NATIONAL, 25 APRIL, 2025 (TGN) Babita :
1. PM Modi inaugurates, lays foundation stone for several infrastructure projects worth over ₹13,480 cr in Bihar.
2. Government convenes all party meeting in New Delhi in view of Pahalgam terror attack; Leaders across party lines endorse actions taken by centre against Pakistan and assures full support in fight against terrorism.
3. Chief Minister of Odisha Mohan Charan Majhi announced 20 lakh rupees financial assistance for the family of Prashant Satpathy, who was killed in the terror attack at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir.
4. In Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah convened an all-party meeting in Srinagar today, following Tuesday’s terror attack in Pahalgam.
5. Home Minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar briefed President Droupadi Murmu on Pahalgam terror attack.
6. Cooperative sector to contribute one lakh trillion to Country’s GDP says Union Minister of State for Cooperation, Krishan Pal Gurjar.
7. AIIMS Raipur has successfully performed its first Swap Kidney Transplant, also known as a Kidney Paired Transplant. Union Health Ministry said, with this achievement, AIIMS Raipur became the first among the newer AIIMS institutions and the first government hospital in Chhattisgarh to carry out this complex and life-saving procedure.
8. National Zero Measles-Rubella Elimination campaign 2025-26 was launched in New Delhi on the first day of the World Immunisation Week.
9. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will lead a candlelight rally on Friday from People’s Plaza to the Indira Gandhi statue at Necklace Road in the city to protest the recent terror attack in Pahalgam.
10. The Chamber of Trade and Industry announced a ‘bandh’ across the national capital on Friday to protest against the Pahalgam terror attack as trade organisations held a candle march Thursday at the Connaught Place in New Dehli to express solidarity with the victims.
11. Recently the Department of Fisheries, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, in collaboration with the Indian Army, carried out a river ranching program and free fish seed distribution at the Government Trout Farm in Mechuka, Shi-Yomi District.
12. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heat wave conditions to continue over Northwest India during the next 5 days. According to the IMD, heat wave conditions will continue over West Madhya Pradesh, West Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and East Rajasthan till the 29th of this month.
Similar conditions will prevail over Central and East India, including Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Gangetic West Bengal till the 26th of this month.
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1. The Supreme Court said that it would begin the final hearing on the 6th and 7th of next month on the appeals filed by the Gujarat government and several other convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case.
2. In Rajasthan, Congress leader and former Cabinet Minister Mahesh Joshi was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) this evening in connection with the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam.
3. In Jammu & Kashmir, the Police have announced a total reward of Rs 60 Lakh for providing any information leading to the neutralisation of the three Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists involved in Pahalgam terror attack.
4. Three Maoists have been killed in an encounter between security forces and Maoists in the border area of Chhattisgarh and Telangana. An anti-Naxal operation is going on in the hills of Karregutta in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.
5. The Manipur government on Thursday imposed prohibitory orders in parts of Imphal East district ahead of a 24-hour statewide bandh called to protest the alleged custodial death of a 27-year-old man earlier this month.
6. Assam Police on Thursday arrested Aminul Islam, an MLA from the opposition All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA on sedition charges for allegedly defending Pakistan in the aftermath of the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
7. Tamil Nadu has banned the manufacture, storage, and sale of mayonnaise prepared from raw eggs for a period of one year with effect from April 8. The ban, issued in the interest of public health, is on the basis that mayonnaise made of raw eggs is a “high risk food”, carrying a risk of food poisoning.
“””””””” MISHAPS “””””””””
Around 1,000 tourists were stranded in picturesque North Sikkim on Thursday following landslides in the Himalayan state which is also witnessing heavy rain. The authorities have cancelled all permits given to tourists for visiting the region on April 25.
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1. The Indian life insurance industry witnessed a healthy growth of 5.13% in total new business premium collection in the financial year 2024–25, showing improved momentum compared to the previous year.
2. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised India’s GDP growth forecast for the fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26) down to 6.2%, citing trade tensions and the US tariffs on imports from India as key reasons for this adjustment.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Pakistani actor Fawad Khan’s film ‘Abir Gulaal’ will not be allowed to release in India. Sources confirmed that the decision has been taken amid the nationwide outrage over the heinous terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
DEFENCE NEWS
1. Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi will visit Jammu and Kashmir today in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
2. In view of the terrorist attack on innocent tourists in Kashmir’s Pahalgam, a decision has been taken to scale down the ceremonial display during the Retreat Ceremony at Attari in Amritsar, Hussainiwala in Ferozepur and Sadki in Fazilka, in Punjab.
3. Border Security Force also decided not to open gates during the Beating the Retreat ceremony held at all the three places in Punjab. At the same time, no shake-hands by the Indian Guard Commander with his counterpart from Pakistan Rangers will now on be done after lowering the Indian flag at the time of the Sun set, as was the protocol.
4. The Indian Navy’s latest indigenous guided missile destroyer, INS Surat, has successfully carried out a precision cooperative engagement against a sea-skimming target.
5. As tensions between India and Pakistan are on the rise in the wake of the Pahalgam Terror Attack, a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel has reportedly been detained by Pakistani Rangers, when he inadvertently crossed over the border line.
6. The Indian Coast Guard conducted its regional-level search and rescue exercise in the Bay of Bengal off Karaikal coast in Puducherry. The drill showcased daring rescue operations, including airlifting of passengers, fire control on vessels, and medical evacuation using helicopters.
7. The Sikkim government has announced 20 percent reservation for Agniveer jawans in the state police recruitment.
8. In Jammu and Kashmir, security forces and terrorists exchanged fire following a search operation in Udhampur district yesterday, leading to the death of an army Jawan. Search operation underway in Kulgam after exchange of fire with terrorists.
9. the Indian Air Force (IAF) has launched Exercise Aakraman, deploying its frontline fighter fleet — led by Rafale jets — for complex manoeuvres. The drills include ground-attack profiles and electronic-warfare training across diverse terrains, with aircraft operating from multiple bases, including those on India’s eastern flank.
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