April 17 — Waqf hearing, Bangladesh-Pakistan talks, IPL: MI vs SRH

• Supreme Court to resume Waqf hearings
The top court will continue hearing petitions against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, which critics say expands the Waqf board’s powers without sufficient checks. The court has expressed concern over recent violence in West Bengal linked to the law and questioned the inclusion of non-Muslims in Waqf boards.

• Karnataka cabinet to discuss caste census amid backlash
Karnataka’s cabinet will meet to review the caste census report, facing protests from the Vokkaliga and Lingayat communities. Leaked figures suggest their populations are lower than expected.

• Opposition alliance to strategize for Bihar elections
Leaders of the INDIA bloc will convene in Patna to finalize seat-sharing arrangements and discuss the chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming assembly polls.

• Bangladesh and Pakistan to hold bilateral talks after 15 years
Top diplomats from Bangladesh and Pakistan will meet in Dhaka for the first Foreign Office Consultation since 2010, aiming to revive trade and connectivity, though with no formal agenda.

• IPL 2025 – MI vs SRH at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Mumbai Indians (MI) face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Wankhede, banking on Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma to counter SRH’s big-hitters in a clash of struggling sides.


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Other key events
• Karnataka high court will hear the bail plea of Kannada actor Ranya Rao, accused of smuggling gold and transferring more than ₹38 crore through hawala channels to Dubai

• Madras high court is expected to hear comedian Kunal Kamra’s plea to extend his interim anticipatory bail

• Reserve Bank of India to inject ₹40,000 crore into the banking system via open-market operations, aiming to ease liquidity ahead of fiscal year-end demand pressures

• Infosys to announce its Q4 and FY25 results

• An Indian-origin man charged with sexually assaulting a fellow passenger on a US flight is due to appear in court

• Russian Supreme Court ruling to remove Taliban from list of banned organisations

• Italian PM Giorgia Meloni to visit Washington to discuss US tariffs on EU with US president Donald Trump

• Iran’s foreign minister will visit Moscow to align positions ahead of renewed nuclear talks with the US, underscoring growing Tehran-Moscow coordination

• Shivraj Singh Chouhan will represent India at the BRICS Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting in Brazil, where food security and sustainable farming are key agenda items


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Anniversaries

• World Haemophilia Day

• Birth anniversary of billiards player Geet Sethi

• Birth anniversary of cricket player Dinesh Mongia

• Birth anniversary of Congress politician and former Bihar CM Binodanand Jha

• Birth anniversary of former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham

• Ford Mustang was introduced to the North American market in 1964

• The Apollo 13 spacecraft returned safely to Earth after experiencing a critical failure during its mission to the Moon in 1970


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Last updated at 8.40pm | Compiled by Rajesh Sharma