{"id":71973,"date":"2026-04-21T11:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T05:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=71973"},"modified":"2026-04-21T11:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T06:01:21","slug":"headlines-of-the-day-21-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/21-04-2026\/71973\/","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 21-April-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Hindu, Indian Express, PIB, AIR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Headline<\/strong><\/th>Source<\/strong><\/th>Syllabus<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Jagadguru Basaveshwara<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS1\/History<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Civil Services Day<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/strong><\/a>; <\/strong>AIR<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2\/Governance<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Iran undecided on talks; Trump to keep blockade<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2\/IR<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Digital arrest is a crime against human dignity: CJI<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2\/Governance; GS3\/Cybersecurity<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
India is violating its obligations under international law: Francesca Albanese<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2\/IR<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Meghalaya govt. scraps Umiam<\/strong>Lake island resort project<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 2)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS1 Geography; GS2\/Governance<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Punjab govt. notifies new<\/strong>law to punish sacrilege acts<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 2)<\/strong><\/a>; <\/strong>IE (Page 13)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2\/Polity and Governance<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Black panther to return to Vizag zoo after 40 years<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 3)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3\/ Environment<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
India\u2019s forests could nearly double carbon storage by 2100, study finds<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 6)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3\/ Environment<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The strategic vulnerability in India\u2019s LPG supply model<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 8)<\/strong><\/a>; <\/strong>IE (Page 15)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3\/ Energy<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Puzzle of missing urgency around learning<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2\/Education<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
U.S. power, Latin American resistance<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 9)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2\/IR<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Draft rules for roll-out of Ethanol 85 fuel to be notified soon<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3\/ Energy<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
SEBI amends alternative investment fund rules<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 12)<\/strong><\/td>GS3\/ Economy<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Sri Lanka\u2019s Tamil parties seek sustained Indian push to realise spirit of Indo-Lanka Accord<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 14)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2\/IR<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
EU hosts peace conference on Gaza as it seeks greater sway in West Asia<\/strong><\/td>TH (Page 15)<\/strong><\/td>GS2\/IR<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
In bid to bypass Hormuz chokepoint, Gulf countries scramble to ramp up infra<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS1\/Geography; GS3\/ Infrastructure<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Bengal SIR: Told Tribunals are \u2018not functioning\u2019, Supreme Court seeks report from Calcutta HC Chief Justice<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2\/Polity and Governance<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\u2018I say in clear terms, I will not recuse\u2019: Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma bins Arvind Kejriwal\u2019s recusal plea<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2\/ Polity and Governance<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Chips to ships: PM Modi and President Lee Unveil vision to double trade, launch \u2018digital bridge\u2019 between India and South Korea<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 1)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2\/IR<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\u2018Petitioner cast aspersions\u2019: Why Allahabad HC judge recused from Rahul Gandhi \u2018dual citizenship\u2019 case<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2\/ Polity and Governance<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
10% of Indian households can rise to a higher economic class just by quitting tobacco: Study<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 10)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2\/ Health; GS3\/Economy<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Expired blood, fake records: Probe reveals how 5 children with thalassemia got HIV<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 11)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2\/ Health<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
In Noida and beyond, workers\u2019 protests are proof that cost of living crisis can no longer be ignored<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3\/ Economy<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Beyond the population arithmetic: Do more MPs really mean better representation?<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 12)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2\/Governance<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Delhi HC pulls up Sentencing Review Board in Mattoo case: What is premature release?<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 15)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS2\/Polity and Governance<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Odisha becomes first state to launch Marine Spatial Plan<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 15)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3\/Environment<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Reserve bank of India partially rolls back curbs on rupee derivative deals<\/strong><\/td>IE (Page 17)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>GS3\/Economy<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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