Today’s Top News – 29 May 2025

TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh from today.

2. The Cabinet gave the nod to two multitracking projects across Indian Railways in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The total estimated cost of the projects is 3,399 crore rupees and will be completed upto 2029-30.

3. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has launched a new Online Application Portal for registration and filling up of application forms. This portal will facilitate candidates to fill up the first three parts anytime and keep ready for applying to any UPSC examination whenever notified with updates as may be required.

4. The Department of Posts, part of the Ministry of Communications, recently revealed two innovative digital platforms – ‘Know Your DIGIPIN’ and ‘Know Your PIN Code’. This launch aligns with the National Geospatial Policy 2022, aiming to enhance India’s addressing system and geospatial governance.

5. The Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan is agricultural campaign launched in India. It aims to enhance agricultural practices and support farmers across the nation. Scheduled from 29th May to 12th June 2025, it will cover various states and engage with approximately 1.5 crore farmers.

6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched Indian Railways’ first indigenously built 9000 HP electric locomotive in Gujarat’s Dahod. This high-powered, single-unit engine—developed with Siemens India—marks a major technological advancement aimed at improving freight operations.

7. In Manipur, ten MLAs called on the Governor of Manipur- Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Raj Bhavan in Imphal and urged the Governor to expedite the formation of a popular government in the State.

8. Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK on Wednesday (May 28) announced that it would contest 4 out of the 6 seats from the state for the June 19 biennial Rajya Sabha polls and allotted one Upper House seat to ally, actor-politician Kamal Haasan-led Makkal Needhi Maiam.

9. The Telangana Cabinet expansion is scheduled for June 2, the Telangana Formation Day, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy hosts dinner on Sunday.

10. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has once again been unanimously elected as the Telugu Desam National President for another two years. The election was done during the second day of the Mahanadu conclave at Kadapa on Wednesday.

11. BAKRID will be celebrated on Saturday, 07 June 2025: 29 May 2025 marks the beginning of Dhul Hijjah 1446 AH, following the successful sighting of the crescent moon on Wednesday evening, which sets the stage for Eid-ul-Adha or Bakrid or the Feast of Sacrifice. It will be celebrated on Saturday, 07 June 2025, in line with Islamic tradition, as the festival always falls on the 10th day of Dhul Hijjah.

The India Meteorological Department(IMD) has forecast very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, West Bengal Sikkim, Coastal and South Interior Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The upcoming Central Waqf Portal, slated for launch in early June, will replace the existing WAMSI system with a more secure, three-tier verification process for waqf property data. Unregistered ‘waqf by user’ properties will be excluded initially. The new system, under the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, aims to enhance transparency and accuracy.

2. Manipur Crisis: The state has been under President’s Rule since February after BJP leader N Biren Singh resigned as the chief minister, amid criticisms about his government’s handling of the ethnic clashes between Meiteis and Kuki-Zos, which broke out in May 2023.

*Forty-four MLAs are ready to form a new government in Manipur, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Thokchom Radheshyam Singh claimed on Wednesday after meeting Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla.
President Rule (Article 356) in a State, as one of the three types of emergencies provided for by the Indian Constitution

3. Supreme Court on Wednesday told Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, accused of making contentious social media posts on Operation Sindoor, that there was no impediment on his right to speech and expression, but he can’t post anything online with respect to the cases against him.

4. A Communal tension grips Dakshin Kannada as 3 held for murder : Investigation into the murder of a 32 year-old man in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district has intensified with police detaining three suspects.

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1. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved an increase in the Minimum Support Prices, MSP for fourteen Kharif crops for Marketing Season 2025-26.

2. India’s industrial production growth, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) slowed to 2.7 percent in April, as compared to growth rate of 3 percent in March. According to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

3. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently updated its Economic Capital Framework (ECF). This revision aims to provide the central bank with enhanced flexibility in managing surplus transfers to the government. This approach ensures that fiscal stability is maintained even in volatile economic conditions. The new framework allows for a contingency risk buffer (CRB) range of 4.5-7.5 per cent, expansion from the previous 5.5-6.5 per cent range.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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Rachel Gupta, the first Indian to be crowned Miss Grand International, has stepped down from her title less than a year after her historic win. The 20-year-old model from Jalandhar announced her decision on Wednesday, citing “broken promises, mistreatment, and a toxic environment” within the organisation as the reasons behind her move.

Rachel had won the Miss Grand International 2024 crown in a glittering ceremony held in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 25 last year.
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DEFENCE News
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1. India has officially cleared a ₹15,000-crore plan to develop its first indigenous fifth-generation fighter jet, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), marking a significant leap in the nation’s defence capabilities and aerospace ambitions.Approved by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the project aims to deliver a twin-engine, stealth-enabled, medium-weight fighter jet.

2. Two Indian peacekeepers who lost their lives while serving under the UN flag last year will be honoured posthumously on International Day of UN Peacekeepers.

Brigadier General Amitabh Jha and Havildar Sanjay Singh will be honoured posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjold medal at a solemn ceremony today on the occasion of International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.

India is the 4th largest contributor of uniformed personnel to UN Peacekeeping. It currently deploys more than 5,300 military and police personnel to the UN peace operations in Abyei, the Central African Republic.

3. The Har Shikhar Tiranga mission launched by a team of the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports has successfully culminated. Director of NIMAS and Team leader of the Kanchenjunga expedition, Col Ranveer Singh Jamwal, informed that a five-member team hoisted the Indian national flag.

4. India’s defence establishment has achieved significant milestones in developing autonomous combat capabilities through the Combat Air Teaming System (CATS) Warrior program, marking a transformative shift toward indigenous unmanned combat aerial vehicles.

5. Veteran mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa from Nepal has once again made history by conquering Mount Everest for a record-breaking 31st time. Guiding an expedition that included Indian Army members, he scaled the world’s highest peak on May 27, 2025, further extending his unparalleled legacy.

29 May (Thursday)
Vedic Ritu/ Grishma
Drik Ritu : Grishma (Summer)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2082
Month : Jyeshta 17
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1947
Month :Jyeshta 02
Tithi : Ardra (up to 10:38 pm)Punarvasu
Nakshatra:Ardra (up to 10:38 pm)Punarvasu
Rahu : 02:04 PM – 03:44 PM

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