Latest current affairs of the Day for 16th May 2025
- President Smt Droupadi Murmu conferred the 58th Jnanpith Award to Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya at a function in New Delhi. Jagadguru Rambhadracharya and the renowned Urdu poet and lyricist Gulzar have been selected for this prestigious award for 2023.
- A 16th- century stepwell, Rajon ki Baoli located at Mehrauli Archaeological Park in New Delhi has been restored by Archaeological Survey of India . It resto by ASI in collaboration with the World Monuments Fund India and the TCS Foundation.
- Sikkim marks 50th Statehood Day with grand celebrations. Before it was called as Kingdom of Sikkim, Admission to union of India on 16 May 1975.
- The International Day of Light celebrated on May 16 each year marks the anniversary of Theodore Maiman’s first successful laser operation in 1960.
- Russia and Ukraine have agreed to carry out the largest prisoner-of-war exchange since the onset of the conflict between the two countries.
- The Irish government has expressed deep concern over the increasing crackdown on civil society activists in Balochistan province of Pakistan and reaffirmed its commitment to monitoring the human rights situation in the region.
- India’s Neeraj Chopra finished second in the men’s javelin throw competition at the Doha Diamond League 2025 but managed to breach the long-awaited 90m-mark on Friday. Neeraj Chopra claimed silver with a 90.23m best throw in the men’s javelin event. Julian Weber wins javelin throw in Doha Diamond League 2025 with 91.06m throw.
- India’s Parul Chaudhary finishes sixth in Women’s 3000m steeplechase (9:13:39) to qualify for the World Championships. She has also created a new national record with this timing.