New Headlines, General Studies Topics and Current Affairs Topics 29th May 2018

1. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi offers help to govt on mobility
2. Electrosteel sale status quo hurting banks, lift stay: Vedanta to NCLAT
3. Vedanta Ltd today asked the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to vacate its order for maintaining status quo over the sale of debt ridden Electrosteel Steel.
4. L&T Q4 net up 4.7% to Rs 31.67 bn on higher order intake, beats estimates
5. Sunil Mittal set to pump in $1 bn into a hotel chain founded by son-in-law
6. SoftBank Group's SB Energy, IL&FS to partner for solar parks in India
7. Ramdev's Patanjali ties up with BSNL, launches Swadeshi Samriddhi SIM cards
8. Oil India posts higher Q4 net profit on better crude realisation
9. ITC to acquire leading floor cleaner brand Nimyle for undisclosed sum
10. L&T Construction secures two major orders worth Rs 57.04 billion
11. Larsen & Toubro's construction arm has won orders worth Rs 5,704 crore in domestic market.
12. Munjal-Burman group agrees to re-open bidding, Fortis board undecided
13. So far so bad: Vedanta slid 25% this year, and then Thoothukudi hit
14. Around 1 million bank employees to go on 2-day strike from Wednesday
15. India shows how sexual assault against women can hold back rise of nation
16. Now, IRCTC will predict your wait-listed tickets will get confirmed or not
17. Some hits, some misses in Modi's first term: Does he deserve a second one?
18. Amit Shah to start 'Sampark for Samarthan' campaign for 2019 polls today
19. Pro Kabaddi League: Here's a snapshot of what to expect from auction
20. Committed to farm loan waiver, or else will resign, says Kumaraswamy
21. Southwest monsoon has hit Kerala: Skymet
22. News digest: Binani insolvency, stock markets, Sterlite plant, and more
23. Won't follow US trade curbs on Iran, says Sushma Swaraj
24. Worried about wait-listed ticket confirmation? IRCTC to help you now
25. No desire to live,' Sunanda Pushkar mailed Tharoor before suicide: Cops
26. Akhilesh, Mulayam move SC seeking more time to vacate official residences
27. The story of Manju Devi, the first woman porter of North Western Railway
28. Pakistan rejects India's protests against Gilgit-Baltistan order
29. Ujjwala has led social change, 45% of beneficiaries dalits and tribals: PM
30. Reserve Bank of India appoints Sudha Balakrishnan as its first CFO
31. IPL win: Dhoni says fitness counts, not age, of CSK's 30-plus brigade
32. File your income tax returns and keep these dos and don'ts in mind
33. 4 years of Modi: More Indians in airplanes now than in AC trains, says govt
34. Venezuela knocks on FinMin, State Bank of India doors for rupee trade
35. A year of Mandsaur agitation: Fundamental problems remain despite measures
36. After petrol & diesel, CNG prices too rise in Delhi NCR; check new rates
37. Nipah outbreak fallout: Bahrain, UAE ban fruit, vegetables from Kerala
38. India's correlation with global markets goes down; reaches nearly 10-yr low
39. Time for comments on redrafting direct tax laws extended till Jun 15
40. Economic diplomacy attracted over $209 bn in investments: Sushma
41. Delhi govt proposes strict price caps on medicines, medical products
42. Why India is more vulnerable than other nations to global crude movements
43. AP govt likely to raise money from bond market to fund capital city project
44. EESL to invest Rs 36 bn in UP, to raise funds form Asian Development Bank
45. NIC rolls out Rs 2bn data centre at Bhubaneswar, its fourth in the country
46. Fuel price hike: Govt plans working on long-term solution, says Pradhan
47. Mumbai petrol price up for 15th day in a row to Rs 86.08/l; crude oil down
48. Now that oil producers have cleared surplus, will crude oil supply cut end?
49. Indian fuel prices fourth highest among top 10 crude oil consuming nations
50. Provided job opportunities to over 1.4 million in 4 years, says KVIC
51. CERC proposes payment based on supply to gencos
52. United Bank of India net loss at Rs 2.6 billion on bad debt provisioning
53. Gold rises 0.30% on positive global cues
54. Gold prices were up by 0.30 per cent to Rs 31,302 per 10 gram in futures trade today as speculators raised bets amid a firm global trend.
55. Fortis subsidiary directed to pay Rs 503 cr to DGHS within a month
56. Fortis Healthcare today said its subsidiary Escort Heart Institute & Research Centre has been directed to deposit Rs 503.36 crore to Director General of Health Services within a month on account of unwarranted profit.
57. Meerut: Two wanted criminals gunned down in encounter
58. Banks have given Rs 6 lakh cr Mudra loans to 12 cr beneficiaries: PM
59. As part of government's scheme of funding the unfunded, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said banks and financial institutions have given Rs 6 lakh crore to 12 crore beneficiaries.
60. Nine killed in lightning and thunderstorm in UP
61. Nine persons were killed and six others injured in incidents of thunderstorm and lightning in some parts of Uttar Pradesh, a senior government official said today.
62. One militant arrested in Manipur
63. A cadre of the banned militant  outfit United National Liberation Front (UNLF) was arrested  from Moreh in Manipur's Tengnoupal district, the police said.
64. UPRF chairman held
65. The chairman of militant outfit  the United People's Revolutionary Front (UPRF) was apprehended  from Manja in East Karbi Anglong district of Assam, defence  sources said.
66. Rupee drops 22 paise against US dollar
67. The rupee weakened by 22 paise to 67.65 against the US dollar in early trade at the interbank forex market today on fresh demand for the greenback from importers and banks.
68. Up for 16th straight day, fuel prices touch new high
69. CBSE Class 10 results to be declared today
70. Meet with BJP chief, ministers not coordination meeting: RSS
71. The RSS has said that its ongoing meeting with the BJP and union ministers is not a coordination meeting but an exercise to interchange the ideas.
72. PM Modi to boost Act East Policy on his three-nation visit
73. Girl commits suicide after being harassed by shopping mall employees
74. Chhattisgarh: 3 students of Dream 30 top 10th boards
75. Politicos welcome Rajnath's statement on Hurriyat talks
76. PM to interact with Mudra Yojana beneficiaries today
77. Kathua gangrape victim case: Delhi HC to continue hearing today
78. Monsoon expected to hit Kerala in 24 hours
79. Amit Shah to launch 'Sampark for Samarthan' campaign
80. Jharkhand: 6 Naxals arrested
81. Ruchi Soya creditors to meet to discuss Patanjali, Adani bid
82. Rain storms wreak havoc in parts of UP, Bihar