Sujeet Kalkal (65 kg freestyle category) and Abhimanyu Mandwal (70 kg freestyle category) won gold medals at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2026 held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
The Union Cabinet of India approved a 4-lane Barabanki–Bahraich project on National Highway-927 to improve India–Nepal connectivity and boost trade via the Rupaidiha–Nepalgunj route.
Samrat Choudhary took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar, after replacing Nitish Kumar, who stepped down after being nominated to the Rajya Sabha.
He is becoming the first leader from the Bharatiya Janata Party to hold the post.
Roman Gofman has been appointed as the new head of Mossad in Israel.
World Voice Day 2026 is observed every year on April 16 to create awareness about voice health and to promote prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of voice disorders.
The theme for the year 2026 is “Caring for Our Voices”.