NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||17th APRIL2026
NEWS &
VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||17th APRIL2026
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ॐ कुर्वन्नेवेह कर्माणि जिजीविषेच्छतं समाः ।
एवं त्वयि नान्यथेतोऽस्ति न कर्म लिप्यते नरे ॥
YAJURVED—40/2
This SHLOKAM provides a blueprint for "Karma Yoga"—Guidance of
living actively without being bound by the consequences of one's deeds.
INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).
In a striking appeal for
bipartisan unity, Prime Minister on Thursday told the Opposition to “take the
credit” for the women’s reservation push, offering a “blank cheque” to share
political ownership, as he urged Parliament to pass the Constitution (131st
Amendment) Bill and related legislations without delay.
The President of South Korea Lee Jae will pay a state visit to India
from 19th to 21st April. He will be accompanied by First Lady Kim Hea Kyung and
a high-level delegation comprising Ministers, senior officials and business
leaders.
PM Modi yesterday held talks with Austrian Chancellor Dr Christian
Stocker in New Delhi. During the
meeting, India and Austria exchanged several agreements and documents,
including an MOU on Food Safety, a Letter of Intent (LOI) on Cooperation and
Military Matters, and an LOI on Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism.
Mizoram Governor Vijay Kumar Singh today launched the intensive house
listing and housing census operations for the country’s first digital census at
Lok Bhavan in Mizoram.
In Jammu and Kashmir, in order to offer relief to traders in the Kashmir
Valley, particularly fruit growers and handicraft merchants, the Jammu Division
of Northern Railway will operate a Joint Parcel Product-Rapid Cargo Service
train between Adarsh Nagar in New Delhi and Budgam in Kashmir from April 17.
The Telangana Government has launched a significant statewide initiative
to bring artificial intelligence literacy to nearly two million students in
government schools.
*Bay of Bengal Missile Test NOTAM*: India issued a Notice to Air
Missions (NOTAM) warning for a missile test in the Bay of Bengal region on
April 18, 2026, for a designated range of 200 km.
IRAN WAR:(Tehran Times, Israel Times, Washington Post, Al-Jazeera)
A 10-day ceasefire has begun
between Israel and Lebanon, according to the announcement by US President
Donald Trump who spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.
The ceasefire was welcomed
by a number of countries in the region, including Iran, Qatar and Jordan.
“I hope Hezbollah acts
nicely and well during this important period of time. It will be an GREAT
moment for them if they do,” Trump wrote in the post.
Shimon Guetta, head of the
Ma’ale Yosef Regional Council, also in northern Israel, rejected outside
influence over Israel’s security policy, demanding that any agreement must
guarantee “complete disarmament of Hezbollah” and “absolute security” for northern
communities, adding that “agreements on paper are meaningless” without clear
enforcement.
Israeli military
spokesperson Avichay Adraee has issued an “urgent message” to the residents of
southern Lebanon, warning them to remain north of the Litani River despite the
commencement of the ceasefire.
Hezbollah has
carried out 27 attacks on North Israel in the last 24 Hrs. They are yet to be dis-armed!
US Defence Secretary Pete
Hegseth has threatened Iran, saying US forces are ready to restart combat if
Tehran does not agree to a deal to end their war.
The US officially confirmed
the loss of an MQ-4C Triton UAV in the Persian Gulf. Valued at approximately
$250 million, it costs twice the price of an F-35 5th-generation stealth
aircraft.
A high-level delegation led
by Pakistan’s army chief held talks with officials in Iran on the possibility
of a new round of negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
President Trump said that
the US is “very close” to making a deal with Iran and said another meeting
between the two countries could take place this weekend.
The US leader also said that
Iran has agreed that it will not have a nuclear weapon and that the agreement
that is currently being negotiated “goes beyond 20 years”.
The US Central Command
claimed that American forces turned around 14 vessels in the 72 hours since
Washington’s blockade of Iranian ports went into effect.
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine
told reporters this morning that U.S. forces will “actively pursue” ships
worldwide that are attempting to provide “material support” to Iran. The United
States warned two Chinese banks they were at risk of sanctions for activity
related to Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said yesterday.
“We spend trillions and
trillions of dollars on NATO, and when I ask them to get involved in a much
smaller situation, they weren’t there for us,” Trump told reporters. “None of
them.”
WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)
Tokyo will provide around $10 billion in financial support to Southeast
Asian neighbors struggling with rising oil prices, Japanese Prime Minister
Takaichi Sanae said yesterday at a regional forum.
MISHAPS:
During an ongoing search
operation against Maoists in the Saranda forests of Chaibasa, Jharkhand, police
personnel were injured in an IED blast on the second day and are being
airlifted to Ranchi for treatment.
A winglet of SpiceJet aircraft yesterday hit the horizontal tail surface
of Akasa Air’s aircraft at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. In a
statement, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that the accident
happened when SpiceJet’s aircraft was taxying in the allocated parking bay.
In Uttar Pradesh, 5 people died after being hit by a train in
Prayagraj . The accident took place when all the
passengers got down to relieve themselves. At that moment, train coming from
the other side hit five people, killing all of them.
In Andhra Pradesh, eight pilgrims, including five women, one child and
two men, were killed and several others injured in a tragic road accident near
Chilakaladone village in Kurnool district early yesterday morning.
In Pakistan, five coal miners were killed in two separate mining
accidents in Bolan and Duki coalfield areas of Balochistan.
SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY:
The Northern Railway commissioned
Double Distant Signals at Pabli Khas and Meerut Cantt to boost Sectional Speed
to 130 kilometre per hour on Ghaziabad-Saharanpur Route. A train already safely
traversed the upgraded section, marking the successful integration of the new
signalling and interlocking systems.
*Sheshnag-150 Swarm Drone
Test*: Bengaluru-based NewSpace Research and Technologies tested the
'Sheshnag-150' swarming attack drone in Rajasthan. It demonstrated a 5-hour
endurance, a 720 km range, and a CEP (Circular Error Probable) under 10 meters.
Carrying a 25 kg warhead for high-value targets, its key feature is swarm
capability, enabling 50+ drones to coordinate in real time using a resilient
"mother code" system.
CLIMATE:
Amid rising temperatures
across Keralam, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow
alert for hot and humid conditions in the state till Sunday.
Heatwave alert for
Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, MP.
IMD forecasts heavy rain and
storms in Northeast and western Himalayas April 16 to 19, while large parts of
central, east and south India face heatwave and very hot conditions.
CRIME & PUNISHMENT:
Punjab Police’s Counter
Intelligence Wing has recovered 4 hand grenades and 2 sophisticated pistols
along with ammunition from an accused in Amritsar yesterday, police claim that the module was involved in
a recent grenade attack in Chandigarh.
The National Commission for
Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports concerning alleged
incidents of sexual harassment of women at the Tata Consultancy Services BPO
unit in Nashik, Maharashtra. In a statement, NCW said it has constituted a
Fact-Finding Committee to conduct a detailed inquiry into the incident.
Punjab government is seeking
the extension of detention of MP Amritpal Singh in Assam's Dibrugarh jail,
citing security concerns and potential threats to state security.
Army conducts joint
operation, destroys 10 bunkers in Manipur. The operation commenced with two
joint columns comprising teams from the Indian Army, CAPF and the Manipur
police carrying out the operation on both sides of the highway, respectively.
GAMES & SPORTS: -
In chess, India’s
Grandmaster R. Vaishali won the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026 in
Cyprus.
DAS KAPITAL:
Jordan and the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) committed yesterday to advancing a $2.3 billion railroad
investment deal. The agreement signed in Abu Dhabi creates a joint
Emirati-Jordanian company to connect Jordan’s Port of Aqaba to its phosphate
and potash mines.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief
Kristalina Georgieva has said that India’s economy is expected to remain
resilient even as global growth slows amid war-driven disruptions.
Indian
Share Market: -
*BSE
SENSEX*77,988.68 −122.56 (0.16%)🔻
*NIFTY*
24,196.75 −34.55 (0.14%)🔻
BULLIONS:
*GOLD*
: ₹ 15,500/ 01gm (24 krt)
*SILVER*
: ₹ 2,70,000/KG
Currency
Exchange Rates:
*Euro*
: ₹107/-*USD* ₹ 92/- *China¥* : ₹ 13/-
WHAT IS NEXT:
Today, NATO
Secretary-General Mark Rutte meets with European Commission President Ursula
von der Leyen in Brussels.
Today, Group of Twenty
finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Washington, DC.
Tomorrow, France and the
United Kingdom will co-host a video conference on securing the Strait of
Hormuz.
CONCERN:
IF YOU DECLARE YOURSELF ‘LGBTN++’—YOU CAN GET STAY PERMIT IN MANY EU COUNTRIES.
THE END.
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