A look at the headlines right now:

  1. CBSE to hold Class 12 economics exam on April 25, Class 10 maths re-test only for Delhi, Haryana: Whether Class 10 students need to write the mathematics paper again will be decided within 15 days based on the investigation into the paper leak, the Centre said.
  2. Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot appointed Congress general secretary: Former Union minister Jitendra Singh will look after the party’s affairs in Odisha, and MP Rajeev Satav will now oversee the Gujarat unit.
  3. Seven killed, over 300 injured in Gaza as Palestinians begin ‘March of Return’ to Israel: Over 20,000 Palestinians began their six-week-long protest demanding that refugees be allowed to return to their homes, which are now across the border.
  4. Centre to file review petition in Supreme Court against verdict on SC/ST Atrocities Act: The top court’s decision that public servants cannot be arrested without preliminary inquiry under the Act led to protests by three BJP ministers.
  5. Clashes break out in Bihar’s Nawada after Hanuman idol is allegedly desecrated: The police had to fire several rounds in the air to calm the crowd.
  6. Police arrest murder suspect after body of abducted Delhi University student was found in a drain: The accused is a man the victim had met on a dating application.
  7. AIADMK cadres to hold hunger strike on April 2 over Cauvery board, says Panneerselvam: Party workers in all districts will fast, the deputy chief minister said.
  8. Indian banking sector reported 12,533 frauds worth Rs 18,170 crore in 2016-’17, says report: Proxy advisory firm Institutional Investor Advisory Services said that the Bank of Maharashtra reported as many as 3,893 frauds.
  9. Moenjodaro was likely the world’s largest settlement of its time, finds latest analysis of cores: A fresh study of cores drilled in the Sindh region found ‘portions of the settlement buried beneath many metres of flood deposit’.
  10. South Korea seeks clarity after Donald Trump threatens to hold up trade agreement: The US president warned that he might delay the passage of the deal till the talks with North Korea are over.