Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: April 4, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for April 4, 2023

INDIA

  • 10th Edition of annual Indian – Sri Lankan bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-2023 commences at Colombo.
  • Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar today extended greetings on Rajya Sabha Day.
  • Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy virtually hosts the first India-Central Asia Culture Ministers’ Meet.
  • India and Netherlands hold first Ministerial-level meeting of Joint Working Group in New Delhi.
  • Mahavir Jayanti marking the birth of Jain Tirthankara Lord Mahavir is being celebrated today.
  • Parliament cleared Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2023 which allows swifter clearances for mergers and acquisitions (M&As).

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • Gross Direct Tax collections for Financial Year 2022-23 register over 20 per cent growth.
  • New orders and output rose to a three-month high in March: S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI).

WORLD

  • In Bangladesh, General elections will be held using ballot, without Electronic Voting Machine.
  • Bahrain launches ‘Golden Licence’ initiative to attract large-scale investment projects.
  • US Department of Defense announces four new military sites in the Philippines.
  • NASA announces four-member team of astronauts for first crewed voyage around moon in 50 years.

SPORTS

  • Novak Djokovic returned to No. 1 in ATP rankings for a record 380th week.
  • Daniil Medvedev won his fourth ATP title of the year beating Jannik Sinner in the Miami Open final.

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