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Daily Current Affairs of 26th May 2018

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National Current Affairs

Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh) became the hottest place in India as the temperature hit 47.5°C today.
Manipur has become the first state in north east and third in India to get Solar Toilets, which were inaugurated at Ibudhou Marjing Hill, Heingang.
- Note : Earlier the installation had taken place in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

New Appointments

BJP Kerala unit President Kummanam Rajasekharan was today appointed as the Governor of Mizoram.
- He is known for launching agitations against caste hierarchy and leading the 1983 Nilakkal Movement, which was aimed at protecting temple lands from encroachment.
Professor Ganeshi Lal has been appointed as the new Governor of Odisha.
- He is currently the President of the BJP Disciplinary Committee.
- He will be replacing Governor Satya Pal Malik, who had been given additional charge of the state in March this year.
The Caribbean island of Barbados has elected Mia Mottley as its first female Prime Minister since gaining independence from the UK in 1966.
- Mottley's Barbados Labour Party won all 30 seats in the country's Parliament, coming to power for the first time in a decade
Senior bureaucrat Sushil Chandra has been given one-year extension as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) till May 2019.
- This is his second extension after taking over as CBDT chief on November 1, 2016.
NITI Aayog on Friday announced the signing of a Statement of Intent (SoI) with Bollywood Actor Sushant Singh Rajput, to collaborate and support NITI's flagship initiative, the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP).
- The agreement was signed in the presence of Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog by Anna Roy, Adviser (Industry), NITI Aayog and Sushant Singh Rajput.

Banking, Business & Economic Affairs

Tata Consultancy Services' (TCS) market capitalisation surged past the ₹7 trillion mark today, making it the first Indian company to achieve this milestone.
- This comes a month after TCS surged past the $100 billion mark, becoming the second Indian company to achieve the milestone.
India's third-largest state-run lender Bank of Baroda (BoB) posted a net loss of ₹3,102 crore for the quarter ended March 31.
- This compares to a profit of ₹155 crore reported by the bank in the corresponding quarter last year.
- Gross bad loans as a percentage of total loans rose to 12.26%, compared with 11.31% in the preceding quarter.

Science & Technology

According to the RSA Quarterly Fraud report for January-March period, India is the 3rd most targeted country for Phishing Scams.
- Top 10 Countries in the List :
- - Canada
  - United States
  - India
  - Brazil
  - Netherlands
  - Colombia
  - Spain
  - Mexico
  - Germany
  - South Africa

Books & Authors

Pakistan has summoned ex-ISI chief Asad Durrani over a book he co-authored with India's ex-RAW chief AS Dulat, accusing him of 'violating' military code of conduct.
- The duo wrote the book titled 'The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace' which released on Wednesday.
- In the book, Durrani suggested Pakistan mishandled the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.

Deaths

Actress Geeta Kapoor (57) who starred in the 1972 film 'Pakeezah', passed away in an old age home.

Sports Current Affairs

The official song for the 2018 FIFA World Cup titled 'Live It Up', sung by American actor-rapper Will Smith, singer Nicky Jam and Albanian pop star Era Istrefi, has been released.
- Important Note : The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be held during 14th June to 15th July 2018 at Russia.
Delhi-based I-League second division club, Sudeva Football Club, became the first Indian club to acquire a European football club after it bought Spanish third division league team, CD Olimpic de Xativa.

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