High-stakes summit: The leaders of North and South Korea are meeting for the first time in more than a decade.

Historic handshake: Kim Jong Un became the first North Korean leader to cross the demilitarized zone (DMZ) into South Korean territory since fighting ended in the Korean War. He shook South Korean President Moon Jae-in's hand on both sides of the demarcation line.

What they've said: Kim wrote "A new history begins now" in the guest book at Peace House, where the talks are taking place. Moon praised the "courageous and bold decision made by you, Chairman Kim, to arrange our meeting."

What's on the agenda: There are three key topics: denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, improving relations, and seeking a formal peace settlement.

• Remember all that hassle over linking your Aadhaar to your mobile number? In a surprising new revelation, the Centre has admitted that there was no Supreme Court order for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to your mobile number.

• As per a report by PTI, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra hearing a clutch of petitions challenging Aadhaar had only stated that, "mobile users needed to be verified in the interest of national security". This was in response to a PIL filed by 'Lokniti Foundation'.

• India’s ranking in the Press Freedom Index has fallen two places to 138, a watchdog said on Wednesday in an annual report, blaming “physical violence” against journalists like Gauri Lankesh as the key reason behind the country’s low ranking.

• Norway topped the list of having the world’s freest press for the second year in a row, the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said while North Korea remained the most repressive country followed by Eritrea, Turkmenistan, Syria and then China.

• Senior lawyer Indu Malhotra will be the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a Supreme Court judge.

• The law ministry has okayed the recommendation of the Supreme Court's collegium to appoint the senior lawyer to the bench but has decided to hold back its approval to the elevation of the Uttarakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph for now.

• NEW DELHI: Terming Cambridge Analytica’s response as “cryptic” and “evasive”, the Indian government has sent a second notice — more detailed and stern — to the British data firm seeking answers about its operations in India.

• Another notice has also been sent to Facebook asking for information on the “security architecture” which is being proposed by Facebook to stem unauthorised usage of its data in the future. 
  
  
  

• NEW DELHI: The Indian and Malaysian armies will hold a two-week military exercise beginning April 30 in Malaysia as part of efforts to bolster defence cooperation.

• The joint exercise 'Harimau Shakti' will take place in the dense forests of Sengai Perdik in Hulu Langat district of Malaysia, the Defence Ministry said.

• Sh. Hardeep Puri, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs (I/C) launched a Mobile App (m-Awas) for allotment of Government accommodations in General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) in Delhi under the control of the Directorate of Estates, here today.

• Secretary, Housing and Urban Affairs, Sh. Durga Shanker Mishra and other senior officers of the ministry were also present on the occasion. The application has been developed by NIC.

• New Delhi, April 24, 2018 – The Government of India and the World Bank today signed a $125 million agreement to support India in developing an innovative biopharmaceutical and medical devices industry, which is globally competitive and addresses the country’s major concerns around barriers to affordable healthcare.

• The Innovate in India for Inclusiveness Project (I3) will support Government of India’s Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Program (BIRAC), set up five years ago to support innovative start-ups and collaborations through strategic partnerships.