Current Affairs Topics | General Studies Topics | General Knowledge | Group Discussion | 12th May 2018

1. A Palestinian was killed and 176 were wounded by Israeli army fire today as thousands of Gaza residents protested near their sealed border  part of a weeks-long campaign to end a decade-old blockade of the territory.
2. SpaceX today blasted off its most powerful Falcon 9 rocket, which is certified to carry humans to space later this year.
3. Pompeo: US will help make NKorea rich if it disarms
4. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said today that if North Korea agrees to surrender its nuclear arsenal, Washington will work with Pyongyang to rebuild its tiny economy.
5. US asks countries to bring pressure on Iran to change its 'dangerous behaviour
6. Accusing Iran of exporting destabilising influence throughout the Middle East, the Trump administration today urged responsible nations to bring pressure on Iran to change its "dangerous behaviour".
7. Trump initiates steps to lower cost of prescription drugs
8. US President Donald Trump today initiated a series of steps to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the county.
9. Trump admin intensifies steps to detect, eliminate fraud by employers bringing foreign workers
10. US authorities today announced a joint collaboration to better detect and eliminate fraud, abuse and discrimination by employers bringing foreign visa workers to America.
11. Trump thanks Singapore PM for hosting US-N Korea summit
12. US President Donald Trump in a telephonic conversation thanked Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for hosting his summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the White House said today.
13. US admin working on how to build more cars in America: Trump
14. US President Donald Trump today said that his administration is working on how to build more cars in the country.
15. NAFTA has been a horrible disaster for US, says Trump
16. Amidst intense negotiation with Mexico and Canada on the North America Free Trade Agreement, President Donald Trump today said that it is a "horrible, horrible disaster" for the US.
17. 93% of H-4 approved work authorisation from India: US report
18. A staggering 93 per cent of the total H-4 visa holders in the US having work authorisation are from India, a latest Congressional report on the spouse visa has said.
19. IPL: RR beat CSK, stay alive in tournament
20. China's ZTE paid over $2.3 billion to U.S. exporters last year, ZTE source says
21. AT&T CEO: We made 'big mistake' hiring Cohen, chief lobbyist out
22. China Three Gorges launches $10.8 billion bid for Portuguese power firm EDP
23. Apple is almost a $1 trillion company, but watch out for Amazon
24. Trump assails high drug prices, avoids direct hit on industry
25. Foreign investment bill targeting China heads for U.S. Senate panel vote
26. U.S. and UAE sign pact to resolve airline competition claims
27. Wall Street rises with healthcare rally after Trump's speech
28. Trump urges automakers to build more vehicles in U.S., blasts NAFTA
29. Healthcare stocks lead S&P higher after Trump speech
30. Trump blasts drugmakers, middlemen for high U.S. drug prices
31. Oil prices fall as Iran nuclear deal retains support
32. Dollar eases, stocks climb amid benign U.S.inflation
33. Nepal: PM Modi offers prayers at Muktinath temple
34. Pak CJ condemns 'ethnic cleansing' of Hazaras
35. Terrorism must be condemned: India-Peru
36. Discussed trade deficit with PM Modi: Nepal's Foreign Minister
37. Ready to restart nuclear programme: Iran
38. Peru: VP Naidu meets Peru President Martín Vizcarra
39. Eurovision bans Chinese TV station after it censors LGBT act
40. PM Modi hails Indo-Nepal ties in series of tweets
41. Exemptions lifted: American cargo to undergo scanning at Pakistani airports
42. Give up your nukes, get more assurances, US' Pompeo tells North Korea
43. North Korea-South Korea peace deal, North Korea, South Korea, Kim Jong-un, Pyongyang ,President Xi Jinping, nuclear and missile programmes, US-led United Nations Command,  North-South summit
44. Karnataka Assembly ELection
45. economy, iip, iip inflation, iip data, iip march, iip february
46. Trai decision to cut interconnect fees: Who will be the ultimate winner?
47. Fortis Healthcare
48. Jos Butler's 95 helps RR beat CSK by 4 wickets, stay alive in IPL 2018
49. RR vs CSK, IPL 2018, Rajasthan Royals' Jos Buttler plays a shot against Chennai Super Kings during an IPL 2018 cricket match  in Jaipur. Photo: PTI
50. dollar, rupee
51. Bank employees shout slogans while protesting during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), in Mumbai (Pic: Suryakant Niwate)
52. Renegotiating Nafta: Trump's trade moves put US auto industry in a fix
53. US automobile industry
54. MARKETS ON FRIDAY: Sensex ends 289 points higher ahead of Karnataka polls
55. Indostar's 7-bn IPO subscribed 1.42 times till afternoon trade on Day 3
56. Pharma shares under pressure;Glenmark hits 52-week low, Sun Pharma falls 6%
57. Pharmaceuticals, drugs, pharma industry, medical, health, lab
58. How Myanmar's Kyaukyu fishing port could become a $10 bn Chinese debt bomb
59. fishing port
60. $19-bn fund's contra advice to investors: Go against crowd voice on polls
61. Nilesh Shah
62. Paint stocks rise after Asian Paints posts good Q4 results
63. Paints & coating
64. Nestle hits new high as Q1 profit beats estimates; inches towards Rs 10,000
65. Fortis Healthcare falls 4% as board opts for Munjal-Burman offer
66. Alexa & Siri can hear this command. You can't
67. Which voice do you want in your fridge? Makers pick virtual assistants
68. In a first, Nasa plans to send a helicopter to explore habitat on Mars
69. US 'net neutrality' rules to expire on June 11, says FCC
70. Malaysia election: Mahathir Mohamad win roils bond market
71. Kenya dam break claims 45 lives; search through debris still on for 40 more
72. In tit-for-tat move, Pak slaps restrictions on movement of US diplomats
73. US-N Korea summit: Trump to seek full denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula
74. Family of 7 killed in Australia's worst possible mass shooting since 1996
75. FCA fines Barclays CEO $870,000 for trying to identify whistleblower
76. How Trump played into hands of Iran's hardliners by nixing the nuke deal
77. Japanese economy to shrink first time since 2015 on weak consumer spending
78. Trump targets Nasa yet again, cancels greenhouse gas monitoring system
79. Pak may respond to US action, impose reciprocal restrictions on diplomats
80. US did not pay North Korea any money to release its prisoners: Donald Trump
81. H-1B visa alternative OPT program allowing more new students to work in US
82. US 'regrets' asking Canada's Sikh minister to remove turban at airport
83. Nuclear deal withdrawal: Donald Trump preparing for war against Iran?
84. Russian Facebook ads suggest efforts to split US public before 2016 polls
85. These three billionaires paved way for Donald Trump's Iran deal withdrawal
86. Wall Street rallies, Apple approaches $1 trillion value; Dow, S&P gain
87. The world to watch out for Trump-Kim Singapore meet on June 12; updates
88. Malaysia's Mahathir sworn in as world's oldest leader after shock poll win
89. Chinese phone maker ZTE halts major operations after US imposes supply ban
90. Avoiding trade war: China draws up shopping list of American goods
91. Israel strikes Iran infra in Syria in largest operation since 1974: Updates
92. At least 41 killed, several missing as dam bursts in Kenya, say officials
93. Donald Trump to meet North Korea's Kim Jong-un on June 12 in Singapore
94. India to safeguard its interests in Iran with respect to Chabahar port: MEA
95. Bank of England to wait out soft data as it eyes next rate rise
96. Mahathir victory: It's goodbye Malaysian cronyism, hello Anwarnomics
97. OPEC equation may change as Saudis signal to replace Iranian oil loss
98. After Trump's sanctions, European oil traders to cut down on Iranian crude
99. Karnataka Election 2018: Yeddyurappa says BJP will win; top 10 developments
100. Karnataka Election 2018 LIVE: BJP worker arrested for threatening voters
101. Mystery surrounds Walmart-Flipkart deal as Masayoshi Son says wait
102. Sebi tests new governance concepts on a non-mandatory basis
103. Mukesh Ambani's East West Pipeline begins its second round of restructuring
104. Hero-Burman's accepted bid for Fortis Healthcare a win-win
105. Jindal Steel and Power stock falls 2.3%: Power segment blip spoils Q4 show
106. IndoStar IPO subscribed seven times on heavy QIB interest, retail lags
107. Shekhar Gupta: Return of the BJP's 'Iron Men
108. PMO calls meet with Power Ministry, leading lenders on stressed assets