Dogri Poetess and novelist Padma Sachdev (76) has been chosen for the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2015.

• Danny Willett wins 2016 US Masters Golf
• Khadija Ismayilova selected for 2016 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize
• India, Maldives sign six agreements in different sectors

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its in-principle approval to Bharti Airtel’s payments bank venture — Airtel M Commerce Services Ltd (AMCS).

Danny Willett (28) from England won the prestigious 2016 US Masters Golf tournament.

India and Maldives have signed six agreements in different sectors to boost bilateral relations between both maritime neighbouring countries.

Investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova of Azerbaijan has been chosen for the prestigious 2016 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.

• IIT Kharagpur wins National IP Award
• Ukrainian PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk resigns
• UN to observe 125th birth anniversary of Ambedkar

Former Union Minister of state (MoS) Dr C Silvera passed away due stroke in Aizawl District, Mizoram. He was 80.

For the first time, United Nations (UN) will observe the birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, father of the Indian Constitution on April 13, 2016, a day before his date of birth.

Pakistan and China have launched a joint bilateral air force exercise named Shaheen (Eagle) 5 in Pakistan.

The IIT (Indian Institute of Technology)-Kharagpur has won the National Intellectual Property (IP) Award in the academic institutes category.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation in the wake of a months-long political crisis.