World Laughter Day was established in 1998 and the first celebration was organized by Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of the worldwide Laughter Yoga movement, on 10 May 1998 in Mumbai, India. This day is now celebrated across the world on the first Sunday of May.

International Press Freedom Day is celebrated every year on 3 May. In the year 1991, UNESCO and the 'Department of Public Information' of the United Nations had jointly decided to celebrate it. The 'United Nations General Assembly' had also declared '3 May' as 'International Journalistic Freedom Day'.

British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, which manufactures corona drugs, has admitted for the first time that its Covid-19 vaccine may cause side effects in rare cases. AstraZeneca admitted in the UK High Court that the Covid-19 vaccine may cause side effects such as thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS). Due to thrombocytopenia syndrome, blood clots start forming in the body or platelets start falling rapidly in the body. The risk of brain stroke can also increase due to blood clot in the body.

The Paris Olympics 2024 is scheduled to take place in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024. After winning the record medal in Tokyo Olympics 2021, now the Indian government has also started preparations for Paris Olympics 2024. Under this, the Sports Ministry has included 7 veteran international athletes in its Team Mission Olympic Cell, under whose guidance new champions will be prepared.

The Delhi Liquor Scam is a political scandal concerning the Delhi Government, which paved its way through the introduction of Delhi's Excise Policy from 2021 to 2022. This policy brought in private firms and enterprise companies into the retail liquor sectors.

According to Hindu calendar and Udaya Tithi, this time the full moon date of Chaitra month is starting on 23rd April i.e. Tuesday at 3.26 am. Purnima Tithi will last till 5.18 am the next day on 24th April. In this regard, according to Udaya Tithi, Hanuman Jayanti will be celebrated on 23rd April.

A general election is to be held in India from 19 April 2024 to 1 June 2024 to elect the 543 members of the 18th Lok Sabha, in seven phases. The results will be announced on 4 June 2024.

This festival celebrates the birth of Lord Rama who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. This festival is celebrated on Chaitra Shukla Navami. Lord Rama, who became the king of Ayodhya, was known for his exemplary qualities.

  Eid al-Fitr is celebrated on different days around the world, depending on the sighting of the crescent moon, which signals the beginning of the month of Shawwal in the lunar Islamic calendar. This festival marks the conclusion of the fasting month of Ramzan.  This festival holds deep significance as it revolves around the tradition of moon sighting, which has been deeply ingrained in Islamic culture for generations. According to legend, the Prophet Muhammad himself waited for reports of the appearance of the crescent moon, as it signaled the arrival of a new month. This time in India it will be celebrated on 11th April.

According to the Hindi calendar, the Hindu New Year is considered to begin from Pratipada of Chaitra month. This time Hindu New Year is starting from 09 April 2024. According to astrologers, Hindu New Year is very important. This year is special. Because Lord Shri Ram Lalla is in his new and grand abode after five centuries.

PMLA act is a criminal law enacted to prevent money laundering and to provide for confiscation of property derived from, or involved in, money-laundering and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. ED has been given the responsibility to enforce the provisions of the PMLA by conducting investigation to trace the assets derived from proceeds of crime, to provisionally attach the property and to ensure prosecution of the offenders and confiscation of the property by the Special court.

Voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) or verifiable paper record (VPR) is a method of providing feedback to voters using a ballotless voting system. A VVPAT is intended as an independent verification system for voting machines designed to allow voters to verify that their vote was cast correctly, to detect possible election fraud or malfunction, and to provide a means to audit the stored electronic results. It contains the name of the candidate (for whom vote has been cast) and symbol of the party/individual candidate. Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines are used during election process to verify that the vote polled by a voter goes to the correct candidate.

  Mukhtar Ansari was a politician from Uttar Pradesh. Ansari was elected MLA from Mau constituency a record five times as a member of the Legislative Assembly. He was the main accused in the Krishnanand Rai murder case along with other crimes. Ansari won his first assembly election as a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate, and the next two as an independent. In 2007, Ansari joined the BSP and contested the 2009 Lok Sabha election but unsuccessfully.After which BSP expelled him from the party in 2010 due to criminal activities, later he formed his own party Qaumi Ekta Dal with his brothers. He was elected MLA from Mau seat in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2012. Merged Qaumi Ekta Dal with BSP in 2017, and won as MLA for the fifth time in the assembly elections as a BSP candidate. He died of heart failure on 28 March 2024.

March 23 is remembered and celebrated as Martyrs' Day in India. On this day in 1931, three brave freedom fighters: Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar were hanged by the British.

The CAA was passed by the Parliament in 2019 amid huge protests across the country. The act expedites the citizenship process for non-Muslim migrants - including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians - who migrated from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and arrived in India before 2014.

Oscar winners for the 96th Academy Awards have been announced. The ceremony was held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles and was telecast in India at 4 am on March 11. This time someone won the first Oscar and someone created history by winning this award more than once.

International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 and is celebrated in support of the prosperity, equality, and rights of women around the world. The main objective of this day is to encourage women to attain the highest position and equality in the society, as well as to focus on women's problems and their solutions.

Hardly anyone would have heard the name of Sandeshkhali area located in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, bordering Bangladesh, before January 5. Now Sandeshkhali's name is on the pages of every newspaper. The women allege that Mamata's party TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan sexually harassed them and then forcibly took over the lands. The women demand that TMC leader Shahjahan Shaikh and his henchmen be arrested. The women have also accused the police of colluding with the accused.

Farmers have once again knocked in the country's capital Delhi. Farmers from all the states including Punjab-Haryana have made preparations to siege Delhi. It has been named 'Chalo Delhi'. Many people are also calling this huge movement which is going to happen after two years as Farmers Protest 2.0. Many people are also calling it a politically motivated movement.

Basant Panchami is celebrated on the fifth day of Shukla Paksha of Magh month. It is also known as Saraswati Puja. According to Hindi calendar, Panchami Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Magh month will start on 13 February 2024 at 02:41 pm and till the next day on 14 February 2024 at 12:09 pm. This festival will be valid on 14th February as per Udayatithi. This day is also Valentine's Day and Black Day for India. You will get 5 hours time to worship Goddess Saraswati.

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