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Current Affairs-May 25, 2023

 

INDIA

  • U.T. Khader, 54, was unanimously elected Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, becomes the first Muslim to hold the post in Karnataka.
  • INSV Tarini entered Goa harbour after successfully completing a 17,000 NM trans-ocean inter-continental voyage after 188 days.
  • India is set to scale up its supercomputing prowess and install an 18-petaflop system.
  • Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya initiated the second phase of talks to resolve boundary disputes.
  • FSSAI to conduct nationwide surveillance of milk and milk products.
  • PM Modi flags off Delhi-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express.
  • Arunachal Pradesh govt to set up Institute for Transforming Arunachal with NITI Aayog.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) tightens norms for offshore funds.
  • BSE and NSE put the securities of Adani Enterprises under the short-term ASM framework.
  • India and Australia aim to conclude comprehensive trade deal by end of 2023.
  • SEBI approves HDFC Bank as new owner of HDFC AMC.

WORLD

  • Florida Governor, Republican Ron DeSantis launches his US presidential campaign.
  • UK Visa Policy Update: New Immigration Rule restricts Indians from bringing dependents.
  • China appoints new envoy to U.S. ,filling a post that unusually remained vacant for close to five months.
  • Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel won the International Booker Prize for Time Shelter.

SPORTS

  • Indian Junior hockey team defeats Chinese Taipei 18-0 at Men’s Asia Cup 2023.
  • P V Sindhu defeats Aya Ohori to enter Malaysia Masters quarterfinals.
  • Indian Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar wins gold and Jeswin Aldrin takes silver at International Jumping Meeting in Greece