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NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||19th APRIL2026

 

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||19th APRIL2026

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Akshaya Tritiya 2026 falls on this Sunday, April 19. Known as a highly auspicious day for Hindus and Jains, "Akshaya" signifies "never diminishing," making it ideal for starting new ventures, buying gold, or performing charity to bring eternal prosperity. The puja mahurat is 10:49 am to 12:20 pm.

 


INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).

Indian Government earmarked 22 ships carrying energy cargo to India for repatriation in coordination with Iranian agencies and Indian Navy.

After defeat in Women Reservation Bill, PM Modi cites ‘feticide’; Opposition says ‘pathetic, partisan’. ( WATCH FOR MY BLOG—"WOMEN IN INDIAN POLITICS”)

‘You don’t move on, you carry it’: Year after Pahalgam, a father shares his grief.

In Uttarakhand, the Char Dham Yatra will formally commence with the opening of the portals of Gangotri and Yamunotri in Uttarkashi district today.

In the first phase of the Assembly Elections in West Bengal, a total of 152 assembly constituencies will go to the polls on the 23rd of this month.

Telangana government is planning to make Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points mandatory in the basements of apartment complexes.  The move is aimed at providing residents with convenient home-charging access.

Government of India has expanded the scope of the Resilience and Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation by including Egypt and Jordan among the eligible countries. The move comes as geopolitical tensions in West Asia continue to disrupt maritime logistics across the Gulf region and nearby trade corridors.

India and China held their first bilateral consultations under the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on April 16–17, 2026, marking another step in the gradual normalisation of ties after the eastern Ladakh military standoff eased in 2024.

Union Government has approved the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with a sovereign guarantee fund of Rs 12,980 crore to strengthen India’s maritime insurance sector. 

“Mediation is not independence: Comparing India and Pakistan misreads the map”, First Post, April 10, 2026.Read full article at  firstpost.com (LINK EMBEDED)

 IRAN WAR:(Tehran Times, Israel Times, Washington Post, Al-Jazeera)

HORMUZ:IRGC says Hormuz closed until US blockade lifted. Two Indian-flagged vessels have come under attack while crossing the Strait, prompting New Delhi to summon Iran’s Ambassador. 2 other Tankers were stopped and forced to return. There is difference in paper claims and reality. Iran says it will not open the Strait of Hormuz unless the US stops blockading its ports.  US President has lashed out at Iran, saying it could not “blackmail” the US by using its control over the Strait of Hormuz.

NUCLEAR MORITORIUM, AND ENRICHED URANIUM: Mr Trumps social post on these—and Iran’s response published,  are contradictory.

LEBANON: Israel says established a ‘yellow line’ in Lebanon, as it has in Gaza. Hezbollah’s leader, Naim Qassem, said the truce between Lebanon and Israel could not be “one-sided”, and that its fighters remain in the field, prepared to respond to Israeli aggression.

The Foreign Ministry of Bahrain has condemned the “terrorist” attack that killed a French soldier serving with UNIFIL, and wounded three others as a “flagrant violation” of international law. In a statement, the ministry said it affirmed Bahrain’s solidarity with Lebanon and support for the efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice.

PEACE TALK: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh says no date has been set for a new round of face-to-face talks with the US and slams Washington’s refusal to abandon its “maximalist” demands.

Also, IRGC and Iranian team selected for peace negotiation are not on same page on several issues.

However, despite these remarks from both sides, there is a chance for diplomacy, Al-Jazeera reported, noting  Ghalibaf’s  statement that if the US engages in good faith, it is possible to see a deal.

WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)

US administration issued a fresh 30-day general licence allowing India and other countries to continue purchasing Russian crude oil, offering temporary relief to global energy markets rattled by geopolitical tensions.

Turkiye woos investors amid Iran war fallout in Gulf economies. Turkish officials are promoting Istanbul as a regional financial hub amid the war’s fallout on the Gulf economies.

Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Egypt hold third consultative meeting in Antalya. “The Foreign Ministers expressed a shared commitment to advancing this partnership, deepening coordination and expanding collaboration across key areas of mutual interest.”

In Balochistan, five civilians were killed in extrajudicial actions, while four others were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces. According to the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), the body of 17-year-old student Hatim Baloch was recovered nearly 11 days after he was allegedly taken by Pakistan’s Frontier Corps in the Panjgur district.

In a separate incident on the same day, the rights body revealed that Pakistani forces killed four Baloch civilians in a staged encounter and brought their bodies to Panjgur Hospital, claiming that they were killed in a combat engagement.

Millions of people in Sudan are surviving on just one meal a day, as the country's food crisis deepens and threatens to spread, according to ​a report published on last Monday by a group of non-governmental organisations.

Cuba warded off the Americans once, and the old folks say they would do it again. That fervour is less apparent among the nation’s downtrodden youth.

OBITUARY:

Brazil’s Oscar Schmidt, one of the most prolific scorers in basketball history, has passed away. He was 68. Schmidt, who had been hospitalized in the São Paulo metropolitan area after feeling ill, dead on Friday after a long battle with a brain tumour.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

In Manipur, two civilians, including retired Indian Army personnel, have been killed in an ambush by suspected armed militants today at National Highway 202 (Imphal-Ukhrul Road). According to the Police report, the incident took place around 1.30 PM near TM Kasom village along the National Highway in Ukhrul district

DAS KAPITAL:

Indian Share Market: -  WAS CLOSED.

No Change in other segments during weekend.

 

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