INDIA
– 7th edition of 3-day Raisina Dialogue begins in New Delhi; jointly organised by Observer Research Foundation & External Affairs Ministry
– Covid-19 vaccines: Delhi, Haryana to provide free precaution/booster doses in 18–59 years age group
PM Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announce launch of EU-India Trade and Technology Council
– I&B Ministry blocks 10 Indian, 6 Pakistan-based YouTube channels for spreading disinformation related to country’s national security
– Civil Aviation Ministry organises mega Yoga event- ‘Yog Prabha’ at Safdarjung Airport in New Delhi
– Lok Sabha Speaker seeks details of Amravati MP Navneet Rana’s arrest from Maharashtra government
– Former Union Home Secretary Dr. Madhav Godbole dies in Pune at 85
– Padma Shri awardee Odia writer Binapani Mohanty dies at 85
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– APEDA, ITPO organising Asia’s biggest international food, hospitality fair AAHAR-2022 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from April 26
WORLD
– India (USD 76 billion) was 3rd largest military spender behind US (USD 801 billion) and China (USD 293 billion) in 2021: SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)
– Elon Musk strikes deal to buy Twitter for $44bn
– France: Emmanuel Macron re-elected President; defeats Marine Le Pen
– Opposition Freedom Movement wins election in Slovenia: Robert Golob to become new PM
– World Malaria Day observed on April 25
– International Delegate’s Day observed by UN on April 25
SPORTS
– Russia’s Andrey Rublev wins men’s singles title at Serbia Open tennis
