In Thailand Open Badminton, World no. 2 South Korean An Se Young defeated China’s He Bingjiao in straight games 21-10, 21-19 to claim her fourth Women Single’s Super Series title on the BWF World Tour this season at the Thailand Open in Bangkok today. This was Young’s seventh final berth in a row.

In Men’s singles, the Thai shuttler Kunlavut Vitidsarn secured the Thailand Open title for the first time in his career today, becoming the only men's singles player in the badminton World Tour to have won more than one tournament this year.
He defeated Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong in straight sets, 21-12, 21-10 in the final. 

Bajaj Finserv on Saturday signed a MoU with the Government of Maharashtra to invest Rs 5,000 crore in Pune in their financial services business. This investment would create 40,000 jobs and give a boost to Pune and make it a financial services hub, Maharashtra deputy chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis said.

The Centre has set up a three-member Commission of Inquiry under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952, to conduct a probe into the incidents of violence in Manipur since the first week of May, which has killed at least 100 people and left thousands homeless.

The panel, chaired by Justice Ajai Lamba, former Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, will specifically examine the triggers of the May 3 violence that sparked the ethnic conflict still raging in the state. The commission will try to determine if there were any lapses or dereliction of duty on the part of authorities and if the measures taken to prevent the outbreak of violence were sufficient.

Union Minister of State Kapil Patil said, India's first carbon neutral Village is being developed in Bhiwandi Taluka of Thane district. He said, as much as 121 tribal villages are being developed as model villages. While addressing press conference under BJP's Maha Jansampark Abhiyan Mr. Patil said, one lakh 75 thousand farmers are taking the benefit of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Yojana in Bhiwandi Lok Sabha Constituency. Mr Patil felt that many important projects including Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan Metro, Kalyan-Murbad Railway, Eight-Layer Majivada-Vadape Bypass, Shahapur-Khopoli Highway etc. have been completed and it is because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that a new dawn of development has dawned in Bhiwandi Lok Sabha Constituency.

To prevent hoarding and unscrupulous speculation and also to improve affordability to the consumers in respect of tur dal and urad dal, the Government of India has issued an order where it has imposed stock limits on the pulses applicable to wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers, millers and importers. The Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Amendment) Order, 2023 has been issued with immediate effect from yesterday.

Indian American Ajay Banga took over as the President of the World Bank on Friday, making him the first person of colour to head either of the two global financial institutions, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

On May 3, the Executive Directors of the World Bank selected Banga, 63, as the 14th President of the World Bank for a five-year term. In February, President Joe Biden announced that the US would nominate Banga to lead the World Bank.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has won the bid to host the 2025 World Conservation Congress (WCC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The WCC is the world's largest and most important gathering of conservationists, and it is expected to draw more than 10,000 delegates from over 160 countries.

The UAE has a long history of environmental protection, and it is home to a number of important conservation initiatives, including the Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Center and the Al Ain Oasis.

The 3rd G20 Health Working Group meeting was formally opened this morning in Hyderabad.  Minister of State for Health Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar behalf of Union Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, is taking forward the agenda of the G20 Health Track under India’s Presidency. She emphasised leveraging the existing global health systems and regional health practices in a synergic manner to achieve universal health services accessible to all.

Earlier, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy said, the Government is committed to providing all health and medical service by the year 2030. He explained that the age-old Indian Medical systems and technological advances have helped tackle the Pandemic effects.

Amir Raza Husain, a noted theatre actor and director,  has passed away. He was 66.  Hussain was known for his large outdoor stage productions such as "The Fifty Day War" based on the Kargil War and "The Legend of Ram". 

He was also the Creative Director of the Stagedoor Theatre company, established in 1974, which has presented over 91 productions and more than 1,100 performances.  The actor was known for his unforgettable stage plays like ‘The Fifty Day War’ (2000) and ‘The Legend of Ram’. He is survived by his wife, muse, and creative partner, Virat Talwar.

Veteran actor Sulochana, who featured in more than 250 Hindi and 50 Marathi films, passed away in Mumbai on Sunday due to age related issues. She was 94.