TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal will intensify and reach Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts as a severe cyclonic storm by Sunday evening, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
2. Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Kerala on Thursday, leading to waterlogging in the low-lying areas of major cities, including Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Thrissur. The India meteorological department (IMD) issued an orange alert in nine districts of the state indicating heavy rainfall.
3. Cyclone Remal is set to impact Bangladesh and West Bengal, leaving Andhra Pradesh and Odisha with minimal effects. A low-pressure area over southwest and adjoining west central Bay of Bengal has moved northeast wards and developed into a well-marked low-pressure area over west-central adjoining south Bay of Bengal on Thursday.
4. Campaigning for sixth phase of general elections comes to an end; Polling in 58 parliamentary constituencies to take place on Saturday.
5. In the National Capital Delhi, the polling will take place in a single phase on Saturday for all seven seats.
6. Narada Jayanti will be observed on Friday, 24 May 2024. Narada Jayanti is celebrated annually to mark the birth anniversary of Narada Muni. It falls in the month of Vaisakh during Krishna Paksha on the first day of Pratipada tithi.
7. Syria Parveen, a BJP leader and a notable figure in the Sandeshkhali movement, joined the TMC on Thursday, attributing her decision to disillusionment with the saffron party and a sense of suffocation within the party’s ranks.
8. Hyderabad will host India’s first and biggest ‘Artificial Intelligence City’ (AI City) soon. Officials of Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) identified 200 acres land parcels along Outer Ring Road in Maheshwaram, Serilingampally, Chevella and Ibrahimpatnam mandals for setting up AI City.
9. Former Punjab Congress MLA Harminder Singh Jassi joined the BJP on Thursday in the presence of Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
10. Jamia Millia Islamia on Wednesday appointed Mohammad Shakeel as its Officiating Vice Chancellor, hours after the Delhi High Court quashed the appointment of Eqbal Hussain and directed the varsity to make a fresh appointment within one week.
11. Department of Telecommunications identified approximately 6.80 lakh mobile connections as fake and invalid. The department has directed the operators to carry out immediate re-verification of these identified mobile numbers. All Telecommunications Service Providers are mandated to re-verify the flagged connections within 60 days. It said, failure to complete re-verification will result in the disconnection of the concerned mobile numbers.
12. Shri Ramesh Babu V. has taken the oath of office and secrecy as a Member of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) on May 21, 2024. The oath was administered by the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri R. K. Singh.
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 Calcutta High Court cancelled all the OBC certificates given by the government of West Bengal after 2010.
2. Pune Porsche car crash case: The 17-year-old boy, who was involved in the Pune crash, has claimed that his family driver was behind the wheel when the accident happened.
A Pune teenager rammed his Porsche into a motorcycle. This incident killed two IT professionals. Pune Police is awaiting an order for the minor to be tried as an adult in this case.
Regional Transport Office has started the process to cancel the temporary registration of the Porsche car that fatally knocked down two techies while allegedly being driven by a 17-year-old boy in Pune, The electric luxury sports sedan — Porsche Taycan — was imported in March by a dealer in Bengaluru before being sent to Maharashtra on temporary registration.
3. Seven Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Bastar Division of Chattisgarh.
4. The Uttarakhand BJP has lodged a police complaint against the Aam Aadmi Party, accusing it of tarnishing the image of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and the party by posting an edited video of him on social media.
5. Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s personal aide, Bibhav Kumar, of assaulting her when she visited the chief minister’s residence. Maliwal says that she is ‘ready to undergo polygraph test.
6. The West Bengal crime investigation department on Thursday evening detained one person for his alleged involvement in the “murder” of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar. The police suspect that the MP could have been “lured” into a New Town flat by a woman and then murdered by contract killers.
7. Janata Dal (Secular) party supremo HD Deve Gowda on Thursday (May 23) issued a stern warning to his grandson, Prajwal Revanna asking him to return to India and face the law in the Karnataka sex video scandal.
The JDS MP from Hassan has been absconding after being allegedly accused of sexual harassment by a woman who worked in his household.
“”””””””””” MISHAPS “””””””””
At least 08 persons were killed and 60 injured following an explosion at a chemical factory in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Thursday afternoon. As a boiler exploded at Amudan Chemicals located in Phase 2 of Dombivli MIDC area, about 40 km from Mumbai.
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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
75,418.04 +1,196.98 (1.61%)🌲
NIFTY
22,967.65 +369.85 (1.64%)🌲
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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
GOLD : ₹ 73,400/10gm (24 krt)
SILVER : ₹ 92,500/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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PETROL : ₹ 104/Ltr
DIESEL : ₹ 93/Ltr
Auto Gas : ₹ 60/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 74/Kg
LPG : ₹ 803/14.2 Kg
1. The board of IndiaFirst Life Insurance has approved the promotion of Rushabh Gandhi, the current Deputy Chief Executive Officer, to the position of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD and CEO).
2. SIDBI, in collaboration with Airbus Helicopters, has entered the realm of helicopter financing in India through a recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This partnership aims to facilitate the financing of Airbus helicopters for potential civil operators in the country.
3. India’s market capitalization achieves a historic milestone of $5 trillion, marking a rapid ascent fueled by a surge in small- and mid-sized firms.
4. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) has marked a significant milestone by exporting its first-ever consignment of 100 octane premium fuel, XP100, to Sri Lanka. The high-quality fuel, designed for premium high-end vehicles, was shipped from the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Mumbai.
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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. The latest OTT releases.
(a) ‘Crew’ on JioCinema (May 24). A comedy featuring Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Kriti Sanon.
(b) ‘Atlas,’ featuring Jennifer Lopez, Simu Liu, and Sterling K. Brown, premieres on Netflix on May 24.
(c) Further on Netflix, ‘In Good Hands 2′ releases on May 23. This emotional drama follows Firat and his son Can as they navigate life after Melisa’s death.
(d) Swatantrya Veer Savarkar,’ starring Randeep Hooda and Ankita Lokhande, debuts on Zee5 on 28 May.
2. Malayalam hit Manjummel Boys is the latest to receive a legal notice by legendary music director Ilaiyaraaja for unauthorised use of his hit song, ‘Kanmani Anbodu’ from the film Gunaa.
Manjummel Boys, produced by Soubin and Babu Shahir, and Shawn Anthony under Parava Films, is based on a true incident that occurred in the ‘Gunaa’ caves in Kodaikanal in 2006.
3. Bengaluru Rave Party Raid: The rave party, which was raided by the Anti-Narcotics Division of Karnataka Police earlier this week, was attended by 73 were men while 30 were women, including two actors Hema and Ashi Roy were among the attendees whose blood tests returned positive for drug use after the rave party.
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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. Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and other top military officials were there on a special day to mark the start of “Project UDBHAV.” The event took place at the Indian Military Heritage Festival. This project is an innovative partnership between the Indian Army and the United Services Institution of India (USI). Its goal is to combine India’s extensive historical military knowledge with modern strategy methods.
The project, called UDBHAV, which means “origin” or “genesis,” wants to look into and bring back to life the deep and wide-ranging military ideas that are found in India’s past writings. The main goal of Project UDBHAV is to combine old military methods with modern military doctrines.
2. Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, Army Commander South Western Command reviewed the operational preparedness of Ranbankura Division during the conduct of Exercise Anant Vijay. Exercise Anant Vijay was conducted by the troops of Ranbankura Division in the vast expanses of Thar Desert from 20th April to 22nd May 2024.
3. A combined Passing Out Parade was held on Wednesday for all student officers attending various aviation and Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) courses at the Combat Army Aviation Training School (CATS) on Nashik Road.
During the Passing Out Parade, wings and instructor badges were awarded to 42 officers by Lieutenant General Ajay Kumar Suri, director general and colonel commandant, Army Aviation Corps.
23 officers were awarded the coveted Aviation Wings to become combat helicopter pilots, eight officers were awarded Qualified Flying Instructor (QFI) badge to become helicopter instructors, seven officers were awarded the instructor badge to function as flying instructors on RPAS and four officers were awarded RPAS wing to become RPAS external pilot.
4. Kaamya Karthikeyan, a 16-year-old mountaineer, achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the youngest ever Indian and the second youngest girl in the world to scale Mt Everest. Kaamya was accompanied by her father, Commander S Karthikeyan of the Indian Navy, They both reached the summit at 8848 metres on May 20.
5. Indian Army TES 52
Last Date to apply 13 June 2024. Only unmarried male candidates can apply for this scheme. SSB Date will be in Aug/Sep 2024.
The Indian Army has released the Technical Entry Scheme (TES) Notification on 13 May 2024. It is published for direct entry into the Indian Army as an officer.
6. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan attended the ‘Exercise Cyber Suraksha – 2024’ on 22 May 2024, emphasizing the critical importance of enhancing India’s cyber defence capabilities. Conducted by the Defence Cyber Agency from 20 May to 24 May 2024.
7. Indian Naval Ships Delhi, Shakti and Kiltan have completed their visit as part of the Operational Deployment of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet to the South China Sea.
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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
24 May (Friday)
Vedic Ritu/ Vasant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Grishma (Summer)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2081
Shaka Samvat – 1946
Month : Vaisakha 16 (Amanta) Jyeshta 01 (Purnimanta) Nakshatr:Anuradha (up to 10:10 am)Jyeshta
Tithi : Pratipada (up to 7:25 pm)Dwitiya
Rahu : 10:44 AM – 12:23 PM
Yamaganda 03:42 PM – 05:22 PM
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