Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 21.04.2025
National Updates
•A contingent of the Indian Air Force reached Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates to participate in Exercise Desert Flag-10. The exercise is being hosted by the UAE Air Force, with participating contingents from the air forces of Australia, Bahrain, France, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia.
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive in Jeddah on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, marking the first visit by an Indian leader to Saudi Arabia’s commercial hub in over four decades.
•RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra has stated that India’s forex money markets have doubled in the last 4 years.
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address Civil Servants on the occasion of the 17th Civil Services Day in New Delhi today. He will also confer the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration.
•West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose has said that he will take up the incident of communal violence at Murshidabad with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and also submit a report on his findings.
International Updates
•In Canada, a prominent gurdwara in Vancouver, was vandalised with pro-Khalistan graffiti overnight, sparking outrage among the local Sikh community. The incident occurred at the Khalsa Diwan Society (KDS) gurdwara, commonly known as the Ross Street gurdwara.
•Russia and Ukraine have conducted the largest prisoner exchange of the war since beginning of the conflict between both nations in February 2022. This happened during a short Easter ceasefire declared by Putin. Around 500 soldiers were freed, including some who were injured.
•In USA, thousands of protesters took to the streets across the nation on Saturday, in the second wave of protests against President Donald Trump this month. As per the media reports, the protesters decried Trump’s recent actions and labeled them as a threat to fundamental democratic principles.
•Russian astronauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Wagner have returned to Earth along with American Donald Pettit after a seven-month science mission on board the International Space Station (ISS).
•Vice President of the United States of America J D Vance will arrive in New Delhi today on a four day official visit to India. He will be accompanied by Second Lady of the US, Usha Vance, their children and senior members of the U.S. Administration.
•In Bangladesh, the National Central Bureau (NCB) has made a request to Interpol seeking a ‘red notice’ against 12 people, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 21.04.2025
Sports Updates
•India kicked off its campaign at the Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan with two dominant wins on the opening day. Hardik Dahiya (43kg) and Rudraksh Singh (46kg) secured commanding victories in the preliminary round, marking a strong start for the Indian team.
•In Squash, India’s Veer Chotrani and Anahat Singh have qualified for the 2025 World Championships, set to be held in Chicago, USA, next month. Veer secured the coveted spot by winning the Asia Qualifying Event with a dominant 3-NIL victory over home favorite Ameeshenraj Chandaran.
•In shooting, Indian shooter Arjun Babuta narrowly missed out on a historic gold medal at the ISSF World Cup 2025 in Lima, Peru, after a nail-biting 10m Air Rifle final that saw him finish just 0.1 points behind reigning.
Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 21.04.2025
Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 20.04.2025
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