Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: May 30, 2022
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for May 30, 2022.
INDIA
– Centre retracts caution on Aadhaar photocopies; UIDAI had warned against sharing them to avoid ‘misuse’
– NADI-3 (Natural Allies in Development and Interdependence) Asian Confluence River Conclave organised in Guwahati on May 28-29
– National Women Legislators’ Conference organised in Thiruvananthapuram
– 75th Cannes Film Festival: Shaunak Sen’s “All That Breathes” won the 2022 L’Oeil d’Or (Golden Eye) for the best documentary
– K.V. Raghupathi wins International Panorama Golden Award for his book ‘The Mountain is Calling’
– Minority certificates would be provided to six religious communities in Assam; Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis
– Home Minister Amit Shah lays foundation stone for new international sports complex in Ahmedabad
– For 1st time, India Post delivers mail using drone in Gujarat under pilot project
– India-Bangladesh passenger train services resume after two years; Bandhan Express flagged off from Kolkata station for Khulna
– WHO selects Jharkhand for World No Tobacco Day Award-2022 for state’s efforts in controlling tobacco consumption
– North India’s first Industrial Biotech Park inaugurated at Kathua in J&K
– Punjabi Singer Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead in Mansa district day after security withdrawn
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– US surpasses China as India’s biggest trading partner in FY22 at $119.42 bn
WORLD
– 75th annual Cannes Film Festival organised in Cannes, France; ‘Triangle of Sadness’ (English), written and directed by Ruben Östlund, wins Palme d’Or award
– Nepal’s Tara Air flight, with 22 including 4 Indians onboard, crashes; no survivors
– International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers observed on May 29; theme: “People. Peace. Progress. The Power of Partnerships”
SPORTS
– Spanish football club Real Madrid win UEFA Champions League tournament by beating English club Liverpool 1-0 in final played in Paris
– Cricket: Gujarat Titans (133 /9 in 18.1) defeat Rajasthan Royals (130/9 in 20) in final at Ahmedabad to win IPL
– Sergio Perez of Red Bull wins Formula One Monaco Grand Prix
– Former British champion jockey Lester Piggott dies at the age of 86
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