Chhattisgarh cops deploy first ever anti-Naxal women's commando unit o   The Chhattisgarh police for the first time has inducted women commandos in the District Reserve Guard in its frontline anti-Naxal force.

India re-elected as an observer to Arctic Council o   India has been re-elected as an observer to inter-governmental forum Arctic Council. o

India will attend G-7 meet in France o   India will be attending the Group of 7 industrialised nations meet organised by France in Biarritz in August along with Australia, Chile and South Africa.

Virat Kohli & Anushka Sharma appointed brand ambassadors of Myntra o   Walmart-owned Myntra has appointed Indian captain Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma as the online fashion company’s first official brand ambassadors.

World Laughter Day: 5 May 2019 o   World Laughter Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of May and this year it falls on May 5.

IIT Indore in top 50 Asia University Rankings o   The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore enters in the top 50 Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings.

Cyclone Fani hits Puri o   The landfall process of extremely severe Cyclone Fani began nearly at 8 am on 3 May 2019, close to Puri in Odisha.

Masood Azhar declared as Global Terrorist o   The United Nations designated Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a "global terrorist". o

Emperor Naruhito ascends the throne of Japan o   Japan's new emperor, Naruhito, has formally ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, replacing his father, Akihito.

2019-05-02