- Ayush Shetty became the first Indian since 1965 to reach the Badminton Asia Championships men’s singles final.
- Sujeet Kalkal (65kg) and Abhimanyu Mandwal (70kg) won gold medals at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- The South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship was recently organized in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attended the 9th Indian Ocean Conference held in Port Louis, Mauritius.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the three-day ‘National Unnat Krishi Mahotsav’ in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh.
- Delhi’s draft EV policy proposes to halt the registration of petrol-powered two-wheelers from April 1, 2028.
- Punjab National Bank (PNB), established in 1895, celebrated its 132nd Foundation Day on April 12.
- The Prime Minister paid floral tributes to social reformer Mahatma Jyotirao Phule on his 200th birth anniversary in the Constituent Assembly.
- The film ‘Homebound’ secured the Best Film title at the 2026 Chetak Screen Awards.
- Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi is the recipient of the 2026 Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award.
- The FIDE Women’s Candidates Chess Tournament 2026 is being hosted in Cyprus.
- INS Sunayna visited Malé under the IOS SAGAR mission to enhance maritime cooperation between India and Maldives.
- The Maharashtra government launched the ‘Majha Gaon, Arogyasampann Gaon’ campaign to promote healthy villages on World Health Day.
- ‘My Life in Indian Politics’ is the memoir of the late veteran politician Mohsina Kidwai.
- Twenty-four journalists were honored for excellence at the 20th Ramnath Goenka Awards in 2026.
📅 April 13, 2026 · Monday