Today’s Top News – 16 May 2025

TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. PM Modi chaired a meeting to review the progress and future plans of fisheries sector. The meeting focused on Deep Sea Fishing and Sea Food Exports. Union Minister for Fisheries, Rajiv Ranjan Singh and senior officials attended the meeting.

2. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, today praised the Indian Army’s swift response and lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership for the country’s strategic success in Operation Sindoor.

3. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena inaugurated the Piped Natural Gas- PNG supply to 111 villages in the National Capital.

4. Home Minister Amit Shah visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi to check on the health of the security personnel injured during the 21-day-long anti-Naxal operation carried out in Karegutta Hills in Chhattisgarh and Telangana border.

5. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday announced the formation of a welfare board to safeguard the interests and welfare of the city’s business community.

6. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sanctioned another Tripura State Rifles (TSR) battalion in the state.

7. Tiranga Yatra Held in Nagaland’s Wokha to Honour Armed Forces, Condemn Terrorism. It was Led by Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton.

8. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena inaugurated the Piped Natural Gas (PNG) supply to 111 villages in the National Capital.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The Supreme Court verdict in the Tamil Nadu Bills case : The President Smt Droupadi Murmu has sent a reference to the Supreme Court asking the top court to consider whether timelines can be imposed on Governors to act on Bills in the absence of a constitutionally-prescribed time limit. Article 143(1) of the Constitution allows the President to seek the Supreme Court’s opinion in matters of legal and public importance. More from our corresponden.

2. Government has appointed a team of lawyers led by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for trial in 26/11 terror attack case where Tahawwur Hussan Rana is an accused.

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. PAN India star Prabhas will be next seen in The Raja Saab, a romantic horror comedy entertainer. Maruthi is the director. The biggie features Malavika Mohanan as the female lead.

2. The prestigious Miss World 2025 is currently underway in Hyderabad. Femina Miss India World 2025 Nandini Gupta is representing the country in this world’s most reputed pageant. 21-year-old Nandini Gupta hails from Kota, Rajasthan, and she is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in business management in Mumbai.

Nandini Gupta aspired to work with Tollywood stars Mahesh Babu and Nagarjuna in future. She also hoped to act under Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s direction.

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DEFENCE News
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1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said the Prime Minister has redefined India’s policy against terrorism and any attack on Indian soil will be considered as an act of war. He termed Operation Sindoor as the biggest action taken by India against terrorism in the history and a testament to the nation’s commitment to go to any extent to eliminate the menace.

2. A fake letter purportedly addressed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command is also being shared on social media. The PIB said this letter is being spread by Pakistani accounts as part of their False Propaganda campaign aimed at spreading misinformation.

3. Director General of Israel Defence Ministry, Major General (Reserve) Amir Baram today extended Israel’s full support to India’s rightful fight against terrorism.

4. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulates the Armed forces on success of Operation Sindoor;

He addressed troops at Army’s 15 Corps Badami Bagh Cantonment, he said that, nuclear weapons are not safe in the hands of Pakistan and it should be taken over by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

5. In Jammu and Kashmir, three terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces at Nader Tral area of Awantipora in Pulwama district.

6. Indian Army has gunned down 10 cadres of suspected hill based insurgent group at New Samtal, Khengjoy Sub-division under Chandel District of Manipur. Army’s Eastern command in a social media post said the unit acting on a specific intelligence report, had launched an operation in the area.

7. The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the Indian Navy recently tested an indigenously designed and developed seabed mine named MIGM (multi-influence ground mine).

Seabed mines are explosive devices placed on or anchored to the ocean floor, designed to detect and destroy enemy ships or submarines.

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