1. Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer Vivek Kumar has been appointed as Private Secretary (PS) to PM Modi 2. Heavy rainfall alert in these states for next 5 days; IMD has predicted rainfall in J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Read more
✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. BRICS SHOULD SHOW ‘ZERO TOLERANCE’ TO CROSS-BORDER TERRORISM, says External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on 19 May. While addressing a virtual meeting of the BRICS foreign ministers. The minister also said that a globalised world will Read more
1. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 192 crore on Friday, according to the Union health ministry. 2. Centre asks states, UTs to increase pace of COVID-19 vaccination coverage. 3. South-west Monsoon likely to Read more
✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. PM Modi to participate in Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo on May 24; to also engage in bilateral meetings with Quad leaders. 2. Bangladesh-India passenger train services to resume from May 29. It was remaining suspended for Read more
1. GYANVAPI Mosque Case : A Commission conducts videographic survey of Kashi Vishwanath temple, submits report to court. 2. The survey work carried out on May 14, 15 and 16 in the court of the District Civil Judge Ravi Kumar Read more
✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. China to host BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting on May 19 through video conference. The meeting will be hosted by China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and attended by India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. 2. Read more
1. Supreme Court orders release of A G Perarivalan, convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, exercising its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution. Perarivalan was arrested on June 11, 1991, at the age of 19, weeks after former Read more
✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. India appoints Naveen Srivastava as next ambassador to Nepal 2. Russia became the fourth-largest oil supplier to India in April, tanker tracking data showed. Russia’s share in India’s oil purchases rose to a record 6%, about 2,77,000 Read more
1. India to roll out 6G technology by end of this decade, says PM Modi at Silver Jubilee celebration event of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. 2. The prestigious Mumbai-New Delhi Rajdhani Express of Western Railway has completed 50 glorious Read more
✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1. India and Nepal, signed six Memorandum of Understanding and Agreements related to education and hydropower sectors. a. Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Lumbini Buddhist University on the establishment of Dr. Ambedkar Chair for Buddhist Studies. Read more