New Headlines, General Studies Topics and Current Affairs Topics 3rd June 2018

1. Civil aviation minister Suresh  Prabhu today said that average airfares dropped by 18 per  cent in 2017, while the number of passengers flown by the  domestic carriers recorded a compounded annual growth rate  (CAGR) of 19 per cent in FY18 over FY14.
2. Man killed over Rs 15cr property; wife, accomplice held
3. The city police has arrested  a 40-year-old woman and her accomplice for allegedly killing  her husband following a feud over a property worth nearly Rs  15 crore, an official said today.
4. NDA will win under Modi's leadership; 'none' has accepted Rahul as leader: Paswan
5. Hailing the "strong leadership" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said the NDA will win the 2019 Lok Sabha polls with a "thumping majority" as he termed the opposition unity in the recent bypolls as "short-lived".
6. 73 million working days lost each year due to lack of sanitation: Iyer
7. Due to lack of sanitation and water-borne diseases, 73 million working days are lost each year, Secretary in the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation Parameswaran Iyer said here today.
8. India fully equipped to handle Pak: Jammu IGP
9. Paswan bats for special status for Bihar
10. Wish you continue to laugh and love: Abhishek Bachchan on parents' 45th wedding anniv
11. Abhishek Bachchan has congratulated his parents - Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan - on their 45th wedding anniversary.
12. Alembic Pharma plans Rs 720-cr capex for FY19
13. Alembic Pharmaceuticals has  earmarked a capital expenditure of Rs 720 crore for this  fiscal year to complete existing projects and on maintenance,  a senior company official said.
14. Take up civic issues for discussion: AIADMK to Pondy speaker
15. Opposition AIADMK today urged  the Puducherry assembly speaker to ensure that public issues  are taken up during the budget session commencing tomorrow.
16. Clean India mission, internal security on agenda of two-day governors conference beginning tomorrow
17. Clean India mission and internal security are among the important agendas listed for a two-day conference of governors and Lt Governors beginning tomorrow at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
18. Durga Puja committee to decorate pandal with Chinese 'Hulu
19. With Bengal's biggest festival  still a few months away, members of a Durga Puja committee in  Kolkata has tapped the Chinese Consulate here to theme their  pandal on Hulu, a thin gourd popular in a mainland province,  and the art forms surrounding it.
20. Govt can't provide security to everyone: Goa BJP women's wing chief on 20-yr-old's 'gang-rape
21. Days after a 20-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped on a South Goa beach, state BJP women's wing president Sulakshana Sawant has said the government cannot provide security to every individual.
22. UP bypoll outcome leaves BJP down, but not out
23. The stunning electoral losses suffered by the BJP in the recently held bye-elections in Kairana and Noorpur seats in Uttar Pradesh may have given the opposition a reason to smile, but BJP leaders believe they are "down but not out".
24. Ceasefire, dialogue offer opportunity to save J-K from bloodshed: Mehbooba
25. Asking the separatists to come forward for talks and save the state from "bloodshed", Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti today termed the unilateral ceasefire and the offer of dialogue by the Centre as an opportunity that  does not come every day.
26. BJP organises marathon to celebrate Modi govt's 4th anniv
27. Thousands of youths today participated in a marathon organised here by BJP to mark the completion of four years of the NDA government at the Centre.
28. Can't live and breathe a character all the time: Jimmy Sheirgill
29. Jimmy Sheirgill describes himself as an actor sans the "method" and someone who consciously chose to walk away from the sticky mould of a chocolate boy.
30. MP election: Congress submits evidence of '60 lakh fake voters' to EC
31. For path-breaker Real Kashmir players, football more than just a means of livelihood
32. A hope for a better life not just for themselves but also for the troubled state they have put on the national footballing landscape -- for the path-breaking Real Kashmir FC players, the 'beautiful game' is far from being merely a means to earn a livelihood.
33. Asia's first 13 'Blue Flag' beaches to be developed in India
34. Environment friendly, clean and equipped with amenities of international standards for tourists, 13 Indian beaches will soon get the Blue Flag certification.
35. Expecting this World Environment Day to be most exciting ever: Solheim
36. UN Environment Chief Erik Solheim has said that the World Environment Day (WED) 2018 to be hosted by India on Tuesday is expected to be the most "exciting and inspiring WED ever".
37. Solar rooftop growth slow; 40GW by '22 hard to achieve:Experts
38. The growth in the solar rooftop  segment has not been significant, and the government may find  it difficult to achieve the target of installing 40 gigawatt  (GW) of capacity by 2022, say experts.
39. Mehbooba calls for DGMO level talk to stop 'bloodshed
40. Thousands march for Belgium terror shooting victims
41. Nearly 3,000 people marched in the Belgian city of Liege on Sunday to honour the three victims of a shooting there last week that prosecutors are treating as a terrorist attack.
42. Tunisia migrant death toll rises to at least 35: defence ministry
43. The bodies of 35 migrants have been recovered off Tunisia's southern coast, the country's defence ministry said Sunday, revising upwards an earlier toll.
44. Iraq court sentences French woman to life for IS membership
45. An Iraq court today sentenced a French woman to life in jail for membership of the Islamic State group as her lawyers accused authorities in Paris of "interference" to prevent her return to France.
46. Chinese farms rearing cockroaches to cure stomach diseases and treat compost waste
47. Hundreds of Chinese farms are rearing cockroaches to cure stomach diseases and treat compost waste, according to a media report.
48. UK minister promises to review immigration cap blocking Indian doctors
49. UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid today promised to review the country's immigration system to overcome a monthly immigration cap preventing professionals such as Indian doctors from being brought in to tackle shortages in the state-funded National Health Service (NHS).
50. Slovenians vote in early election with rightwinger in front
51. Slovenians voted today in an early election which was set to see Janez Jansa's anti-immigration party emerge as victor after four years of centre-left rule.
52. England eyes series-levelling win against Pakistan
53. Jos Buttler struck a blistering 80 not out before James Anderson took two wickets as England closed on a series-levelling win against Pakistan in the second Test at Headingley on Sunday.
54. Nigeria name final World Cup squad
55. Nigeria on Sunday named a final 23-man squad for the World Cup with Chelsea defender Ola Aina and Mikel Agu from FC Porto placed on standby.
56. China lifted 68 million out of poverty in last five years: Report
57. China has lifted 68 million people out of poverty in the last five years since President Xi Jinping came to power in 2013, official media reported today.
58. SCOREBOARD PAKvsENG
59. Scoreboard at lunch on the third day of the second Test between England and Pakistan at Headingley on Sunday:
60. Love not exclusive to any gender: Ariana Grande in letter for LGBTQ community
61. Singer Ariana Grande have written heartfelt letter for the LGBTQ and how the community has played an important role in inspiring them as artistes.
62. Saudi prosecutor says 17 detained in case against activists
63. Saudi Arabia's prosecutor said today that 17 people have been detained on suspicion of trying to undermine security and stability, a case activists say has targeted prominent women's rights campaigners just weeks before the country lifts its ban on women driving.
64. Traces of water, metal found in unique exoplanet
65. Scientists have identified traces of of multiple metals, along with possible signs of water, in one of the least dense exoplanets ever found.
66. Pope Francis calls for dialogue in Nicaragua