1. On 5th April, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the legislation that may be able to keep him in power until 2036. He has already run the country either as the President or the Prime Minister for more than 20 years.
2. Security personnel were ambushed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district. 22 security personnel are dead & 30 injured.
3. The US and Iran have declared that they would begin negotiations through intermediaries in the 2nd week of April.
4. Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with breaking a colonial era official secrets law, the most serious charge against the veteran opponent of military rule.
5. US President Joe Biden on April 1 let the ban on foreign workers' visa, in particular H-1B, lapse as the notification issued by his predecessor Donald Trump expired, a move which is likely to benefit thousands of Indian IT professionals.