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A fragile ceasefire has eased immediate escalation risks in the Strait of Hormuz, but shipping remains constrained and conditional. While limited vessel movement has resumed, it's far from normal, with security considerations dictating transit and global energy markets remaining sensitive to any disruptions.

UCC is a proposal to have one common set of personal laws for all citizens in India, covering marriage, divorce, inheritance, and adoption, regardless of religion. It aims to ensure equality before law and promote national integration by replacing religion-based personal laws with a uniform legal framework. In the Bengal polls, where BJP strives to wrest power from three-time chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who fiercely opposes the UCC, the issue is expected to highly polarise the elections.

Aditya Dhar's 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' continues its impressive box office run, entering its fourth week and surpassing Rs 1050 crore in India. The Ranveer Singh starrer has maintained strong collections despite the IPL, with day 23 earnings pushing its net total to Rs 1,051.06 crore.

Indian pacer Harshit Rana is making good progress in his recovery following knee surgery on February 9. Ruled out of the 2026 T20 World Cup and IPL, Rana has joined the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru for rehabilitation. While his knee is healing faster than anticipated, the 24-year-old faces a fitness challenge to regain his optimal form.

Table-toppers Rajasthan Royals face defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a thrilling IPL clash. Both teams aim to extend their unbeaten streaks. Key player battles, including Virat Kohli vs. Sandeep Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal vs. Jacob Duffy, are set to define this high-stakes encounter at Barsapara Cricket Stadium.

On Friday, Mukul Choudhary became an overnight sensation in the IPL, smashing an unbeaten 27-ball 54, including seven massive sixes, to help Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pull off a heist against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the iconic Eden Gardens. The 21-year-old was bought by LSG for Rs 2.60 crore.

US Treasury Secretary and Federal Reserve Chair urgently met with top bank CEOs to discuss Anthropic's new AI model, Claude Mythos Preview. This powerful AI can find software vulnerabilities, raising cybersecurity concerns for the financial system. Anthropic launched Project Glasswing to proactively fix flaws before attackers exploit them.

Uttar Pradesh removed over 2 crore voters during a 166-day special intensive revision, bringing the final electoral roll to approximately 13.39 crore. Despite significant deletions, the state saw a net increase of 84 lakh voters, with improved gender ratio and substantial additions in the 18-19 age group.

Delhi Police have dismantled a Pakistan ISI-backed spy ring. Ten operatives were arrested for surveilling key locations. They installed cameras to send real-time data to their handlers. This intelligence was intended to plan future terror attacks in India. The operation followed weeks of surveillance. Authorities are analyzing seized devices to find more links.

Largely dependent on the charisma and eloquence of its founder, C.N. Annadurai, the DMK also had an array of articulate leaders, backed by an enviable organisational structure

He has been nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha after the vacancy was created following the retirement of former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister also sought public opinion on the implementation of various schemes

With back-to-back incidents of violence, political tensions remain high in the region

Six persons, including three women, a child and two men, died on the spot in one car, while another passenger was seriously injured

Mr. Kamra, taking a dig at Mr. Shinde, said that defending Balasaheb Thackeray’s political legacy would extend to protecting the freedom of cartoonists and satirists

AIMIM underlined that it would now fight the polls independently in that State

Assam, Kerala and Puducherry witness record turnout during the polling held on April 9

In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner, CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby alleges that the Special Intensive Revision led to the deletion of over 90 lakh voters from the electoral rolls in West Bengal