TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The Sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections to take place today in 58 parliamentary constituencies in six States and two Union Territories.
2. Cyclonic storm Remal in Bay of Bengal to hit West Bengal and Bangladesh as a severe cyclonic storm on Sunday.
3. The India Meteorological Department has forecast severe heatwave conditions over Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat, Western Madhya Pradesh for next five days.
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed condolences on the death of social worker Nabam Atum. Nabam Atum was a social worker and former Chairman of Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission.
5. Thiruvananthapuram International Airport has made history as the first airport in India to achieve the prestigious recognition of zero waste to landfill (ZWL).
This commendation comes from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII-ITC) Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development, confirming the airport’s commitment to environmentally responsible practices.
6. According to the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, 15 houses across the state fully collapsed while 218 were partially damaged in the heavy rains.
The IMD has issued an orange alert in Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kozhikode and Kannur districts and a yellow alert in other districts.
7. Campaigning has intenisifed for the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha polls. Senior leaders of various political parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters. Polling in this phase will be held for 57 Parliamentary Constituencies across seven states and a Union Territory on 1st of June.
8. Today’s polling will see some high-profile contestants in key battles. Among them are former Union Minister and BJP leader Maneka Gandhi, who is contesting from Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh, ex-Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, who is contesting his first Lok Sabha election from Karnal, Congress leader Deepender Hooda from Rohtak, former J&K Chief Minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti from Anantnag and Cabinet Minister and BJP leader Rao Inderjit Singh from Gurgaon, against whom the Congress has pitted actor Raj Babbar.
Delhi will see Congress leader and former president of the JNU Students’ Union Kanhaiya Kumar locking horns with sitting North East Delhi MP and BJP leader Manoj Tiwari.
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. The Supreme Court on Friday refused to issue directions to the Election Commission on a plea for uploading polling booth-wise voter turnout data on its website during the Lok Sabha elections and favoured a “hands-off attitude” amidst an ongoing electoral process.
2. The National Investigation Agency arrested a computer engineer on Friday for his alleged involvement in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe blast. Shoaib Ahmed Mirza alias Chhotu (35), a resident of Hubbali city in Karnataka, is the fifth person to be arrested in the case.
3. A court in Pune on Friday remanded Vishal Agarwal, father of a 17-year-old allegedly involved in a car crash that killed two persons in Kalyani Nagar area of the city, and five other accused in the case in judicial custody till 7 June.
4. The West Bengal crime investigation department on Friday claimed to have arrested a Bangladeshi, working as a butcher in Mumbai, from Bangoan in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal for his alleged involvement in the grisly murder of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar whose body was cut into pieces and disposed of in different locations.
5. A court in Mumbai on Friday sentenced Parvez Tak to death in the 2011 murder of his stepdaughter and actor Laila Khan, her mother and four siblings, stating that the act of the accused was “not only barbaric, but also inhuman of the highest degree”.
6. A rally by monks was organized in Kolkata on Friday condemning Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s recent remarks against certain monks of Ramakrishna Mission and Bharat Sevasharam Sangha.
7. A Delhi court on Friday sent Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s close aide Bibhav Kumar to four-day judicial custody in connection with the alleged assault on AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal.
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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.
Inflati₹₹on 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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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
GOLD : ₹ 73,400/10gm (24 krt)
SILVER : ₹ 92,500/KG
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DIESEL : ₹ 88/Ltr
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Auto Gas : ₹ 60/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 74/Kg
LPG : ₹ 803/14.2 Kg
1. HSBC and State Bank of India (SBI) have made strategic investments in CCIL IFSC Limited, acquiring 6.125% stakes each, valued at ₹6.125 crore each. This move is aimed at bolstering their presence within Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT) City, India’s premier international financial services center.
2. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has said, India is changing very fast and in the next 10 years, it will be the 10 trillion dollar economy.
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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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Doordarshan Kisan (DD KISAN) is going to become the first government TV channel of the country to launch two AI anchors – AI Krish and AI Bhoomi. Agriculture Ministry said DD Kisan is coming with a new look and a new style among the farmers of India on 26th May where the presentation of the channel is going to be in a new avtar.
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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. Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor, the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of Training Command, Indian Air Force (IAF), conducted an extensive review of the training facilities and activities during his visit to the Air Force Academy (AFA) and Air Force Station (AFS) Hakimpet, Secundrabad Telangana .
2. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has initiated comprehensive preparatory measures to ensure minimal loss of life and property at sea due to Cyclonic Storm ‘Remal’ originating in the central Bay of Bengal.
3. Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande reviewed the Passing Out Parade of 146th Course of National Defence Academy at Khetarpal Parade Ground, NDA, Khadakwasla, Pune on Friday. A total of 1265 cadets participated in the parade of which 337 cadets were from the passing out Course. This included 199 Army Cadets, 38 Naval Cadets and 100 Air Force cadets including 19 cadets from Friendly Foreign Countries including Bhutan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Maldives. A contingent of 24 female cadets, presently in their third and fourth term of training also took part in the parade.
4. What are Theatre Commands?
When theatre commands are used, certain units from all three defence forces work together under one commander. This integration makes it easier to organize operations during conflicts, making the best use of people and resources and directing the military’s efforts toward clear strategic goals in particular operational areas.
(a) The Western Theatre Command, which could be based in Jaipur, to deal with risks from Pakistan.
(b) The Northern Theatre Command is based in Lucknow and is in charge of the border with China.
(c) A suggested Maritime Theatre Command in Coimbatore would be in charge of the Indian Ocean Region.
Setting up the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) in 2019 was the first step toward a more unified defence organization. These were very important for keeping an eye on the change to theatre-based orders.
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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
25 May (Saturday)
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Drik Ritu : Grishma (Summer)
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Shaka Samvat – 1946
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