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National News:
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates superspeciality hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra District
Railways to allow ticket cancellation over phone
Maneka Gandhi inaugurates Regional Conference of North Eastern States on Child Adoption
Dr. Mahesh Sharma releases Commemorative Coin and Circulation Coin on Tatya Tope on his Martyr Day
Shri Piyush Goyal Releases Report of Technical Committee on Large Scale Integration of Renewable Energy
New Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies launched in New Delhi
Uttar Pradesh tops in Public Private Partnership project investments: Study
Maharashtra to ban new Marathwada sugar mills for 5 yrs
Haryana launches online registration of firms
Hologram, barcode must on liquor bottles in Maharashtra
Beti Bachao Beti Padho Scheme extended to 61 more districts with low child sex ratio
Science Express -Climate Action Special Train to be in Gujarat for 18 days from April 20
International News:
14th meeting of Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China held in Moscow
First-ever Investment Framework for Nutrition and Call for Immediate Action launched by global leaders
13th Islamic Summit Conference concluded in Istanbul
World Bank, UNICEF established alliance to promote Early Childhood Development programme
EU approves anti-terror plan to collect air passenger information
India, Afghanistan and Iran finalize draft of Chabahar Trilateral Agreement
Ecuador quake toll climbs over 400, damage put at billions of dollars
New Appointments:
Former Pakistan cricket team captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq has been appointed as the chairman of the senior selection committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Indian Railways Finance Corporation (IRFC) appoints lead managers JP Morgan, Deutsche, BNP Paribas, HSBC, Standard chart and SBI Caps for offshore Masala Bonds issue
Banking & Business:
Morgan Stanley downgrades Bank of Baroda and ICICI Bank
RBI tweaks norms on Bank fraud provision
Panasonic, US-based AES to install India’s first energy storage project in Haryana
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC )To Form JV With Neyveli Lignite For Raghunathpur Plant
Flipkart ties up with Godrej Interio for Furniture Vertical
JK Tyres acquires Cavendish Industries for Rs 2200 crore
Tribunal sets aside Rs258 crore airline fine
Government relaxes norms for partial PF withdrawal
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) sticks to auctioning all spectrums in 700MHz band
Awards & Honours:
President Pranab Mukherjee presents Hindi Sevi Samman for 2012-14
Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams bag top honours at Laureus World Sports awards
Science & Technology:
RJio brings high-speed subsea cable network to India
Three new primate species found in Madagasca
IIT Delhi researcher developed Novel device for sepsis diagnosis
Uber temporarily suspends surge pricing in New Delhi
Sports:
International Hockey Federation (FIH) announces new structure of int’l hockey events from 2019
Former England opener Robert Key retires from professional cricket
After historic Olympics qualification, Dipa wins gold in vaults
Obituaries:
A pioneer of salsa music Ismael Quintana passed away in US
Tributes poured for Emmy-winning actress Doris Roberts, the star of US sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” who has died aged 90.