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These reports from April 19th, 2025, cover a range of current events in India and involving Indians globally. Domestically, topics include an IPL cricket match result, a reduction in savings account interest rates by major banks, and a diplomatic dispute with Bangladesh over comments on sectarian violence. Other Indian news involves a French ambassador's visit to an Indian university, an army inquiry into alleged assault, and a court ruling on a failed vasectomy. Internationally, the sources discuss U.S. visa revocations affecting Indian students, India and China's abstention on a UN vote regarding Ukraine, Hollywood's declining box office share in India, an Indian astronaut's upcoming ISS mission, and proposed changes to India's nuclear liability laws. Finally, the text includes a report on an Indo-Fijian woman's racist outburst in the U.S. and a satirical social media post about NRI life.