News Headlines : 20th May 2022

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses BJP National Office Bearers Meeting in Jaipur; Urges office bearers to work for developmental issues.
  • Centre asks States and Union Territories to increase pace of COVID-19 vaccination coverage.
  • Supreme Court transfers Gyanvapi mosque case to District Judge of Varanasi.
  • India records highest ever annual foreign Direct inflow of 83.57 billion US dollars in last fiscal.
  • Reserve Bank of India approves transfer of 30,307 crore rupees as surplus to Central Government for 2021-22.
  • Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioner decide to voluntarily curtail perks and privileges available to them.
  • Government prioritises Research and Development as an industry,says Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
  • Indigenously built space telescope – Astrosat witnesses birth of black holes for the five hundredth time.
  • PV Sindhu storms into semifinal of Thailand Open Badminton tournament.