NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||18th APRIL2026
NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||18th
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).
Constitution Amendment Bill, part of delimitation package,
defeated. (GOOD NEWS)
The Bill falls short of the two-thirds mark of 352 votes,
with 298 in favour and 230 against in the House where 528 members were present
at the time of voting.
Women’s reservation bill was defeated in LOKSABHA.
India-flagged vessels start sailing out of Hormuz. Most of
these ships are critical to India’s energy needs and are carrying crude oil.
Pune Airport Runway Shut After Air Force Aircraft's 'Hard Landing
‘The Indian Air Force (IAF) late Friday night said the runway at Pune airport
is temporarily unavailable following an incident involving one of its aircraft.
IRAN: The Pakistan diplomacy is active. Tehran has dismissed
Trump’s repeated claim that Iran has agreed to allow its enriched uranium to be
moved to the US. Pakistani source told Al Jazeera that much more needs to be
done to start talks between Iran and the US before there can be a lasting peace
in the region. Iran agreed to extend ‘CEASEFIRE’.
HORMUZ: Tehran and Washington have both announced that the
Strait of Hormuz is now open, but Iran’s IRGC said ships will have to obtain
permission from Iranian forces and should follow a designated path to cross the
waterway.
Washington said its blockade on Iranian ports would remain
in place until a final deal is reached with Tehran.
Today’s France and UK-hosted call includes dozens of
countries and was slated to discuss “purely defensive” measures to ensure safe
shipping through the strait “when security conditions allow,” French President
Emmanuel Macron wrote on social media. Germany is open to deploying
minesweepers and maritime reconnaissance equipment in the waterway if an
international mandate to do so is agreed upon, an unnamed German official told
Politico. “Australia stands ready to support efforts to restore stability and
security in the Strait of Hormuz,” the prime minister wrote on X, after
attending a virtual Leaders’ Summit on the strait
LEBANON: Trump said he “prohibited” Israel from bombing
Lebanon, but added that the issue of Hezbollah’s presence would be dealt with
separately from Iran and in an “appropriate manner”.
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun defended Beirut’s decision
to enter into direct talks with Israel, stressing that his government is
working only in the interests of the Lebanese people.
The ceasefire’s success hinges in part on the actions of a
group not officially party to the formal agreement: Hezbollah, the Iran-backed
proxy that has been Israel’s primary combatant in the country.
Truce in Lebanon may lead to Lebanon’s diplomatic relation
established with ISRAEL. IRAN will try its best to sabotage that.
UN: Iran’s deputy foreign minister has called for the UN to
effectively respond to acts of “aggression” towards his country, Iran’s IRNA
news agency reports.
The UN Security Council has voted to condemn Iran’s attacks
on its Gulf neighbours, but not the attacks first launched by the US and Israel
on Iran on February 28.
The Balkan nation’s parliament has voted overwhelmingly,
89-0, to contribute dozens of troops to the International Stabilization Force
(ISF) for Gaza, a US-backed initiative following last year’s ceasefire between
Israel and Hamas.
Europe has roughly six weeks of jet fuel stocks left due to
restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, the head of the IEA told the Associated
Press. Flight cancellations could come “soon,” he added. Dutch airliner KLM is
cutting around 1 percent of its total European routes next month due to rising
fuel costs, while Delta Air Lines said it was monitoring the “potential jet
fuel supply issue” but anticipated no immediate impacts.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world’s largest
cobalt producer, has created a strategic reserve for cobalt and other minerals,
its minerals regulator announced yesterday. It will reserve 10 percent of
exports for the reserve. The DRC operates a quota system for countries that
import its cobalt, and any not exported allocations will also be funnelled to
the reserve.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank
announced yesterday they are resuming formal relations with Venezuela, which
were suspended in 2019 amid the country’s political crisis. Once formally
restored, IMF ties would give Caracas access to an estimated $5 billion worth
of reserves at the fund. The World Bank’s last loan to the country was in 2005.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered U.S. diplomats to
rally global support for a forthcoming U.S. declaration endorsing trade over
humanitarian aid, the Washington Post reported yesterday. The declaration
reportedly says the global aid system “has often created dependency,
inefficiency, and corruption.” The State Department said in a statement that it
would continue to fund lifesaving assistance. This
is true for any permanent AID SYSTEM.
U.S.-Philippines manufacturing zone: The two countries
announced plans yesterday to establish a joint high-tech manufacturing zone on
the Philippine island of Luzon. The area will have diplomatic immunity and will
operate under U.S. common law, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The Iran war has strongly boosted prices of the urea
fertilizer that is vital to ensuring a successful wheat harvest in Argentina,
forcing farmers into a bind weeks before the crop's season begins next month.
MISHAPS:
With another worker succumbing to his injuries on Thursday
(April 16, 2026) night, the death toll in this week’s power plant explosion in
Chhattisgarh’s Sakti district has risen to 21.
8 Kerala tourists die in Tamil Nadu after bus veers off
road, hits multiple vehicles. The driver suddenly lost control while
manoeuvring the 13th hairpin bend. It crashed into a two-wheeler and an
autorickshaw.
CLIMATE:
IndiGo Issues Travel Advisory For Flight Schedules Amid Bad
Weather In Delhi.
CRIME
& PUNISHMENT:
Father, Son Stabbed To Death In Delhi Over Money Dispute: A
father and his son were stabbed to death in the south Delhi's Chittaranjan Park
area in a row over money on Friday, a police source said.
Fake Judicial Officer Arrested With Accomplice In Delhi:
CopsTwo men, including one allegedly impersonating a judicial officer using
forged documents, have been arrested in New Delhi with a firearm and live
ammunition, police said on Monday.
DAS
KAPITAL:
Brent Crude drops to
below $90/- per Barrel, stocks soar to wrap up a wild week. The S&P 500
just hit its third-straight record high and the Nasdaq Composite is on its
longest winning streak since 1992. These are effect of optimism about
ceasefires in the Middle East and hope that oil might resume flowing through
the Strait of Hormuz.
Indian Share Market: -
NIFTY 50:INDEXNSE: 24,353.55/ +156.80 (0.65%)today
COMMODITY:
10g of 24k gold (99.9%) in Gurugram is Rs.1,55,950.00 /-
Brent Crude: Currency inUSD90.38/--9.01(-9.07%) per Bbl.
Currency Exchange Rates:
*Euro* : ₹107/-*USD*
₹ 92/- *China¥* : ₹ 13/-
WHAT
IS NEXT:
Today, Turkey begins hosting the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.
Today, the UN Security Council discusses Sudan and South
Sudan.
Sunday, Bulgaria holds a parliamentary election.
THE END.
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