• International Day Of Families falls on [latex]15^{th}[/latex] May every year and highlights the importance of families as basic units of society.


• The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that [latex]15^{th}[/latex] May of every year shall be observed as the International Day of Families.

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• MPs will be asked to vote on Brexit again in early June whether or not the government and Labour have reached a deal, Downing Street has said.


• A spokesman said a vote on the bill that would pave the way for Brexit was "imperative" if the UK was to leave the EU before MPs' summer recess.


• However, this would not amount to a fourth so-called meaningful vote on the PM's Withdrawal Agreement itself.

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• Melbourne - Australia, one of the world's oldest continuing democracies, goes to the polls to choose the country's next parliament and prime minister.


• Australians have had six changes of prime minister over the past 12 years - mostly the result of internal party fights - and the incumbent Liberal Coalition of Prime Minister Scott Morrison is hoping tax cuts and the enduring resilience of Australia's economy will be enough to keep it in office.

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• Lib Dem leader Vince Cable says he was in favour of working with other Remain parties to present a "common front" at the European elections.


• The pro-EU MP told LBC Radio he had approached the Green Party and Change UK to suggest joint candidates.


• He said the parties "shouldn't be squabbling", but added "Frankly, we didn't get a very warm reception."


• The Greens say joint lists are not "desirable" and Change UK has said an alliance "wasn't ever on the agenda".

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• A Pakistani court has ordered the release on bail of a hardline cleric who last year paralysed the country by orchestrating violent protests against the acquittal of Asia Bibi, a Christian accused of blasphemy, his organisation.


• The decision to free the firebrand cleric, Khadim Hussain Rizvi, came days after Ms. Bibi left Pakistan after spending eight years on death row in a case which spotlighted religious extremism in the conservative Muslim country.

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• The Trump administration is preparing a new list of $300 billion worth of Chinese imports that would be hit with tariffs of up to 25%, after China retaliated Monday in the trade war between the world's two largest economies.


• The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative published a list of Chinese goods that would be hit with new duties, ranging from artists' brushes and paint rollers to clocks and watches.


• The list also includes a wide range of sporting goods, from baseballs to fishing reels.

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• More than 200 Indians surrendered their citizenship in 2018, according to the Union Home Ministry.


• Since 2010, 290 Indians have renounced their citizenship, and these included 207 in 2018 alone.


• The data, accessed by The Hindu under the Right to Information Act, showed that in 2010, only three Indians renounced citizenship. There was no surrender of citizenship from 2012 to 2015, the Ministry said.

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• India will take a call on the purchase of Iranian energy after the general elections, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told her Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif here.


• The discussions come in the backdrop of escalating tensions in the Gulf after the U.S. waivers for supply of Iranian energy ended on May [latex]2^{th}[/latex], prompting Tehran to declare that it would no longer be bound by the 2015 nuclear deal.

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• India said the ministerial meeting of 23 WTO member countries here is aimed at re-energising the multilateral trading system and exuded confidence that collective views of developing countries will help in reforming the global trade body.


• The two-day ministerial meeting is scheduled to come with a declaration on issues being faced by developing countries, including WTO's special and differential treatment (S&DT) norms.


• The S&DT norms provide flexibility to developing member countries in the WTO. Under this, they enjoy benefits like higher domestic support for the agriculture sector and longer time periods for implementing agreements and binding commitments.

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• The central government extended for five more years the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a terror group that was behind the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.


• The ban has been extended under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, a notification issued by the Union Home ministry stated.

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• In a first, the Navy will conduct an entrance test for selection of direct entry officers after graduation, officials said.


• Currently, officer candidates are shortlisted for interviews by the Services Selection Board (SSB) on the basis of marks scored in graduation or post-graduation for certain entries.


• "The Indian Navy is introducing computer-based examination for the selection of Direct Entry Officers after graduation.


• The first Indian Navy Entrance Test (Officers) or INET (Officers), is scheduled in September 2019 at various centres across the country," the Navy said in a statement.

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• The Tamil Nadu government has filed a contempt plea in the Supreme Court against Kerala charging it with constructing a multi-layer car parking lot in the catchment area of the Mullaperiyar dam.


• In its petition last week, Tamil Nadu has contended that the ongoing construction at Anavachal was in violation of the orders of the top court and was aimed at preventing the restoration of the storage level of the reservoir to the original level of 152 ft.

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• The Housing and Urban Development department said that Cyclone Fani that hit the Odisha coast on May [latex]3^{th}[/latex] damaged Rs 525 crore worth of assets.


• “53 urban local bodies severely affected. 291 km of drains, 750 km of roads, 267 culverts have been damaged.


• Other infrastructures like parks, playgrounds, community centers, town halls and others have been badly affected,” said G Mathivathanan, Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development while addressing a press conference here.

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• Union Bank of India’s net loss widened to ₹3,369 crore in the fourth quarter ended March [latex]31^{st}[/latex], 2019, against ₹2,583 crore in the year-ago period.


• The bank said it has reached the peak of provisioning requirements, and the reverse cycle will start.


• Loan-loss provisions in the reporting quarter increased to ₹5,783 crore (₹5,639 crore in the year-ago quarter).

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• Aims to recover up to ₹5,000 crore in FY20


• United Bank of India is exploring all options, including settlement of cases outside of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), to step up recovery efforts.


• The bank is looking to recover close to ₹4,500-5,000 crore this fiscal.


• According to Ashok Kumar Pradhan, MD and CEO, the bank had recovered close to ₹6,000 crore in 2018-19. Of this, nearly ₹2,500 crore was recovered during the last quarter.

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• Citibank is planning to scale up its digital footprint in India while retaining the current branch network.


• “India represents a phenomenal growth opportunity,” said Stephen Bird, CEO, Global Consumer Banking, Citi, adding that globally it has already embarked on a journey of a light physical footprint.


• He pointed out that the bank has only 2,400 branches globally.

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• Cricketing world and dignitaries in Pakistan hailed spinner Sana Mir after she became the top wicket-takers in ODIs.


• Pakistan showered praise this week on Sana Mir, the former women's cricket team captain who rose from bowling in the streets to become the most successful spinner in women's One-Day International history.


• The 33-year-old took her 147th wicket in her 118th game when she dismissed South Africa's Sune Luus in the third One-Day International (ODI) of the ICC Women's Championship in Benoni.

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• Former Supreme Court judge, Justice Madan Bhimrao Lokur has been appointed to Supreme Court of Fiji’s non-resident panel for 3 years.
  
• He was invited by the Chief Justice of Fiji and received the appointment letter on December 31, 2018.


• Over the years, Fiji has also invited judges from other countries like Singapore, South Africa, Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia and Sri Lanka.

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• A 51-year old former Indian cricketer GS Lakshmi became the first ever female match referee to be included into the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s International Panel of Match Referees.


• Previously in 2008-2009, she officiated her first match in women’s domestic cricket and has also supervised 3 women’s One Day International (ODI) and 3 T20 International matches.

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• The new Campaign will be directed towards instructing merchants and users about UPI payments along with driving adoption of BharatPe app for all their business needs.


• The outdoor campaigns, radio, social media and in-app education initiatives are sponsored by fintech startup.


• BharatPe offers a single interface for all Unified Payments Interface (UPI) apps like Google Pay, BHIM, Mobikwik, Freecharge, Paytm, PhonePe, and others.

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• Yes Bank said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed former Deputy Governor R Gandhi as an additional director on the private lender's board.


• Gandhi, who served as RBI Deputy Governor from April 2014 to April 2017, has been appointed for a period of two years.


• He joined digital payments major Paytm as an advisor last year.

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• The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully conducted the flight test of ABHYAS.


• ABHYAS is a High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) drone and it is used for autonomous flying with the help of an autopilot.


• The flight test was conducted from an Interim Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha.

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