TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the Christmas celebrations in New Delhi today (Monday). The event is being hosted by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India.
2. PM Modi will distribute more than 71,000 appointment letters to newly appointed recruits on Monday through video conferencing.
3. In a major relief for fliers and air passengers, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has announced the launch of “Udaan Yatri Cafe”, an eatery outlet at the airport for providing basic essentials like food and water at affordable and reasonable rates. The one-of-its kind initiative is being launched at Kolkata airport on a pilot basis and if it turns successful, it will be replicated at other airports across the country, managed by the Airports Authority of India.
4. Minister of State of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh, will inaugurate the National Workshop on Good Governance Practices in New Delhi today.
5. The Department of Consumer Affairs will launch Jago Grahak Jago App, Jagriti App, and Jagriti Dashboard this Tuesday on the occasion of National Consumer Day 2024. These apps aim to enhance the capability of the Central Consumer Protection Authority-CCPA in taking suo moto action against dark patterns.
6. Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju appeals to contractors from across the country and Vidarbha region to take the initiative in bidding process for the construction of western region of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) in Amravati.
7. Under the Animal Exchange Program between Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, a pair of Gir lions has been brought to Bhopal from Junagadh’s Sakkarbagh Zoo in Gujarat. Both these lions have been kept in Van Vihar National Park in the capital city Bhopal. Efforts were being made to bring lions from Junagadh’s Gir National Park to Madhya Pradesh for the last 16 years.
8. Union Home Minister Amit Shah who is on a three-day visit to Tripura visited the Bru settlement camp at Haduklau in Dhalai district of Tripura.
9. The air quality in the national capital, Delhi is in the Severe category, with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 401.
10. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav released the ‘India State of Forest Report 2023’ (ISFR 2023) at the Forest Research Institute in Dehradun. According to the latest assessment, the total forest and tree cover in India stands at 8 lakh 27 thousand 357 square kilometres, representing 25.17 percent of the country’s total geographical area.
11. The recent report by NITI Aayog emphasizes the necessity of Secure, Affordable, Flexible, and Efficient (S.A.F.E) housing for workers in India’s manufacturing sector. It identifies challenges in worker accommodation and proposes actionable solutions to boost housing, ultimately encouraging industrial growth.
12. As Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s fast-unto-death entered its 27th day on Sunday, doctors termed his health condition ‘critical’.
13. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Maharashtra’s Parbhani city on Monday to meet the families of two persons who died following violence there earlier this month.
14. The Telangana state government will replace over 70 lakh Pattadar passbooks issued by the previous BRS administration following the passage of the Bhu Bharati Bill in the recent Legislative Assembly session. The new passbooks will feature 11 columns, including a detailed history of land ownership, compared to the single-column format of the controversial Dharani system. The process of issuing the fresh pattadar passbooks is slated to begin in April.
15. A Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) sub-temple, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Tarigonda, received a golden crown donation on Sunday. weighing 340.930 grams, worth about Rs 27 lakh, from Chennai-based devotees Vasanta Lakshmi, Madhavi and Manohar.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. Central Consumer Protection Authority-CCPA has imposed a penalty of two lakh rupees on a Competitive exam coaching institute for advertising misleading claims regarding the results of the Union Public Service Commission Examination 2023.
2. In Punjab, after 23-hours of constant search for life in the three-story building collapse in Mohali, near Chandigarh, the rescue operation has been called off. Earlier, the whole operation ascertained two deaths.
A magisterial probe has been ordered in this incident to fix responsibility.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. Pushpa 2 The Rule worldwide box office collection : Actor Allu Arjun’s mass action entertainer continues to pull audiences in theatres even three weeks after release. The Sukumar-directorial, also starring Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil in pivotal roles, released in theatres on December 5. As per the latest update on Sacnilk.com, Pushpa 2 has crossed ₹1450 crore at the worldwide box office.
2. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s decision to rule out a hike in ticket prices in Telangana has been met with relief from over 300 single-screen theaters in the state. Vijayender Reddy, president of the Telangana Controllers and Exhibitors Association, welcomed the move.
3. A group of persons, claiming to be members of Osmania University Joint Action Committee, on Sunday vandalised flower pots and other things at the residence of top Telugu actor Allu Arjun in Hyderabad, demanding justice to the woman who died in Pushpa-2 screening stampede.
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DEFENCE News
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1. India’s Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, has emphasized the necessity of a third aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy, stating that it has “clearly emerged as a necessity” in light of evolving maritime challenges, particularly from China.
2. BrahMos Aerospace joint Russian-Indian venture plans to launch a new enterprise in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh State 500 kilometers east of New Delhi in late 2025 – early 2026.
3. Lieutenant General Subramani, the Vice Chief of the Indian Army, recently participated in the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Vietnam People’s Army, which included a tribute to former Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh.
4. A terrorist associate was arrested in the Nadihal area of Bandipora, North Kashmir, on 21 December 2024. The arrest was made by a joint team of police and security forces, who recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during the operation.The individual has been identified as Shoaib Waseem Ahmad Malik, a resident of Gundpora Rampura in Bandipora.
5. ISRO has announced the drafting of its first ‘POEM’ (PSLV Orbital Experimental Module) specifically aimed at studying how life functions in space. This initiative, which is part of a broader effort to explore biological experiments in microgravity, will utilize the PSLV’s final stage, traditionally discarded as space debris, as a stable platform for scientific research.
6. US Navy shoots down its own jets over Red Sea: Two United States Navy pilots ejected safely over the Red Sea after their F/A-18 fighter aircraft was mistakenly shot down early Sunday in what military officials are calling ‘an apparent case of friendly fire’.
23 Dec (Monday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant
Drik Ritu : Hemant (Autumn)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2081
Shaka Samvat – 1946
Month : Pausa 08, (Purnimanta)
Agrahayana 22(Amanta)
Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni (up to 9:09 am)
Hasta
Tithi : Ashtami (up to 5:08 pm)Navami
Rahu : 08:28 AM – 09:47 AM
Yamaganda: 11:06 AM – 12:26 PM
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