UPSC Current Affairs 23 April 2026 — The Hindu

• Centre makes registration for e-sports mandatory
• West Bengal tribunals dispose of 657 cases, 139 allowed to vote
• Mamata-ED dispute not a Centre-State issue, says SC
• Beyond trade deals to building a new architecture
• Tamil Nadu and the climate question
• Iran seizes two ships hours after Trump extends truce
• EC notice to Cong. chief for remark against PM
• Election-related seizures crossed ₹1,000 cr. in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, says poll body
• Centre plans new rail link to ‘controversial’ bauxite hills in Odisha
• India’s post-LWE future, from red sun to new dawn
• Why quotas alone won’t increase women’s representation
• Will not let U.S. dictate trade terms, says Carney ahead of bilateral talks
• Issued notice to Congress chief for ‘objectionable’ remark against Modi: EC
• Cong. OBC leaders want quota within 33% women’s quota
• Court stays action against KCR in Kaleshwaram case
• Will a change in entry rules amount to ‘invasion’, asks SC
• Extreme heat threatens food systems, warn UN agencies
• Voting for all 234 T.N. seats, Phase 1 of Bengal polls today
• Govt. adds 14 seaports for e-visa entry, widens immigration access
• Rajnath Singh holds bilateral talks with German counterpart in Berlin
• NIA seeks death penalty, cites Yasin Malik’s militant ties
• INS Nireekshak arrives in Colombo for bilateral exercise
• Societies embrace gene therapy but resist genetic change in crops
• Persian deadlock
• Common concerns
• The importance of cultural continuity
• 9000 villages to be brought under TV
• Medical facilities at Nandi Hills
• Forty years since the disaster, Chernobyl is a story that keeps finding new retellings
• The DAILY QUIZ
• Know your English
• ‘War poses challenges to Indian economy via number of channels’
• Goodwill is the only saviour for Indian exporters hoping for U.S. tariff refunds
• Norms tweaked to blend non-petroleum sources with ATF
• Textile, apparel exports decline in FY26
• Carney, with a majority govt., eyes U.S. trade deal
• ‘Unproven AI space data centres may not be viable’
• SC objects to Mamata’s act amid ED raid: ‘not a Centre-State row’
• Tribunal gives last opportunity to Odisha, Chhattisgarh to settle Mahanadi dispute
• Candidate moves SC against PM’s address
• Rallies, marches mark first anniversary of terror attack
• T.N. Police foil trafficking of victims into cyberscam compounds of Cambodia
• Shutdowns by ethnic groups throw life out of gear in most parts of Manipur
• Cong. begins campaign for women’s reservation
• Women win many unreserved panchayat seats, says Centre
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• ‘Toxic workplaces take lives of 8.4 lakh people annually’
• Emulate Hanuman
• HC to decide on release of Vikram movie tomorrow
• A Catch-22 situation in Karnataka
• LPG ships from Gulf idle; foreign ships bring U.S. cargoes
• Life insurers new business in FY26 climbed 16% to ₹4.60 lakh crore
• Tesla brings 6-seater Model Y to India to boost tepid sales
• Rupee falls 34 paise to close at 93.78 against U.S. dollar
• TechM Q4 net rises 16% to ₹1,354 crore, revenue up 12.6%
• Petronet gets nod for Dahej terminal capacity expansion
• In the AI era, iphone maker Apple’s strengths may become its constraints
• Mounting costs of Iran war strain U.S. finances
• EU unblocks long-awaited $106-billion Ukraine loan
• China praises African states for blocking Taiwan aircraft
• Morsels of humanity
• China denies U.S.-detained ship in West Asia contained ‘gift’ for Iran
• Tuti: the tiny, defiant Nile island caught in the heart of Sudan’s war
• Young Chinese use AI to launch one-person firms over job anxiety
• Sheep sale
• Russian publisher’s staff quizzed over ‘LGBT propaganda’
• Kapil Sibal slams BJP, EC, alleges gross abuse of state machinery
• India stands united against all terror acts, says Congress
• HC discharges all four accused in 2006 Malegaon blasts case
• BJD stages stir over deletion of 9.8 lakh names from electoral roll
• It’s in your hands
• Bus services hit in Telangana as staff go on indefinite strike
• 60 bonded labourers rescued from brick kiln in Tirupati
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• Nepal Minister resigns amid financial scrutiny, exits month-old government
• Starmer insists he won’t quit over U.S. envoy controversy
• Thailand ceremony at disputed border temple draws Cambodia ire
• Four Indian boxers elevated to TOPS Core Group
• Punjab police to arrest Amritpal as detention under NSA nears end
• BJP MP’s ‘no grants if Cong. wins poll’ remark sparks row
• SP team visiting kin of murdered girl ‘attacked’ in U.P.
• Nine persons get life term for killing seven in petrol bomb attack
• CPI(M) State leader calls Trinamool a sidekick of BJP, RSS
• ‘Assault on dignity’: BJP women leaders slam MP for remarks
• IRS officer’s daughter raped, killed; ex-house help nabbed
• ED chargesheets U.K. citizen in money-laundering case
• Tour operator alleges mismanagement after father’s death at Kedarnath shrine
• JD(U) national executive panel named; Nitish party chief, son conspicuous by his absence
• BJP issues show-cause notice to MLA who threatened IPS officer
• Tamil Nadu accident toll rises to 10; speeding suspected
• Thrissur fireworks blast toll rises to 15; at least four missing
• U.S. national sexually assaulted at Kodagu homestay; employee and owner arrested
• Ex-A.P. CM Bhaskara Rao, who revolted against NTR, passes away
• Bengaluru jail radicalisation case: accused get 7-year RI
• Three dead and one injured as car hits signboard in A.P.
• Israeli strikes kill 3 in Lebanon, Beirut mulls ceasefire extension
• 23 killed in Nigeria in 3 separate attacks linked to militants, bandits
• Cuban exiles have renewed hope and fears over claims on seized property
• Jadeja, Archer and Burger star as RR returns to winning ways
• Familiar rivalry seeks new relevance as MI meets CSK
• At Sunrisers, Abhishek revels in his ‘safe space’
• We don’t doubt Ruturaj and he doesn’t doubt himself: Simons
• SCOREBOARD
• Tilak raves about Suryakumar’s tactics and Hardik’s motivation
• We are often losing three wickets in a row: DC Director of Cricket
• Kishan should stay on as captain even if Cummins returns: Bangar
• Half-centuries from Harmanpreet and Shafali propel India to 192
• Karandeep leads the Indian challenge at Singapore Open
• We’ve gone the right way to address purity of the sport, says Albon
• ‘Sitting in the wings doesn’t mean I am not part of the plan’
• Brighton heaps more misery on Chelsea; Real downs Alaves
• Moving IS India to October will attract better players: Rahul
• Bellingham buys minority stake in Birmingham Phoenix
• Abhinandh helps Tamil Nadu to under-19 boys’ team title
• Akshay and Dhruv in joint lead after round two
• Indian women drawn with Bangladesh and Maldives
• Indian deaf cricket team gets new jersey for SA series
• Tale at the top — the crests and troughs of willow-wielders