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20 Apr 2026
₹1.54 Lakh Per 10 Grams. India Still Bought ₹20,000 Crore of Gold.
Gold hit ₹1.54 lakh per 10 grams on Akshaya Tritiya 2026. India's gold sales at record prices still crossed ₹20,000 crore. Demand was muted.
Gold hit ₹1.54 lakh per 10 grams on Akshaya Tritiya 2026. India's gold sales at record prices still crossed ₹20,000 crore. Demand was muted.
IRGC gunboats fired on two Indian oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Audio of the crew's distress call surfaced. India summoned Iran's envoy.
KKR's first IPL 2026 win came via Rinku Singh's 53* off 34 balls, rescuing the defending champions from 85/6 against Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens.
DC chased 176 at the Chinnaswamy after 18/3. KL Rahul's birthday fifty, a spin chokehold, and Miller's 6-6-4 cracked RCB's home fortress in IPL 2026.
India dropped the Aadhaar app smartphone pre-install mandate after Apple and Samsung pushed back on security. It was the sixth failed attempt in two years.
91 lakh voters deleted from West Bengal rolls before 2026 election. Muslims, women, Matua Dalits hit hardest. SC denied relief. Voting starts April 23.
India grew faster than every major economy and still dropped to 6th in the IMF's GDP rankings. The rupee's decline erased years of nominal gains.
Noida factory workers protested for minimum wage hikes. 350+ arrested. Two states raised wages in one week — but the new rates still trail inflation.
Telangana caste survey finds BCs are 56% of population, SCs 3x more backward than general castes — even at the same income. India's caste census is next.
GE and HAL finalise F414 jet engine co-production in India with 80% tech transfer — the deepest the US has ever shared. What it means for Tejas Mk2 and AMCA.