Newsworthy News and Events of April 2022

Important news saw headlines in Kerala, India, US, World, Sports, Russia-Ukraine, Technology, and finance.

Following is the top news for the month. First about my home state of Kerala in India, then about India, and then the International News.

Read our special coverage for the month, and various Political events to watch for the year 2022. Let us know your feedback in the comments.

Read our March 2022 Newscapsule

Kerala

• Temple bars dancers due to their religion
• The luxury bus fleet of KSRTC-KSwift flagged off from Trivandrum
• Kerala rail dialogue was held with critics.
• The state said that it will not reduce VAT on Petrol.
• Kerala Public Sector PSUs made a profit last year.
• Kerosene to cost Rs 81 per liter as center cuts supply to Kerala
• Police and fire force banned from giving rescue and safety training to religious organizations.
• Heavy rains were reported in Kerala.
• Prof K V Thomas defies AICC and attends CPIM National Congress.
• Strike against KSEB CMD: Officers’ Association president suspended for violating the ban on agitation.
• Six-laning of Kozhikode’s Ramanattukara-Azhiyur has received sanction.
• Five more terminals for Kochi Water Metro are to be completed by June.
• Rules must be followed when using elephants for temple processions, says Kerala HC.
• German envoy inspects Kochi’s sustainable mobility initiatives.
• CPIM leader MC Josephine Passed away.
• SDPI and RSS leaders were assassinated in a political feud in Palakkad. Prohibitory orders were imposed in the district including Sec 144.
• 134 govt employees were caught accepting bribes in six years.
• HC declines to intervene in the most recent interfaith marriage case involving a CPIM worker. The marriage was through the Special marriage Act.
• HC restrains Reporter TV from reporting on Dileep’s brother-in-law in the Actress Assault case.
• Kochi is likely to host the G20 summit in 2023.
• Kerala to have 15 minutes of power cut in rural areas later revoked due to power shortage across the country.
• Transport fees hiked for auto, buses and taxis in the state. Public Transport gets costly.
• PC George makes a communally charged remark at a meeting in Trivandrum and talks ill about entrepreneur Yousaf Ali.

India

• PM Modi raises support for the LGBTQ+ cause on World Trans Day.
• Petrol and diesel prices skyrocket in the country after the elections.
• Communal clashes occur in Rajasthan’s Karauli related to festivals.
• 5 held for attack on vendor amid furor over the sale of halal meat in Karnataka.
• Opp parties come together as DMK leader MK Stalin inaugurates the party office in the capital Delhi. DMK is the third-largest party in Parliament.
• Karnataka Enforces Mandatory ‘Stunning’ Or ‘Jhatka’ Of Animals Before Slaughter. Furore is now over Halal vs Jhatka.
• Lok Sabha passes Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill by voice vote.
• Two B’luru schools get bomb threats, and the premises were vacated. Investigation on the calls launched.
• According to the Karnataka govt, teachers wearing hijabs cannot do board exam duty.
• Jagan Reddy doubles the number of districts in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The number changes from 13 to 26.
• CPIM national Congress held in Kannur, hopes for a magic revival.
• South Delhi Municipal corporation bans meat sale on Navrati day.
• Precaution Dose Now Available for 18+ Group at Private Vaccination Centres, Jabs to Begin from April 10. Those eligible can get boosted.
• Hijab, halal, and mangoes are part of communal tension in Karnataka. Muslim Traders selling mangoes were targeted.
• Entire Andhra Cabinet Resigns As Chief Minister Jagan Reddy Revamps Team. The second half of the term will have a new cabinet.
• As communal tensions rise in Karnataka, IT firms ‘reach out’ to investment-seeking Tamil Nadu.
• MK Stalin appears as a guest for CPIM national seminar. He called for a united front against BJP.
• Violence in JNU, after Row Between Student Groups Over Non-Veg Food; Several Hurt. Various interpretations of the same are available for various sides.
• CPIM plans to revive its plan in the country, especially in Bengal and Tripura. Kannur national meet focused on the same.
• North Indian states see violence on Ram Navami.
• India holds 2+2 talks with the USA. Defense, Quad, China, etc. got attention in the talk.
• The building that honors all PMs was inaugurated by PM Modi. Allegations from critics of sideling previous PMs mainly Nehru were brought up.
• BJP loses massively in the by-polls while the Congress party received a massive respite.
• Minister KS Eshwarappa resigns after the death of the contractor in the state of Karnakata.
• Incidents of violence in Jahangirpuri in Delhi open up debate on the communal divide, illegal settlements, illegal colonies and mob justice.
• VHP and Bajrang Dal members were booked for taking out a rally without permission in connection with Ram Navami.
• JCB-Bulldozer used illegal constructions in Jahangirpuri of Delhi; SC intervenes and stops it after outrage.
• Communal violence takes place in Hubli in Karnataka in connection with religious festivals.
• Karnataka Cabinet terminates the Ejipura flyover contract in Bangalore.
• Industrialist Gautam Adani Hosts Boris Johnson, First UK PM To Visit Gujarat.
• Civil Services Day 2022: PM Modi confers ‘Award for Excellence in Public Administration.
• The new vessel ‘Urja Pravaha’ was inducted into the Indian Coast Guard.
• UGC bans Indians from joining universities in Pakistan.
• Bihar CM Nitish Kumar attends the opposition’s Ifthar party.
• CBSE drops chapters on Islamic empires, and the Cold War from the syllabus; verses of Faiz are also excluded.
• Trolled on Twitter, Army deletes tweet on Iftaar gathering in J&K’s Doda.
• India suspends tourist visas for Chinese tourists.
• Prashant Kishor declines Congress’ offer to join the party.
• Protests In Banaras Hindu University Over Iftar celebration in the University.
• Govt reinstates Shah Faesal in service 3 years after he resigned.
• States in India face a power crisis due to a coal shortage.
• Various Indian states receive rainfall during the hottest summer.
• Prashant Kishor won’t join Congress as his proposals weren’t welcome in the party. Congress lost its once last hope in the country.

World

• Russia bans Euro or Dollar payments for Oil and insists on payments in Ruble to increase its value and prevent economic downfall.
• Pakistan Army chief Bajwa says all disputes with India should be settled peacefully through dialogue.
• Sri Lanka faces a massive economic crisis and high inflation. The crisis is expected to worsen in the coming weeks. Massive corruption and economic mismanagement have destroyed the economy.
• India starts supplying rice to Sri Lanka as the first major food aid.
• Pak PM Imran Khan loses the trust vote and is forced to resign.
• Former Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif takes charge.
• Sacramento shooting: At least six dead in the center of California state capital.
• On the streets of Sri Lanka, opposition MPs & public defy curfew to protest against the Rajapaksa govt.
• WHO suspends the supply of Covaxin, and Bharat Biotech issues clarification.
• Future-Amazon deal feud reaches Singapore arbitration court.
• US Senate voted 100–0 to ban Russia’s trade status in the USA.
• Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court.
• Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed was sentenced to 32 years in jail by a Pakistani court.
• Will Smith was banned from the Oscars for 10 years over slap.
• Taliban shoots down Pakistan helicopter.
• Macron wins the second term in office in the French elections. The first president to be re-elected after 20 years and the fourth in history to be so.
• Macron was welcomed with tomatoes after his victory.
• Imran Khan Supporters Stage Protest Across Pakistan Against His Ouster.
• Two Sikh men were assaulted in New York City. India lodges protest.
• China shuts down the city of Shanghai due to COVID. Millions are locked in homes for weeks due to the Zero-COVID policy.
• Pakistan airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Khost, Kunar provinces, at least 30 killed.
• UK PM Boris Johnson visits India and talks about FTA. It will be expected to be ready by this year's end.
• Easter and Ramzan fast observed across the world.
• Bilawal Bhutto is now the Foreign Minister of Pakistan; more women are represented in the cabinet.
• Swedish riots gather a lot of violence as clashes between religious extremists of Islam and Christianity over the burning of the Quran.
• Clashes took place in Dhaka college.

Ukraine-Russia War Continued (READ FULL here)

• Over 30 were killed, and 100 were wounded in the Russian rocket strike at a railway station.
• Bucha's killings and burial received massive international condemnation. UNSC and UNHRC take note of the incident.
• Biden calls Putin a War Criminal.
• Russia pulls out from Chornobyl and several regions and Ukraine as a sign of failure of regime change.
• Boris Johnson visits Kyiv.
• Russia bans Boris Johnson from the country over the Ukraine war.
• The battle is now restricted to Donbas Region which houses the separatist regions and rebel groups.
• The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Zelensky and other officials in Kyiv at a secret meeting.
• Explosions were heard in Kyiv after the UN envoy met Zelensky.
• Mariupol falls but the battle at the Azov steel plant continues.
• Russia cuts off oil and gas to Poland and Romania.
• Explosions in Kyiv after UN chief meeting Zelensky.
• US Speaker of House Nancy Pelosi visits Zelensky. Official pledge of US supporters from all the legislators.
• US proposes $33 B aid and Congress approval for the same is awaited.

Technology

• First Audio Recorded On Mars Reveals Two Speeds Of Sound.
• Amazon Pay is working with NPCI to further simplify the UPI experience.
• Indian-based UPI payments are to be available in UAE as well.
• Infosys to close Russia operations.
• Executives At Trump’s Truth Social Reportedly Quit As Company’s SPAC Stock Drop.
• Only Fans reverses its ban on explicit content.
• US military confirms an interstellar meteor collided with Earth
• Elon Musk buys Twitter, and various legal and operational challenges are ahead for their full control by Musk. The price is fixed at $44B.
• K-SWIFT bus services touch record profit in 10 days.
• Indians can now make payments using UPI in UAE.
• US Navy shoots down a drone using a laser in a first.
• SpaceX assets sent for Ukraine were targeted.
• Microsoft’s Cortana is to be retired soon.

Business and Finance

• Future-Amazon deal feud reaches Singapore arbitration court.
• Eating out to become costlier in Bengaluru as hotel association hikes prices
• Eight Malayalis are among the Forbes list of wealthiest billionaires; Yusuff Ali tops with $5.4 billion.
• Infosys’ Narayana Murthy’s Daughter Akshata Richer Than Queen Of Britain: Report
• Huawei joins the blockade of Russia.
• Coins worth Rs 11 crore missing from SBI vaults; CBI takes over the investigation.
• This measure of German inflation just hit its highest level since 1949. Countries across the world experience inflation.
• Nestle products to get costlier including KitKat, Maggi noodles, Tea, Nes cafe, etc. HUL to follow the same.
• The head of Russia’s second-biggest oil company has quit. The reason is yet to be fully known.
• Mahindra is to supply electric autos in the Indian market moving with the latest trend of EVs.
• Lyft and Uber to cover legal fees for drivers held in Oklahoma abortion law.
• Amazon withdraws paid COVID leave after two years.
• Chip supply issues are a real concern across the world. Shortage in the world continues for months to come.

Sports

• Real Madrid wins La Liga for the year 2022
• Russia will not host World University Games in 2023 — FISU
• Hunter Armstrong set a world record in the men’s 50 meters backstroke at the U.S.
• Rugby: Player passport forgery led to Spain’s World Cup disqualification as per the federation
• IPL 2022 continues with legacy teams MI and CSK falling heavily.
• Kerala marches ahead in Santhosh Trophy final
• RF developmental league begins

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