UPSC Current Affairs 02 April 2026 — The Hindu
- Centre puts off FCRA Bill as protests erupt in LS
- Exclusion from poll rolls in Bengal does not remove voting rights forever: SC
- 55,000 households use portal for Census self-enumeration
- CAPF Bill passed by Rajya Sabha after Opposition walkout
- Parliament may go into recess, meet again on April 16
- LS passes Jan Vishwas Amendment Bill 2026
- Tribunals work from today, but many Bengal voters will stay excluded
- NSCN-K seeks ‘religious conversion’, Arunachal govt. tells UAPA tribunal
- Bring back son of J&K resident from Pak.: HC to Centre
- A textbook, criticism, the Court and contempt
- Infanticide law in Ceylon
- Import taxes lift March GST mop up to 10-month high
- Centre extends RoDTEP scheme by six months
- Brazil requisitions services of bank managers to combat deforestation
- Putin likely to participate in BRICS summit in Delhi, says Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister
- PM chairs Cabinet panel meeting over West Asia conflict
- A West Asia security rethink amid America’s role
- Orderly exit
- Opportunity corridor
- An increase in colleges, students but not enough teachers
- How anti-corruption bodies are politicised
- The burden of the new Chief Minister
- TV delinked from AIR
- Why is India pushing piped gas now?
- Qdenga: a step forward against dengue, but not a silver bullet
- The DAILY QUIZ
- Trump is at a strategic dead end on Iran: Vali Nasr
- India to renew push for faster FTA implementation during PM’s EU visit
- HC orders probe into graft charges against IAS officer
- Commercial LPG, jet fuel rates hiked amid war
- Poll field
- Know your English
- SEZ export units can sell locally at lower tax rate
- Israel medics say 14 wounded in missile fire military blames on Iran
- INLD seeks funds for crop damage due to heavy rain
- Bill to establish Amaravati as sole capital of A.P. gets Lok Sabha nod
- Early screen use stunts vital social growth of children, experts warn
- Rare whales in the way of Trump’s oil drilling plan
- China was ready for oil shock; now investors reaping rewards
- South African farmers grapple with increasing diesel prices as harvest season approaches
- Judge orders halt in White House’s $400 mn ballroom construction
- ‘Navy was minutes away from hitting Pakistan during Operation Sindoor’
- Shah tells Manipur CM to step up peace process in the State
- Lt. Gen. Dhiraj Seth takes charge as Army Vice-Chief amid rejig
- Mamata did nothing for Muslims: Owaisi
- 19% of Assam’s elderly opt for home voting
- CBI files case against RCom, Anil Ambani on LIC complaint
- Amazing bhakti
- HC issues notice to Kejriwal on ED plea against acquittal
- Itanagar eateries told to drop meat references from names
- Former U.P. MLC declared a fugitive economic offender
- Rajasthan OBC commission gets extension; polls to Panchayati Raj, urban local bodies to be delayed
- Hyderabad Police get AI-driven platform to monitor social media
- Oracle sacking 30,000 not a good sign for global tech
- Despite ATF cap for local flights, fares rise as IndiGo raises levy
- Tailwinds push FY26 PV sales growth 8%; Maruti to hike prices as costs rise
- Prolonged West Asia crisis may test corporate India’s buffers: CRAs
- NMDC logs record iron ore output in FY26
- Markets stage relief rally, rise 1.6% after a two-day rout
- NSE to introduce natural gas derivative contracts
- Apple’s 50-year journey from garage to tech titan
- As American bombs fall on Iran, South American nations brace for impact
- U.K. can lead Hormuz opening, says Starmer, as transatlantic ties fray
- Trump says Iran sought ceasefire, Tehran denies
- NASA begins fuelling rocket for first lunar trip in 50 years
- Advocacy groups, childcare experts urge YouTube to protect kids from ‘AI slop’ videos
- Under water
- FCRA Bill triggers political storm in Kerala
- ‘Stupid Projects’: unique campaign calls out Bengaluru’s stalled infra initiatives
- In Bodoland, fight for peace, identity ‘unites’ political rivals BPF and UPPL
- Congress planning law to appease religious minorities in Assam: PM
- PM’s policies pushing country deeper into crisis, says Priyanka
- 14757
- H.S. Phoolka, who fought for 1984 riot victims, joins BJP
- ‘Objection’ to Martyrs Park reopens Oting killing wounds
- BJD criticises BJP government in Odisha for ‘abrupt’ end to Assembly session
- Flames of faith
- Kerala may see 20% drop in remittances amid West Asia war
- letters to the editor
- Israeli strikes on Beirut area kill 7, hurts 21: Lebanon’s Health Ministry
- Violence over Cong. nominees in West Bengal
- Terrorist killed in operation in central Kashmir, says Army
- Entry tax hike: protests erupt at Himachal borders with Punjab and Haryana
- Clarify stance on CAA, Tamil Nadu CM dares AIADMK chief
- Will back Sunetra’s call on merger of party rival factions: NCP Minister
- Luthras get bail in nightclub fire case; to remain in jail
- Cong. MLA convicted of fraud, sent to Tihar Jail
- Nashik ‘godman’ remanded in judicial custody till April 14
- Drones help thwart bid to distribute cash to voters, 5 arrested
- Centre did not keep assurances given to Telangana: Cong. MPs
- Fake call centre in Telangana cheats investor; eight arrested
- Filmmaker Ranjith remanded to judicial custody for 14 days
- Russian plane crash in Crimea due to ‘technical snag’ kills 29 people
- U.S. and Iraqi officials say kidnapped journalist had been warned of threats
- ‘Local boy’ Rizvi takes Capitals home
- Big hits from KKR, SRH on the cards
- IPL is probably tougher than international cricket: Muzarabani
- Sealed with a six!
- Nayar bets on Varun bouncing back
- SCOREBOARD
- I do not want to jinx anything, says Shreyas on hand injury
- We are quite excited about Ashok: Titans assistant coach Parthiv
- PBKS skipper Shreyas fined ₹12 lakh for slow over-rate in GT match
- Dhoni makes an appearance during CSK’s practice session
- Italy’s nightmare continues with another capitulation, this time to Bosnia
- Hitman to Ro-fit: Rohit 2.0 augurs well for MI
- Refresh, reset — recipe for Connolly’s success
- Australia announces central contract list for new season
- Messi scores once, provides an assist in Argentina’s win
- Tottenham signs De Zerbi as its new manager
- Shruthi, Aarav claim junior National 9-ball pool crowns
- Woods to step away from golf, to seek treatment
- Vishvanath and Sachin in Asian boxing quarterfinals
- India to tour Zimbabwe for three T20Is
- Breaking into the world’s top-20 would be good. That should be the main plan