╭────────────────╮ 🌄 🇮🇳𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐃𝐇A𝐘🙏 𝕴𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖆`𝖘 1𝖘𝖙 𝖂𝖍𝖆𝖙𝖘𝖆𝖕𝖕 𝕹𝖊𝖜𝖘, 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮 2013 ╰─────────── ────╯ *18 May (Sunday)* *Vedic Ritu/* Vasanta *Drik Ritu* : Grishma (Summer) पक्ष :: *Krishnapaksh* (In Purnimanta calendar) *Vikram Samvat - 2082* *Month* : Jyeshta 06 (In Amanta calendar) *Shaka Samvat - 1947* *Month* :Vaishak 21 *Tithi :* Shashthi (up to 6:12 am)Saptami *Nakshatra*: Shravana (up to 7:29 pm) Dhanishta *Rahu* : 07:26 AM – 09:05 AM *Yamaganda* : 10:44 AM – 12:23 PM *Weekend News Updates* https://youtu.be/fn8-UR-dLyc?si=NWNDhnwjPpak3uE8 ________________________ *TODAYS TOP NEWS* --------------------------------------- 1. India is set to achieve a significant milestone with the 101st mission of its space programme. ISRO’s PSLV-C61 rocket will take-off with Earth Observation Satellite, EOS-09 at 5:59 AM today from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. 2. Government says, All-Party Delegations being sent to different countries in wake of Operation Sindoor, will project India's resolute approach to combat terrorism in all its farms and manifestations. 3. Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar said that India can no longer afford to empower countries that are inimical to its interests and positioned against it in times of crisis. Addressing the Annual Convocation of Jaipuria Institute of Management in New Delhi. 4. The total number of Aadhaar authentication transactions has crossed 150 billion mark, making it a milestone moment in the journey of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and for the broader Aadhaar ecosystem. 5. The total number of Aadhaar authentication transactions has crossed 150 billion mark, making it a milestone moment in the journey of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and for the broader Aadhaar ecosystem. 6. The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) is set to launch its Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programme in Mass Communication and Journalism from the upcoming academic year. 7. The Ministry of Culture has launched a powerful and binding initiative, Ek Desh Ek Dhadkan (One Nation, One Heartbeat), to honour the bravehearts of the nation. 8. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is scheduled to visit Maharashtra’s Nagpur today to chair a high-level stakeholder consultation on Viksit Krishi and review key agricultural and rural development schemes of Nagpur. 9. The Delhi Fire Department has strengthened its preparedness to ensure seamless functioning in fire fighting operations during this Summer season. 10. Union Minister of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh will lay the foundation stone for the Integrated Aquapark situated in Kailashahar, Tripura. 11. Punjab based Lovely Professional University (LPU) has terminated all Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with institutions in Türkiye and Azerbaijan. 12. Madhya Pradesh: Railway Board approves new rail line project between Karhi & Sagma worth over Rs 165 crore. The proposed chord rail line under the West Central Railway (WCR) zone will be 5.31 kilometers long. The bi-directional chord line. 13. Fifteen councillors affiliated with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have resigned from the party membership in Delhi and announced the formation of a separate party. 14. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor will lead a 10-member delegation from across parties to the US to brief on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. 15. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms and lightning over Northeast India, Assam, Meghalaya and South Interior Karnataka today.. --------------------------------------- *LEGAL REPORT* --------------------------------------- 1. In Haryana, three persons have been arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan. Haryana Police has arrested Jyoti Rani, a YouTuber from Hisar, on charges of spying for Pakistan. A case has been registered against Jyoti at Civil Lines police station in Hisar. 2. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two absconders, identified as members of a sleeper module of the banned ISIS terror organisation, in a 2023 case related to fabrication and testing of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Pune, Maharashtra. 3. In Jammu & Kashmir, the State Investigation Agency has launched a series of raids at multiple locations across Central and North Kashmir. 4. Justice Bela M. Trivedi, the eleventh woman in the history of the Indian Supreme Court, demitted office on May 16, 2025, after serving three-and-a-half impactful years on the Bench. Her career is marked by a series of legal firsts, including her rare elevation from a trial court judge to the apex court and her contribution to several landmark rulings shaping Indian jurisprudence. --------------------------------------- *FINANCE* ---------------------------------------  *USD* ₹ 85 (Approx) 💷 *GBP* ₹113(Approx) € *Euro* : ₹ 95 Approx) *🇨🇳 Yuan ¥* : ₹ 12 --------------------------------------- *BSE SENSEX* 82,330.59 −200.15 (0.24%)🔻 *NIFTY* 25,019.80 −42.30 (0.17%)🔻 --------------------------------------- *Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai* *GOLD* : ₹ 95,000/ 10gm (24 krt) *SILVER* : ₹ 97,000/KG The Indian economy is projected to grow at 6.3 percent during the current financial year, outpacing China, the United States, and the European Union, according to a United Nations report. --------------------------------------- *ENTERTAINMENT NEWS* --------------------------------------- ‘THUG LIFE’, starring Kamal Haasan and Silambarasan TR, is set to release in June and directed by Mani Ratnam. Thug Life is all set to hit the theatres on June 5 with the film's audio launch event scheduled for May 24. --------------------------------------- *DEFENCE News* --------------------------------------- 1. Lt. Gen. Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon (Retd.), has congratulated the Armed Forces for ‘Operation Sindoor’ and said that our forces have given a befitting reply to Pakistan. 2. The Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO, Dr. Samir V Kamat visited the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, CVRDE, at Avadi in Chennai and inaugurated the automotive and weapons systems testing Centre at Vellanur. 3. In the wake of the ongoing Operation Sindoor, the Indian government has approved emergency procurement powers for the defence forces, enabling them to acquire arms and ammunition worth approximately ₹40,000 crore. This move, sanctioned by the Defence Acquisition Council in a recent high-level meeting, --------------------------------------- ✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS* --------------------------------------- 1. Government is sending seven multi-party delegations to different countries to present India’s stand against Pakistan sponsored terrorism in the wake of Operation Sindoor. The delegations are set to visit key partner countries, including member countries of the UN Security Council later this month. 2. External Affairs Ministry clarified that External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar had said that India had warned Pakistan at the start of Operation Sindoor and not before the commencement of the operation. 3. Power Minister Manohar Lal is on an official visit to Brazil to participate in the BRICS Energy Ministers’ Meeting, scheduled for the 19th of this month. 4. Turkish airport services firm, Celebi Aviation Holding’s shares fell nearly 20 per cent over Thursday and Friday. The drop followed India’s decision to revoke security clearance for the company’s Indian subsidiaries, halting its operations in the country. 5. US President Donald Trump has claimed that India offered to remove all tariffs on American goods. Mr Trump, however, added that he was in no rush to finalise a trade deal despite the apparent breakthrough. In an interview, Donald Trump said he is not planning to make deals with everybody. 6. India and Japan have made significant progress in their joint lunar exploration initiative, Chandrayaan-5 or LUPEX, as the mission prepares to enter its design phase. Targeted for launch in 2027-28, the mission will focus on detecting and analyzing water sources on the Moon. 7. A recent visit by Chinese officials to the Lalmonirhat airbase site in Bangladesh, located just 20 km from India’s strategically critical Siliguri Corridor (the “Chicken Neck”), has heightened security concerns in New Delhi. The Siliguri Corridor is a narrow stretch of land that connects mainland India to its north-eastern states. --------------------------------------- 🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍 --------------------------------------- 1. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it struck and killed a Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon. 2. Ukraine rallied support from its Western allies after Kyiv and Moscow failed to agree to a ceasefire at their first direct talks in three years. 3. Bangladesh, the Inter-Services Public Relations, ISPR has announced a ban on all meetings, rallies, processions, protests, and demonstrations in areas surrounding the Dhaka Cantonment and other key parts of the capital city. 4. An American-Lebanese man, Hadi Matar has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2022 knife attack on author Salman Rushdie at a cultural event in New York. 5. Nepal's Yala Glacier has officially been declared "dead," symbolizing a deepening climate crisis in the Himalayan region. The glacier, which has dramatically receded over the last five decades, was honored through a ceremonial tribute attended by experts and communities from across the Hindu Kush. --------------------------------------- 🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS* --------------------------------------- *INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2025* 74 T20s Mar 22 - May 25 In the IPL cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, the toss was delayed due to incessant rain. 2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Olympian Neeraj Chopra for by surpassing the 90-meter mark at the Doha Diamond League 2025. 3. In Chess, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest, Romania. 4. In Football, India stormed into the final of SAFF Under-19 Championship 2025 with a commanding 3-nil victory against Maldives at the Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia, Arunachal Pradesh. -------------------------------------- Ⓝⓐⓥⓔⓔⓝ Ⓚⓤⓜⓐⓡ 🇮🇳 *FACTS ABOUT BHARAT* 🇮🇳 ======================= India is a subcontinent located in South of Asian continent. It is considered a subcontinent because it covers an expansive area of land that includes the Himalayan region in the north, the Gangetic Plain as well as the plateau region in the south ======================= *😀Thought of the day* =======================  Good or bad, it all depends on our outlook toward a situation. ======================= *JOKE OF THE DAY* ======================= *Teacher* : why are you late?⁉️🤥 *student* : because of the sign on the road.🤔 *Teacher* : what type of sign?🙄⁉️ *student* : the sign that says, “school ahead, go slow.”🤪😜 ======================= *😳WHY❓❓❓* =======================  *WHY NAILS WILL GROW*   Nails grow because the cells are constantly being produced" — just like the majority of cells in our body constantly churn out fresh, new versions of themselves," As keratin cells form at the root, they're slowly pushed forward by newly-formed cells jostling for space behind them. Edged out from beneath the skin and into the open, the older cells flatten and harden to form the tough shield of the nail plate. "Continuous division of matrix cells pushes the nail plate forward over the nail bed at a rate of about 3 millimeters [0.1 inches] per month for fingernails, and 1 millimeter [0.04 inches] per month for toenails. ======================= *LEARN Sanskrit*🙏🏻 =======================   गिर्योः मध्ये सूर्योदयः शोभते। (The sun looks beautiful (nice) between the two hills.) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  🤔 *HOW IT WORKS* ⁉ =======================  How can we stop getting angry? 1. Think before you speak.  2. Once you're calm, express your concerns.   4. Take a timeout. Identify possible solutions.  or to release tension. There are many common triggers for anger, such as losing your patience, feeling as if your opinion or efforts aren't appreciated, and injustice. Other causes of anger include memories of traumatic or enraging events and worrying about personal problems 💁🏻‍♂‍ *GK TODAY*  =======================  PDF stands for the Portable Document Format, used to display documents in an electronic form independent of the software ======================= *BORN TODAY* 🐣💐 ======================= Nana Saheb (19 May 1824 – 1859), born as Dhondu Pant, was an Indian Peshwa of the Maratha empire, aristocrat and fighter, who led the rebellion in Cawnpore (Kanpur) during the 1857 uprising. =======================  🙏🏻 *IDIOMS & PHRASES*  =======================  Once in a blue moon Rarely ======================= *ANTONYMS*  Hinder x Aid Help *SYNONYMS*     Misfortune ~ hardship ========================= 🛕 *VEDIK GYAN*  (kindly inform, if given info is differ from actual facts🙏🏻) =======================  Yajnavalkya Smriti refers fourteen sources of knowledge. They are – the Vedas (Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda), Vedangas (Shikaha, Kalpa, Vyakarana, Nirukta, Chanda and Jyotisha), Purana, Nyaya, Meemamsa and Dharmashastra. ======================= 🧬 *HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES*🩺 ( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻) ======================= *AYURVEDA COUGH SYRUP AT HOME.*    Mix 2 teaspoons of honey with equal quantity of ginger juice. The concoction helps to expectorate mucus, providing relief for the common cold, coughs and sore throat. Eat, before breakfast, half a cup of cooked beets if you suffer from chronic constipation or indigestion.  ======================= *Regards* *CH Nαʋҽҽɳ Kυɱαɾ..*.✒️ ÷÷÷÷÷÷ *Samapth*÷÷÷÷÷÷÷ *🙏 *PLZ SHARE IT*