Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of Apr 22nd to 30th Apr 2024. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBIClerk 2024 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• Every year World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated on April 23 and it is also known as World Book Day.
• Every year April 23rd is celebrated as UN English Language Day& the day was chosen because it is thought to be William Shakespeare's birthday and the anniversary of his death.
• Numaligarh Refinery Limited celebrated its 23rd Foundation Day on April 22.
• In India 24th April is designated as National Panchayati Raj Day& the day is held to remember the passing of the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution on June 17, 1992, and on April 24, 1993, the law went into force.
• World Malaria Day is observed on April 25 all over the world.
• Every year April 26 is celebrated as World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that intellectual property rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity with the theme of: “IP and the SDGs: Building Our Common Future with Innovation and Creativity.”
• Every year, April 28th is celebrated as World Day for Safety and Health at Work all over the world.
• Every year April 29th is celebrated as International Dance Day also known as World Dance Day.
• In India, Ayushman Bharat Diwas is observed on April 30 to uplift the ideals of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING & FINANCE

• To widen the market and foster adequate protection from healthcare expenses, insurance regulator IRDAI has removed the age limit of 65 years for individuals buying health insurance policies.
• Shriram Finance Limited. (SFL), a non-banking financial company, has introduced a digital fixed deposit (DFD) scheme, along with a fixed income plan (FIP) and a recurring deposit, available exclusively through the Shriram One App and website.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 10 lakh on NABFINS Limited, a subsidiary of NABARD, for non-compliance with certain rules.
• The World Bank is planning to provide a USD 1 billion line of credit to the State Bank of India (SBI) to accelerate India's transition to clean energy, according to sources familiar with the development.
• Digital financial services provider PayU has received in-principle authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as a Payments Aggregator (PA) under the Payment Settlements Act, 2007.
• Indian fintech major BharatPelaunched BharatPe One, an all-in-one payment product that integrates POS (point of sale), QR code, and speaker into one device.
• IndusInd Bank has successfully executed a pilot for the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) programmable Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), marking the first instance of such a project by any bank in India.
• Tata Power Solar Systems Limited (TPSSL) has partnered with the Indian Bank to encourage and support the adoption of solar rooftop systems in residential properties.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, in the exercise of its powers under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, directed Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited to cease and desist, with immediate effect, from (i) onboarding of new customers through its online and mobile banking channels and (ii) issuing fresh credit cards.
• The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) unveiled its Climate Strategy 2030 document on Earth Day to address India’s growing need for green financing.
• Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) plans to raise up to ₹5,000 crore in equity capital in FY25 to comply with the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (SEBI's) minimum public shareholding (MPS) requirement.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a compiled master direction for the asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) raising the minimum capital requirement to begin securitization to Rs 300 crore from Rs 100 crore as on October 11, 2022.
• AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB) is planning to grow its advances at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25% in the next 3 years.
• PhonePe’s Indus Appstore, a homegrown app marketplace, has launched its voice search feature, in 10 Indian languages including Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati and Urdu to expand its user base and adoption.
• SBI Card has introduced its first travel-centric core credit card, named 'SBI Card MILES', offering a range of comprehensive travel benefits.
• Fintech company Razorpayhas introduced its own Unified Payments Interface (UPI) infrastructure called 'UPI Switch', a cloud-based solution developed in partnership with Airtel Payments Bank.
• India's SBI Cards and Payment Services reported an unexpected 11% rise in fourth-quarter profit, driven by steady retail spending that offset an increase in bad loans.
• Edelweiss Mutual Fund has launched the Nifty Alpha Low Volatility 30 Index Fund, a multi-factor index fund.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that the investment limits for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in government securities, state development loans (SDLs), and corporate bonds will remain unchanged for FY25.
• India's Ministry of Home Affairs, SBI Cards and Payment Services Limited (SBI Card), and telecom operators have joined forces to develop an innovative solution to combat OTP (One-Time Password) frauds, cybercrime, and phishing attacks targeting the banking ecosystem.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) bought $8.5 billion on a net basis in the foreign exchange market in February,2024 marking the highest net purchase by the central bank in 32 months.
• Groww Mutual Fund has received the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI’s) approval to launch the Nifty Non-Cyclical Consumer Index Fund through a new fund offering (NFO).
• In a bid to ease the Know Your Customer (KYC) process for investors due to new guidelines that came into effect on April 1, 2024 the 5 KYC registration agencies (KRAs) - CDSL Ventures (CVL), NSDL Database Management (NDML), CAMS, Karvy, and Dotexhave come with guidelines to simplify the process.
• AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB) has introduced a range of new products, AU SPONT Rupay Credit Cardand the Secured Credit Card - NOMO (No Missing Out) aiming to enhance fee income through innovative credit cards and ATM insurance.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines for the voluntary transition of Small Finance Banks (SFBs) to Universal Banks effective immediately.
• Economic think-tank National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) has estimated India's GDP growth at 7.1% for the current fiscal, using high-frequency models.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to permit Small Finance Banks (SFBs) to deal in permissible rupee interest rate derivative products for hedging interest rate risk.
• The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has partnered with the Reserve Bank's arm RBIH to put in place a system which will enable faster processing of agricultural loans.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

• Supplementing the efforts of the Indian government to achieve a net-zero emission target by 2070, as many as 51 per cent of the top 100 companies have started making disclosures voluntarily about carbon emissions, according to a PwC India survey.
• All cases of organ transplants, whether from a living or deceased donor, will be allocated a unique National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO)-ID for both the donor and the recipient.
• The Ministry of Power's Secretary Pankaj Agarwal and Ambassador of India to the Netherlands Reenat Sandhu jointly inaugurated the India Pavilion at the 26th World Energy Congress (WEC) 2024.
• Several small exporters have requested the government to continue the amnesty scheme for one-time settlement of default in export obligation till September, an industry body.
• In a significant achievement in India’s mariculture sector, the researchers of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) have succeeded in captive breeding of golden trevally (Gnathanodonspeciosus), a high value marine fish.
• State-owned construction firm NBCC Ltd secured projects worth Rs 23,500 crore during the last fiscal year.
• The government has received Rs 3,443 crore as a special dividend from Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL), a public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Telecom.
• SJVN Limited's Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) Geeta Kapur graced the closing ceremony of SJVN’s Inter-Projects Sports Meet 2023-24 held at Corporate Headquarters, Shimla.
• Union Health Secretary Shri Apurva Chandra visited the manufacturing unit of global pharmaceutical company Bilthoven Biologicals at Utrecht, Netherlands.
• India is showcasing its innovative technologies and power generation practices, at the 26th World Energy Congress, being held in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
• The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has announced the top 25 teams that form the fourth Cohort of the annual Carbon Zero Challenge, a pioneer pan-Indian competition to encourage start-ups in the Sustainability Sector.
• The Commerce Ministry has initiated an exercise to identify required infrastructure needs, potential sectors, and clusters which would help the country achieve the $1 trillion merchandise exports target by 2030 but sustainability will be a major concern going forward.
• NTPC Kanti was among the first stations to start the GEM program pan NTPC.
• The Centre has extended Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status to the gem and jewellery sector, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of the sector.
• India's state-run firms' output from overseas oil and gas fields marginally rose in 2023-24 after declining for four straight years.
• The Centre aims to allocate sugar mills a higher sales quota for May, which will cumulatively be 100,000-200,000 tonnes more than that in the same month a year ago, to tame prices of the sweetener
• Over the past 10 years, clinical trials in India have become easier, more accessible and accelerated, experts from the pharma sector have said as top multinationals are increasingly looking at the country as their base for clinical trials.
• According to industry estimates, while currently as many as 3,000 drones are being utilised in the agriculture sector, the number could rise to over 7,000 by FY25 itself.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• The first International Rainbow Tourism Conference opened, with Nepal offering itself as a safe and respectful destination in South Asia for the sexual minority community.
• Mount Etna volcano has been sending up almost perfect rings of smoke into the air which are a rare phenomenon that scientists refer to as volcanic vortex rings.
• Mount Ruang has erupted, sending an ash cloud over a mile high into the sky, indicating significant volcanic activity.
• The European Commission has introduced a new Schengen visa regime for Indian nationals, offering multi-year visas for up to 5 years.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS

• Nearly 35 years after a mysterious fire destroyed its facilities at the 51-acre campus at Mohali in Punjab, Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) is fighting back to extinguish old memories and earn its place in the sun.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS

• India’s net direct tax collections grew 17.7% in 2023-24 to hit ₹19.58 lakh crore, marginally surpassing the revised estimates for the year, thanks to a surge in personal income taxes whose share of the tax kitty rose to 53.3% from 50.06% in the previous year while corporate taxes’ contribution dipped to 46.5% from 49.6%.
• State-owned IFCI has received a capital infusion of Rs 500 crore through the issuance of equity shares to the government on a preferential basis.
• Sustaining the economic growth momentum of 7 per cent in 2024-25 and beyond is feasible on the back of favourable monsoon, higher farm productivity and improved global trade, RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Shashanka Bhide.
• Gruner Renewable Energy, India’s fastest-growing renewable energy company, has recently secured multiple projects valued at Rs 1,500 crore for Compressed Biogas (CBG) Plants nationwide within its first year of establishment.
• The auto component industry is expected to invest over ₹25,000 crore in the next 3-4 years to expand the production of electric vehicle parts, rating agency ICRA
• Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, the success of Vodafone Idea’s ₹18,000-crore follow-on public offer, India’s largest FPO to date, marked a turning point for the telecom industry.
• India's services exports jumped 11.4 per cent to $345 billion in 2023 despite global economic uncertainties, while China's shipments from the sector contracted by 10.1 per cent to $381 billion, according to a UNCTAD report.
• Public sector Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) the government had granted it the 'navratna' status, according to a company filing with the stock exchanges & this takes the total number of navratna PSEs to 17.
• India’s imports from China crossed $101 billion in 2023-24 from about $70 billion in 2018-19.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• Ultratech Cement rose 1.80% to Rs 9,535.65 after the company announced that its board has approved the purchase of a grinding unit from India Cements for Rs 315 crore.
• IT company Happiest Minds Technologies Limited has signed definitive agreements to acquire 100% of the equity share capital of PureSoftware Technologies Private Limited for a total purchase consideration of $94.5 million (Rs 779 crores).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• French automaker Citroen, a Stellantis brand, has signed popular Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its brand ambassador.
• Banker Deepak S Parekhresigned from the post of chairman and non-executive director of HDFC Life Insurance on April 18, 2024.
• HDFC Life Insurance Company has appointed Keki Mistry as the new chairman of the board.
• Pine Labs-owned API infrastructure company Setu appointed Anand Raisinghani as the company’s new chief executive officer (CEO).
• Hero MotoCorp has announced the resignation of Arun Jaura, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), from his position to pursue personal endeavours.
• The Central Government has approved the appointment of Nidhi S Jain as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of Cotton Corporation of India Limited (CCI).
• Gajanan Sampatrao Kale has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL).
• Sakshi Mittal has been selected for the appointment as Director of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
• Naima Khatoon has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) for a term of 5 years, making her the first woman to hold the top post in over 100 years.
• Muthukrishnan Sankaranarayanan (IAS) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), replacing Richa Bagla (IAS).
• Shobhit Gupta (IRSEE) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, replacing Satyendra Kumar Mishra (IRS).
• Vimal Anand (IRS) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Commerce, replacing Nidhi Mani Tripathi (IAS).
• Monalisa Dash (IFoS) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MoDNER), replacing Harpreet Singh (IPoS).
• Rahul Jain (IAS) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the 16th Finance Commission.
• Ranjit Singh (IA&AS) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, replacing Sanoj Kumar Jha.
• Rajeev Kumar (IOFS) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, replacing Sumita Singh (CSS).
• Vrunda Manohar Desai (IRS) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, replacing Vikram Sahay (IRS).
• Navin Agarwal (IRPS) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Investment & Public Asset Management, replacing Parama Sen (IA&AS).
• Mahendra Kumar (IRSEE) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Labour & Employment.
• Vivek Kumar Bajpai (IRSME) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Mines, replacing UC Joshi (IRTS).
• Rajiv Manjhi (CSS) has been appointed as Director at the Institute of Secretariat Training & Management (ISTM) under the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), replacing Sumita Singh (CSS).
• Jai Prakash Pandey (IRPS) has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), replacing Pushpendra Rajput (IAS).
• Abhishek Bhagotia (IAS) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in Lokpal, replacing Navin Agarwal (IRPS).
• Lal Chhandama (CSS) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Rural Development, replacing Abhishek Bhagotia (IAS).
• Debolina Thakur (IA&AS) has been appointed as Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser in the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment, replacing Sanjay Pandey (ICAS).
• Rahul Kashyap (CSS) has been appointed as Secretary in the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) under the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment, replacing RK Khandelwal (IAS).
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the re-appointment of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar for 1 year from May 3, 2024, to May 2025.
• Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited (SIFL) has appointed Hardayal Prasad as its new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
• Abraham Joseph has been appointed as the Managing Director of Chetak Technology Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bajaj Auto known for its pioneering work in electric vehicles (EVs).
• Colonel Edison Napyohas been appointed as the first Defence Advisor to India from Papua New Guinea (PNG).
• The Board of Axis Bank approved the re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as Managing Director & CEO of the Bank, for a further period of 3 years with effect from January 1, 2025 up to December 31, 2027.
• IIFL Samasta Finance, a non-banking microfinance company (NBFC-MFI), has appointed 3 members including former National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Chairman, Govinda Rajulu Chintala to its Board of Directors.
• The Financial Services Institutional Board (FSIB), responsible for appointing directors to state-owned banks and financial institutions, has recommended Rana Ashutosh Kumar Singh for the role of Managing Director (MD) at State Bank of India (SBI) and Asheesh Pandey for the position of Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Indian Bank.
• Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company (MOAMC) Limited has appointed Prateek Agrawal as managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of the company.
• Sunil Kumar Yadav, an Indian Revenue Services (IRS-IT) officer from the 2010 batch, has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Delhi.
• SarvadanandBarnwal, an officer from the Indian Statistical Service (ISS), has been selected for appointment as Director in the Department of Land Resources.
• Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar was appointed as the country’s Deputy Prime Minister.
• Darla Sunil Kumar has been selected as the next Director of Finance for South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Coal.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOURS

• Former vice president M Venkaiah Naidu, founder of Sulabh International Bindeshwar Pathak and a host of other prominent persons were conferred with Padma Awards by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
• “Sunflowers were the first ones to Know”, a film by Chidanand Naik, a student of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), has been selected in the 'La Cinef” Competitive section of 77th Cannes Film Festival, France.
• Bangladeshi Singer Rezwana Choudhury received the Padma Shri Award.
• Ratan Tata has received the KISS Humanitarian Award2021.
• Kenyan runners Peter Mwaniki (28:15) and Lilian Kasait (30:56) cruised to the international elite men’s and women’s titles respectively in the 16th edition of the Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bengaluru.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield, is no ordinary land as it represents the sacrifice, valour and determination of Indian soldiers who serve in extremely harsh terrain and inclement weather to protect the motherland.
• The Indian Army is undertaking two projects worth over Rs 6,800 crore to develop indigenous Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) systems.
• The Indian Navy conducted Exercise Poorvi Lehar (XPOL) on the East Coast under the Operational Control of The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.
• A unit of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully developed the lightest bulletproof jacket in the country for protection against the highest threat level 6.
• Indian Navy’s indigenous stealth frigate, Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri participated in the Maritime Partnership Exercise with Royal Navy’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Argus and RFA Lyme Bay, part of the United Kingdom (UK) Littoral Response Group South.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

• The Indian Biogas Association (IBA) has partnered with the Hydrogen Association of India (HAI) to promote bio-based energy solutions with a special emphasis on green and blue hydrogen.
• Gandhinagar-based Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) and Starburst Aerospace of Franceentered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance aerospace, defence, and homeland security innovation.
• Tata Power Solar Systems announced its partnership with the state-owned Indian Bank to promote the adoption of solar rooftops among residential consumers.
• Juniper Green Energy has signed an agreement with Tata Power for the development of an 85-megawatt hybrid power project in Maharashtra.
• Air India has entered into a codeshare partnership with Japan'sAll Nippon Airways.
• C-DOT, the premier Telecom R&D Centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India and Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur (IIT-J) signed an agreement for “Automated Service Management in 5G and Beyond Networks Using AI”.
• The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Administration and Pensions signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Civil Service, Cambodia on cooperation in the field of Human Resource Development in Civil Service.
• The Hinduja Group and King's College London announced a new partnership aimed at improving healthcare outcomes in India and the UK, through training and research capacity building as well as scholarships for Indian students.
• SJVN signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with THDC India Limited for the development of a High-Performance Water Sports Academy in Tehri,Uttarakhand in the benign presence of Smt. Geeta Kapur, CMD, SJVN and Sh. Shallinder Singh, Director (Personnel), THDC at New Delhi.
• India's Bharat 6G is on the verge of finalizing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Europe's Industry Alliance 6G.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath announced India's pledge to achieve debris-free space missions by 2030 at the 42nd Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) annual meet.
• India handed over the first batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines, signifying a major military export achievement.
• The United States (US) space scientists unveiled the interplanetary probe National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plans to send to one of Jupiter's icy moons as part of humanity's hunt for extraterrestrial life.
• InterGlobe Enterprises, led by Rahul Bhatia, has partnered with technology veteran C P Gurnani's Assago to launch an artificial intelligence business venture called AIonOS.
• China launched a three-member crew to its Tiangong space station, as part of its program aiming to send astronauts to the moon by 2030.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND REPORTS

• India was the world's fourth-largest military spender in 2023, making an expenditure of $83.6 billion to modernise a range of weapons and combat systems.
• The "Indian Telecom Service Performance Indicator Report" for the quarter ending December 31, 2023, was released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
• India overtook China in sales of electric three-wheelers in 2023, at over 5.8 lakh units, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
• Emeritus has secured the top spot lin TIME Magazine’s “World’s Top EdTech Companies of 2024” ranking.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• Balraj Panwar proved his talent by confirming his Paris Games berth by clinching the single scull bronze at the Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualification rowing competition in Chungju, South Korea.
• World No.4 Elena Rybakina captured her third Hologic WTA Tour title of the year after defeating No.27 Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
• The state-owned dairy brand in Karnataka, Nandini, is all set to present itself on a global stage during the cricket T20 World Cup scheduled in June this year(2024).
• Indian squash player Saurav Ghosal announced his retirement from professional squash.
• Novak Djokovic, Simone Biles, Aitana Bonmatí, and Jude Bellingham were honoured at the 2024 Laureus Sports Awards ceremony held in Madrid.
• Indian football has recorded a historic 138 percent surge in women’s player registration for the last two years, indicating a healthy growth in the popularity of the sport as well as an increase in young female athletes opting for football, professionally.
• Former player LangamChaoba Devi is set to take over as the national women’s football coach after the I M Vijayan-led AIFF technical committee recommended her name for the position.
• India’s Velavan Senthilkumar secured his eighth Professional Squash Association Tour title by winning the Batch Open Challenger.
• Lionel Messi’s brace led Inter Miami to a 4-1 victory over the New England Revolution in Foxboro, Massachusetts.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : OBITUARIES

• Sudhir Kakar, India’s foremost psychoanalyst who helped readers understand Indian men and women like none other, passed away at the age of 85.
• Senior journalist and former president of the Chandigarh Press Club Sarabjit Pandher passed away at the age of 58.