Today’s Current Affairs Headline- 11 April 2022

National News

• PM Modi will hold virtual talks with US President Joe Biden on April 11, 2022 to review bilateral cooperation and exchange views on recent developments in South Asia, the Indo-Pacific region and global issues of mutual interest.
• Veteran actor and award-winning screenwriter Siva Subrahmanyam breathed his last on April 10, 2022. He was a part of several Bollywood movies including Stanley Ka Dabba, 2 States, Hichki and most recently Meenakshi Sundareswarar.
• Defense Minister Rajnath Singh to meet US counterpart at Pentagon today for 2+2 talks.
• External Affairs Minister Jaishankar will meet US Trade Representative Catherine Tai on April 12.
• Rajnath Singh calls upon US aerospace, defense chiefs to join the ‘Make in India’, ‘Make for World’ initiative.
• A delegation of 7 members of the European Parliament will visit Delhi from 11 to 13 April to discuss the upcoming trade and investment talks between the EU and India.
• BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has been appointed as the Member Board Representative of the ICC Cricket Committee.
• India women’s junior hockey team lost 0-3 to Netherlands in the semi-finals.
• The Indian Air Force’s investigation has convicted more than one officer for the accidental firing of the BrahMos, swift, severe punishment to be meted out.

International News

• Europe turns to the Middle East, the Mediterranean Sea to reduce its dependence on Russian gas.
• Tesla CEO Elon Musk has decided not to join the Twitter board, Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal tweeted.
• “Squid Game” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has confirmed the return of two major characters for the upcoming season.
• Pakistan’s deputy speaker Qasim Suri has not resigned, is set to preside over the crucial National Assembly session on April 11.
• Mass protests in Pakistan against the removal of Imran Khan from the post of Prime Minister through a no-confidence motion.
• An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 struck 70km ENE of Campbell Bay, Andaman and Nicobar Islands at 16:13 on 10th April.
• Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to hold important meeting with 41 MPs
• Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehmer will be the first European leader to meet with Russian President Putin in Moscow on April 11.
• Emmanuel Macron will face right-wing Le Pen in the French presidential election.
• Saudi Arabia says it will allow one million Muslims from inside and outside the country to participate in this year’s Hajj.
• Mexico’s president survives recall vote marked by low turnout: preliminary results
• Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador escaped a referendum on whether or not to complete his term amid low turnout.
• Imran Khan chairs the first meeting of the PTI parliamentary board after losing the no-confidence motion.