April 18 — US VP JD Vance to visit Rome, Congress' foot march in Chhattisgarh, IPL: RCB vs PBKS

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose is likely to visit Murshidabad to assess the situation following recent clashes. An NCW team will also visit Malda to meet displaced women and probe allegations of molestation. Both teams will interact with survivors and local authorities.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will meet JD Vance in Rome, following her recent meeting with President Trump in Washington. The talks are expected to cover transatlantic ties, recent US tariff moves, and shared concerns over democracy and free speech. Vance will visit India next week to strengthen bilateral ties and advance talks on a proposed trade pact.

Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on a two-day visit to Kuala Lumpur will attend the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents Fair (MATTA). He will represent India under the ASEAN-India Tourism Professionals Exchange Programme 2025. The event, supported by ATDC, will highlight India’s tourism strengths with a focus on the northeast.

Defence Minister and MP Rajnath Singh will begin a three-day visit to his Lucknow constituency. He will inaugurate the 'Sansad Khel Mahakumbh' and engage with intellectuals and party workers at multiple venues. The visit will conclude with the unveiling of Dr Bindeshwar Pathak’s statue and meetings with local leaders.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will rely on their batters to counter spin duo Yuzvendra Chahal and Glenn Maxwell in their clash against Punjab Kings. Captains Rajat Patidar and Shreyas Iyer, will play pivotal roles in a crucial tactical face-off.

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• Compilation of PM Modi's speeches on culture to be launched in Delhi
• Congress to take out foot march to protest girl's rape-murder in Chhattisgarh’s Durg
• Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin to launch the Kalaignar Kaivinai Thittam (KKT) - Kalaignar Artisans Development Scheme - in Kancheepuram district's Kundrathur
• UP CM Yogi to lay foundation stone for night shelter in Gorakhpur
• Indian stock markets will remain closed on account of Good Friday
• Global Indian Pravasi Kabaddi League to debut in Gurugram
• Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to hold public gathering against Indus River projects in Hyderabad
• Japanese officials in Washington for the trade talks
• China to continue anti-dumping duties on electrolytic capacitor paper imported from Japan
• US Vice President Vance to begin two-nation tour today, with Italy as the first stop and India the second

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• World Heritage Day
• Birth anniversary of social reformer in the field of women's welfare Dhondo Keshav Karve, popularly known as Maharshi Karve
• Birth anniversary of actor Lalita Pawar
• Death anniversary of freedom fighter Tatya Tope, hanged in 1859
• Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan movement from the village of Pachampally in Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana) in 1950
• India's first jumbo jet, Air India's Boeing 747, arrived in Mumbai in 1971

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Last updated at 9.29pm | Compiled by Rajesh Sharma