Current Affairs Topics | General Studies Topics | General knowledge | 8th May 2018 News at 17:00

1. Excerpts from PM’s interaction with participants across the globe in Bharat Ki Baat Sabke Saath Programme at London
2. Study in India programme of HRD Ministry launched with the launch of ‘Study in India Portal’ by Smt. Sushma Swaraj and Dr SatyaPal Singh in New Delhi today
3. Equip farmers with knowledge, insights and products: Vice President
4. CJI case: Congress MPs' withdraw petition challenging rejection of impeachment notice
5. Rajya Sabha Committee to revise guidelines for conduct in House
6. Storm alert across North India; evening schools shut in Delhi
7. Cholera vaccination campaign begins in Yemen after a year-long delay: WHO
8. Djokovic powers past Nishikori in Madrid opener
9. President Trump to announce decision on Iran nuclear deal soon
10. Architectural festival opens in Pyongyang
11. Latest Saudi-led airstrike targets top Houthi leaders
12. Lakhs evacuated as Kilaueau volcano devours 26 homes till now
13. Vice President holds talks with Guatemala top leadership
14. Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena hints of seeking re-election
15. Trump - Kim Jong-Un likely to meet in Singapore for historic talks in June
16. Vladimir Putin takes oath of office for 4th term as Russian President
17. PM assesses 'Ayushman Bharat' launch preparations
18. Blackbuck case: Next hearing on July 17 on Salman Khan's plea
19. SC: Former Uttar Pradesh CMs can't retain govt bungalows
20. Messi strike helps 10-man Barca earn draw as Ronaldo goes off injured
21. Lebanese election turnout was 49.2 percent - minister
22. 'Noon Assembly' campaign gains momentum in Delhi schools
23. Birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore
24. India's 7% projected growth rate 'amazingly fast', can double economy in 10 yrs: ADB
25. Supreme Court transfers Kathua rape case trial to Pathankot Court
26. Karnataka Polls: Campaigning reaches feverish pitch
27. Vice President reaches Guatemala
28. Newborn tiger cubs are new favourites in Ranchi's Birsa Zoological Park
29. IMD lowers storm warning but keep guard up
30. Pakistan Interior Minister escapes assassination bid
31. Afghanistan assures India on abducted Engineers
32. North Korea warns United States not to mislead public opinion
33. World Laughter Day celebrated to raise awareness about laughter's healing benefits
34. Polls open in Lebanon's first general election in nine years
35. PM Modi: Congress playing divisive politics
36. Jammu & Kashmir: Five terrorists killed in Shopian encounter
37. NEET 2018 medical entrance exam held across the country
38. Earthquakes, lava fissures put Hawaii's Big Island on high alert
39. Clasico of honour' - Real look to crash unbeaten Barca's party
40. Sunrisers win by 7 wickets, Daredevils all but out of IPL
41. CSK blow away RCB, inch closer towards IPL Play-Offs
42. Neeraj Chopra shatters own record, finishes 4th at IAAF Diamond League in Doha
43. NASA  launches its latest mission to Mars
44. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu reaches Spain on his way to Guatemala
45. Universities can play vital role in nation-building: President
46. UP: dust wind, thunder, rain-related death toll rises to 76
47. IPL 2018: Mumbai beat Kolkata by 13 runs to remain in play-off hunt
48. World's first 'women's special' train completes 26 years
49. J&K: 3 terrorists killed in encounter at Chatabal
50. IMD issues fresh warning of thunder, hailstorm
51. India tops list of fastest growing economies for coming decade: Harvard study
52. BJP will win with absolute majority in Karnatka: PM Modi
53. Google to now show who is behind US political ads
54. The rise of universities’ diversity bureaucrats