Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi is in Tanzania to attend the maiden Africa-India Key Maritime Engagement (AIKEYME) naval exercise in Dar-es-Salaam. Co-hosted by the Indian Navy and the Tanzania People’s Defence Force, the six-day wargames includes participation from 10 African nations.
• Amit Shah to visit Bhopal
The Union home minister will attend the ‘Gopal Sammelan,’ a gathering of state-level cooperative milk producers. An agreement will be signed among the National Dairy Development Board, the state government and milk unions.
• Saudi Arabia halts short-term visas for India, 13 other nations
Saudi Arabia is suspending the issuance of new short-term visas for citizens of 14 countries, including India, Pakistan and Egypt. The decision is intended to prevent the misuse of non-Hajj visas and manage overcrowding during the pilgrimage season. Travelers with existing visas must enter the country by today and depart by April 29.
• ICC Board meet in Harare to review major format changes
The International Cricket Council Board will review key rule changes proposed by the ICC Cricket Committee, led by Sourav Ganguly. Discussions will be on possible revision of the two-balls rule in ODIs, introducing a clock timer to monitor over rates in Test matches and changing the U19 Men’s World Cup from 50-over to T20 format.
• IPL 2025: MI vs DC in Delhi
Delhi Capitals, undefeated this year under Axar Patel, face Mumbai Indians, a team plagued by poor starts and underwhelming bowling.
• IPL 2025: RR vs RCB in Jaipur
Both Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals aim to bounce back from recent defeats in this crucial showdown. RCB will wear green jerseys to promote sustainability and carbon-neutral initiatives.
• How Modi is making Yunus pay for his ‘landlocked Northeast’ comment
Other key events
• Union minister Piyush Goyal to inaugurate Vibrant Buildcon 2025, India’s largest building material and construction expo, at Yashobhoomi convention centre in Delhi
• FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 5th leg to be held in Pune from today
• Farmers in Pakistan to begin nationwide protest against corporate farming
• Futuristic World Expo 2025 to open for public in Osaka, Japan
• Celebration of Palm Sunday that marks the beginning of the Holy Week for Christians
• Pak wants US, UK to dig gold in Balochistan. Will rebels let them?• ‘If we dig 30,000 mosques looking for temples, are we moving forward?’
Sta’TOI’stics
Anniversaries
• Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar on this day in 1919 – British army’s colonel Reginald Dyer ordered his troops to fire at a crowd of unarmed protesters and pilgrims
• Birth anniversary of Father of Indian cinema, director and producer Dadasaheb Torne, who made India’s first feature film
• Birth anniversary of third US President Thomas Jefferson
• Tiger Woods at 21 years old became the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament in 1997
• Hungary became a republic in 1849
Unlocking the past
