Today’s Top News – 30 May 2025

Droupadi Murmu

TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Literary Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre in New Delhi.

2. PM Modi held a grand roadshow in Patna after inaugurating the new terminal building of Jayaprakash Narayan International Patna Airport and laying the foundation stone for the second airport of Patna at Bihta.

3. PM Modi laid the foundation stone of city based gas distribution project at Alipurduar parade ground in the Alipurduars district of West Bengal. The 1017 crore rupee project will benefit the people of Alipurduar and Coochbehar districts of West Bengal.

4. Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ from Sakhigopal in Puri district, Odisha.

5. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan in Uttar Pradesh.

In Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan from Guniyal village in Dehradun.

This campaign resolves to make Indian agriculture the mainstay of Viksit Bharat: PM. India must not only fulfill its own needs but also emerge as a global food supplier: PM. Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan will open new avenues of progress for farmers driving modernization in agriculture.

6. The Election Commission of India began the eighth batch of training for 373 grassroots election functionaries from four states in New Delhi.

7. In Ladakh, the ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ (VKSA) Bus was flagged off at Kargil, marking the beginning of a two-week-long awareness campaign under the Pro-Kharif initiative. The campaign will run from May 29 to June 12, 2025, and is being organised by Krishi Vigyan Kendra 1st (KVK1), Kargil.

8. COVID cases, the Public Health Department of Maharashtra confirmed 86 new cases of COVID on Wednesday, raising the total cases to 521 across the State from January.

9. The Government of India has approved the continuation of the Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS) for the fiscal year 2025-26. This scheme aims to provide affordable short-term credit to farmers through Kisan Credit Cards (KCC).

10. Punjab okays its first wildlife corridor in Rs 2,000-cr Zirakpur bypass plan. As part of the project, a 3-km elevated road will be built over a protected forest to preserve wildlife movement while constructing the Zirakpur bypass.

11. PM Modi slams TMC party over Murshidabad violence, teacher scam; describes Bengal govt the ‘nirmam sarkar’ (cruel government).

Addressing a public rally in north Bengal’s Alipurduar, PM Modi cited the recent incidents of communal violence in Murshidabad’

12. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over northeastern states, Coastal and South Interior Karnataka, Kerala, Mahe, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal. Places over Andhra Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Delhi are expected to witness thunderstorms.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. Three judges, including two high court chief justices, were appointed to the Supreme Court on Thursday. Once they take oath, the apex court will regain its full working strength of 34 judges, including the chief justice of India for a brief period.

Supreme Court judge Justice Bela M Trivedi is set to superannuate on June 9, which means a fresh vacancy will arise in the top court.

2. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in India implemented stricter regulations for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) seeking foreign funding. These changes particularly affect NGOs involved in publication activities.

3. The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra Police has arrested arrested a Thane-based junior engineer on charges of spying, alleging that he provided sensitive defence information to a Pakistani intelligence operative who honey-trapped him online, The arrest, made on Thursday, followed a tip-off about the individual’s involvement in sharing sensitive information pertaining to a vital Indian installation with a Pakistani intelligence operative.

Accused was working as a junior engineer with a defence technology firm and by virtue of his work, he had access to the highly-sensitive Naval Dockyard in south Mumbai, where he frequently worked on naval ships.

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In Jammu and Kashmir, three live mortar shells were discovered abandoned along a roadside in the Transport Nagar area of Narwal, on the outskirts of Jammu city. The shells were spotted by local police during a routine patrol. Upon the discovery, the area was cordoned off, and emergency protocols were activated.

A specialised Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was immediately deployed to the scene. The team carefully secured the explosive devices and transported them to a nearby forested area, where they were successfully destroyed.
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1. Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran has decided to step down as the Director and Chairman of Tata Chemicals.

2. Hitachi India has announced that N Venu will become the new Managing Director (MD) of the company starting from 2 June 2025.

3. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is making strides towards internationalising the Indian Rupee. Recently, the RBI sought approval from the Government of India to allow domestic banks to lend rupees to overseas borrowers. This initiative aims to enhance the use of the rupee in international trade, particularly with neighbouring countries.

4. Tata Advanced Systems and Airbus will set up India’s first privately-led H125 helicopter assembly plant in Karnataka’s Kolar district under the Make in India initiative. The facility will boost indigenous aerospace manufacturing and create a global export hub.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. Vogue Eyewear has proudly chosen Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor as its brand ambassador. This is a special moment for the brand as Shahid joins Taapsee Pannu, who has been with Vogue Eyewear for a long time. Vogue Eyewear is a popular brand known for its trendy and stylish sunglasses and eyeglasses.

2. Eureka Forbes Ltd, a well-known name in India’s health and hygiene sector, has chosen popular actress Shraddha Kapoor as the brand ambassador for its vacuum cleaner range.

3. Indian-American artist Raja Kumari wins her first American Music Award for the Arcane: League of Legends soundtrack.

4. Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) said on Thursday that it will not allow the release of actor Kamal Haasan’s film Thug Life in Karnataka unless he issues a public apology by May 30 for his controversial remarks about the Kannada language.

5. Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan (Actor & Politician) has taken a strong stand on what many cinema-goers have been complaining about for years—exorbitant prices of food and tickets in theatres. In a move that’s already creating a buzz in the Telugu film industry and among the public, he has ordered reforms to regulate ticket and refreshment pricing across the state.

Pawan Kalyan raised concerns about overpriced popcorn, drinks, and bottled water sold at theatres. He directed government officials to monitor and maintain fair pricing and quality standards.

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DEFENCE News
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1. Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh has strongly criticised Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Performance yet again on the persistent delays in the delivery of the TEJAS MK-1 fighter jets, highlighting a broader issue of missed deadlines across major indigenous defence projects.

Speaking at the CII Annual General Meeting & Business Summit 2025 in New Delhi, he said that despite a ₹48,000 crore contract signed in February 2021 for 83 aircraft, none have been delivered as of May 2025, even though deliveries were originally scheduled to begin in March 2024.

2. Chinese supplied HQ-9 air defence system to Pak failed miserably during Ops Sindoor. The Chinese military’s refusal to comment on the battlefield flop of its weapons systems used by Pakistan during the May 2025 conflict with India represents a calculated diplomatic manoeuvre that reflects Beijing’s complex balancing act in South Asian geopolitics.

3. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has described the approval of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) program execution model as a “bold and decisive” move to significantly strengthen India’s defence arsenal and aerospace sector. sector.The government plans to develop five prototypes of this indigenous fifth-generation stealth fighter jet.

4. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is poised to achieve a significant milestone in India’s indigenous defence production with the scheduled delivery of the first batch of LCH Prachand helicopters to the Indian Armed Forces beginning in March 2028.

5. A major counter-insurgency operation in Odisha led to the arrest of Kunjam Hidma, a key Maoist leader and Area Committee Member (ACM) of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), in the dense forests near Petguda village under Boipariguda Police Station in Koraput district.

6. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently made a significant statement during his address at the CII Business Summit in New Delhi, emphasising India’s enduring connection with the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).Singh asserted that the inhabitants of PoK are regarded as part of the Indian family and expressed confidence that they would eventually return to India’s mainstream voluntarily.

7. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauded Indian women for their active participation in Operation Sindoor. Speaking at the flag-in ceremony of INSV Tarini for the second leg of Navika Sagar Parikrama II in Goa, Mr Singh said women pilots significantly contributed to air force attacks during the operation.

8. 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. This comprehensive initiative represents a strategic convergence of cutting-edge technologies, including stealth design principles, artificial intelligence integration, and advanced propulsion systems.

9. Mock Drills Under ‘Operation Shield’ To Be Held In Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, J&K On May 31.

30 May (Friday)
Vedic Ritu/ Grishma
Drik Ritu : Grishma (Summer)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2082
Month : Jyeshta 18
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1947
Month :Jyeshta 03
Tithi : Chaturthi
Nakshatra:Punarvasu
Rahu : 10:44 AM – 12:24 PM

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