May 2023 Current Affairs

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May 2023 current affairs coverage highlights World Press Freedom Day 2023’s theme on freedom of expression and other human rights. It reports Ding Liren’s win as China’s first male world chess champion, King Charles III’s honorary MBE award to Dr. M.N. Nandakumar for contributions to Indian classical arts, Indian shooters’ gold at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup 2023, Justice T.S. Sivagnanam’s appointment as Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, and Japanese table tennis star Kasumi Ishikawa’s retirement announcement and career achievements.

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3 May 2023 Current Affairs The theme for World Press Freedom Day 2023 is “Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as a Driver for all other human rights.” Ding Liren becomes China's first male world chess champion/!डंग %लरेनचीन के पहले प0ष 2व4व शतरंज 2पयन बने ु Ding Liren has become China's first male world chess champion at Astana, Kazakhstan. He succeeded as the winner of the World Chess Championship from Norway’s Magnus Carlsen. His victory makes him the 17th winner of the world chess tournament. In 2009, he became China's youngest chess champion at national level. King Charles III confers Britain's Honorary MBE on Dr. Nandakumar/!कंग चा'स) तती य ने डॉ. एम.एन. नंदकमार एमबीई >दान क;। ृ ु M.N. को 89टेन क; मानद King Charles III awarded an Honorary MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) to Dr MN Nandakumar, a renowned Sanskrit scholar and executive director of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Center in London, for his contribution to Indian classical arts in Britain. The Honorary MBE award is given to foreign nationals for their services in public life. Dr. Nandakumar originally hails from Mattur village in Karnataka. UK is an island nation located in northwestern Europe, consisting of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Ganemat Sekhon win gold in ISSF Shotgun World Cup 2023/मैराज अहमदखान, गनेमत सेखE ने ISSF शॉटगन GवIव कप 2023 Lवण) पदक जीता The Indian shooters, Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Ganemat Sekhon won India's first gold medal in the ongoing ISSF World Cup Shotgun 2023, held in Cairo, Egypt. Justice TS Sivagnanam appointed as Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court/NयायमPत) टQएस Rशवगणनमको कलकTा उVच Nयायालय का मWय Nयायाधी श PनूयYत !कया गुया ु The Department of Justice in the Union Law Ministry issued a notification announcing the appointment. The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended his name in February this year as the then chief justice, Justice Prakash Shrivastava, was to demit office on March 30. Justice T S Sivagnanam was on Monday appointed asthe Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court. TT star and three-time Olympic medalist Kasumi Ishikawa announces retirement/टQटQLटार औरतीन बार के ओलंGपक पदक Gवजेता कासुमीइRशकावा ने सेवाPनवृGT क;घोषणा क; Japanese table tennis star Kasumi Ishikawa announced her retirement Ishikawa, who won five national women’s singles championships, was a key figure when the Japanese women’s team won the silver medal, the country’s first Olympic table tennis medal, at London 2012. She went on to help Japan win the women’s bronze medal in Rio 2016 and silver again in Tokyo 2020. Meera Syal Receives the BAFTA Fellowship The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is one of the most prestigious award-giving bodies in the entertainment industry. One of their highest accolades is the BAFTA Fellowship, awarded to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to film and/or television . Th

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