TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad has forecasted five days of rainfall in Telangana until 18 May.
2. Filing of nominations ends for seventh and final phase of general elections.
3. National Testing Agency, NTA is conducting Common University Entrance Test -CUET (UG)-2024 at different location throughout the country on 15th to 18th of this month. The examination is being held at 379 cities including 26 cities outside India.
4. The government of Nagaland has announced plans to establish a Political Affairs Committee (PAC) with the overarching aim of finding a fair and inclusive solution to the pervasive Naga political issue.
5. Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi yesterday filed his nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat. Varanasi will go to polls in the seventh and final phase of general elections on June 1.
PM Modi has total assets worth over Rs 3 crore, but owns no land, houses or cars, he has said in his election affidavit.
6. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd to conduct two Pilot Projects under the Drone Didi Yojana,
7. BJP National President JP Nadda addressed a gathering at Amethi in Uttar Pradesh in support of BJP candidate Smriti Irani who is contesting against Kishori Lal Sharma of the Congress.
8. Manash Ranjan Sahoo, professor and head of general surgery at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, was appointed as the vice-chancellor of Odisha University of Health Sciences, Bhubaneswar.
9. Yashwant Sinha.
Aashir Sinha, the son of former Union minister and BJP MP Jayant Sinha, joined the Congress in Jharkhand.
10. Illustrated manuscripts of ancient Ramacharitamanas and the 15th century manuscript of the Panchatantra fables are among the 20 items from the Asia Pacific which have been inscribed in Unesco’s Memory of the World Regional Register for the 2024 cycle. The decision was taken at the 10th GM of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP) in Mongolia capital Ulaanbaatar.
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. 30 Maoists surrender before security forces in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.
2. The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to activist Gautam Navlakha in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case noting that the trial in the case would take time to complete.
3. A day after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP and former Delhi Women Commission Chief Swati Maliwal was allegedly manhandled by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s Personal Assistant Bibhav Kumar, the party confirmed the assault. AAP MP Sanjay Singh confirmed the reports and condemned the act, promising strict action against the accused.
4. The Supreme Court decided to exempt yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved’s managing director, Acharya Balkrishna, from physically attending court hearings regarding a case involving misleading advertisements.
5. Four hospitals in Delhi received a bomb threat via email on Tuesday morning, officials of the Delhi Fire Services said.
The GTB Hospital, Dada Dev Hospital, Hedgewar Hospital, and Deep Chandra Bandhu Hospital reporting bomb threat emails.
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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
73,104.61 +328.48 (0.45%)🌲
NIFTY
22,217.85 +113.80 (0.51%)🌲
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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
GOLD : ₹ 73,240/10gm (24 krt)
SILVER : ₹ 86,400/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. According to an official statement, five Indian states, such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, have shown interest in using Aadhaar-based authentication for GST registration. Additionally, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and the Union Territory of Puducherry have started testing Aadhaar identification.
2. Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), a key unit of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) situated in Chhattisgarh, is set to inaugurate the state’s premier floating solar project.
3. Taxpayers will now be able to view status of the information confirmation process of their Annual Information Statement. The AIS provides details of a large number of financial transactions undertaken by the taxpayer that may have tax implications and accepts feedback from the taxpayers.
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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. Actor Jackie Shroff on Tuesday approached the Delhi high court against the unlicensed use of his name and personality attributes by several entities for commercial gain.
2. The 77th Cannes Film Festival began in France. The world’s most popular film festival unfurled with a French comedy, “The Second Act”, made by well known director and musician Quentin Dupieux.
22 films will be competing for the Palme d’Or this time, while renowned actress Meryl Streep will be recognized with an honorary Palme d’Or.
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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 Shahi
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1. On 14 May 2024, the Indian Air Force conducted field tests of the Arogya Maitri Cube- BHISHM portable hospital by performing an airdrop in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
2. Project BHISHM ” or Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog, Hita, and Maitri is the test marked the first occasion that the Indian Air Force deployed this innovative medical solution, aimed at enhancing rapid medical response capabilities during emergencies.
3. Giridhar Aramane, Defence Secretary today launched ‘Arowana’ the Midget Submarine designed & being constructed by MDL.The Submarine is being developed as a proof of concept. MDL is simultaneously working on development of Design of full scale indigenous conventional submarine by 2028. The midget submarine is being developed as a proof of concept.
4. 16th Indian Navy-Australian Navy Staff Talks concluded successfully at Kochi on Tuesday.The talks, co-chaired by Rear Admiral Nirbhay Bapna, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign Cooperation and Intelligence) from the Indian Navy.
5. Bharat Forge is making strides in the defence sector. They are currently developing a light tank under 25 tons for the Indian Army’s future requirements. This initiative is part of their broader focus on defence exports and reducing dependence on imported parts by 2030.
6. The 7th edition of the India-France Joint Military Exercise ‘SHAKTI, 2023-2024’ began at the joint training node in Meghalaya’s Umroi Cantonment on Monday.The opening ceremony of the 14-day India-France military exercise was attended France’s Ambassador of France to India Thierry Mathou.
7. A former Indian Army officer, Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale, 46, who had joined one of the United Nations agencies three weeks ago, was killed in war-torn Rafah in Gaza, becoming the ‘first international casualty’ for the world body since the Israel-Hamas conflict started last year.
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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
15 May (Wednesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Vasant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Grishma (Summer)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2081
Shaka Samvat – 1946
Month : Vaisakha 07 (Amanta)
Vaisakha 22(Purnimanta) Nakshatr:Pushya (up to 1:05 pm)Ashlesha
Tithi : Saptami/
Ashtami
Rahu : 03:40 PM – 05:18 PM
Yamaganda 09:06 AM – 10:45 AM
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