April 10, 2026
96 articles published on this date
SIR in 10 states, three Union Territories so far: Electoral rolls trimmed by 5.58 crore, most in Gujarat, UP
The Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, conducted across 10 states and 3 Union Territories, has resulted in a net...
Can Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s ‘pragmatic hardliner’, deliver a deal? Peace talks in Islamabad today
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of Iran's Majles (Parliament), emerged as Iran's lead negotiator in the Islamabad peace talks with the United States, held ...
Foreign Secretary Misri wraps up U.S. visit with talks to deepen nuclear ties, explore LPG exports
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri concluded a three-day visit to Washington DC (April 8–10, 2026), holding high-level meetings with Secretary of State Marco Rub...
Induction-based cooking to add 13-27 GW of energy requirements: Official
Officials from the Ministry of Power stated that a shift to induction-based cooking across India could add between 13 and 27 gigawatts (GW) to the country's ...
In Assam, first evicted, now erased
In Assam's Kachutali village (Dimoria constituency, ~30 km east of Guwahati) and surrounding areas, families evicted from government land — predominantly Ben...
Iran has 'no cards' beyond Strait of Hormuz control, says Trump ahead of talks in Islamabad
Ahead of talks between US and Iranian representatives in Islamabad — facilitated by Pakistan — US President Donald Trump publicly asserted that Iran holds on...
Firmly oppose the targeting of civilians and infrastructure in West Asia conflict, says Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, attending the 9th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) in Mauritius, stated that India "firmly opposes the targeting of civ...
Draft master plan for Great Nicobar Island projects tourism as primary growth driver
A draft master plan for the development of Great Nicobar Island (GNI) has been notified for public suggestions, positioning tourism as the primary economic d...
Trump says U.S. will have Strait of Hormuz 'open fairly soon'
President Donald Trump stated that the United States will have the Strait of Hormuz "open fairly soon," signalling continued pressure on Iran to lift its blo...
Migratory birds pose huge risk to flights, says wildlife body, rejects greenfield international airport plan in Puri
The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has recommended against the proposed greenfield international airport near Puri, Odisha, citing unacceptably high risk ...
Congress discusses women’s reservation law and delimitation; Kharge to meet other Opposition leaders for joint strategy
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met on April 10, 2026, to deliberate on the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill ahead of a three-day special session of P...
Centre slams X’s inaction on Ayyub tweets, threatens to withdraw safe harbour protection
The Central government told the Delhi High Court that social media platform X (formerly Twitter) risks losing its safe harbour protection under the Informati...
Over two crore names deleted as final list released in U.P. SIR exercise
The final electoral roll of Uttar Pradesh released on April 10, 2026, following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, shows 2,04,88,000-odd names de...
Federal court hears new case against Trump's latest global tariffs
The U.S. Court of International Trade in New York heard oral arguments in a case styled Oregon et al. v. Trump et al., filed on March 5, 2026, by a coalition...
Supreme Court steps in after transwoman teacher seeks work
The Supreme Court of India stepped in on April 10, 2026, to revive interim employment protections for Jane Kaushik, a transwoman teacher who had been unable ...
Deceptive recruitment of Indians for Ukraine war is trafficking: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, is examining a petition filed by relatives of 26 Indian nationals who were allegedly trafficked ...
RBI's Utkarsh 2.0 places focus on better service
The Reserve Bank of India's Utkarsh 2.0 medium-term strategy framework (covering 2023–2025) placed strong emphasis on improving customer service and financia...
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule: A light that still shows India the way
April 11, 2026, marks the beginning of year-long celebrations of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule's 200th birth anniversary (born April 11, 1827). Prime Minister Naren...
Rubio to visit in May, India may host Quad meet
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit India in May 2026 following a productive meeting with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri in Washington. Discuss...
Uttar Pradesh voter list down 13% as SIR 2 trims 5.38 crore names
Uttar Pradesh's final electoral roll, published on April 10, 2026, shows a net reduction of approximately 13.21% compared to before the SIR (Special Intensiv...
Justice Yashwant Varma resigns amid cash recovery row
Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu on April 9, 2026, amid impeachment proceedings in th...
Justice Yashwant Varma, facing probe in cash-at-home case, resigns from Allahabad High Court
Justice Yashwant Varma, a judge of the Allahabad High Court (transferred from Delhi HC after the incident), resigned on April 9, 2026 by submitting his resig...
Strong El Niño to emerge in Pacific Ocean after July, says NOAA
The United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has forecast the emergence of a strong El Niño in the Pacific Ocean after July 2026...
High-tech ISI-BKI ‘espionage’ network targeting Delhi defence hubs busted; 11 nabbed from Delhi, Punjab
The Special Cell of Delhi Police busted a high-tech ISI-BKI espionage and terror module on April 10, 2026, arresting 11 persons from Delhi and Punjab. In the...
Iran leveraging the Strait of Hormuz has roots in history. Here’s what its planning for the future
The ongoing 2026 West Asia conflict — triggered by US-Israel military strikes on Iran — has resulted in Iran effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz to inte...
‘Would throw banking operations into disarray’: Why SC rejected oral hearings for accounts declared fraudulent
The Supreme Court, in the case State Bank of India v. Amit Iron Private Limited (2026 INSC 323), delivered a significant ruling on April 7, 2026, settling th...
Expert Explains | The long, fractured history of Manipur, and the road ahead
Manipur continues to face an uneasy situation even in 2026, following the devastating ethnic violence that began in May 2023 between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo c...
How the war in Iran affects India’s GDP growth — and your wallet
A war involving Iran that began in early 2026 has severely disrupted energy supply routes in West Asia, with oil prices surging to approximately $109 per bar...
149 leopards died in Madhya Pradesh in 14 months; accidents major cause
149 leopards died in Madhya Pradesh over a 14-month period, with vehicular accidents identified as the single largest cause of mortality The deaths highlight...
RBI issues draft on review of NBFC-Upper Layer framework
The Reserve Bank of India issued draft directions for public consultation on April 10, 2026, proposing a comprehensive review of the NBFC Upper Layer (NBFC-U...
Governor gives assent to legislation against ‘honour killing’
Karnataka's Governor gave assent to the Karnataka Freedom of Choice in Marriage and Prevention and Prohibition of Crimes in the Name of Honour and Tradition ...
HAL hands over ALH Mk III (MR) helicopters to Indian Coast Guard
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed over four Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mk III in Maritime Role (MR) configuration to the Indian Coast Guard at ...
India’s textile and garments exports to the US declined 28.7% in February 2026
India's textile and garment exports to the United States declined by 28.7% in February 2026 compared to the same month the previous year, reflecting the impa...
India proposes new rules to regulate news and political posts on social media
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) circulated draft amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital...
India to continue buying Russian crude oil
India has affirmed it will continue buying Russian crude oil even as a 30-day US sanctions exemption granted in early March 2026 nears its April 11, 2026 exp...
Deeply concerned by mass casualties in Beirut: MEA
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a formal statement saying India was "deeply concerned" by reports of mass civilian casualties in Beirut fol...
Gaganyaan mission: ISRO completes second Integrated Air Drop Test
ISRO successfully conducted the second Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-02) for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission on April 10, 2026, at Satish Dhawan Spa...
India’s role in Chabahar uncertain, Iran hails critical port as ‘golden bridge’ of Delhi-Tehran ties
Iran's Embassy characterised the Chabahar Port as a "golden bridge" of India-Iran ties, even as India's actual operational role at the port faces growing unc...
India must rethink West Asia energy reliance after biggest shock in decades, says ONGC chief
ONGC Chairman and CEO Arun Kumar Singh called for a fundamental rethink of India's energy strategy, warning that the West Asia conflict has exposed the vulne...
India working on lowering military reaction time to hostilities, boosting use of AI—CDS Gen Chauhan
At the Ran Samwad 2026 seminar in Bengaluru, CDS General Anil Chauhan stated that India is actively working to reduce military reaction time — the interval b...
India-UK FTA likely by May 1; EU deal expected by year-end
The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed in May 2025, is expected to come into force by May 1, 2026 — within approximately 45 days of the April 2026 a...
March 2026 was the fourth-warmest month on record, says European weather agency
March 2026 was the fourth-warmest March on record globally, with temperatures 1.48°C above the pre-industrial average (1850–1900 baseline), according to the ...
The high-stakes diplomacy that led to Pakistan hosting US-Iran peace talks
Pakistan emerged as the host of the landmark US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad, a position it secured through a combination of strategic leveraging, personal ...
Xi meets Taiwan’s Opposition leader, says Taiwan independence chief culprit undermining peace
Chinese President Xi Jinping met Cheng Li-wun, the Chairwoman of Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT), the main opposition party, in Beijing at the Great Hall of the Pe...
How Indian Army has tweaked its war game strategy as enemy lines on nuclear, conventional deterrence blur
At the two-day national seminar "Ran Samwad 2026" in Bengaluru, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan stated that India's nuclear capability will...
India, Mauritius finalise oil & gas deal amid West Asia crisis; New Delhi to appoint defence attaché
India finalised a government-to-government agreement to supply oil and gas to Mauritius, directly reinforcing its energy security amid disruptions caused by ...
Vance warns Tehran not to ‘play’ U.S. as he leaves for Islamabad for talks aimed at ending war with Iran
US Vice President JD Vance departed for Islamabad, Pakistan, to lead the American delegation in peace talks with Iran aimed at reaching a permanent deal to e...
ADB says India’s GDP growth to moderate to 6.9% in current fiscal before accelerating to 7.3% next year
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) released its Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2026, projecting India's GDP growth at 6.9% in 2026 (FY2026-27), moderati...
Major ports clear 90% cargo backlog amid Hormuz disruptions
India's major ports cleared approximately 90% of the cargo backlog that had accumulated due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz caused by the US-Iran war ...
ADB projects 6.9% growth rate for current fiscal, 70 bps lower than FY26
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) released its Asian Development Outlook (ADO) for April 2026, projecting India's GDP growth at 6.9% for FY2027 — down 70 basi...
India in talks with 20 more countries to open market access: Piyush Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, speaking at a business event in Coimbatore on April 10, 2026, announced that India is in active discussions with...
U.S., Iran prepare for ceasefire talks as Netanyahu authorises negotiations with Lebanon
The United States and Iran prepared for high-level ceasefire talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, even as a fragile US-Iran truce was strained by ongoing Israeli st...
Rubio set to visit India in May to discuss trade, tariffs, defence, Quad
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit India in May 2026, following a meeting between India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Rubio in Washingt...
Rubio ‘looks forward’ to India trip next month, says envoy Gor as Foreign Secy Misri wraps US visit
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed his upcoming visit to India in May 2026 — his first trip to India in his current role — following productive talk...
Justice Yashwant Varma resigns amid parliamentary proceedings to remove him
Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu on April 9, 2026, with immediate effect, becoming onl...
IMF to cut global growth forecast due to West Asia conflict
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced it will cut its global growth forecast due to the ongoing West Asia conflict, with impacts extending well bey...
Shipping risks rise in Strait of Hormuz as Iran control persists
Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains significantly below normal levels as Iran maintains near-total control over the waterway since the blockade...
Government examining compliance burden on MSMEs due to West Asia crisis
The Indian government is examining the compliance burden faced by MSME exporters due to the ongoing West Asia crisis (Iran war), which has caused significant...
Fireball, blackout, splashdown: How Artemis II crew will survive journey back to Earth — Here's what to expect
NASA's Artemis II crew completed a ten-day lunar flyby mission and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean (off the coast of San Diego) on April 10, 2026 — the fi...
Jaishankar to visit UAE as India steps up energy diplomacy in the Gulf
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is scheduled to visit the UAE from April 11-12, 2026, as India intensifies its energy diplomacy in the Gulf amid the ...
RBI proposes to include PSUs in upper-layer NBFCs
The Reserve Bank of India released a draft amendment to its Scale-Based Regulation (SBR) framework, proposing that Non-Banking Financial Companies with asset...
'With deep anguish': What Justice Yashwant Varma wrote in resignation letter to President Murmu
Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu on April 9, 2026, with immediate effect, citing "dee...
ADB ups India's FY26 growth projection to 6.9% on strong domestic demand, lower US tariffs
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) revised India's GDP growth projection upward to 6.9% for FY26 (April 2026–March 2027), up from its earlier estimates, citing...
President Murmu nominates Harivansh Narayan Singh to Rajya Sabha
President Droupadi Murmu nominated Harivansh Narayan Singh to the Rajya Sabha through a Gazette notification issued on April 10, 2026 His previous term as a ...
ADB ups India’s FY27 growth projections to 6.9 pc
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in its Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2026 report, revised India's GDP growth projection upward to 6.9 percent for F...
Cash recovery row: Justice Yashwant Varma resigns amid impeachment process; what is the case about
Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court submitted his resignation to the President of India on April 9, 2026, ending nearly a year-long controvers...
Qatar vows to remain reliable energy supplier to India amid West Asia tensions
Qatar's Energy Minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi declared that Qatar will remain a "reliable energy supplier" to India during talks with Petroleum and Natural G...
Nitin Nabin chairs BJP meeting on Women's Reservation Bill ahead of special parliament session
BJP national president Nitin Nabin chaired nationwide meetings of party functionaries to strategise outreach on the Women's Reservation Bill ahead of a speci...
Vikram Misri, Marco Rubio discuss trade, Quad; US diplomat set to visit India in May
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held high-level talks in Washington DC with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, described by both sides as "productive" ...
West Asia crisis: Piyush Goyal meets Kuwait, UAE to restore trade, energy flows
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Kuwait and the UAE to restore trade and energy supply flows di...
Global growth to slow to 3.2% in 2026, amid largest energy shock on record due to West Asia crisis: S&P Global
S&P Global projected global economic growth will slow to 3.2% in calendar year 2026, down from 3.4% in the previous year The West Asia conflict is generating...
India eyes 20 more countries for open market access in next big trade bet
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced that India is in active trade negotiations with 20 additional countries for market access expansi...
ADB raises India’s FY27 growth forecast to 6.9%
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) raised India's GDP growth forecast for FY2026-27 (FY27) to 6.9%, up from its earlier estimate of 6.5% Growth is further proj...
'Forced into Ukraine war': SC asks Centre to respond to habeas corpus plea of 26 Indians stranded in Russia
The Supreme Court of India has issued notice to the Union Government directing a response within one week to a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of 26 I...
India finalising agreement to supply oil, gas to Mauritius amid West Asia crisis, says EAM Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced that India is finalising a government-to-government (G2G) agreement to supply oil and gas to Mauritius, a m...
A quiet new reset is loading in India's backyard and the world is watching
India-Bangladesh bilateral relations are entering a "reset phase" following Tarique Rahman's BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) assumption of power in early ...
'BJP to bring UCC in 6 months': Amit Shah pitches common civil law in Bengal
Union Home Minister Amit Shah released BJP's election manifesto ("Sankalp Patra") for the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026, promising implementation of th...
Utkarsh 2029 – Reserve Bank of India’s Medium-term Strategy Framework for 2026-29
The Reserve Bank of India released its medium-term strategy framework "Utkarsh 2029" on April 10, 2026, covering the period April 2026 to March 2029. Utkarsh...
RBI invites public comments on the draft Amendment Directions on review of methodology for identification of NBFC-UL and inclusion of Government owned NBFCs in NBFC-UL
The Reserve Bank of India released draft amendment directions on April 10, 2026, proposing significant changes to the Scale-Based Regulation (SBR) framework ...
MP tribal women on 'funeral pyres' oppose river linking
On April 9, 2026, thousands of tribal women and children from Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh laid down on symbolic funeral pyres along the Ken River t...
Draft master plan: Tourism, infra push for greenfield city on Great Nicobar Island
A draft master plan for Great Nicobar Island has been released, detailing a major push for tourism infrastructure and a planned greenfield city as part of th...
Explained: In clashes between police and tribals in Odisha, the issue of bauxite mining
Violent clashes erupted on April 7, 2026, in Sagabari village, Kashipur block, Rayagada district, Odisha, when police used force to disperse tribal protester...
West Asia conflict: Energy market turmoil could linger for months
Despite the fragile US-Iran ceasefire announced on April 7, 2026, analysts and energy market experts warned that disruption to global energy markets is likel...
In Odisha clashes between police & tribals, bauxite mining in focus
Violent clashes erupted between tribal villagers and police in Kashipur block of Rayagada district, Odisha, over the construction of a 3-km access road to th...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump says Iran doing "very poor job" of allowing oil through the Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump warned Iran that the two-week ceasefire (announced April 7, 2026) depends on the Strait of Hormuz being opened "without limitation,...
North Korea, China agree to deepen cooperation in talks between Foreign Ministers
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Pyongyang on April 9–10, 2026 — his first trip to North Korea in more than six years (since 2019). Wang Yi met North...
Marco Rubio’s visit to India announced after U.S. top diplomat’s meeting with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit India next month, announced after Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's meeting with Rubio in Washington during a thr...
UNESCO cites India’s regional OTT content push as example for others, but warns of AI ‘policy gap’
A UNESCO report has credited India's growth in cultural exports to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's (MIB) push requiring OTT platforms to produ...
India, Mauritius finalise oil & gas deal amid West Asia crisis; New Delhi to appoint defence attaché
India finalised an oil and gas supply agreement with Mauritius at the 9th Indian Ocean Conference in Port Louis, Mauritius. External Affairs Minister S. Jais...
India finalising agreement to supply oil, gas to Mauritius amid West Asia crisis: Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced that India is in the final stages of concluding a government-to-government (G2G) agreement to supply oil an...
Karnataka Information Commission riled over government not recovering penalty from salary of officials denying info under RTI Act
The Karnataka Information Commission (KIC) has expressed strong displeasure over the state government's failure to recover RTI penalties from the salaries of...
India inflation likely rose to 3.4% in March 2026: Mint poll
A poll of economists projected India's Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for March 2026 at approximately 3.4%, up from 3.21% in February 2026. The uptick ...
Centre plans community kitchens to hold back migrant workers at MSME hubs
The Central Government is planning to extend community kitchen services — providing subsidised or free meals — to major MSME manufacturing clusters to addres...
In breakthrough, cheap aluminium may replace costly catalysts in pharma
Researchers at King's College London, led by Dr. Clare Bakewell, reported the isolation of a cyclotrialumane — a compound of three aluminium atoms arranged i...
US, India agree to further cooperation under Pax Silica
India and the United States agreed to further deepen cooperation under the Pax Silica framework, including in artificial intelligence, critical minerals, and...
India mulls payment lags, checks for senior citizens as digital fraud rises, RBI paper shows
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a discussion paper proposing a suite of measures to tackle the sharp rise in digital payment frauds, including manda...