Current Affairs Topics | General Studies Topics | General knowledge | 20th April 2018

1. Telangana Chief Minister K  Chandrashekhar Rao today visited the famous Saibaba Temple  here in Ahmednagar district and offered prayers.
2. SC directs Centre to seize Dawood's properties
3. Will stop Assam from building roads in Meghalaya dist: Sangma
4. The Meghalaya government will  take necessary steps to stop Assam from constructing roads  "unitarily" in the rural areas of the state's Ri-Bhoi  district, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said today.
5. CWG star Manika Batra recommended for Arjuna
6. The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) today recommended Manika Batra, the country's only quadruple medallist at the Commonwealth Games, for the prestigious Arjuna Award.
7. Not in race for any post: Meghwal
8. Amid speculations over the name of new BJP state president, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal today said he is not in race for any post.
9. PDP constitutes Political Affairs Committee
10. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today constituted an eleven-member powerful Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
11. There is less space for humour or for reality: Saurabh Shukla
12. He is one of the most formidable performers in Bollywood but it was "Satya" which established his reputation as a great actor and also as a writer.
13. Amit Shah is a Sanatan Hindu: Javadekar hits back at Siddaramaiah
14. High-level panel on 5G meets; to prepare interim reports
15. A high-level panel constituted by the government to work out a roadmap for 5G rollout held its third meeting yesterday, and is now working on drafting  interim reports on the proposed 5G blueprint, a source said.
16. Sensex ends flat; tech stocks surge
17. The BSE Sensex slipped 12 points to end at 34,415.58 today as participants turned cautious after minutes of the last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting indicated the Reserve Bank may shift to a hawkish stance in June.
18. Loya won't be forgotten, there is hope as millions can see truth: Rahul
19. Congress President Rahul Gandhi today said India will not allow judge B H Loya to be forgotten and millions of Indians can see the truth.
20. Audi India expects flat growth in 2018
21. Luxury car maker Audi is  expecting flat growth in the current calendar, due to the  double impact of cess and imposition of customs duty on  imported components, a senior company official said.
22. L&T considering restructuring of electrical, automation biz
23. Diversified group Larsen & Toubro today said it is looking at "appropriate restructuring" of its electrical and automation business.
24. Mamata supports Chandrababu Naidu's fast for "justice
25. West Bengal Chief Minister  Mamata Banerjee today extended support to the hunger strike  undertaken by her Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu  Naidu demanding "justice" for the state from the Centre.
26. NADA chief bats for 'no needle policy
27. No-needle policy' is not a requirement of World Anti-Doping Agency but its Indian affiliate NADA would want it to be used in domestic events, said chief Navin Agarwal.
28. HC stays 26/11 trial against Abu Jundal till June 11
29. The Bombay High Court today stayed the 26/11 terror attacks trial against alleged LeT operative Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal pending hearing of  a plea filed by the Delhi Police against a lower court order,  which asked them to provide travel documents to the accused.
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31. Railways' operating ratio, the direct indicator of working of the government-run transporter could settle at 98.5 per cent for 2017-2018, recording its worst performance ever since 2000-2001 when it was 98.3 per cent, an official said.
32. Mentally ill woman kills eight-month-old son
33. A mentally disturbed woman allegedly killed her eight-month-old baby in outer Delhi's Aman Vihar area, police said today.
34. 18 Rohingyas arrested in Tripura
35. Unnao rape: Kuldeep Sengar's security cover withdrawn
36. Gayle played to perfection: KXIP speedster Andrew Tye
37. Kings XI Punjab speedster Andrew Tye heaped praise on his side's explosive opener Chris Gayle, saying the West Indian played to perfection during his unbeaten knock of 104 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match here.
38. Made to wait for 2 hours at Gurgaon hospital, woman delivers prematurely in toilet
39. A six-month pregnant woman delivered in the toilet of the civil hospital in Gurgaon after waiting for a medical check-up there for more than two hours, a hospital official and the woman's husband have said.
40. Three inebriated school teachers arrested