Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: February 22, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for February 22, 2022

INDIA

– 6th Anniversary of the launch of Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission observed
– President Ram Nath Kovind reviews Indian Navy’s fleet at Vishakhapatnam
– Air forces of India, Oman to conduct Eastern Bridge-VI exercise in Jodhpur from Feb 21 to 25
– DCGI grants Emergency Use Authorisation to COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax for children between 12-18 years of age group
– Rs 13,020-cr border management plan approved by centre
– Ranveer Singh (83) and Kriti Sanon (Mimi) win Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award 2022 in the Best Actor and Best Actress category
– 2022 Padma Shri awardee Gandhian Shakuntala Choudhary (102) dies in Guwahati
– Andhra Pradesh: Industries and Information Technology Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy dies at 50
– Fodder Scam Case: Special CBI court sentences Lalu Yadav for 5 years of jail & imposes fine of Rs 60 lakh

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

– IRCTC, NPCI, Bank of Baroda (BOB) Financial Solutions launch ‘IRCTC BoB RuPay Contactless Credit Card’ for railway customers

WORLD

– Ex-US President Trump launches his Twitter-like app ‘Truth Social’ on iOS
– International Mother Language Day celebrated on Feb 21; theme: “Using technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities”
– EAM S. Jaishankar holds bilateral talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian in Paris

SPORTS

– 16-year-old Indian chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeats world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway in 8th round of Airthings Masters rapid online chess tournament

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