NEW DELHI 30APRAIL 2026*TODAYS TOP NEWS*

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*30 Apr (Thursday)*
*Vedic Ritu/* Vasant
*Drik Ritu* : Grishma (Summer)
पक्ष :: *Shuklapaksh*
(In Purnimanta calendar)
*Vikram Samvat – 2083*
*Month* : Vaisakha 28,
(In Amanta calendar)
*Shaka Samvat – 1948*
*Month* : Vaisakha 14
*Tithi :* Chaturdashi
*Nakshatra*: Chitra/ Swati
*Rahu* : 02:00 PM – 03:37 PM
*Yamaganda* : 05:58 AM – 07:34 AM
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NEW DELHI 30APRAIL 2026*TODAYS TOP NEWS*
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1. Most exit polls on Wednesday (April 29, 2026) predicted a tight race in West Bengal, a clear majority for the BJP-led NDA in Assam and Puducherry, the DMK-led coalition leading in Tamil Nadu, and the United Democratic Front (UDF) ahead in Kerala.

2. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority will establish a ₹15 crore training centre in Pilibhit district, Uttar Pradesh, India to promote basmati cultivation and organic farming. The initiative aims to enhance agricultural exports and farmer capacity.

3. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing to select a second batch of astronauts for the Gaganyaan mission, expanding eligibility beyond Indian Air Force test pilots. For the first time, civilians from science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) backgrounds may be included as India strengthens its long-term human spaceflight programme.

4. The Union government is set to launch Prashast 2.0, an upgraded digital platform designed to identify 21 types of disabilities in children and improve support for Children With Special Needs (CWSN). The app aims to strengthen early screening, simplify certification and ensure better inclusion of such children in mainstream education.

5. The Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education has declared the results of the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations.

6. The Maharashtra Cabinet has approved the Artificial Intelligence Policy 2026 with a planned investment of ₹10,000 crore to strengthen the state’s AI ecosystem. The policy aims to promote innovation, create jobs, support industries and position Maharashtra as a leading artificial intelligence hub in India.

7. In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level meeting to review the security scenario, progress on Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyaan and District wise preparations for the forthcoming pilgrimages.

8. In Chhattisgarh, cooking gas will be supplied to households through pipeline in urban areas.

9. The holy relics of Lord Buddha arrived in Leh yesterday by a special Indian Air Force aircraft. The relics were received with full state honours at the technical Airport in Leh.

10. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will flag off the extended Srinagar-Katra Vande Bharat Express service from Jammu Tawi Railway Station today.

11. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will embark on a two-day visit to the Union Territory of Ladakh starting from Tomorrow.

12. Bihar drops Sanjay Gandhi name from zoo, dairy institute: Bihar government in the state on Wednesday renamed the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park as ‘Patna Zoo’, and the Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Dairy Technology as ‘Bihar State Institute of Dairy Technology’. The decisions were taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.
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*LEGAL REPORT*
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1. The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 29) took suo motu cognizance of systemic delays in approval of resolution plans by the National Company Law Tribunals, particularly at its Principal Bench in New Delhi.

2. The Congress on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) sharpened its attack on the Centre over the implementation of the women’s reservation law, with party general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh urging the Prime Minister to convene an all-party meeting to evolve a consensus roadmap.

3. The Bombay High Court yesterday granted bail to Sharad Kalaskar, one of the two men convicted in the 2013 murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar.

4. In Assam, security forces have apprehended one ULFA (I) cadre, ten Over Ground Workers (OGWs), and four drug dealers with links to anti-national elements during a series of joint operations conducted in April 2026.

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1. Six people have been killed in an accident between a bus and a car near Himmatnagar in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat.

According to police, the car carrying passengers was going from Shamlaji to Himmatnagar when it collided with a bus coming from behind.

2. Tragic storms in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur district have claimed seven lives and left 21 injured, causing widespread damage to infrastructure and disrupting daily life.
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*DEFENCE NEWS*
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1. The Indian Army will host delegations from 11 countries for the inaugural Exercise PRAGATI at the Foreign Training Node in Umroi, Meghalaya, India. The exercise aims to enhance military cooperation, interoperability, and mutual trust. The Exercise PRAGATI stands for the Partnership of Regional Armies for Growth and Transformation in the Indian Ocean Region.

2. India has been emerged as the fifth-largest military spender in the world in the year 2025. This position reveled as per the report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The country’s defense expenditure rose by the 8.9% to $92.1 billion which is showcasing the growing security needs and modernization efforts.

3. Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy have successfully conducted the maiden salvo launch of Naval Anti-ship Missile-Short Range (NASM-SR) from the Navy’s helicopter platform off the coast of Bay of Bengal in Odisha.

During the trial, two missiles were launched in quick succession from the same helicopter, making it the first salvo launch of an advanced air-launched anti-ship missile system.

4. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held a high-level meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers’ gathering in Bishkek.
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✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS*
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1. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar received a phone call from Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi. Both Ministers had a detailed conversation about various aspects of the current situation in West Asia.

2. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has described India-New Zealand free trade agreement, FTA as a once-in-a-generation opportunity, underscoring the scale and potential of the Indian market.

3. The 5th India-Russia Working Sub-Group Meeting on After Sales Support, Pricing and Contracts concluded yesterday in New Delhi. In a social media post, the Ministry of Defence said that the meeting was co-chaired by Joint Secretary Dinesh Kumar in the Defence Ministry and Deputy Chief, Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), Russia Sergey Yashin.

4. Union Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi met Cambodian Mines and Energy Minister Keo Rottanak and Cambodian delegates in New Delhi.

5. The 10th India-Kenya Joint Trade Committee meeting was held in Nairobi, Kenya, to review and strengthen bilateral trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.

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🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍
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1. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing questioning from lawmakers for the first time since President Donald Trump launched the war against Iran. Democrats have contested the war as a costly conflict of choice waged without congressional approval.

2. In the United States, severe thunderstorms tore through parts of Texas, leaving a trail of destruction. Powerful winds ripped roofs off homes, flattened buildings and hurled debris into the air.

3. US Senate Republicans rejected legislation from Democrats that would have required President Donald Trump to end the US energy blockade on Cuba unless he received approval from Congress. The vote on the war powers resolution showed how Republicans continue to stand behind Trump as he acts unilaterally to exert American force in a range of global conflicts, including Venezuela, Iran and Cuba.

4. JSMM Chairman Shafi Burfat Flags Enforced Disappearances and Repression in Pakistan
Shafi Burfat, Chairman of the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) drew the attention of the global community to the alarming situation in Pakistan, citing enforced disappearances, political repression, illegal arrests, torture, and killing of Sindhi political activists and leaders.

5. British King Charles III called for a renewed United States-United Kingdom partnership, warning that global instability and conflict require deeper cooperation between the two allies.

6. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that they blew up a massive Hezbollah terror tunnel yesterday.​

7. Mexican Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said that more than 1.30 lakh troops have been deployed across the country to prevent coordinated attacks by cartels in retaliation for the arrest of a leader and his top financial strategist.

8. Baloch Women Forum has appealed to the United Nations and leading global human rights organisations, seeking urgent intervention over the alleged enforced disappearances of Baloch women from the region.

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🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS*
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Indian Premier League 2026
70 T20s
Mar 28 – May 31

(a) Wednesday, 29 Apr 2026
41st Match • Mumbai, Wankhede Stadium

Sunrisers Hyderabad
vs
Mumbai Indians
MI: 243/5(20)
SRH: 249/4(18.4)

Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 6 wkts

PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Heinrich Klaasen

(b) Thursday, 30 Apr 2026
42nd Match • Ahmedabad, Narendra Modi Stadium

Gujarat Titans
Vs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
7:30 PM / 7:30 PM LOCAL
Match starts at Apr 30, 14:00 GMT

2. The FIFA Council approved the Afghanistan women football team’s return to international competitions after amending its Governance Regulations in coordination with the Asian Football Confederation.

FIFA will provide technical and financial support for up to two years to aid reintegration.

3. India continued their impressive run at the Commonwealth Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships and Universal Cup, fetching a gold and three silver medals on the third day of the competition in Apia, Samoa.

Bellana Harika bagged the lone gold of the day in the 69kg weight class at the Commonwealth Youth and Junior Championships with a total effort of 197 kg. Karangi Tharangini 179kg and Bhumika Mohite 195kg won the silver medals in the 63kg events. In the Universal Cup, Abhishek Nipane clinched the 88kg silver with a total effort of 324kg.

4. In a significant shake-up in Sri Lanka’s cricket administration, former Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Eran Wickramaratne has been appointed Chairman of a newly formed Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Transformation Committee.
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*FINANCE*
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*INDIAN RUPEE VALUE*

💷 *GBP* ₹123(Approx)
€ *Euro* : ₹107(Approx)
 *USD* ₹ 92(Approx)
🇨🇦 *Canada* :CAD ₹67
🇦🇺 *Australia* : ₹ 65
🇦🇪 *UAE Dirham* : ₹ 25
*🇨🇳 China Yuan ¥* : ₹ 13
🇲🇻 *Maldives Rufiya* : ₹ 6.00
🇧🇹 *Bhutan ngultrum* : ₹ 1.00
🇳🇵 *Nepal Rupee* : ₹ 0.63
🇧🇩 *B’desh Taka** : ₹ 0.70
🇵🇰 *Pak Rupee* : ₹ 0.32
🇱🇰 *Sri Lanka Rupee* : ₹ 0.29
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*BSE SENSEX*
77,496.36 +609.45 (0.79%)🌲

*NIFTY*
24,177.65 +181.95 (0.76%)🌲
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*Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai*

*GOLD* : ₹ 15,100/ 01gm (24 krt)

*SILVER* : ₹ 2,55,000/KG

1. Global crude oil prices jumped over three per cent, extending the previous session’s gains, as the Strait of Hormuz waterway remained largely shut. Brent crude was trading three and a half per cent up at 111 US dollars and 99 cents per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude was trading 4.8 per cent higher at 100 US dollars and 99 cents per barrel when reports last came in.
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*ENTERTAINMENT NEWS*
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Two Marathi films, Jeev – The Creature and April May 99, have been selected for the film market section of the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival in France.
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🇮🇳 *FACTS ABOUT BHARAT* 🇮🇳
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*The Charminar* ( “four minarets”) constructed in 1591, is a monument and mosque located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The fifth ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, built the Charminar in 1591 after shifting his capital from Golkonda to the newly formed city of Hyderabad.
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*JOKE OF THE DAY*
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Chintu ne exam k liye Question Paper banaya..
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Paper dekhte hi saare bache behosh ho gye
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1.China kis Desh me hai ??🙄

2. 15 Aug kis Date ko Aati hai.. ??😝

3.Green Rang kis Color ka Hota hai.. ??🤪
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4.Tamatar ko Hindi me kya Bolte hai.. ?? 🍅
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5.Mumtaz ki Qabar me Kon Dafan hai.. ?? 😇💐😁
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*😳WHY❓❓❓*
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⁉ *Scientific Reason: Why do most of the Indians draw Rangoli in front of their houses*⁉

There is a separate field of science called Cymatics which deals with the relationship between vibrations and the geometric patterns corresponding to it.

The Cymatic patterns look nothing like the rangoli patterns.

Rangoli is not just an art but actually a science of vibration pattern which was discovered by Indians thousands of years ago and been made a part of the culture for spiritual, aesthetic & scientific purposes. The reason a rangoli is drawn at the entrance of a house is because of its calming effect on a visitor who is just about to enter into the house. It manifests into vibrations (brainwaves) in the visitor’s mind, putting him at ease, making him comfortable and happy.

Other reason is in ancient times , our ancestor used make rangoli with rice flours in front of house so that ants and other insects eat and will use stay outside the house and do not enter house(reports say ants die after eating rice) so other creatures like snakes, lizards, frogs etc never get into the house…🙏🏻
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*LEARN Sanskrit*🙏🏻
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भवान् कुत्र गच्छति ?
आप कहा जा रहे हो ?
(where are you going)

अहं गृहं गच्छामि
(i am going home)

अध्ययनं कथम् प्रचलति ?
पढाई कैसी चल रही है?
(how is study going?)
सम्यक् प्रचलति
(going well)
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🤔 *HOW IT WORKS* ⁉ =======================
*Making of Incense Stick*
Incense comes from tree resins, as well as some flowers, seeds, roots, and barks that are aromatic.
The basic ingredients of an incense stick are bamboo sticks, paste (generally made of charcoal powder or wood powder and joss/jiggit/gum/tabu powder – an adhesive made from the bark of litsea glutinosa and other trees), and the perfume ingredients – which traditionally would be a powder of mixed ground ingredients.

But now a days, Water is added to make a paste, a little saltpeter (potassium nitrate) is mixed in to help the material burn uniformly, and the mix is processed in some form to be sold for burning. In India, this form is the agarbatti or incense stick, which consists of the incense mix spread on a stick of bamboo.
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💁🏻‍♂‍ *GK TODAY*
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*World Veterinary Day*

The day is celebrated on the last Saturday of April with a different theme. The annual event has been established to highlight and promote the lifesaving work performed by veterinarians all over the world.
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*BORN TODAY* 🐣💐
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Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke (pronunciation ) (30 April 1870 – 16 February 1944), was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter, known as the Father of Indian cinema.

His debut film, Raja Harishchandra, was the first Indian movie in 1913, and is now known as India’s first full-length feature film.
He made 95 feature-length films and 27 short films in his career

An honorary award from the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Mumbai was introduced in the year 2001, for lifetime achievement in Indian cinema.
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🙏🏻 *IDIOMS & PHRASES*
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Every dog has his day

Everyone gets a chance at least once

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*ANTONYMS*
Accurate x Inaccurate Indefinite

*SYNONYMS*
mysterious ~ occult
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🛕 *Spiritual Knowledge*
(kindly inform, if given info is differ from actual facts🙏🏻) =======================
The Venkateswara swami temple is also called Kaliyuga Vaikuntam. Venkateswara is an avatar of Lord Vishnu who is one of the most popular deity among devotees of Vishnu in South India. He is also known as Venkatachalapathi or Venkataramana or Tirumal devar or Varadaraja or Srinivasa or Balaji or Bithala
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🧬 *HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES*🩺
( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻) =======================
A Carrot is rich source of Vitamin B6, they are easily available during winters. One medium carrot stick supplies as much Vitamin B6 as a glass of milk. Plus, carrots are a great source of fibre and Vitamin A as well.
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