Ishaan Khatter And Rapper MC Square Come Together For FIFA Rap Anthem, Farooq Abdullah Re-Elected As National Conference President: Top Headlines | 5/12/22

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World

1)China keeps relaxing COVID regulations, and more cities report improved mobility

According to local media sources, millions of people in at least 21 cities can use public transportation without having to undergo a nucleic acid test (NAT), as China continues to relax its strict Covid-19 control procedures despite considerable public dissatisfaction with the limits. Later this week, according to sources on social media, China's "zero-Covid" policy is likely to be further relaxed or "optimized."

2)According to Russia, the cap on oil prices "won't affect" Ukraine's "special military operation."

The EU, G7, and Australia's $60 price restriction on Russian oil exports, according to the Kremlin, won't have an impact on Moscow's military operation in Ukraine. The Russian Federation's economy possesses all the potential required to adequately meet the demands and needs of the special military operation, according to the Kremlin.

3)The Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the largest radio astronomical observatory in the world, has finally started construction in Australia after three decades of planning. One of the largest scientific endeavors of the 20th century, the intergovernmental initiative has received praise. Scientists will be able to use the initiative to go back in time to the beginning of the universe's existence, when the first stars and galaxies were created.

National

1)Farooq Abdullah Re-Elected As National Conference President

Farooq Abdullah was re-elected president of the National Conference (NC) for another term on Monday.The 85-year-old leader was unanimously elected the party's chief at the NC's delegate session 

2)India and Germany signed an agreement on the comprehensive migration and mobility partnership.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Monday signed an agreement on the comprehensive migration and mobility partnership with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in Delhi.Both ministers held comprehensive talks in the national capital earlier in the day.

3)On a day the EU-G7-Australia price cap pact on Russian oil imports kicked in, EAM S Jaishankar defended India's stance, saying the EU imported six times more than India in the last 10 months.

Defending India’s energy imports from Russia, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that the European Union had imported more fossil fuel from Russia between February and November than the next 10 countries. He said it was six times what India had imported. Jaishankar made the comments after hosting a bilateral discussion with his visiting German counterpart on Monday.

Sports

1)Saudi Arabia is the lone bidder after AIFF withdraws their bid to host the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.

Announcing that hosting high-profile events is not now among its "strategic priorities," the All India Football Federation (AIFF) withdrew India's bid to host the 2027 AFC Asian Cup on Monday. In October, countries like Iran and Uzbekistan withdrew from the battle to host the continental championship, leaving just India and Saudi Arabia as contenders.

We Are One Step Closer To Our Objective': Messi

Messi's goal, which came in his 1000th game for club and country, marked the first time he has scored in a World Cup knockout match. Lionel Messi said Argentina had taken "one more step" toward their goal of World Cup glory by overcoming Australia in a dramatic round of 16 clash here on Saturday.

Entertainment

1)Ishaan Khatter And Rapper MC Square Come Together For FIFA Rap Anthem

Hustle 2.0' winner MC Square and Bollywood actor Ishaan Khattar have collaborated for FIFA rap anthem. They will be releasing a video dedicated to FIFA World Cup 2022 in which they can be seen in the look of football players portraying their various emotions of excitement and tension during the game.

2)An Action Hero' may not have opened well at the box-office but the 'word of mouth' seems to be bringing some respite to the film which also stars Jaideep Ahlawat. 

Ayushmann Khurrana's high-octane drama 'An Action Hero' saw a jump over the weekend as strong word of mouth and positive reviews worked in favour of the film that shows the star in an all new avatar. The film grossed around ₹ 2.52 CR. at the box office on Sunday. 'An Action Hero' total earnings now stands at ₹ 5.99 CR. in its first weekend.

3)Drishyam 2, Starring Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Beats Lifetime Collection Of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Ajay Devgn, Tabu, and Akshaye Khanna starrer ‘Drishyam 2’ is unstoppable at the box office. The film has managed to surpass the lifetime collection of ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ and has ranked as the third highest Hindi grosser of the year after ‘Brahmastra’ (Hindi) and ‘The Kashmir Files’.   

Nifty closes in green mark due to buying in banking stocks

The first trading day of the week was full of ups and downs for the Indian stock market. But due to the return of buying from lower levels, Nifty has closed in the green mark with Sensex falling. At the end of today's trading, the Sensex fell by 34 points to 62,834 and the Nifty closed at 18,701 with a gain of 5 points.