Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: May 13, 2022
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for May 13, 2022.
INDIA
– Rajiv Kumar appointed new Chief Election Commissioner
– Extended-range (400 kms) BrahMos ALCM (Air Launched Cruise Missile) test fired from Sukhoi-30MKI fighter aircraft
– Finish Mathura-Idgah case hearing within 4 months, orders Allahabad HC
– Gujarat: PM addresses “Utkarsh Samaroh” in Bharuch district
– Prasar Bharati inks MoU with Madagascar counterpart for broadcasting collaboration
– External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar speaks to his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud
– India-UK Healthcare Conference held in London
– Chhattisgarh government chopper crashes at Raipur airport; two pilots killed
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– Country’s foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 28.05 billion to USD 607.31 billion at the end of March 2022: RBI
– Retail inflation in India surges to 8-year high of 7.79% in April
– Tata Sons appoints Campbell Wilson as CEO & MD of Air India
– Sanjiv Bajaj, CMD of Bajaj Finserv, takes over as CII President
WORLD
– Ukraine halts some Russian gas flows to Europe
– US President Joe Biden convenes 2nd global COVID-19 summit
– FAO celebrates International Day of Plant Health on May 12
– International Nurses Day celebrated on May 12
– AI Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh killed by Israeli troops in Palestine
– Google adds 24 new languages including Bhojpuri & Konkani to its Google Translate platform
– Google launches Pixel 6A smartphone and Pixel Buds Pro wireless earphones
– Cameroon: Small passenger plane crashes in a forest near capital Yaoundé
– Sri Lanka: Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe (73) appointed new PM
– Nepal’s Lakpa Sherpa (48) reaches summit of Mount Everest for record 10th time; highest by any woman
SPORTS
– Athletics: Jyothi Yarraji creates new national record in women’s 100 m hurdles
Related Posts
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Today's News Headlines