TODAY NEWS ON May 24, 2024

News Headlines for CAT , CLAT and IPM aspirants

Voting for 58 seats on May 25; 28 States, Union Territories to complete polling with Phase 6

Campaigning ended on Thursday for the penultimate phase of the general elections to be held on May 25, with both the BJP and the INDIA bloc moving the pitch to post-poll arithmetic.

Military Affairs Department seeks feedback from three services on Agnipath scheme

As the Agnipath scheme for the recruitment of soldiers into the three services completes two years, the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), headed by the Chief of Defence Staff, has sought feedback from the forces on the scheme.

Unknown bust of the architect who designed the Florence cathedral dome found after 700 years

A previously unknown terracotta bust of the famed early Renaissance architect who designed the Florence Cathedral dome was unveiled on May 23 in the Tuscan capital, where it will be displayed permanently following restoration. The Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore called the discovery of the terracotta bust of Filippo Brunelleschi “exceptional.”

French judicial officials open theft probe before Maradona’s World Cup Golden Ball goes to auction

French judicial officials have opened an investigation into the possible theft of a trophy that was awarded to the late Diego Maradona after the 1986 World Cup and is set to be auctioned. The prosecutor’s office noted that the probe was handed over to a special police unit combating trafficking in cultural property.

Diego Maradona’s Golden Ball trophy went missing under uncertain circumstances and only recently resurfaced. It is set to be auctioned in Paris on June 6 by the Aguttes auction house.

Cyclone Remal to reach West Bengal, Bangladesh coasts by May 26 evening: IMD

A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal will intensify and reach Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts as a severe cyclonic storm by Sunday (May 26) evening, the IMD said on May 23. This is the first cyclone in the Bay of Bengal this pre-monsoon season and will be named Remal, according to a system of naming cyclones in the Indian Ocean region.

16-year-old Indian summits Mt. Everest; becomes youngest Indian to achieve the feat

Sixteen-year-old Kaamya Karthikeyan became India’s youngest and world’s second youngest to scale Mount Everest from the Nepal side. Ms. Kaamya Karthikeyan is a student of Navy Children School, Mumbai. She and her father, a naval officer, Commander S. Karthikeyan summited Mt. Everest on Monday. “After this feat, she has become the second youngest girl in the world and the youngest Indian Mountaineer to summit the world’s highest peak from the Nepal side,” shared Commander Mehul Karnik, Chief Public Relations Officer, Western Naval Command.

Taiwan scrambles jets and puts missile, naval, land units on alert over China’s military drills

Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert on May 23 over Chinese military exercises being conducted around the self-governing island democracy where a new President took office this week. China encircled Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in war games. China’s military said its two-day exercises around Taiwan were punishment for separatist forces seeking independence. Beijing claims the island is part of China’s national territory and the People’s Liberation Army sends navy ships and warplanes into the Taiwan Strait and other areas around the island almost daily to wear down Taiwan’s defences and seek to intimidate its people, who firmly back their de facto independence.

First transwoman to enrol for Kathakali at RLV College scripts another history, bags first rank

After becoming the first ever transwoman to enrol for Kathakali at the RLV College of Music and Fine Arts, Thripunithura, Renjumol Mohan has now bettered that history by bagging first rank in BA Kathakali Vesham at Mahatma Gandhi University.

 dead and nearly 3 dozen hurt in tornadoes that tore through Iowa, officials say

A deadly tornado that wreaked havoc in the small city of Greenfield, Iowa, left four people dead and nearly three dozen injured, officials said, while a fifth person was killed elsewhere. The twister that tore through the city on Tuesday was rated at least an EF-3 by the National Weather Service and was so destructive that it took authorities more than a day to account for the area’s residents. It’s believed that the number of people injured is likely higher, the Iowa Department of Public Safety said.

Thousands of journalists have fled homelands due to repression, threats and conflict: U.N. expert Irene Khan

“Thousands of journalists have fled their home countries in recent years to escape political repression, save their lives and escape conflict – but in exile they are often vulnerable to physical, digital and legal threats,” a U.N. investigator said on May 22. Irene Khan said in a report to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that the number of journalists in exile has increased as the space for independent and critical media has been “shrinking in democratic countries where authoritarian trends are gaining ground.”

11 candidates older than 80 years, 537 in 25-30 age range

Eleven candidates older than 80 and 537 in the 25-30 age range are contesting the Lok Sabha elections, according to an analysis of election data gathered by the Association for Democratic Reforms.

Police drive SUV through AIIMS-Rishikesh ward to nab accused

It looked like a scene straight out of a movie when the Uttarakhand Police drove an SUV through an emergency ward, up to the sixth floor, of AIIMS Rishikesh to arrest a staffer accused of sexual harassment. The car, trundling through the ward, shocked patients and attendants. The video of the incident has been widely shared on social media.

Dinesh Karthik calls time on IPL and international career

The Eliminator between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals ended up being Dinesh Karthik’s swansong, bringing down curtains on a 20-year-old career marked by a series of comebacks across formats.

IPL 2024: Will Royals rule the roost or Sunrisers shimmer?

The wheel of fortune spins quite fast in the Indian Premier League. Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals, who meet in Qualifier 2 at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, will attest to this. Friday’s clash will thus pit two sides that have seen shifts in momentum, and each side will be hoping that Lady Fortuna sheds her capricious whims and smiles only in its direction.

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