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

1. BI India's most trusted bank, ICICI tops in private sector: Report
2. ATMs go dry: PM gave our money to Nirav, says Rahul; RBI denies cash crunch
3. Demonetisation redux? ATMs again running dry across states amid cash crunch
4. Gitanjali Gems: ICICI Bank places application in NCLT
5. Pondy Lt Governor asks IAS officers to reach out to the poor
6. Lt Governor Kiran Bedi today  asked bureaucrats here to identify the poorest and backward  areas and take facilities to the people at their doorsteps.
7. Eveready shares dive nearly 11 pc after CCI fine
8. Shares of Eveready plunged nearly 11 per cent a day after fair trade regulator CCI imposed a fine of Rs 171.55 crore on the company for cartelisation in pricing of zinc-carbon dry cell batteries.
9. Cong made 'unachievable promises' to people in Pb: Malik
10. Punjab BJP chief Shwait Malik  today hit out at the state government, saying it made "unachievable promises" to the people.
11. HC asks West Bengal election commission to reschedule panchayat poll, quahes its notification
12. The Calcutta High Court today quashed the State Election Commission's order cancelling the notification for extension of deadline for filing nomination for panchayat polls in West Bengal and directed it to allow  nominations by issuing a fresh notification.
13. TV is my bread & butter, will never leave it: Mohit Malik
14. Television is often mistreated by actors who use it as a stepping stone to launch their film careers, but Mohit Malik says he is not going anywhere till the time he is being offered good roles in the medium.
15. Mulling changing law to award death to sexual assaulters of kids: Govt
16. Government is actively considering amending the penal law to introduce death penalty to those convicted of sexually abusing children up to 12 years of age, the Supreme Court was informed today.
17. Pooram: Centre asks Kerala to ensure protection of elephants
18. As Kerala gears up for yet  another 'Thrissur Pooram' next week, the Centre has asked the  state government to enforce the Wildlife Protection Act and  Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act during the festival, in  which large numbers of elephants are paraded.
19. Basmati growers body opposes GI tag to MP for aromatic rice
20. The Centre should protect the global reputation of basmati rice and not give Geographical Indication (GI) tag to other states, including Madhya Pradesh, for the premium grain as it would negatively impact the industry and millions of farmers, a basmati rice growers and exporters' body demanded today.
21. Markets end flat as RBI minutes weigh; post 4th weekly rise
22. Stocks weathered yet another choppy session to end marginally lower today as investors baulked at the prospects of higher interest rates after minutes of RBI's last policy meeting indicated a shift towards a hawkish stance in June.
23. IPL betting racket busted, 6 held
24. An IPL cricket  betting racket was busted here and six persons arrested in  this connection here, police said today.
25. Highlights at 5.00 pm - northern region
26. Following are top PTI stories from the northern states at 5.30 pm.
27. Maha home dept gets 5 proposals for police commissionerates
28. The Home department of  Maharashtra has received proposals from five cities to have a  commissionerate system of policing there, a senior official  said today.
29. SC disturbed at MPs raising CJI impeachment issue in public
30. The Supreme Court today said it was "very disturbed" at the course of developments involving public statements by the Members of Parliament (MPs) on the removal of the Chief Justice of India (CJI).
31. Two kids selected to represent India at Football for Friendship
32. Two 12-year-old football enthusiasts -- Surya Varikuti and Rudresh Gaudnour -- have been selected as India's representatives at the global Football For Friendship (F4F) social programme in Russia.
33. Allahabad HC dismisses CBI officer's plea to quash PE against him
34. The Allahabad High Court has rejected a CBI officer's plea seeking to quash a preliminary enquiry registered against him by the agency on a complaint from an MNC.
35. Action will be taken against scribe's attackers: Minister
36. Meghalaya Home Minister James  K Sangma today assured the Assembly that action will be taken  against miscreants who hurled a petrol bomb at the residence  of Shillong Times editor Patricia Mukhim.
37. Cong & allies should seek apology from Shah for tarnishing his
38. Bihar BJP prsident Nityanand Rai  today asked Congress and its allies to tender an apology from  party president Amit Shah for tarnishing his and his party's  image in Judge B J Loya death case.
39. Impeachment notice a 'revenge petition', says FM Jaitley
40. Accusing the Congress of using impeachment as a political tool, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today termed its notice to remove Chief Justice of India Deepak Misra a "revenge petition" after the Supreme Court's judgement in Judge Loya death case had "exposed" the conspiracy of falsehood.
41. Woman kills self over harassment by man for marriage
42. An 18-year-old woman  allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling  fan at her residence in Wadner village in Kannad tehsil of the  district, police said today.
43. Jharkhand HC seeks medical reports of Lalu from AIIMS-Delhi
44. The Jharkhand High Court today sought the medical reports of jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad from AIIMS-Delhi, where he is undergoing treatment, while hearing his interim bail plea on medical grounds in fodder scam cases.
45. Media at times goes sensational, requires positive attitude: Naidu
46. The media at times becomes sensational and it needs to be reminded that a positive attitude is required, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said today.
47. Delegation of Indian film producers explore France's Occitanie region
48. Representatives from five major production houses in Bollywood are currently on a five-day tour of the Occitanie region in southern France, visiting the must-see places of the region to identify probable shoot locations.
49. India must play tougher opponents before Asian Cup: Eugeneson
50. A vital cog in the Indian football team for some time, midfielder Eugeneson Lyngdoh says it must get to play adequate international friendlies against "tougher opponents" if it's to do well in the 2019 Asian Cup.
51. Paytm sees 3-fold jump in gold sales on Akshaya Tritiya
52. Mobile wallet firm Paytm today said its gold sales rose three-fold to 20 kg in a single day on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya on April 18.
53. Nitish expresses grief over Justice Sachar's death
54. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar  today expressed profound grief over the death of former Delhi  High Court Chief Justice Rajinder Singh Sachar.
55. ICICI Bank launches digital form for opening current accounts
56. Private sector lender ICICI Bank  today said it has introduced a 'digital form' which will help  open current accounts in a few hours.
57. Sugar maintains downward trend on poor offtake
58. Prices of both the varieties of sugar maintained a downward trend at the Vashi wholesale market here today due to poor offtake from stockists and bulk consumers on the back of ample supply.
59. Teenager gang-raped in UP
60. A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped in a village on the outskirts of Sikandra Rao town in Hathras district, police said today.
61. Cyient shares soar nearly 10% post Q4 results
62. Shares of IT firm Cyient today surged nearly 10 per cent after the company posted 16.2 per cent rise in net profit for the quarter ended on March 31, 2018.
63. Krishnapatnam Port's cargo handling up 25% in FY18
64. Krishnapatnam Port Company  Limited (KPCL) aims to handle 55 million tonnes of cargo  during the current fiscal as against 45 million tonnes last  year, a top executive of the port said here today.
65. Jilted lover burns Rs 5 lakh cash he stole for getting married
66. A man allegedly stole Rs 6.74  lakh cash to marry a woman he loved but when she refused, he  burnt Rs 5 lakh in anger, the police said here today.
67. TCS shares jump 7%; m-cap soars Rs 41,301 cr post Q4 earnings