Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 18.05.2024
National News
•India says Chabahar port will provide connectivity to landlocked Central Asian countries
•Government issues advisory to nationals travelling to Cambodia for jobs to be wary of fake agents
•South-west Monsoon Expected to Reach Kerala by this Month’s End says IMD
•Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s Petition challenging ED arrest
•77th Cannes Film Festival: MIB Secretary Sanjay Jaju unveils the official poster of the 55th IFFI in France
•ONDC Startup Mahotsav in New Delhi Attracts Over 5,000 Startups, Sees Commitment from 12 Unicorns to Join ONDC Network
•Climate finance involves both mitigation and adaptation: NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery
•EAM Dr S. Jaishankar says, India will develop all requisite national strengths to make it the leading power
•IMD forecasts heat wave to severe heat wave conditions in parts of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi till Tuesday
•FM says the Private sector will play a major role in making India a developed country by 2047
•Ministry of Commerce & DGFT highlight country’s movement towards paperless trade is quite noteworthy
•NCW Rekha Sharma condemned the alleged misconduct of Delhi CM’s PA with AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal
International News
•Bangladesh: Awami League celebrates 44th ‘Home Coming’ day of PM Sheikh Hasina
•Sri Lanka: The arrangements for Kumbhabhishekam of Seetha Amman temple in Seetha Eliya with full swing
•UAE announces 10-year Blue Residency Visa to environment contributors
•12th Joint Working Group meeting between Defence Ministries of India and Mongolia conclude
•World Telecommunication and Information Society Day observed today
Sports News
•Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Reach Semi-finals of 2024 Thailand Open in Men’s Doubles
•In Table Tennis, India’s Poymantee Baisya is to play in Mixed Doubles & women’s doubles finals of Cappadocia Feeder, in Turkey
•Indian shuttlers to compete in quarter-finals of Thailand Open Badminton, in Bangkok