• TVK MLA R. Seenivasa Sethupathi won Tiruppattur Assembly seat by just 1 vote - one of the rarest victory margins in Indian elections.

• Earlier 1-vote victories include:
—> R. Dhruvanarayana (Karnataka, 2004)
—> Kalyan Singh Chouhan defeating C.P. Joshi (Rajasthan, 2008)
—> Neena Verma (Madhya Pradesh, 2008)

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• Donanemab (Lormalzi) is India’s first disease-modifying monoclonal antibody therapy for Alzheimer’s disease.

• Donanemab works by clearing amyloid-beta plaques from the brain in early-stage Alzheimer’s patients.

• Eli Lilly launched Donanemab in India under the brand name “Lormalzi”.

• Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia and a progressive neurodegenerative disorder.

• Donanemab is administered through intravenous infusion, usually once every four weeks.

• Other anti-amyloid drugs for Alzheimer’s disease include Lecanemab and Aducanumab.

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• During the Revolt of 1857, British radical thinker and Chartist leader Ernest Charles Jones strongly supported the Indian uprising and rejected the British view that it was merely a “mutiny.”

Writing in his newspaper The People’s Paper, Jones described the revolt as a just and noble struggle against British imperialism and exploitation.
•He linked the revolt to wider themes of:
•anti-colonial resistance,
•workers’ rights,
•democracy,
•and international solidarity between oppressed peoples.

Jones argued that British rule had caused Indian suffering through:
•economic exploitation,
•famines,
•misgovernance,
•and destruction of Indian society.

• He published articles and poems such as The Revolt of Hindostan and The New World, praising the courage of Indian rebels and calling the uprising a “national insurrection for independence.”

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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), in partnership with Vertis Foundation, is expanding its women-focused skill development initiative ‘Project Saksham’ to promote sustainable livelihoods and inclusive growth in rural communities connected to India’s highway network.

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Mahuawa Gram Panchayat of Bajpatti block in Sitamarhi district, Bihar secured 3rd position under the “Climate Action Special Panchayat Award” category in the National Panchayat Awards 2026.

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National Panchayat awards 2025

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Netherlands to return chola period copper plates

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Know about IYOTHEE THAAS

—> He was born on 20 May 1845 in Madras presidency.
—> He was a prominent anti-caste activist and a practitioner of Siddha medicine.
—> Association with tribal people: In the 1870s, Iyothee Thass organized the Todas and other tribes of the Nilgiri Hills into a formidable force for the freedom movement.
—> In 1876, Thass established the Advaidananda Sabha and launched a magazine called Dravida Pandian in collaboration with Rev. John Rathina.
—> He established the “Dravida Mahajana Sabha ” in 1891 along with Rettamalai Srinivasan.
—> He established the Sakya Buddhist Society in Madras with branches all over South India.
—> The Sakya Buddhist Society was also known as the Indian Buddhist Association and was established in the year 1898.
—> To manage and coordinate the functioning of the society, he began a weekly magazine, Tamizhan in 1907.

• BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in New Delhi.

• BRICS originally comprised Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa.

• New BRICS members include Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia, UAE & Indonesia.

• BRICS does not have a permanent secretariat or headquarters.

• BRICS presidency rotates annually among member countries.

• New Development Bank (NDB) of BRICS is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

• Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) of BRICS aims to provide liquidity support during balance-of-payments crises.

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• Abu-Bilal al-Minuki (also known as Abu-Mainok), deputy chief of ISIS in West Africa, was reportedly killed in a joint US–Nigeria operation in Borno State near the Lake Chad Basin.

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John Travolta received the Honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his contribution to world cinema and on the premiere of his directorial debut Propeller One-Way Night Coach.

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Singapore replaced the UAE as India’s second-largest export destination in April 2026 amid disruption in West Asia trade routes due to closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Maharashtra swimmer Rishabh Das became the first Indian to clock under 2 minutes in the men’s 200m backstroke, setting a national record of 1:59.84 at the Sydney Open 2026.

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