TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday that the heatwave conditions would subside in Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar after three days due to thunderstorm activity in the eastern region. It also said that the Heatwave conditions would persist in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, interior Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for the next four days.
2. Filing of nominations for fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections ends.
3. Election Commission directs all states and union territories to issue ‘No Dues Certificate’ timely to intending candidates for their affidavits.
4. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced its plan to inaugurate India’s first international space station by 2028. The ISRO chairman, S Somnath, shared the news during a gathering of young scientists in Ahmedabad on Friday.
6. Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to file nomination papers from Raebareli seat in Uttar Pradesh.
7. The Congress on Thursday picked Tsering Namgyal as the candidate for the Ladakh seat for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
8. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday ordered the transfer of Sujata R. Karthikeyan, an IAS officer and wife of powerful Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader V.K. Pandian, from the post of secretary to the Mission Shakti department in Odisha.
9. Former Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam, along with his wife and daughter, joined Shiv Sena on Friday in the presence of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde.
10. In Andhra pradesh, Rayalaseema University (RU) is gearing up for its fourth convocation ceremony, confirmed Vice-Chancellor Prof. B. Sudhir Prem Kumar. The date has been finalised for June 21, following official confirmation received from Raj Bhavan.
11. Pratima Singh (IRS) Appointed As Director In the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
12. Veteran Politician, BJP MP and Former Union Minister V. Srinivas Prasad Passes Away at 76.
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. Supreme Court observed that if the meritorious candidates from the reserved category had not availed any reservation benefit/relaxation, then such reserved category candidates would be treated at par with unreserved/general category candidates on the strength of their marks.
2. The Telangana Police announced the closure of its inquiry into the tragic demise of University of Hyderabad (UoH) student Rohith Vemula, claiming that he was not a Dalit and alluded that his death by suicide had been driven by apprehensions about his “real identity” being revealed.
Meanwhile, the state’s Director-General of Police (DGP) Ravi Gupta, ordered further investigation into the matter on Friday and announced plans to petition the court for permission to reopen the suicide case.
3. A Fast Track Mahila Court in Tamilnadu awarded 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment & imposes ₹2.42 lakh fine to Nirmala Devi, a suspended Assistant Professor of Devanga Arts College in Aruppukottai, in a case of attempted trafficking of college girls.
4. The Supreme Court forewarned the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday that it may “consider” granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case due to the ongoing Lok Sabha election.
5. The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted bail to three men, Shoaib Alam, Gulfam and Javed, accused in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Justice Navin Chawla however dismissed the bail plea moved by other accused, Nazim, in the case. Former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain is the prime accused in the case.
6. The Calcutta High Court recently refused to grant bail to West Bengal’s former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee in a money laundering case connected to the school jobs for cash scam.
7. The NIA filed a chargesheet against four CPI-Maoist cadres in a case relating to firing at the commandos of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Kerala Police at Thalappuzha in Wayanad district in November last year. Those chargesheeted include two absconders in the case.
8. Delhi police’s special cell on Friday arrested a national coordinator of the Congress’ social media team for allegedly uploading and circulating online a doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Arun Beereddy (37), a native of Telangana’s Hyderabad, was arrested from Delhi. He handles the ‘Spirit of Congress’ account on X, the official 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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BSE SENSEX
73,878.15 −732.96 (0.98%)🔻
NIFTY
22,475.85 −172.35 (0.76%) 🔻
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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
GOLD : ₹ 72,300/10gm (24 krt)
SILVER : ₹ 83,500/KG
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⛽ FUEL in DELHI
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PETROL : ₹ 95/Ltr
DIESEL : ₹ 88/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 74/Ltr
LPG : ₹ 803/14.2 Kg
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⛽ FUEL in MUMBAI
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PETROL : ₹ 104/Ltr
DIESEL : ₹ 93/Ltr
Auto Gas : ₹ 60/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 74/Kg
LPG : ₹ 803/14.2 Kg
1. Tesla in a hearing at the Delhi High Court this week said the Indian company had continued advertising its products with the “Tesla Power” brand despite a cease-and-desist notice sent in April 2022.
2. TATA Group is reportedly nearing a significant deal with Pegatron to acquire a majority stake in the Taiwanese firm’s iPhone manufacturing operations in India.
3. The Government of India has introduced a Floating Rate Bond (FRB) maturing in 2034, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) declaring an 8% interest rate for the Floating Rate Savings Bond (FRSB) 2034. This bond offers a variable interest rate that resets every six months, reflecting market conditions..
4. Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has secured $400 million financing from international banks for its solar projects in Gujarat and Rajasthan, totaling 750 MW.
5. NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) and Bank of Namibia are collaborating to introduce a UPI-style payment system in Namibia, aiming to boost financial inclusion and modernize the nation’s financial landscape.
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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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Actor Prabhas action biggie SALAAR movie is ready to release in Japan on July 5 in the dubbed version.
Salaar will be the fifth Release for the superstar in Japan after Baahubali: The Beginning, Baahubali: The Conclusion, Saaho & Radhe Shyam.
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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 CHIEF of Army Staff General Manoj Pande will be the Reviewing Officer for the passing out parade (POP) of the 146th course – the Spring Term of 2024 – of the National Defence Academy (NDA), which will be held on 24 May.
2. The 7th India-Indonesia Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting was held in New Delhi on Friday with the two sides agreeing to enhance collaboration in areas of defence industry, maritime security and multilateral cooperation
3. INDIAN NAVY BEGINS TRIALS IN ₹60,000 CRORE TENDER FOR 6 ADVANCED P75 (INDIA) SUBMARINES : Indian Navy has issued a tender to Indian shipyards Mazagaon Dockyards Limited and Larsen and Toubro for building six submarines in partnership with foreign vendors.
Project-75 (India) aims to procure diesel-electric attack submarines with fuel cells and an Air-Independent Propulsion System (AIP) for the Indian Navy.
4. INDIA’S FIRST INDIGENOUS BOMBER UAV FWD-200B DISPLAYED IN BANGALORE : The country’s first indigenous bomber unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), developed by Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace Technologies, is a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) combat vehicle designed and manufactured entirely within India.
5. China has begun the sea trials of its newest aircraft carrier, Fujian, believed to be the country’s most advanced and biggest. This comes two years after India inducted its first indigenously made aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant.
6. A two-day joint coastal security exercise, ” SAGAR KAVACH ” was launched at Paradip on Thursday.The exercise is being carried out by a joint effort of the state of Odisha and West Bengal governments.
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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
04 May (Saturday)
Vedic Ritu/ Vasant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Grishma (Summer)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2081
Shaka Samvat – 1946
Month : Chaitra 26 (Amanta)
Vaisakha 11, (Purnimanta) Nakshatr:Purva Bhadrapada (up to 10:07 pm)Uttara Bhadrapada
Tithi : Ekadashi (up to 8:39 pm)Dwadashi
Rahu : 09:09 AM – 10:46 AM
Yamaganda 02:00 PM – 03:37 PM
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