Morning News Brief: US Vice President met Modi; Rahul said in the US- there was a mess in Maharashtra elections; Gold record at ₹ 96,670

1. US Vice President JD Vance met PM, bilateral conversation between the two

PM Modi presented a peacock to the three children of Vance- Ivan, Vivek and Mirabel.

US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Delhi on a 4 -day visit to India. Vance met PM Modi at his residence. The PM hosted dinner for Vance and his family. Modi showed Vance, his wife Usha and the three children the garden of their residence. The PM had bilateral conversations with Vance and the delegation who accompanied him. This meeting led to talks on increasing cooperation in areas such as bilateral trade deal, energy, defense and strategic techniques. Earlier, JD went to Akshardham Temple in Delhi with Vance family.

Vance will go to Jaipur today: Vance will meet Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagde and CM Bhajan Lal today. Amer Fort in Jaipur will go to see. Will address the Business Summit at Rajasthan International Center. After this, he will go to UP and see the Taj Mahal in Agra tomorrow. The US Vice President has visited India after 13 years. Who came to India in 2013 as Biden Vice President. Read full news …

2. Lucknow High Court said-whether the Rahul is British or not, give a report; Sought a reply from the center in 10 days The petition challenging the citizenship of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was heard in the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court. The High Court asked the central government whether Rahul Gandhi is a British citizen or not, respond in 10 days. The court said that the matter is of national importance and the delay will not be accepted.

What is the case of Rahul’s citizenship: In 2024, Karnataka lawyer Vignesh Shishir filed a petition in the Allahabad High Court accusing Rahul of being a British citizen. The petitioner accused the British government, citing the confidential mail of 2022 and demanded Rahul’s cancellation of Indian citizenship. Read full news …

3. Gold at an all -time high of ₹ 96,670, 24 carat prices increased by ₹ 1,760 in a day

The price of 10 grams 24 carat gold has increased by ₹ 1,760 to ₹ 96,670. This is all time high. Earlier, 10 grams of gold was ₹ 94,910. Gold prices have increased by Rs 20,508 this year. Gold on 1 January was Rs 76,162 per 10 grams. At the same time, the price of one kg silver has increased by ₹ 1,091 to ₹ 96,242 per kg.

3 reasons for the boom in gold …

1. The risk of trade war has increased due to America’s tariff policy. In such a situation, people are increasing investment in gold.
2. Gold prices have risen due to the weakening of the rupee against the dollar.
3. The season of weddings has started, so the demand for gold jewelery is increasing.

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4. 34 players got Central Contract of BCCI; Shreyas-Ishaan’s return, Rohit-Virat A+ intact The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released a list of 34 players involved in the Central Contract. Shreyas Iyer and Ishaan Kishan have returned. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja will remain intact in A+ grade. 5 players of the previous list including Shardul Thakur and Ravichandran Ashwin have been excluded.

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5. Christianity Pope Francis died of brain stroke; 3 -day state mourning announced in India Catholic Christian Christian Pope Francis died at the age of 88. According to Italian media, Pope died of brain stroke. He was the first Latin American Pope of history. Pope was ill for the last several months. The Pope’s body was kept in the coffin in the Vatican on Monday night. Pope Francis will be cremated 4 days later. There will be a 3 -day state mourning in India on the demise of the Pope. The first two -day mourning will be on 22 and 23 April, while the state mourning of the third day will be on the funeral.

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6. Murshidabad violence, Supreme Court asked-should the President order, denied the deployment of central forces The Supreme Court refused to issue an order on the petition to implement President’s rule in Bengal and deploy paramilitary force. The petitioner had appealed that the court should decide on this after the Murshidabad violence. Violence took place on April 11–12 in Murshidabad to protest against the Waqf law, killing 3 people.

Bench’s comment: The bench of Justice BR Gawai and Justice AG Christ asked the petitioner, ‘Do you want us to send an order to the President to implement it? We are facing allegations of interference in the jurisdiction of others. Justice Gawai is going to be CJI next month. Read full news …

7. Police said- Wife murdered former Karnataka DGP, stabbed 10-12 with a knife while eating food Police made a new disclosure in the murder of former Karnataka DGP Om Prakash. According to police sources, wife Pallavi is a major suspect of murder. Om Prakash was eating at the time of the incident. During this, there was a fight between the two. Pallavi first threw chilli powder at Om Prakash, when he was running around to get relief from jealousy, Pallavi hit her neck, stomach and chest with 10-12 stabs.

Om Prakash was a resident of Bihar: Prakash, a native of Bihar, was a 1981 batch IPS. Prakash started his career as Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Harpanhali (then Bellary District). He was appointed DGP of Karnataka in March 2015 and retired in 2017. Read full news …

8. IPL 2025: Gujarat defeated Kolkata by 39 runs; GT reached the top in points table

Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 39 runs in the 39th match of IPL. Batting first, Gujarat scored 198 runs for 3 wickets in 20 overs. Kolkata could only manage 159 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. With this, the Gujarat points reached the top in the table.

Match Highlights: Captain Shubman Gill from Gujarat scored 90, Sai Sudarshan scored 52 and Jose Butler scored 41 runs. Vaibhav Arora and Moin Ali from Kolkata took 1–1 wickets. Captain Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed by fifty. Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored 27 and Andre Russell scored 21 runs. Rashid Khan, famous from Gujarat, took 2-2 wickets. Read full news …

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1. National: The Jammu-Srinagar highway closed for the second consecutive day: rescue operation continues; Local MLAs said on cloudburst and landslide in Ramban- never seen such tragedy (Read full news)
2. National: Civil Service Day: Modi said- Deciding the future of 1 thousand years, Sardar Patel called it ‘Steel Frame of India’ (Read full news)
3. Judicial: The Supreme Court said- We do not need for contempt petition: Take approval from Attorney General; BJP MP commented on court and CJI (Read full news)
4. Judicial: Justice Verma bench cases will be heard again: more than 50 cases pending, ₹ 500-₹ 500 sacks filled with notes of ₹ 500 were found (Read full news)
5. Politics: Iqbal Singh of BJP will be the new mayor of Delhi: AAP from election, said- BJP with four engines, BJP, now no excuse will run (Read full news)
6. Controversy: Time Raina made fun of the visually newborn: The child needs an injection of ₹ 16 crore; Supreme Court angry, said- we are upset with them (Read full news)
7. Crime: In Delhi court, the criminal-person threatened the judge: said- meet outside, let’s see how the house goes alive; Decision was given in check bounce case (Read full news)

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