Current Affairs 2021: Today’s News Headlines: May 19, 2021
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for May 19, 2021:
India
- Veteran BJP leader and former Union Minister Chaman Lal Gupta dies in Jammu at 87
- Renowned Tamil writer Ki Rajanarayanan dies at 98 in Puducherry, won Sahitya Akademi award in 1991
- K.K. Aggarwal, former IMA (Indian Medical Association) President & Padma Shri awardee, dies of COVID-19 at 62
- Madhya Pradesh: Rs 5 lakh aid to kin of government employees who died of COVID-19
- Delhi CM announces free education for kids who lost parents to Covid-19
- National Gallery of Modern Art launches Audio-Visual Guide App on the occasion of International Museum Day (May 18)
- Cyclone Tauktae: Navy, Coast Guard rescue 314 people from two barges that went adrift in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai
Economy & corporate
- Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves sale of YES Bank’s mutual fund subsidiaries to GPL Finance and Investments Ltd
World
- International Museum Day celebrated on May 18, theme: ‘The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine’
- Andrea Meza of Mexico crowned 69th Miss Universe in US
- US to share 20 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses with other countries, taking the total number of such shots to 80 million: President Joe Biden
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021