TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The Meteorological Department forecasts heat wave to severe heat wave conditions in parts of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi till Tuesday.
2. The India Meteorological Department has said the south-west Monsoon is likely to set in over Kerala by the month end. The Met Department has issued orange alert in two districts of the state. They are Malappuram and Wayanad districts.
3. Withdrawal of candidature for the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha polls ended yesterday. A total of 57 Lok Sabha Constituencies in seven States and one Union Territory will go to poll in this phase on the 1st of next month.
4. In Ladakh, the Election Authority air lifted the polling parties deployed at two polling stations namely Dipling and Jingchen of Leh district.
The Lone Ladakh Parliamentary and the Country’ s area wise largest Parliamentary Constituency will go to poll in the Fifth Phase on Monday.
5. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Friday shared the dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an election rally in Mumbai and praised the Centre over construction of the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya and nullification of Article 370. He justifies his support to NDA.
6. Nagaland’s Cabinet has appealed to the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organization (ENPO) to reconsider its decision to abstain from participating in the Urban Local Bodies Elections, scheduled on 26 June.
7. The Supreme Court on Friday asked attorney-general R. Venkataramani to ensure that the eight candidates whose names were approved for the post of vice-chancellor in state-aided universities by Bengal governor C.V. Ananda Bose be appointed within a week.
8. A full emergency was declared at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport at around 5:52 pm for Air India flight 807 from Delhi to Bangalore due to a reported fire in the AC unit. On board were 175 passengers. The flight, however, landed safely back at IGI at around 6:38 pm.
LEGAL REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
#International Court Of Justice Prz. : Nawaf Salam
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1. Congress North East Delhi candidate Kanhaiya Kumar was attacked during campaign on Friday when some youth poured ink on him and slapped him.
2. The Supreme Court reserved its verdict on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam but granted him liberty to move the trial court for regular bail.
3. The Enforcement Directorate Friday filed a fresh charge sheet in the Delhi excise policy case, naming Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as accused, the first time that a sitting chief minister and a political party face money laundering charges.
4. The Election Commission has issued a show cause notice to BJP Lok Sabha candidate in Tamluk, West Bengal, Abhijit Gangopadhyay for his alleged derogatory remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
5. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar on Friday filed a police complaint against AAP MP Swati Maliwal, alleging she breached the security of the CM’s residence to gain unauthorised entry on May 13 and created a ruckus there, the party said.
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FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank : Ajay Banga
#IMF MD: Kristalina Georgieva
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💰 USD ₹ 84 (Approx)
💷 GBP ₹105(Approx)
€ Euro : ₹ 90(Approx)
🇨🇳 Yuan ¥ : ₹ 12
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GDP(PPP ) :
purchasing power parity (PPP)
$13.119 trillion
GDP (nominal)
: $3.73 trillion
(Nominal means total market value of all goods and services produced in a country’s economy) .
GDP growth : 8.4% (Q3 2023-24)
India is the fifth largest economy in the world.
Inflation rate : Retail Inflation 5.69% in Dec 2023
Population : 143.86 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 10.09% (Oct2023)
Per capita: This income is also known as average income as it is calculated by dividing the total income of the country by the total population of the country.
GDP per capita
$2,845 (Nominal; 2024)
$9,983 (PPP; 2024)
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NIFTY
22,466.10 +62.25 (0.28%)🌲
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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
GOLD : ₹ 73,400/10gm (24 krt)
SILVER : ₹ 89,000/KG
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PETROL : ₹ 95/Ltr
DIESEL : ₹ 88/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 74/Ltr
LPG : ₹ 803/14.2 Kg
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DIESEL : ₹ 93/Ltr
Auto Gas : ₹ 60/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 74/Kg
LPG : ₹ 803/14.2 Kg
1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on May 16 said it has imposed monetary penalty on two co-operative banks viz., The Bapunagar Mahila Co-operative Bank and The Sutex Co-operative Bank, for rule violations.
The central bank imposed Rs 5 lakh penalty on The Sutex Co-operative Bank, and Rs 2 lakh penalty on The Bapunagar Mahila Co-operative Bank.
2. The Punjab National Bank (PNB) has requested its customers not to trust phone numbers/addresses or other bank related information found through a search engine or on third-party websites.
3. RBI Rules On Negative Balance: Reserve Bank of India i.e. RBI has issued a new rule. According to this, if your bank balance goes into minus then the bank cannot charge interest on it. That is, if you want to close any of your bank accounts whose balance is in minus, then you will not have to pay anything separately for this.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) :
R Madhavan
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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1. Superstar Mahesh Babu and director SS Rajamouli are working together for a much-anticipated film tentatively known as ‘SSMB29’. The movie currently is in its pre-production phase and is touted to be a huge project.
2. Blockout 2024 is a new online movement that wants people to stop following celebs and other influential people on social media sites like Instagram and TikTok.
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DEFENCE
#Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: The President
#Def Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Def Minister of State :
Ajay Bhatt
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1. The 12th Joint Working Group meeting between the Defence Ministries of India and Mongolia concluded yesterday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The meeting was co-chaired by the Ministry of Defence, Joint Secretary, Amitabh Prasad and his Mongolian counterpart Brigadier General Gankhuyag Davagdorj.
2. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) plans to start construction in mid-September on the Shinku La tunnel, linking Manali to Leh via Nimmu-Padam-Darcha, aiming for completion in four years.
The Shinku La tunnel, located at an altitude of 15,800 feet, will serve as a crucial link between Manali and Leh, reducing the distance by 60 km and offering an alternative route to the traditional Srinagar-Leh and Manali-Leh routes.
3. Israeli developed underwater technologies will be transferred to India and this will enable local companies to manufacture some very advanced systems for the Indian navy.The Israeli technologies have been developed by Rafael. Production will be made in India in accordance to the “Make in India” policy.
4. The second edition of India, Australia, Indonesia Trilateral Maritime Security Workshop (TMSW) concluded on Friday after discussing the ongoing maritime security challenges and opportunities for collaboration between the three maritime neighbours in the region.”The theme of the workshop was ‘Indian Ocean Region: Collaborative Efforts to Enhance Regional Maritime Security’.
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In Bharat there are 28 states and 8 Union territories.
Population of Bharat:
142 cr (2023)
President of Bharat ,
Smt Droupadi Murmu
Vice President
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar
Prime Minister : Shri Narendra Modi
Speaker Lok Sabha :
Shri Om Birla (BJP)
Rajyasabha Seats : 245 (233 Elected + 12 Nominated)
Loksabha : 550 members (530 States 20 Union Territories)
Chief Election Commissioner:
Shri Rajiv Kumar
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