Current Affairs 2021: Today’s News Headlines: May 22, 2021

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Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for May 22, 2021:

Coronavirus: DRDO lab develops antibody detection-based kit Dipcovan
Haryana makes Covid-19 treatment free for BPL patients in private hospitals
INS Rajput decommissioned at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam after 41 years of service
, UNICEF and its partner organisation YuWaah launch pan-India campaign called #YoungWarrior to engage young people to address the ongoing COVID-19 crisis
Environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna dies of Covid in Rishikesh at the age of 94; awarded Padma Shri (1981) and Padma Vibhushan (2009) for environment conservation
Former union minister Babagouda Patil dies in Karnataka at 76; served as Minister of State for Rural Development (independent charge) in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government
IIT professor and renowned road safety expert Dinesh Mohan dies of Covid at 75
Punjab: Indian Air Force’s MiG-21 aircraft crashes near Moga; pilot dies
13 Naxals killed in encounter with police in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district
Twitter labels BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra’s tweet on Congress “toolkit” as “manipulated media”
India and Oman renew MoU on military cooperation along with its annexure as well as on maritime issues
India hosts seventh meeting of BRICS Astronomy Working Group (BAWG) in online mode on May 19-20

RBI to transfer Rs 99,122 cr as dividend to govt for the accounting period of nine months ended March 31, 2021
Foreign exchange reserves jump $563 million to $590.028 billion in the week ended May 14
SC upholds Centre’s notification permitting banks to proceed against personal guarantors under IBC (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code)

US President Joe Biden signs anti-hate crime legislation to protect Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Israel- Hamas ceasefire comes into force in Gaza Strip
Sri Lankan parliament passes controversial Bill on China-backed $1.4 billion-Colombo Port City
European Parliament votes to ‘freeze’ investment deal with China
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue & Development observed by UN on May 21
International Tea Day observed by the UN on May 21