Artemis astronauts splash down in Pacific Ocean

The NASA spacecraft that carried four astronauts around the Moon splashed down as planned Friday (April 10, 2026) into the Pacific Ocean. The crew members -- Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen and Reid Wiseman -- are to be met by recovery teams and flown to a U.S. military ship for medical evaluations.

U.S.-Iran talks expected to start today in Islamabad

Talks between the United States and Iran on a resolution to the West Asia conflict are expected to start on Saturday (April 11, 2026) in Islamabad. U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance would lead the U.S. delegation. Boarding Air Force Two on his way to Pakistan, Vance said, “We’re looking forward to the negotiation. I think it’s gonna be positive. We’ll, of course, see.” He cited Trump in saying, “If the Iranians are willing to negotiate in good faith, we’re certainly willing to extend the open hand.” But Vance also added, “If they’re gonna try and play us, then they’re gonna find that the negotiating team is not that receptive.” Vance also said that Trump “gave us some pretty clear guidelines” on how talks should go, but didn’t elaborate.

U.S. Vice-President Vance sets off to Pakistan to lead talks with Iran as war’s ceasefire remains shaky

U.S. President Donald Trump is tasking the member of his inner circle who has seemed to be the most reluctant defender of the conflict with Iran to now find a resolution to the war that began six weeks ago and stave off the U.S. President’s astonishing threat to wipe out its “whole civilisation.”

Trump says U.S. will have Strait of Hormuz ‘open fairly soon’

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters ‌on Friday (April 10, 2026) that the U.S. will have ​the Strait of Hormuz “open fairly soon” ⁠but did not elaborate and acknowledged that it will not be an easy step. Mr. Trump also suggested that ‌other countries were offering help but did not identify any nation.

Over two crore names deleted as final list released in U.P. SIR exercise

Over two crore names were removed from the electoral rolls of Uttar Pradesh as the 166-day Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the State came to a close on Friday (April 10, 2026), with the release of the final list. The total deletions (2,04,45,300) represent 13.21% of the total voters in the State before the SIR process commenced in October 2025

Jaishankar to visit UAE as India steps up energy diplomacy in the Gulf

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will visit the United Arab Emirates on April 11 and 12, against the backdrop of the ongoing hostilities between the U.S., Israel, and Iran that have threatened India’s energy security. “We continue to reach out to countries in the Gulf region. At the direction of the Prime Minister, our Ministers are visiting Gulf countries to strengthen our energy security,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday (April 10, 2026).

Justice Yashwant Varma, accused in cash-at-home scam, resigns

Allahabad High Court Judge Yashwant Varma, who is facing a parliamentary inquiry for his removal, has tendered his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu on Friday (April 10, 2026).“Your Excellency, While I do not propose to burden your august office with the reasons which have constrained me to submit this missive, it is with deep anguish that I hereby tender my resignation from the office of Judge of the Hon’ble High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, with immediate effect. It has been an honour to serve in this office,” the resignation letter sent to the President on April 9 said.

Firmly oppose the targeting of civilians and infrastructure in West Asia conflict, says Jaishankar

India firmly opposes the “targeting of civilians and infrastructure” as well as the disruption of navigation due to the war in West Asia, said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, inaugurating the 9th Indian Ocean Conference in Port Louis, which was over shadowed by the conflict and prospects for talks due to begin in Islamabad on Saturday (April 11, 2026).

Manipur CM uses highway through Kuki area after almost three years

Manipur Chief Minister has used National Highway 2, which connects Meitei-dominated Imphal and Nagaland capital Kohima through the Kuki-dominated Kangpokpi district, for the first time in almost three years since May 2023. On Friday (April 10, 2026), Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh’s convoy drove along the arterial highway to reach the Naga-dominated Senapati, the headquarters of Senapati district. The drive is considered significant given the fact that the Kuki-Zos and Meiteis have avoided venturing into each other’s territories since the ethnic conflict between the two communities broke out on May 3, 2023.

Supreme Court steps in after transwoman teacher seeks work

The Supreme Court on Friday (April 10, 2026) intervened to protect Jane Kaushik, a transwoman teacher battling for employment and acceptance in the mainstream despite multiple top court judgments and laws protecting her rights to equal opportunities and gender self-determination. Appearing before a Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan, Ms. Kaushik, represented by advocates Shreya Munoth and Amritananda Chakravorty, said her employment prospects had hardly changed despite the NALSA judgment in 2014 recognising transgender persons as a ‘third gender’ and the subsequent enactment of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, and the 2020 Rules.

Vande Bharat trains carried 3.98 crore passengers in FY25-26, 36% increase over previous year

With approximately 3.98 crore passengers travelling in FY 2025–26 alone, passenger traffic on Vande Bharat Express train network has marked a year-on-year growth of nearly 34% from 2.97 crore passengers in FY 2024–25. In an official release, the Ministry of Railways has noted that since its inception, the Vande Bharat Express has served over 9.1 crore passengers through one lakh trips.

West Bengal SIR: SC to consider plea against ECI’s decision to freeze electoral rolls ahead of polls

The Supreme Court on Friday (April 10, 2026) agreed to hear on April 13 a fresh plea along with pending ones challenging the freezing of electoral rolls by the Election Commission of India (ECI) ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in West Bengal. The poll panel has frozen and finalised the electoral rolls on April 9 for the Assembly seats which are going to polls in the first stage.

SC steps in on plea of Indians ‘stuck’ in Russia, ‘forced’ into war with Ukraine

The Supreme Court on Friday (April 10, 2026) decided to intervene on behalf of 26 persons who said they are “stuck” in Russia and made to fight in the Ukraine war “unwillingly”, indicating a “human trafficking” angle. A three-judge Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to obtain a copy of the petition and enquire with the Union government about the plight of Indian nationals caught in the Russia-Ukraine crossfire.

India must rethink West Asia energy reliance after biggest shock in decades, says ONGC chief

As the world scrambles to recover from the biggest energy shock in decades triggered by West Asia conflict, India should be cautious about relying on traditional supply assumptions, particularly its proximity to West Asia for sourcing oil and gas, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Chairman and CEO Arun Kumar Singh said on Friday (April 10, 2026).