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HAL to get Tejas key parts from private players.

• State-owned defence manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is looking to significantly increase the involvement of private companies in manufacturing Tejas.
• Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has already roped in private players including L&T to make key components for 123 Tejas Mark 1 and 1A light combat aircraft.
• In the long run, HAL plans to play the role of a system integrator with private firms doing most of the manufacturing, the sources said.

Isro set to place GSAT-6A in orbit on Thursday.

• When GSLV Mk-II successfully places communication satellite GSAT-6A into orbit on Thursday.
• It will give Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and the Indian Armed Forces a shot in the arm.
• Isro sources said they will be validating systems including high thrust Vikas engine, which may eventually be used during the launch of Chandrayaan-2.

Now, transgenders can file tax online.

• The income tax e-filing website has been modified to accept returns from those with transgender Aadhaar cards.
• Transgender persons can now file their income tax returns on the e-filing website of the Department of Income Tax.
• Till now, the website did not accept the Aadhaar numbers of many transgender persons.

Siddaramaiah to contest Karnataka assembly poll from Chamundeshwari constituency.

• Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that he would contest the assembly elections from Chamundeshwari constituency in Mysuru.
• Siddaramaiah was reacting to JDS state president HD Kumaraswamy expressing scepticism over his contesting from Chamundeshwari constituency.
• Speaking to reporters, Kumaraswamy had predicted Siddaramaiah’s loss if he contests from Chamundeshwari.

Railways announce 20,000 additional jobs, now has 110,000 vacancies to fill.

• The railways will recruit 20,000 more people, in addition to filling up 90,000 vacancies announced earlier, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
• The available vacancies have now been increased to 1,10,000 from previously 90,000, he said in a tweet.
• “110,000 jobs in Railways for youth: One of the world’s biggest recruitment drive gets even bigger,” Goyal wrote on Twitter.
• Officials said more than two crore individuals have applied for different posts in railways in response to the jobs announcement earlier this year.

International Affairs

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PM Modi to address select diaspora event in London.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a scaled-down, invitation-only event in London on April 18 during his visit to the UK.
• The event, known as Bharat Ki Baat, Sabke Saath, will take place at a venue in Westminster.
• Modi’s address at the Wembley stadium is considered one of his most successful outreaches to the large Indian diaspora.

China taking first steps to pay for oil in Yuan this year.

• China is taking its first steps towards paying for imported crude oil in yuan instead of the US dollar.
• Shifting just part of global oil trade into the yuan is potentially huge.
• Oil is the world’s most traded commodity, with an annual trade value of around $14 trillion, roughly equivalent to China’s gross domestic product last year.
• A pilot programme for yuan payment could be launched as early as the second half of this year, two of the people said.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reelected for the second term.

• Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is reelected for a second term with a sweeping majority, garnering nearly 92 percent of vote share.
• Sisi’s only challenger and al Ghad party chief Moussa Mostafa Moussa was able to get only three percent of vote share.
• Praising voters for huge turnout late Wednesday, Sisi posted their photos on social media.

Business News

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India to have 478 million mobile internet users by June 2018.

• The number of mobile Internet users in India is likely to reach 478 million by June, a report published on Thursday said.
• The number of mobile Internet users increased by 17.22 percent from December 2016 to reach 456 million users by December 2017.
• The report attributed the popularity of the mobile Internet in the country to its affordability.

Tata Power to sell defence business to Tata Advanced Systems for Rs 2,230 crore.

• The Tata Power Ltd said on Thursday it will sell its defence business to Tata Advanced Systems for Rs 2230 crore.
• Tata Power’s defence unit, Strategic Engineering Division, manufactures and assembles missile launchers.
• The sale to the Tata Group’s aerospace and defence arm comes at a time when the salt-to-software conglomerate.

Flipkart looks to sell movie tickets, expand online groceries business.

• India’s largest online retailer Flipkart Ltd is expanding its fledgeling online groceries business even as it plans to sell movie tickets ahead.
• It is proposed takeover of the company by American retailer Walmart Inc., three people aware of the developments.
• Arch-rival Amazon India has piloted its food retail business in Pune.
• Billion was launched in mid-2017, as part of a push to bring new users to Flipkart by selling low-priced products.

Sports Updates

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Bengaluru FC give one-year extension to Dimas Delgado.

• Bengaluru FC has handed a one-year contract extension to playmaker Dimas Delgado.
• It will see him with the Blues till the end of 2018-19 season, the club announced on Thursday.
• The Santa Coloma de Gramanet-born midfielder said his experience at the club has been amazing so far and his in ISL and AFC Cup was memorable.
• He has also made a total of 1,120 passes in 17 ISL games with an outstanding passing accuracy of 77 percent.

Kane Williamson appointed Sunrisers Hyderabad captain for IPL 2018.

• Kane Williamson takes the appointment as captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
• Williamson replaces David Warner, who recently stepped down from the position after being handed a one-year ban by Cricket Australia (CA).
• In 15 matches, he has scored 411 runs at 31.62 with three half-centuries.
• SRH will open their IPL 2018 campaign against Rajasthan Royals on April 9.

Obituary News

Ex-Atalanta coach Emiliano Mondonico dies.

• Former Atalanta, Fiorentina and Torino coach Emiliano Mondonico has died at the age of 71 after losing his battle with cancer.
• He led Torino to the Italian Cup in 1993 and the UEFA Cup final in 1992.
• He also guided Atalanta to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1988 when they were still competing in Italy’s second tier.

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