Today’s Top News – 18 May 2025

TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. India is set to achieve a significant milestone with the 101st mission of its space programme. ISRO’s PSLV-C61 rocket will take-off with Earth Observation Satellite, EOS-09 at 5:59 AM today from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

2. Government says, All-Party Delegations being sent to different countries in wake of Operation Sindoor, will project India’s resolute approach to combat terrorism in all its farms and manifestations.

3. Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar said that India can no longer afford to empower countries that are inimical to its interests and positioned against it in times of crisis. Addressing the Annual Convocation of Jaipuria Institute of Management in New Delhi.

4. The total number of Aadhaar authentication transactions has crossed 150 billion mark, making it a milestone moment in the journey of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and for the broader Aadhaar ecosystem.

5. The total number of Aadhaar authentication transactions has crossed 150 billion mark, making it a milestone moment in the journey of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and for the broader Aadhaar ecosystem.

6. The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) is set to launch its Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programme in Mass Communication and Journalism from the upcoming academic year.

7. The Ministry of Culture has launched a powerful and binding initiative, Ek Desh Ek Dhadkan (One Nation, One Heartbeat), to honour the bravehearts of the nation.

8. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is scheduled to visit Maharashtra’s Nagpur today to chair a high-level stakeholder consultation on Viksit Krishi and review key agricultural and rural development schemes of Nagpur.

9. The Delhi Fire Department has strengthened its preparedness to ensure seamless functioning in fire fighting operations during this Summer season.

10. Union Minister of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh will lay the foundation stone for the Integrated Aquapark situated in Kailashahar, Tripura.

11. Punjab based Lovely Professional University (LPU) has terminated all Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with institutions in Türkiye and Azerbaijan.

12. Madhya Pradesh: Railway Board approves new rail line project between Karhi & Sagma worth over Rs 165 crore. The proposed chord rail line under the West Central Railway (WCR) zone will be 5.31 kilometers long. The bi-directional chord line.

13. Fifteen councillors affiliated with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have resigned from the party membership in Delhi and announced the formation of a separate party.

14. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor will lead a 10-member delegation from across parties to the US to brief on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.

15. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms and lightning over Northeast India, Assam, Meghalaya and South Interior Karnataka today..

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LEGAL REPORT
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1. In Haryana, three persons have been arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan. Haryana Police has arrested Jyoti Rani, a YouTuber from Hisar, on charges of spying for Pakistan. A case has been registered against Jyoti at Civil Lines police station in Hisar.

2. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two absconders, identified as members of a sleeper module of the banned ISIS terror organisation, in a 2023 case related to fabrication and testing of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Pune, Maharashtra.

3. In Jammu & Kashmir, the State Investigation Agency has launched a series of raids at multiple locations across Central and North Kashmir.

4. Justice Bela M. Trivedi, the eleventh woman in the history of the Indian Supreme Court, demitted office on May 16, 2025, after serving three-and-a-half impactful years on the Bench. Her career is marked by a series of legal firsts, including her rare elevation from a trial court judge to the apex court and her contribution to several landmark rulings shaping Indian jurisprudence.
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The Indian economy is projected to grow at 6.3 percent during the current financial year, outpacing China, the United States, and the European Union, according to a United Nations report.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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‘THUG LIFE’, starring Kamal Haasan and Silambarasan TR, is set to release in June and directed by Mani Ratnam. Thug Life is all set to hit the theatres on June 5 with the film’s audio launch event scheduled for May 24.

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DEFENCE News
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1. Lt. Gen. Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon (Retd.), has congratulated the Armed Forces for ‘Operation Sindoor’ and said that our forces have given a befitting reply to Pakistan.

2. The Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO, Dr. Samir V Kamat visited the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, CVRDE, at Avadi in Chennai and inaugurated the automotive and weapons systems testing Centre at Vellanur.

3. In the wake of the ongoing Operation Sindoor, the Indian government has approved emergency procurement powers for the defence forces, enabling them to acquire arms and ammunition worth approximately ₹40,000 crore. This move, sanctioned by the Defence Acquisition Council in a recent high-level meeting,

18 May (Sunday)
Vedic Ritu/ Vasanta
Drik Ritu : Grishma (Summer)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2082
Month : Jyeshta 06
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1947
Month :Vaishak 21
Tithi : Shashthi (up to 6:12 am)Saptami
Nakshatra: Shravana (up to 7:29 pm) Dhanishta
Rahu : 07:26 AM – 09:05 AM
Yamaganda : 10:44 AM – 12:23 PM

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