Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: May 19, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for May 19, 2023

INDIA

  • Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launches State dashboard and CM dashboard.
  • Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud to swear in Prashant Kumar Mishra and K.V. Viswanathan as Supreme Court judges.
  • Union Ministry of Animal Husbandry pushes vaccination as lumpy skin cause more deaths in cattle
  • Parliamentary Standing Committee deliberating on heritage theft noted that nothing prevents India from seeking the return of the Kohinoor diamond.
  • India launched ‘Operation Karuna’ to assist Myanmar which has been hit by Cyclone Mocha.
  • Supreme Court termed jallikattu a “type of bovine sport” existing in Tamil Nadu for at least a century; says T.N.’s amended law on jallikattu valid.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • SEBI proposes new framework for AIFs to strengthen corporate governance rules.
  • For the first time, India’s defence production crosses ₹1 lakh crore: Ministry of Defence.
  • Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to build 350 more tunnels worth ₹1 lakh crore

WORLD

  • Zelensky to join G7 at Hiroshima summit as leaders prepare to unveil new Russia sanctions
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for Japan to attend G7 Summit.
  • UK announces ban on Russian diamonds & metals ahead of G7 meeting in Japan.
  • US Supreme Court ruled that internet companies cannot be held accountable for the content posted on their sites.

SPORTS

  • Women’s Hockey: Australia defeats India 4-2 in first of five-match series
  • Tennis: Rafael Nadal withdraws from French Open due to injury

 


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