Current Affairs 28th May 2016
National News:
- T S R Subramanian panel submits report on New Education Policy
- The first bullet train will run in India in 2023, and its work is on track, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said.
- SC refuses to stay President’s NEET ordinance
- Govt to spend Rs.5.5k cr on infra in 111 cities
- anks distributed Rs 1.32 lakh crore under Mudra Yojana: Bandaru Dattatreya
International News:
- UN chief Ban Ki-moon urges dialogue between North and South Korea
- China’s service trade deficit narrows to $20.3 bn in April
- G-7 leaders discuss terrorism, refugees and women related issues among others
- Donald Trump wins Republican nomination for US President
- SC Allows Italian Marine Salvatore Girone to go Home
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SoftBank president Nikesh Arora receives salary package of $73 million in FY16
New Appointments:
- Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee (61) today took oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the second consecutive term
- Baciro Dja was named as Guinea-Bissau’s new prime minister
- Sanjay Bangar has been appointed India’s head coach for the team’s tour to Zimbabwe.
Banking & Business:
- Intel unveils new ‘Digital India’ initiatives
- SBI net profit drops 66% to Rs1,264 crore in Q4
- HDFC among world’s top 10 consumer financial services company
- Morgan Stanley cuts Flipkart valuation to $9.4bn
- Fitch projects India’s GDP growth at 8% by FY19
Awards & Honours:
- 56 Indian companies on Forbes ‘Global 2000’ list
- Sunil Mittal gets highest Harvard B-School award
Science & Technology:
- German researchers claimed to have found a way to make the most accurate clock ever
Sports:
- India claim silver in Asian Team Snooker Championships
Obituary:
- Noted Marathi literary critic R G Jadhav passes away
