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

1. Fire at 10th floor of high-rise building in Kolkata, none hurt
2. A fire broke out on the 10th floor of a high-rise building in the central part of the city's business area tonight, police said.
3. PM Modi offers prayer at iconic Muktinath temple in Nepal
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today prayed at Nepal's iconic Muktinath temple that is regarded sacred by both Hindus and Buddhists.
5. Trump directs USTR to take up pricing of pharmaceuticals, medical devices
6. President Donald Trump today directed his top trade negotiator to strongly take up with all countries the fixing of prices of American pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
7. Release of US prisoners has set conditions for a successful Trump-Kim meeting: Pompeo
8. Release of three American nationals by North Korea early this week has set the conditions for a successful US-North Korea summit in Singapore next month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said today.
9. Muslim scholars: Suicide attacks violate Islamic principles
10. Muslim scholars from three countries issued an edict today saying that violent extremism and terrorism, including suicide attacks, are against Islamic principles, in an effort to convince the Taliban to end their violence.
11. Iranian regime actions pose a severe threat to international peace and stability: US, UK
12. The US and Britain today condemned Iran's "destabilising" behaviour in the Middle East, saying its actions pose a severe threat to international peace and stability.
13. Benign US inflation buoys market to 3-month high; rate hike fears ease
14. Curious case of NuPower Technologies, Deepak Kochhar's money-rotating firm?
15. Why an India-Indonesia comparison seems fairer than an India-China pairing
16. IIM Sambalpur to tap corporates, entrepreneurs for Smart Villages
17. Nokia dials the IPL helpline, looks to establish a new identity
18. Increased employee productivity a primary driver for digital transformation
19. Regional content is helping OTT video services go mass, says report
20. Factors that help women return to work post their maternity leave
21. Martin Sorrell's exit from the Ad industry sets off questions about future
22. World's worst tech stock Lenovo Group may lose Hang Seng index status
23. IPL 2018: League teams hope to leverage growing star power of the players
24. Does your organisation conduct gender audits and have a diversity vision?
25. Firms are taking less time to detect a security breach, says Accenture
26. CRISIL SME trackrer: Trailing B-schools have their task cut out
27. Bangalore tops as the highest paying city, standing at Rs 1.08 mn: Report
28. The river wild: A tryst with Arunachal's mighty, magnificent Siang
29. Rekha Rodwittiya's art is personal, political and always arresting
30. NGO helpline for blind sportspeople: Swap your ivory canes for willow bats
31. Jean-Michel Casalonga shows how a perfect pair of bespoke shoes is made
32. Professional sports coaching for kids is no longer about recreation alone
33. Meet the people who are tirelessly policing India's fashion industry
34. Indostar Capital Finance IPO fully subscribed
35. WHO report: Patna not as bad as mentioned, claims Sushil Kumar Modi
36. Letter to BS: Making a mountain out of a mole hill
37. Letter to BS: Why Walmart-Flipkart deal is admission of defeat in India
38. Letter to BS: What is China's capacity for a conventional war?
39. Letter to BS: It's time I&B Ministry pays attention to reforming Hindi GECs
40. Letter to BS: If Chanda Kochhar is innocent, say so boldly
41. Modi's counter attack to Congress on PNB scam after Karnataka polls
42. Karnataka polls: Fake survey shows BJP set to win with a clear majority
43. Letter to BS: Politicians should focus on improving lives of Dalits
44. Letter to BS: Capping hospital profit margins is a needless initiative
45. Letter to BS: Investment in public health is abysmally low in India
46. Letter to BS: Microeconomics focuses on issues that affect individuals, cos
47. New governance norms: Sebi issues notification to split CMD post
48. Digital advertising industry: Inside the brotherhood of Pi-hole ad blockers
49. Google eases tech stress with app controls, booking assistant
50. Investors pricing in Modi win in 2019; oil, rupee among key concerns: UBS
51. Facebook effect' turns Swedish steel town into tech hot-spot
52. Most signals positive, but VIX indicates nervousness
53. Indostar Capital Finance IPO seems decent buy; valuation appears reasonable
54. DSP parts ways with BlackRock, to buy 40% stake in MF venture
55. Sensex at 3-month high as RBI, US jobs data soothe markets
56. Bond yields rise after RBI announces it will buy Rs 100-billion govt debt