Top Current Affairs of the day for 23rd June 2025
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 47th Annual General Meeting of the Prime Ministers Museum and Library Society in New Delhi.
- The Andhra Pradesh Government is set to commission a technical investigation to assess the structural stability of the 125-year-old Havelock bridge across river Godavari that connects Rajamahendravaram City with Kovvur town in the Godavari region.
- The government has decided to extend the cut-off date for exercising the option for Unified Pension Scheme by three months till 30th September of this year. This cut-off date will apply for the eligible central government employees, retirees, and the legally wedded spouses of deceased retirees.
- Tripura becomes 3rd fully literate state. The proclamation was made by Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha during a programme in Agartala.
- India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), a government-owned digital banking entity under the Ministry of Communications, has been awarded the prestigious Digital Payments Award 2024–25 by the Ministry of Finance’s Department of Financial Services.
- Gold has officially become the second-largest global reserve asset, surpassing the euro, as revealed by a recent European Central Bank (ECB) report.
- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres made an impassioned plea for peace during an emergency special session of the Security Council at UN Headquarters in New York, urging immediate action to de-escalate the crisis in Iran following the US military strikes on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities.
- Jasprit Bumrah has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first Asian fast bowler to take 150 Test wickets in SENA nations, following a brilliant five-wicket haul against England at Headingley.
- Rishabh pant becomes the first Indian wicket keeper and second in the world to make two centuries in both innings of a Test Match cricket.