News Headlines : 8th May 2022

  • Rakhigarhi in Hisar district of Haryana has been a very important site of Harappan civilization. It is one of the largest settlement of Harappan civilization.
  • President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates new permanent campus of Indian Institute of Management in Nagpur; Says, IIM-Nagpur will promote among students mindset of becoming job-creators.
  • As the world celebrates MOTHER’S DAY, a special yoga session was held at the Indian Embassy in Beijing on Sunday with enthusiastic participation from various embassies in Beijing and Chinese yoga practitioners.
  • PM reviewed implementation of National Education Policy #NEP2020 yesterday, apprised of progress of formulation of National Curriculum Framework; Also stressed need to develop hybrid system of online, offline learning to avoid overexposure of technology of school-going children.
  • Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu stresses need to upgrade skills of policemen to effectively tackle cybercrimes, economic offences and online frauds.
  • Union Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has said that there is no dearth of talent in Himachal and every effort is being made to make the state a leader in sports.
  • Madhya Pradesh Government launches second phase of Ladli Laxmi scheme to make girls self-reliant.
  • 13 cadres of All Adivasi national Liberation Army have surrendered today at Bokajan Police Station in Karbi Anglong district and laid down their arms.
  • Assam Rifles under the aegis of Spear Corps and Assam Police organized this arms laying ceremony.
  • Home Minister Amit Shah to launch several development projects in Assam tomorrow.
  • Two terrorists eliminated by security forces in encounter in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • The ships of First Training Squadron are on a visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as part of their five nation Overseas Deployment.
  • Senior Officer, First Training Squadron Captain Aftab Ahmed Khan, along with Commanding Officers of the 1TS ships called on Western Fleet Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Rear Admiral Yahya Bin Mohammed Al-Assiri.
  • IMD forecasts heavy rainfall over coastal areas of Odisha and  Andhra Pradesh from Tuesday.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief on the passing away of noted scholar and Odia Writer Rajat Kumar Kar.
  • Beijing municipal government says that the number of infections per day is still high and there is a risk of sporadic cases circulating in communities as the capital city logged 62 new cases on Saturday.
  • In Badminton, Indian Men’s Team registers thumping win over Germany 5-0 on opening day of Thomas and Uber Cup in Thailand; Indian Women’s Team leads by 2-1 against Canada.
  • In Tennis, Alexander Zverev to face Carlos Alcaraz in Men’s Singles final of Madrid Open tonight.