UPSC Current Affairs 19 April 2026 — The Hindu
- ‘Why delay the 2023 Act?’: women’s reservation comes full circle as govt.’s ‘U-turn’ fails in LS
- ‘Centre’s conspiracy to permanently stay in power thwarted’
- Parliament adjourns sine die after Bill’s defeat
- ‘Only voters allowed within 100 m of booths’
- Address representation gaps in Sixth Schedule areas: MPs
- U.S. extends by one month waiver on sanctions for purchases of Russian oil
- Texprocil rejects USTR claims on Indian cotton textiles
- INDIA bloc may write to PM to delink women’s quota law from delimitation process
- Opposition unity on Bill was neither automatic nor obvious
- Fresh motion to be moved seeking CEC’s removal
- CPI(M) activist claims credit for Bengal SIR plea
- Census portal shows Chinese name for a town in Arunachal Pradesh; issue resolved
- Sibling transplant successfully eradicates patient’s HIV
- HDFC Bank net profit rises 9% in Q4; to pay ₹13 dividend
- Trump signs Bill extending powers for surveillance
- Iran closes Hormuz Strait again over U.S. blockade; attack on ships reported
- Journey begins
- NMC proposes to ease norms for establishing new medical colleges
- Cabinet clears ₹24,815 cr. projects across U.P., A.P.
- Cabinet approves 2% increase in dearness allowance
- Waltz of the winds
- Is India’s Maoist insurgency finally over?
- What led to the Noida workers’ protest?
- Why has Punjab introduced a new law on sacrilege?
- India approves $1.4 billion maritime insurance pool
- SEC, Adanis jointly seek extension in U.S. case
- ‘Flames of DMK’s protest burnt down BJP’s saffron flag’
- India calls envoy after ships stopped in Strait of Hormuz
- Judge urges Karnataka govt. to reinvest court revenue
- Opposition parties did ‘great disservice’ to nation, says Naidu
- Human judgment remains vital for safe robotic surgery
- The green and crimson chemistry of the watermelon
- Aerobic exercise creates a muscle protein that boosts mouse memory
- Hearts and bonds
- High blood sugar affects cognitive function via lactate
- AI can learn from ‘hidden signals’ in training data
- ‘Mutual fund body spent 90% investor awareness fund on digital media’
- Eight India-bound ships return after trying to cross strait
- ICICI Bank Q4 net climbs 8.5%; to pay ₹12 dividend
- NDA will remove hurdles before women’s reservation, says PM
- Darjeeling hills to witness a multi-pronged fight this polls
- Periyar’s historic Fargo van undergoes repairs in Tiruchi
- Two Americans, two paths
- From loyalist to rival
- Historic move
- Time to go green
- Use Ashwagandha roots, extracts only, FSSAI tells food-product firms
- No home support
- Trump inks executive order to speed up research into psychedelic drugs
- Turkiye warns against U.S. moving away from Europe
- U.S., Cuban officials met recently in Havana amid new diplomatic push
- Pak. military chief, PM head home after Iran war diplomacy blitz
- After Lok Sabha bonhomie, Congress says no post-poll ties with Trinamool
- High Court defers order for filing an FIR against Rahul
- Centre played a deceptive game, says Karnataka CM
- Once a piped dream, now a necessity
- Annatto seed growers pitch for govt. support
- Why was quota law in cold storage, asks Opposition after PM’s address
- BJP announces monthly aid for journalists
- Safety first
- 5-year-old, under treatment for alleged physical abuse, goes missing from hospital
- No structural defects in Wayanad township: Minister
- Former MP and BJP leader Balbir Punj dies
- Suspected militant killed in West Bank, says Israel military
- BJP accuses Cong. of ‘celebrating’ setback to women’s quota
- DMK, Congress derailed our noble effort, says PM
- Two killed in an ambush on vehicles on Manipur highway
- Separatist leader in J&K re-arrested in 1996 case
- Kerala village bids farewell to Valparai accident victims
- CBI arrests former bank employee, two others in ‘digital arrest’ case
- 3 loan app operators held from Noida over Kerala student’s death
- Israeli military says it established ‘Yellow Line’ in Lebanon, as in Gaza
- Ukrainian police shoot gunman who killed at least six and took hostages
- Macron blames Hezbollah for French soldier’s death
- Turkiye says Israel using security as a pretext to acquire ‘more land’
- Uber-cool Stubbs delivers the goods for DC in thrilling finish
- Abhishek blitz, Malinga spell help SRH sink CSK
- Will he, won’t he — the Dhoni game continues
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- In the first innings, the ball wasn’t coming on to the bat: RCB’s Bobat
- David is the second-fastest to smash 1,000 runs in the IPL
- Varun becomes the third KKR bowler to take 100 wickets
- Sunrisers name Coetzee as replacement for Payne
- Knight Riders have their task cut out against Royals
- Unbeaten Kings start favourites against stuttering Super Giants
- Zestful Blasters get the better of Jamshedpur
- Sangakkara plays down skipper Parag’s poor run of scores
- Inter Milan edges closer to Serie A title
- ipl diary
- Shreyas has overcome his weaknesses: Hopes
- Sharvaanica is FIDE World rapid u-12 champ
- Suraj, the lone Indian in the semifinals
- U Mumba retains coach duo of Jay and Murphy
- Chotrani goes down to Masotti