TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. President smt Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar President, Greets Nation on Buddha Purnima Eve.
Buddha Purnima, or Buddha Jayanti or Vesak, is an annual celebration observed on the first full moon of the Hindu calendar month Vaishakha. This significant day commemorates the birth of Lord Gautam Buddha, who was born as Prince Siddhartha Gautam in Lumbini, present-day Nepal.
2. A total of 904 candidates will contest elections from eight states and Union territories in the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections. In National Capital Delhi, the polling will take place in a single phase on Saturday for all seven seats.
3. In Haryana, polling for all 10 Lok Sabha seats will be held in single phase on Saturday.
4. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast severe heat wave conditions will continue to prevail over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh till 25th of this month.
5. Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday addressed a rally in Dwarka.
6. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad has forecasted thunderstorms, lightning, and squalls in Telangana for the next five days. The weather department has also issued a yellow alert until 26 May.
7. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed BJP president JP Nadda and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to issue formal notes of caution to party star campaigners to refrain from making any statements prohibited in the Model Code of Conduct.
8. Union Minister, Amit Shah said POK is with India, it will be and India will take it back from Pakistan. He was addressing a public meeting at Ghatal in West Bengal.
9. Telangana Chief Minister Anumula Revanth Reddy, after praying at the sacred hill temple of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala on Wednesday, expressed his keenness to establish friendly ties with the new government to be formed in Andhra Pradesh after the May 13 elections, in order to address pending inter-state issues.
10. low-pressure system over southwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal, raising the possibility of the year’s first cyclonic storm in the North Indian Ocean basin.
11. The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday scrapped several classes as Other Backward Classes (OBC) under an Act of 2012 of West Bengal for reservation of vacancies in services and posts in the state, finding them illegal.
The court struck down several classes for reservation as Other Backward Classes (OBC) given under The West Bengal Backward Classes (Other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) (Reservation of Vacancies in Services and Posts) Act, 2012.
12. The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has reported significant increases in student enrollment under various categories from 2014-15 to 2021-22.
According to data released on Saturday,
(a) Enrollment of Scheduled Caste (SC) students rose by 44%, from 4.61 million to 6.62 million.
(b) SC female student enrollment increased by 51%.
(c) Scheduled Tribe (ST) student enrollment grew by 65.2%, from 1.641 million to 2.71 million.
(d) Female ST enrollment surging by 80%.
(e) Minority female student enrollment also saw a notable rise of 42.3%, growing from 1.07 million to 1.52 million.
(f) Overall higher education enrollment increased by 26.5%, from 34.2 million in 2014-15 to 43.3 million in 2021-22.
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. The Supreme Court today pulled up former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for suppressing facts regarding filing of regular bail plea in trial court in a money laundering case, prompting the JMM leader to withdraw his petition challenging arrest by the Enforcement Directorate.
2. The Mumbai Crime Branch has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Ghatkopar billboard accident case. 17 people have been killed and around 75 people were injured in the accident. A massive billboard collapsed on a petrol pump in Ghatkopar area in Mumbai during a storm on 13 May.
3. The Manipur government on Monday lodged a zero FIR against unknown persons after a photograph showing renaming of “Thangting camp” as “Kuki National Front-Military Council (KNP-MC)” considered sacred by the majority Meiteis, went viral on social media and triggered anger in the Meitei community.
4. A court in Delhi has granted bail to the 41-year-old man arrested for allegedly assaulting and splashing Congress Lok Sabha candidate Kanhaiya Kumar with ink, saying it has to balance the state’s interest of maintaining public order with the accused’s right to personal liberty. The Delhi police arrested one of the accused, Ajay Kumar, on Tuesday morning.
5. A day after a person was killed and two others were injured in post-poll violence in Bihar’s Saran district, the police on Wednesday conducted flag marches in several areas of the district to maintain law and order.
6. Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Patiala on Thursday, several farmer organisations have announced protests, including road blockades and sit-ins.
7. The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday registered a case against 26 persons, including Managing Editor of the Ajit Group of Publications Barjinder S Hamdard and IAS officer Vinay Bublani, for ‘misappropriation of funds’ in the construction of the Rs-315 crore Jang-e-Azadi Memorial Project at Kartarpur.
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Four people were killed as torrential rains lashed several parts of Kerala, with the India meteorological department on Wednesday sounding a red alert in five districts that were likely to receive heavy rainfall. According to the weather department, the red alert was issued for Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, and Idukki.
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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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1. The Cabinet’s approval of over Rs 10,300 crore for the IndiaAI Mission marks a pivotal step towards bolstering India’s AI ecosystem.
2. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has transferred a record surplus of Rs 2.1 lakh crore to the central government for FY’2023-24, exceeding expectations. This windfall, largely from interest income on overseas securities and income from LAF operations, strengthens the government’s fiscal position and may lead to a reduction in borrowing. The surplus, determined by the Economic Capital Framework (ECF), represents 25.5% of RBI’s total assets.
3. AstraZeneca’s $1.5 Billion Investment in Singapore: AstraZeneca, a leading pharmaceutical company, announced plans to construct a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Singapore with a focus on producing antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), a promising class of cancer-fighting medications.
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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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New Bollywood Movie
BHAIYYA JI
Release Date : 24 May 2024.
Casting : Manoj Bajpayee, Suvinder Vicky, Zoya Hussain, Vipin Sharma, Jatin Goswami
Director : Apoorv Singh Karki
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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. Indian Army conducted Exercise “𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐇𝐀𝐑” with it’s Aviation Brigade in Northeast India. Ex Airavat Prahar involved complex operations conducted in an intense air defence and electronic warfare environment.
Lt Gen R.C. Tiwari, general officer commanding-in-chief (GOC-in-C), Eastern Command, witnessed the Exercise from an indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) that participated in the operations. The Exercise involved indigenous aviation assets such as the Prachand (LCH), Rudra (ALH-WSI) and Dhruv Mark-III ALHs.
2. General Manoj Pande, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), interacted with the officers who are set to superannuate on 31 May 2024, during the Retiring Officers’ Seminar (ROS). The seminar, held at the Army Headquarters.
3. Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari inaugurated the IAF Emergency Medical Response System (EMRS) facility at the Command Hospital in Bengaluru. This advanced facility is set to enhance the IAF’s ability to provide immediate and effective medical assistance to its personnel and their families.
4. Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan has stressed the need to strengthen India’s cyber defence capabilities. General Chauhan attended a programme on Exercise Cyber Suraksha – 2024 in New Delhi.
Defence Ministry said, the comprehensive cyber defence exercise is being conducted by Defence Cyber Agency from 20th to 24th May.
5. The 7th edition of the India-France Joint Military Exercise “Shakti” commenced on May 13 at the Joint Training Node in Umroi, Meghalaya.During the 7th edition of ongoing Joint Exercise Shakti, the Indian and French Army shared drills and expertise in jungle survival techniques.
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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
23 May (Thursday)
Vedic Ritu/ Vasant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Grishma (Summer)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2081
Shaka Samvat – 1946
Month : Vaisakha 15 (Amanta) Vaisakha 30 (Purnimanta) Nakshatr:Vishaka (up to 9:14 am)Anuradha
Tithi : Purnima (up to 7:23 pm)Pratipada
Rahu : 02:03 PM – 03:42 PM
Yamaganda 05:46 AM – 07:25 AM
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