# Kashmir killings Terrorists stuck again at the non-kashmiri muslim population in the valley on Thursday killing two migrants. Vijay kumar of Hanumangarh, Rajasthan was shot dead inside an SBI lead illaquai dehati bank branch in Kulgaam in the morning. He was the eighth victim of targeted killings since May 1 and third non Muslim […]

# GST Goods and services tax collections rose 44% year on year to over 1.4 lakh crore in May. Though this was 16% lower than the record collections of about ₹1.7 lakh crore in April. Experts say that typically first month of a fiscal year generates lower revenue. This is only the fourth time the […]

# GDP growth The Indian economy expanded at its fastest pace in nearly 22 years in 2021-22. However, the growth rate in fourth quarter of the last financial year dropped to less than 5% in backdrop of omicron variant curbs. To put the numbers in context, the 8.7% expansion comes against the backdrop of a […]

# UPSC results Women have aced civil services examination 2021 by cornering the top three slots. This is the fifth time in last five years that a woman has secured the top rank. As per CSE 2021 results declared by the UPSC on Monday, there are 177 women (25.8%) among the 685 successful candidates. Also, […]

# National achievement survey Girls in classes 3,5,8 and 10 performed better than boys in most subjects in Delhi, findings of national achievement survey 2021 reveal. However, when it comes to mathematics, boys seemed ahead in mathematics. Interestingly, at the class 10 level, the performance of girls in the capital was much higher compared with […]

# Regional security dialogue China, Russia, Iran and four central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan – joined India in strongly condemning terrorism in a joint statement. This joint statement was issued after the 4th NSA level regional security dialogue in Dushanbe while also calling for dismantling of terror camps in Afghanistan and […]

# Civil registration system Over three quarters of registered deaths in India remain without causes being medically certified. In states like bihar, that proportion is scarcely believable at 96.6%. At national level, there has been marginal improvement in certification of deaths with the proportion rising from 20.7% in 2019 to 22.5% in 2020. Other states […]

# Yasin Malik A special NIA court in Delhi on Wednesday handed concurrent life terms to Kashmiri separatists and JKLF chief Yasin malik for funding terror in J&K and waging war against the state. Court rejected his contention that he had adhered to the Gandhian principal of non violence and spearheaded a “peaceful struggle” since […]

# IPEF India was among 13 initial partners in Tokyo that signed up for the Indo Pacific economic framework for prosperity. It is a fresh economic arrangement proposed by US President Joe Biden to counter Chinese growing influence in the region with integrated, resilient and clean economies. All the Asean countries except laos, Cambodia and […]

# Quad summit The Quad summit in Japan on Tuesday will provide an opportunity to the leaders to review the progress of their common initiatives and exchange views on the developments in the Indo-pacific region and global issues of mutual interest. PM Modi’s most significant engagement on Monday will be his participation in the launch […]