Today’s Current Affairs News Headline – May 16, 2022
Today’s Current Affairs News Headline
Find today’s current affairs news headlines for May 16, 2022, by Miliposts here.
National News
• India reported 2,202 new cases, 2,550 cured and 27 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of active cases to 17,317.
• India will host the central counter-terrorism meeting of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) today in New Delhi, which a three-member Pakistani representative will also attend.
• Prime Minister Modi will today lay the foundation stone for the Center for Buddhist Heritage and Culture in Lumbini, Nepal.
• India and Nepal will sign five memoranda of understanding during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Lumbini.
• President Ram Nath Kovind’s four-day visit to Jamaica, the first visit by Indian Heads of State, began today with an enthusiastic welcome from people of Indian origin.
• Rajiv Kumar took over as the 25th Chief Elections Commissioner.
• International Museum Day: The National Museum will organize a special event between May 16 and 20.
• Congress adopted the Udaipur Declaration; proposals include 1 family, 1 ticket.
• The Congress will start the ‘Kanyakumari to Kashmir India Jodi’ journey on 2nd October.
• Cannes XR will premiere AR Rahman’s directorial debut, Le Musk.
Environmental news
• The flood situation in the Cachar district of Assam remains critical, and thousands of people are affected.
• The mercury touched 49 degrees Celsius in some parts of the national capital on May 15, advising people not to go out unless necessary.
Sport News
• Anurag Thakur announced a cash prize of Rs 1 crore for the Indian men’s team for winning the Thomas Cup trophy.
• Hockey India will host the 2022 FIH Academy Level ‘2’ and ‘3’ Coaches Course in Bhubaneswar.
• Shreya Singla, a girl from Bathinda, has made the country proud by winning a gold medal in badminton at the 24th Olympic Games for the Deaf in Brazil.
• Novak Djokovic won his sixth Italian Open title by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0, 7-6 (7/5) in Rome on Sunday.
International News
• Switzerland voted to promote the availability of organs for transplantation by making everyone a potential donor after death unless they say so explicitly.
• The President of Singapore launched the new Indian organization.
• Kim Jong Un condemned North Korea’s response to the pandemic and ordered the military to help distribute the medicine. More than a million people refer to Pyongyang as a “fever”, and 50 deaths have been reported.
• Former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamed was elected to a new term as President of Somalia on May 15, with celebratory gunfire in the capital, Mogadishu.
• Spain will join a few countries worldwide that offer paid leave for painful periods.