April 11, 2026
74 articles published on this date
PM Modi writes to parties, seeks support on women's quota bills
The Prime Minister has written to all political party floor leaders in Parliament, urging unanimous support for the passage of enabling legislative measures ...
Net deletions due to SIR 5.2cr (10%) in 12 states/UTs; 2 crore included in Phase 2
The Election Commission of India (ECI) published final electoral rolls for 12 states and Union Territories after completing Phase 2 of the Special Intensive ...
‘Violation of Rule of Specialty’: Home Secretary flags procedural lapses in extradition cases
India's Home Secretary raised concerns about procedural lapses in extradition cases, specifically flagging violations of the "Rule of Specialty" The Rule of ...
U.S. warships transit Strait of Hormuz in mine clearance operation
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that two guided-missile destroyers — USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael Murphy — transited the Strait of Hormuz...
Prototype fast breeder reactor | Nuclear paradox
India's 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu attained first criticality on April 6, 2026 — marking the initiation of a sust...
Campaign against Iran not over, existential threats removed: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the campaign against Iran is "not over" even as a ceasefire was in place, asserting that existential th...
U.S., Iran talks extend into second day as strait showdown deepens
US and Iranian officials sat in the same room for direct face-to-face negotiations in Islamabad on April 11, 2026 — the second day of the talks — marking a h...
Australia Turns to Asia for Fuel, Security as US Distracted
Australia accelerated efforts to secure fuel supplies and deepen defence ties with Asian neighbours as the US became increasingly preoccupied with the Iran w...
How was the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal reached?
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on April 8, 2026, mediated by Pakistan, following six weeks of a military conflict that began on Fe...
Indian LPG tanker crosses Hormuz, first after ceasefire
The Indian-flagged LPG tanker Jag Vikram became the first Indian vessel to traverse the Strait of Hormuz since a 14-day US-Iran ceasefire was implemented, cr...
Hezbollah | Ayatollah’s allies in Lebanon
Hezbollah, described as the "Party of God" and a key ally of the Iranian regime, has continued to fire hundreds of rockets and drones into Israel even after ...
IAF chief meets top US def officials to discuss shared strategic priorities, MQ-9B drones
Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh visited the United States and met with US Air Force leadership including General Ken Wilsbach The di...
Govt mulls sending surplus rice as aid to conflict-hit Iran
The Indian government was considering permitting wheat exports to Egypt, Indonesia, and Myanmar to utilise surplus grain stocks Rice shipments to conflict-af...
Vance-led team lands in Pak’s Nur Khan base, same air hub targeted by India during Op Sindoor
US Vice President JD Vance and an Iranian delegation landed at Pakistan's Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi for peace talks aimed at ending the 2026 Iran-US con...
India, US deepen energy ties; Nuclear, LPG in focus amid Iran-linked supply concerns
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri concluded a visit to the United States and held talks with US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on deepening bilateral energy ties...
Bicentenary of Jyotiba Phule: Two-year nationwide celebrations launched
The Government of India formally launched a two-year nationwide commemoration (April 2026 to April 2028) to mark the 200th birth anniversary of social reform...
Big share of funds for kids' jabs not spent: RTI data
RTI (Right to Information) data revealed that a substantial portion of funds allocated annually to India's Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) remains con...
No forum to deal with arbitrators' misdeeds: SC judge
Supreme Court Justice B.V. Nagarathna, speaking at the 5th Edition of the Indian Council of Arbitration International Conference, highlighted a significant s...
UCC enters Bengal battleground: PM Modi vows civil code roll out; Mamata says 'will revoke'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigned in West Bengal ahead of the April–May 2026 assembly elections, promising to roll out the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) nat...
Govt announces major hikes in export duties on diesel, jet fuel to ensure domestic fuel availability
The government sharply hiked export duties on high-speed diesel to ₹55.5 per litre and on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to ₹42 per litre The hike reversed the ...
Why RBI proposes 1-hour delay for digital payments above Rs 10,000
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a discussion paper on April 8, 2026, proposing a mandatory one-hour delay for digital payments above ₹10,000 to comb...
Born at Kuno, raised in the wild: Second Indian-born cheetah gives birth
A second Indian-born female cheetah at Kuno National Park — herself conceived and born in India under Project Cheetah — has successfully given birth to cubs ...
Why UK’s plan to cede the Chagos islands appears to be coming apart
The United Kingdom has been forced to pause its plan to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after sustained opposition from US Presiden...
Year after Sindoor, Vance lands at Pakistan’s Nur Khan airbase
One year after India's Operation Sindoor — which included strikes on Nur Khan airbase near Rawalpindi — US Vice President JD Vance visited the same base, sig...
Iran’s untraced mines in Strait of Hormuz: Why naval mines are difficult to detect
Iranian forces deployed naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz beginning in early March 2026 as a strategic response to US-Israeli military operations, severely...
India-flagged LPG tanker Jag Vikram crosses Strait of Hormuz after US-Iran ceasefire
India-flagged LPG tanker Jag Vikram became one of the first vessels to cross the Strait of Hormuz after the US-Iran ceasefire came into effect on April 8, 20...
LPG tanker Jag Vikram crosses Strait of Hormuz; first India-flagged vessel to transit after Iran-U.S. ceasefire
The Jag Vikram, an LPG carrier owned by Mumbai-based Great Eastern Shipping Company, became the first India-flagged vessel to transit the Strait of Hormuz af...
Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war
Iran's Shahed-136 loitering munition, battle-tested from Ukraine to the Gulf, has become the defining weapon of the ongoing West Asia conflict — a low-cost, ...
Artemis II splashdown: What was wrong with Orion's heat shield? How did NASA make it work?
When Artemis II's Orion capsule successfully re-entered Earth's atmosphere and splashed down on April 10, 2026, it did so using a modified descent trajectory...
Trump says U.S. forces are ‘clearing’ Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump posted on social media that US forces are actively "clearing" the Strait of Hormuz, even as US and Iranian senior officials convene...
Reiterated demand for Hasina extradition with India: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Rahman
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman confirmed that Bangladesh has reiterated its formal demand for the extradition of deposed former Prime Minister S...
Ethanol in diesel generators: India’s next practical step towards energy security
India has largely achieved its E20 (20% ethanol blending in petrol) target, prompting a search for new frontiers to expand ethanol demand and strengthen ener...
Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting
War-driven fuel and fertilizer price surges are forcing farmers across Southeast Asia's rice-producing heartland to delay harvests, cut planting acreage, and...
World’s largest tur producer, yet an importer: A self-sufficiency puzzle unfolding on ground
Despite being the world's largest producer of tur (pigeon pea / arhar dal), accounting for 38% of global cultivated area, India continues to import significa...
Govt hikes export duty on diesel to ₹55.5/litre; ATF to ₹42/litre from today — Check details
India reimposed and sharply raised the windfall tax (export duty) on diesel to ₹55.5 per litre and on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) to ₹42 per litre, effective...
Microplastics in India’s agriculture: A growing problem demanding urgent action
The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) has released a roadmap highlighting microplastic contamination as a critical and growing threat to India...
U.K. pauses its plan to cede Chagos Islands after U.S. opposition
The United Kingdom has paused its legislative plan to return sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after US President Donald Trump withdrew support...
Rana Ayyub, X Corp & the battle for safe harbour: The broader implications of the case in Delhi HC
A petition filed in the Delhi High Court sought deletion of six tweets posted by journalist Rana Ayyub between 2013 and 2017, alleged to be derogatory and co...
Gap between rich and poor nations growing even wider: U.N. report
A UN report (Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2026), released in April 2026, warned that the gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wi...
India-born cheetah gives birth to four cubs at Kuno; total population reaches 57
An Indian-born female cheetah (Gamini-KGP12), approximately 25 months old, gave birth to four cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, raising India's t...
Windfall levy on export bound diesel, ATF raised
The government raised the windfall levy (export duty) on diesel sharply from ₹21.5 per litre to ₹55.5 per litre, effective immediately from April 11, 2026. T...
Goyal holds talks with Saudi trade minister on strengthening supply chains
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held bilateral talks with Saudi Arabia's Trade Minister Majid bin Abdullah Al Qassabi on strengthening supply cha...
U.S. official denies report Washington agreed to unfreeze Iran assets
A senior US official denied reports that Washington had agreed to unfreeze Iran's sanctioned assets as part of the Islamabad ceasefire talks, pushing back ag...
After Artemis II, NASA looks to SpaceX, Blue Origin for Moon landings
With Artemis II's successful crew return on April 10, 2026, NASA's attention immediately shifted to the next challenge: getting astronauts from lunar orbit d...
U.S. and Iran envoys meet Pakistani PM as negotiations get under way
High-level US-Iran direct peace talks commenced in Islamabad on April 11, 2026, as both delegations separately met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ah...
Iranian delegation reaches Islamabad for peace talks with U.S. as world waits for deal to end conflict
Iran's 71-member delegation, led by Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, arrived in Islamabad for direct peace...
Trump congratulates returned Artemis astronauts, says ‘next step, Mars!’
Following the successful splashdown of the Artemis II spacecraft on April 10, 2026, US President Donald Trump publicly congratulated the four astronauts, dec...
Delhi EV Policy: Electric 3-Wheelers Only by 2027, 2-Wheelers by 2028
The Government of the National Capital Territory (GNCT) of Delhi has released the draft Delhi EV Policy 2026–2030, setting hard deadlines for mandatory elect...
Work resumes on Bhutan's Punatsangchhu-I hydropower project after 7-year halt
Construction on Bhutan's 1,200 MW Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project has resumed after a seven-year halt (2019–2026) caused by severe geological challenge...
Artemis II spotlights engineering of human spaceflight and ISRO’s progress
NASA's Artemis II mission successfully returned its four-person crew on April 10, 2026, demonstrating the engineering maturity required for sustained human s...
Olympic Committee’s ban on trans women in female category | Explained
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a new "Policy on the Protection of the Female (Women's) Category in Olympic Sport" on March 26, 2026, ban...
Fuel shortages from Iran war threaten Asia’s biggest food staple
The six-week-old West Asia war (from February 28, 2026) has triggered a fuel and fertilizer supply crisis that is forcing rice farmers across Southeast Asia ...
Election Commission trims electoral rolls by 10.2% across 12 states, UTs
The Election Commission of India (ECI) completed a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 9 states and 3 Union Territories, reducing the ...
1st Indian vessel crosses Strait of Hormuz after US-Iran ceasefire
The LPG tanker Jag Vikram, owned by Mumbai-based Great Eastern Shipping Company, became the first India-flagged vessel to transit the Strait of Hormuz follow...
Watch: Who is Amit Kshatriya, the mind behind NASA’s Moon programme?
As NASA's Artemis II mission completed the first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years on April 10, 2026, attention turned to the key figures behind the progra...
Digital-only toll collection implemented at national highway fee plazas
All 1,150+ fee plazas on National Highways and Expressways have transitioned to exclusively digital toll collection from April 10, 2026, with cash payments n...
Piyush Goyal holds talks with Saudi Arabia trade minister on stronger supply chains
India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal met with Saudi Arabia's Trade Minister Majid bin Abdullah Al Qassabi on the sidelines of an international economic for...
Gyan Bharatam survey: Over 4,100 manuscripts reported in Chhattisgarh so far, say officials
Over 4,100 manuscripts have been reported from eight districts in Chhattisgarh under the Gyan Bharatam National Manuscript Survey, launched by the Ministry o...
Our fisheries exports have risen from Rs 60,000 cr to Rs 68,000 cr after US tariffs: MoS Baghel
India's fisheries exports have risen to approximately ₹68,000 crore from ₹60,000 crore, with the sector showing strong resilience despite the United States i...
Watch: Global oil crisis: Why is India’s transport sector far more exposed than China’s?
As crude oil prices surged nearly 67% in the weeks following the Strait of Hormuz closure (late February 2026), the differential impact on India and China's ...
Women’s reservation law amendment: Congress may call Opp meet on April 15
The Union Cabinet on April 8, 2026 cleared three draft legislations to accelerate implementation of the 33% women's reservation in Parliament and state assem...
Artemis II splashes down: How the Moon mission heralds new era in human space travel
NASA's Artemis II mission successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego at 8:07 p.m. EDT on April 10, 2026, completing a 10-day ...
In Pictures | Artemis II's voyage to the moon and back
NASA's Artemis II mission launched on April 1, 2026 at 6:35 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, aboard the Space Launch System...
Israel-Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian delegation in Pakistan for talks with U.S., Vance en route
An Iranian diplomatic delegation, led by Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, arrived in Islamabad for talks with US representatives led by Vice P...
‘A perfect mission’: Artemis II astronauts return to Earth
The four Artemis II astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen — splashed down safely in the Pacific...
India in final stages of formulating processing value chain for critical minerals: Mines Secretary
The Secretary of the Ministry of Mines stated that India is in the advanced stages of formulating a dedicated scheme to develop domestic processing value cha...
The week in charts: Monetary policy, fertilizer subsidy, weak monsoon forecast
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) concluded its April 2026 meeting (April 6–8) by keeping the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, ...
Jaishankar’s ‘last-minute’ UAE visit: Talks to touch upon Emirati stance on West Asia crisis & Pakistan
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar made a last-minute visit to the UAE (April 11–12, 2026) to hold bilateral discussions with his counterpart, UAE Forei...
Untimely rains hit wheat procurement amid record harvest hopes
Unseasonal and untimely rains across key wheat-growing states — Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan — since mid-March 2026 delayed ...
Around the Moon and back: Artemis II splashes down, completing historic mission — records, milestones, and more
NASA's Artemis II mission concluded successfully on April 10–11, 2026, with the Orion spacecraft splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Die...
RBI proposes upper layer NBFCs to be defined by absolute asset size of ₹1 lakh crore+
The Reserve Bank of India released draft directions proposing to replace the existing complex methodology for identifying Upper Layer NBFCs with a simple abs...
Yashwant Varma's resignation may open graft-probe window
Justice Yashwant Varma's resignation from the Allahabad High Court on April 9, 2026, while halting the parliamentary removal proceedings, has opened a separa...
Varma goes down protesting: 'Asked to answer the unanswerable'
On resigning from the Allahabad High Court on April 9, 2026, Justice Yashwant Varma also formally withdrew from the Lok Sabha Speaker's Judges Inquiry Commit...
'Mahatma Gandhi mein aag lag rahi hai bhai'
On the night of March 14, 2025, firefighters responding to a blaze at the official residence of then-Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma at 30 Tugh...