New Headlines, General Studies Topics and Current Affairs Topics 2nd June 2019

1. Russian, Chinese cos keen to invest in Odisha NIMZ at Kalinganagar
2. Yogi's crop loan waiver scheme likely to cap at about 4 mn beneficiaries
3. Want to earn up to Rs 50 mn? Be an informer to Income Tax dept; here's how
4. Public banks losses have wiped out govt's $13-bn capital infusion: Fitch
5. Manufacturing PMI eases in May; RBI may hike rates amid rising inflation
6. GST collection misses the Rs 1-trillion mark in May, stands at Rs 940 bn
7. PSB losses eat up Centre's $13 billion infusion in FY18: Fitch Ratings
8. SBI raises lending rates by 10 bps, followed by PNB, ICICI Bank, HDFC
9. Kerala govt gears up to prevent spread of Nipah virus
10. Japanese woman raped in Kullu
11. Viral 'Dancing Uncle' is big fan of Govinda
12. Not interested in becoming PM, will work as soldier: CM Naidu
13. Power demand in Delhi breaks record, touches 6,651 MW
14. Centre making efforts to takle increase in petrol, diesel prices: Gadkari
15. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said the Centre is making efforts to find long-term solutions to tackle the increase in petrol and diesel prices and suggested that India should move to "alternative" fuels.
16. BJP slams Congress over Kamal Nath's letter to Rahul
17. The BJP today slammed the Congress for allegedly playing votebank politics after the opposition party's Madhya Pradesh president Kamal Nath invited Rahul Gandhi to attend a condolence meeting on the death anniversary of a senior OBC leader.
18. Terrorism in Valley in last stage: Jitendra Singh
19. Union Minister Jitendra Singh today claimed that terrorism was in its "last stage" in Kashmir and over 600 militants had been killed because of the government's decisive actions on the anti-terrorism front.
20. Man stabbed to death in outer Delhi
21. A man was stabbed to death in Aman Vihar area in outer Delhi when he tried to intervene in an argument between two men, a police official said today.
22. Govt forms executive committee for Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary celebrations
23. The government today set up an executive committee (EC) under the chairpersonship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "spread Mahatma Gandhi's legacy" among the people at the national and international level.
24. Six Naxals arrested in Chhattisgarh
25. Six Naxals, two of them with cash  rewards on their heads, were arrested by security forces in  the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, a police official said  today.
26. Kumaraswamy bans mobile phones during official meetings
27. Spicejet flight suffers tyre burst, passengers safe
28. Cricket doesn't get affected with betting by Bollywood personality: Ex-BCCI official
29. EU joins global battle against Trump tariff onslaught
30. The EU has launched its first counteroffensive against Washington's punishing steel and aluminum tariffs while the US began meetings in Canada with outraged finance ministers from its top trading partners.
31. Harvey Weinstein hit with new accusations of sexual assault
32. Three actresses have filed a new lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein alleging sexual assault and urged other victims of the disgraced Hollywood producer to come forward and join their complaint.
33. Trump says he wouldn't mind replacing NAFTA with 2 deals
34. President Donald Trump floated the idea of replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement with two separate trade deals  one with Canada and one with Mexico  adding more uncertainly to trade talks between the three countries that appear to have ground to a halt.
35. US vetoes UN resolution on protecting Palestinians
36. The United States vetoed an Arab-backed UN draft resolution calling for measures to protect the Palestinians after more than 100 were killed by Israeli fire during protests at the border with Gaza.
37. Canada files WTO complaint over 'illegal' US steel tariffs
38. Canada filed complaints at the World Trade Organization in response to "illegal" US tariffs on imports of Canadian steel and aluminum, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland has said.
39. UN Security Council rejects US draft resolution on Gaza
40. The United Nations Security Council failed to adopt a US-drafted measure condemning Palestinian group Hamas for the recent violence in Gaza.
41. Kiev says uncovered plot to kill 47 after staging journalist's murder
42. Ukraine today said that its sting operation involving the staged murder of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko had resulted in it uncovering a list of 47 people, mostly journalists, who were potential targets for further attacks.
43. Singapore summit with Kim on June 12 will happen: Trump
44. US President Donald Trump today confirmed that he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a historic summit in Singapore on June 12.
45. Singapore summit with North Korea's Kim on June 12: Trump
46. Hero Intercontinental Cup: Five-star India ease past Chinese Taipei
47. U.S. isolated at G7 meeting as tariffs prompt retaliation
48. Brazil's president scrambles to name new Petrobras CEO
49. Tech leads Wall Street's advance after strong jobs data
50. GM settles lawsuit with motorcyclist hit by self-driving car
51. Oil retreats on stronger dollar, U.S. crude discount wider
52. Wall St. rises on strong jobs data; tech stocks climb
53. U.S. jobs report brightens prospects for stocks, dollar
54. Deutsche Bank faces another challenge with Fed stress test
55. Exclusive: U.S. may soon claim up to $1.7 billion penalty from China's ZTE  - sources
56. Marchionne ramps up SUVs as prepares to hand over Fiat Chrysler wheel
57. Judge rules Theranos investors cannot pursue class action
58. U.S. Commerce chief set for China trade talks amid metals tariff rancour