz and are en route to India, carrying over 92,600 tonnes of LPG: Government Sources.
📌ECI bans exit polls from April 9 to April 29 across poll-bound states of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
📌Nitish Kumar elected unopposed as Janata Dal (United) National President for the fourth time.
📌Harish Rana, the first Indian allowed passive euthanasia by the Supreme Court of India passes away.
📌NPCI BHIM Services Limited enables biometric UPI payments on BHIM App. Users can now pay up to Rs 5,000 via fingerprint or face unlock.
📌After Zomato, Swiggy hikes platform fee by 17% to ₹17.58 per order.
📌Ajinkya Rahane to captain Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026. Rinku Singh appointed vice-captain.
📌Pakistan ranked the world’s most polluted nation in 2025.
📌US President Donald Trump dials PM Modi, speaks on importance of keeping Strait of Hormuz open, discusses about the ongoing West Asia crisis.
