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 Diwakar.
3. IMD predicts heavy rainfall, strong winds, and thunderstorm for in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
4. The AIIMS Delhi on 19 May removed user charges for all tests and diagnostics currently costing up to ₹300 with immediate effect. The charges in private and deluxe wards have been increased and the ordinary private rooms will now cost ₹3,000 per day as compared to the previous charge of ₹2,000.
5. Union Home minister Amit Shah addresses International Seminar organised by Delhi University; says Universities should not become battlegrounds for ideological conflicts.
6. Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday successfully tested 5G audio and video call at IIT Madras. “Aatmanirbhar 5G…The entire end-to-end network is designed and developed in India.
7. *ASSAM* : Over 6 lakh people affected in 27 districts; CM Himanta Biswa assures no dearth of foodstuffs in worst flood-hit areas.
8. The Assam Cabinet has decided to introduce an emergency flight service between Silchar and Guwahati to ease the communication crisis due to floods and landslides in Dima Hasao and Barak Valley.
9. *DELHI* : Centre notifies three municipal corporations of Delhi to be formally merged on 22nd May. The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022 will come into force. The Act reduces the number of wards to 250 from the existing 272.
10. *JHARKHAND* : More than 38.82 lakh voters to cast vote during second-phase of three-tier Panchayat Elections.
11. *J&K* : Police arrests four terrorists and associate involved in Baramulla grenade attack in Baramulla.
12. NIA Court convicts Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in terror funding case.
13. *KERALA* Bypolls: CPM-led ruling LDF wins 24 wards followed by UDF 12 and NDA six wards.
14. Kerala Govt to make food security licence mandatory for all eateries, in the wake of growing incidents of food poisoning in several parts.
15. *PUNJAB* : SC sentences former Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu to one-year rigorous imprisonment in 1988 road rage case.
16. Former Punjab Congress Chief Sunil Jakhar joins BJP.
17. Amritsar-Jamnagar Greenfield corridor to be completed by September 2023: Union minister Nitin Gadkari said. The 1224-km highway is being developed at a cost of Rs 26,000 for the Bharatmala programme.
18. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said about 2,000 more paramilitary personnel will be deployed in the state to boost security. After meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
19. *RAJASTHAN* : PM Modi to inaugurate meeting of BJP national office bearers’ in Jaipur through video conferencing.
20. *SIKKIM* Organic Food Summit was organized by the State Commerce and Industries Department in Gangtok on 19 May.
21. *TAMILNADU* : CM MK Stalin flags off first vessel carrying relief materials for Sri Lanka from Chennai Port.
22. *UTTAR PRADESH* : The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim bail to jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a cheating case, saying it is a fit case to invoke its extraordinary power under Article 142 of the Constitution to grant relief.
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Govt allocates Rs 515 crore for cybersecurity programs for the year 2022-23, says Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar
ENTERTAINMENT:
Big B Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Singh have been accused of “promoting consumption of gutkha and tobacco” in a petition filed before a Bihar court , by social activist Tamanna Hashmi.
DEFENCE:
1. The AK-203, which will be licensed-manufactured in India, is meant to replace the INSAS rifles developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation that have been in service with the armed forces as well as the central armed police forces (CAPFs) for over two decades.
2. According to the recently released Global Firepower (GFP) annual defence review of 140 countries, India’s military is the 4th most powerful. In the 2022 rankings, the US predictably occupies the top slot.
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