NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||29th APRIL2026

 

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||29^th APRIL2026

WEDNESDAY| VOL—V/2026/APRIL

OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION.

*“शरीरमाद्यं खलु धर्मसाधनम्”*

-- 'कुमारसम्भव'

शरीर के माध्यम से ही धर्म, ईश्वर व जीवन के वास्तविक लक्ष्य तक हम पहुँच सकते है। इसलिए हमारे शास्त्रों में मानव तन की इतनी महिमा गाई गई है।

English Equivalent: “HEALTH IS WEALTH”.

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

Mamata Banerjee Vs Shuvendu Adhikari In Focus As Bengal Votes In Phase 2 Today. EC is trying its best to do a fair, crimeless vote.

It is rumored that BJP couldn’t provide polling agents in all booths. Local terror must have played a part.

Voting started.

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

Tehran proposed a phased agreement that would first end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping—and only afterward discuss nuclear matters, multiple news outlets reported. Tehran’s proposal includes guarantees that the war would not start up again, according to the Wall Street Journal.

President Donald Trump’s national security team reviewed new Iranian peace proposal.  Washington weighs its next steps, including delaying talks on Iran’s nuclear programme.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg.  Vladimir Putin told Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi that Russia would do everything it could to halt the war. It is  MORE OF A ‘PEPTALK!’

Dozens of countries have called for the “urgent and unimpeded reopening” of the Strait of Hormuz. A top Iranian official said his country’s armed forces would be the authority responsible for the Strait of Hormuz under a proposed national law for managing the waterway.

Gulf nations are likely to welcome Tehran’s peace proposal to end the war without negotiating a new nuclear deal, analyst Dania Thafer says. “They have a different order of priorities … and it does align with Iran’s proposal of opening the Strait of Hormuz at the front of this negotiation,” she told Al Jazeera.

Under the reported plan, Iran would continue to charge fees on shipping in the strait, which it began doing after it seized control of the waterway in the early days of the war. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States will not allow Iran to control the Strait of Hormuz.

If USA climbs down, and blinks first—It will be advantage CHINA!

Tehran condemned Washington’s capture of two Iran-linked oil tankers, the Majestic X and the Tifani, calling it “the outright legalization of piracy”.

Critics say, Trump’s negotiators, Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff and JD Vance, rely more on loyalty and access than diplomatic experience.

Washington may agree to separate nuclear talks from efforts to reopen the HORMUZ, even if  such a move is a potential “strategic victory for Iran” but necessary given the strain on the global economy.

JD Vance, the US vice president, could boost his standing if he helps secure a US exit from the Iran conflict, analysts say.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Hezbollah has only about 10 percent of its weapons remaining, based on comparisons with stockpiles “at the start of the war”. Despite the claim, Hezbollah is still believed to possess tens of thousands of Rockets, Missiles And Drones.

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said in a statement yesterday that the group would not give up its weapons. Naim Qassem also rejected Lebanon’s planned direct talks with Israel, calling them a “grave sin” that will destabilize Lebanon.  Lebanese President Joseph Aoun responded that Hezbollah had committed “treason” by not consulting the country when entering the war against Israel.

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

The Mexican military released footage of an operation resulting in the capture of Audias Flores, a high-ranking commander in the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). Flores was considered a potential successor to former cartel leader El Mencho, who was killed in February.

Russian forces that had been providing security support to Mali’s military regime withdrew from a stronghold in the country’s North. Countrywide attacks by separatist rebels and al-Qaeda–linked militants in recent days killed the country’s defense minister and targeted other junta leaders.

UAE announced its departure from OPEC and OPEC+ on April 28, 2026, after nearly 60 years of membership, following major investments to boost production capacity. The move, which takes effect next month, is seen as a major blow to the cartel, removing a key member and approximately 15% of its capacity.

MISHAPS:

Six passengers onboard SWISS Delhi-Zurich flight LX 147 of Sunday morning is hospitalized after everyone on the aircraft had to be evacuated on the runway at IGIA using emergency slides. The Airbus A330 was on take-off, and roll at about 1.08 a.m. when its engine number one fails and then had a fire breakout. The crew abandoned takeoff and decided to evacuate the aircraft which had 232 passengers, including four infants, and crew members on board, on runway 28. Six passengers suffered injuries and have been taken to Medanta hospital.

Iraqi President Nizar Amedi named businessman Ali al-Zaidi the country’s new prime minister after months of post-election limbo.

DRC will create a paramilitary security force to protect mining assets with funding from the United States and United Arab Emirates, it announced yesterday.

ADVENTURE:

A group of Sherpa climbers ‌have opened the route to Mount Everest that had been blocked for two weeks by chunks of ice and a giant serac, allowing mountaineers to make attempts to reach the summit, officials said.

CLIMATE:

Delhi-NCR wakes to heavy rain, thunderstorms; bring respite from intense heat. Rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds brought relief from the heatwave in Delhi-NCR, as a western disturbance triggered a sharp weather change.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

Armed men killed at least 29 people in Guyaku village in Nigeria’s Adamawa State, in an attack that lasted several hours and left property destroyed, officials said.

Gunman opens fire at two locations in the Greek capital, leaving several people wounded. Police said that the man was armed with a shotgun and initially opened fire at a social security office in the centre of the Greek capital, wounding an employee.

WHAT IS NEXT:

Today, the UK’s King Charles holds a private meeting with Trump and addresses Congress in Washington, DC.

Tomorrow, Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar visits Brussels.

Tomorrow, a global conference on phasing out fossil fuels concludes in Colombia.

Top 12 Most Trusted “Made-In” Labels in the World:

1) 🇩🇪 Made in Germany - 66% 

2) 🇨🇭 Made in Switzerland - 64% 

3) 🇯🇵 Made in Japan - 63% 

4) 🇫🇷 Made in France - 57% 

5) 🇮🇹 Made in Italy - 57% 

6) 🇬🇧 Made in United Kingdom - 57% 

7) 🇺🇸 Made in United States - 55% 

8) 🇪🇺 Made in European Union - 55% 

9) 🇹🇼 Made in Taiwan - 33% 

10) 🇨🇳 Made in China - 31% 

11) 🇲🇽 Made in Mexico - 28% 

12) 🇮🇳 Made in India - 27% 

Source: Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (Survey-based estimates)

 

THE END.

NOTE: Because of my morning schedule-- the BLOG is short today.