Top Current Affair of the Day for 7th May 2025
- India successfully attack on 09 terrorist camps in Pakistan and PoK around 01.05 AM.
- Civil Defence Mock Drills were conducted across the country including 11 districts of the National Capital Delhi yesterday. The district controller, other district officials, civil defense wardens and volunteers, Home Guards, members of NCC, NSS, NYKS, and students from schools and colleges all actively participated in the exercise.
- The 14th edition of GISEC Global, the world’s third-largest and MENA’s largest cybersecurity event, continued into its second day at the Dubai World Trade Centre . It sets an examplinary strong international participation and notable representation from India.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a review meeting in New Delhi with Lieutenant Governors, Chief Ministers, Directors General of Police and Chief Secretaries of states sharing borders with neighbouring countries after Operation Sindoor.
- Nationwide Civil Defence Mock Drills were conducted under Operation Abhyaas across 244 districts of the country.
- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the revision of ‘Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala Transparently in India- SHAKTI’, Policy for Coal Allocation to Power Sector.
- Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is reportedly negotiating to acquire 51% controlling stake in India’s Yes Bank which indicates interest of global investors for the recovering private lender.
- In the early hours of 7 May 2025, India launched a highly coordinated military operation which codenamed as Operation Sindoor . Basically it was targeting terror infrastructure across nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The operation was conducted jointly by the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force and lasted just 25 minutes, from 1:05 AM to 1:30 AM.
- Jaish Terrorist Masood Azhar Says, his 10 Family Members, Four Aides Killed In Operation Sindoor at Pakistan’s Bahawalpur.
- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon SaarIsrael’s Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, publicly declared Israel’s support for India’s right to self-defence following the Indian military’s launch of Operation Sindoor.
- Russia honoured the legendary Indian leader and aviator Biju Patnaik by inaugurating a memorial plaque at its embassy in New Delhi.
- Friedrich Merz has successfully become the country’s new chancellor. He is the leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
- Yemen Appoints Finance Minister Salem Bin Braik as New Prime Minister.
- Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket. He made this decision shortly before the upcoming India vs England.