17 Dec (Sunday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Hemant Ritu
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Agrahayana 05(Amanta)
Agrahayana 20, (Purnimanta)
Nakshatr : Dhanishta/
Shatabhisha
Tithi : Panchami (up to 5:33 pm)Shashthi
Rahu 04:20 PM – 05:40 PM
Yamaganda : 12:22 PM – 01:42 PM
TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast isolated heavy rainfall over south Tamil Nadu and Kerala till Monday.
2. The President Smt. Droupadi Murmu on Saturday received the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tarik at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
3. PM Modi will be on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh from Sunday.
4. PM Modi will be on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh from Sunday.
5. More than 2.5 Crore citizens across 68 thousand Gram Panchayats in the country have participated in the ongoing Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra since its inception on the 15th of last month.
6. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that a high-level Inquiry Committee has been constituted for an in-depth investigation of the incident that took place inside the House on 13th December.
7. Finance Minister inaugurates Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra at Mangalapuram panchayath in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
8. COVID-19 Sub-variant JN 1 detected in Kerala.
9. Attorney General for India, Shri R. Venkataramani ji presented the first copy of his book titled “Roses Without Thorns” to Hon’ble Vice-President of India. Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar.
10. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala backed Akasa Air on Friday announced that the airline has commenced operations from Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, operating daily through flights between Bengaluru and Port Blair via Chennai, with no change of aircraft required.
11. The Congress on Saturday replaced senior party leader Kamal Nath as the President of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee by appointing Jitu Patwari to the post, with immediate effect.
12. The government has announced a one-day state mourning on Sunday, following the demise of Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
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LEGAL REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
#International Court Of Justice Prz. : Joan Donoghue
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1. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested two accused and seized an Indian Army uniform, along with arms and ammunition, among other incriminating materials, during raids at 23 places across four states in a People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) extortion and levy collection case.
2. Security forces on Friday found some suspected explosive material during a cordon and search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district.
3. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted investigations at the blast site at Jorhat in Assam.
4. Security forces on Saturday recovered 21 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by Naxalites along an under-construction road in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.
5. MP- MLA Special Court on Saturday issued a fresh summon to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on January 6 in a case of making objectionable remarks against the then BJP national president and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank :
Ajay Banga
#IMF MD:
Kristalina Georgieva
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💰 USD ₹ 83.02
💷 GBP ₹ 105.27
€ Euro : ₹ 90.59
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GDP rate (2023 ) : 6.5% ( $3.75 trillion)
India is the fifth largest economy in the world.
Inflation rate : 4.7%
Population : 141.81 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 7.8%
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BSE Sensex
71,483.75 +969.55 (1.37%) 🌲
NIFTY
21,456.65 +273.95 (1.29%)🌲
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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
GOLD : ₹ 62,130/10gm (24 krt)
SILVER : ₹ 75,800/KG
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PETROL : ₹ 97/Ltr
DIESEL : ₹ 90/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 76/Ltr
LPG : ₹ 903/14.2 Kg
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PETROL : ₹ 106/Ltr
DIESEL : 95/Ltr
Auto Gas : ₹ 60/Ltr
CNG : 76/Kg
LPG : ₹ 903/14.2 Kg
1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently taken strict action against five cooperative banks, issuing monetary penalties for deficiencies in regulatory compliance. These cooperative banks include Indapur Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd, Janakalyan Sahakari Bank Ltd, The Patan Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd, Pune Merchants Co-operative Bank Ltd, and Pune Municipal Corporation Servant’s Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd.
2. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking, has recently clinched a significant order worth Rs.4,522 crore from the Indian Army.
3. Dr. Srinivas Naik Dharavath, Chairman of Real Vision Homes Pvt Ltd, receives the Visionary Leader Icon Award 2023 from AASRAA at the 5th National Summit in New Delhi’s Constitution Club of India.
4. IDFC FIRST Bank, LIC Cards, and Mastercard have joined forces to unveil an exclusive co-branded credit card tailored to address the ever-evolving financial requirements of the nation. The collaboration aims to cater to the diverse needs of over 27 crore policyholders across India.
5. The India-Korea Electronic Origin Data Exchange System (EODES) was launched for swift clearance of goods under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
6. Punjab National Bank (PNB) became the third public sector bank to achieve the ₹1 lakh crore milestone on Friday.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) :
R Madhavan
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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SALAAR: PART 1 – Ceasefire
Release date: 22 December 2023
Starring
Prabhas
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Shruti Hassan
Jagapathi Babu
Director: Prashanth Neel
Budget: 400 crores INR
Cinematography: Bhuvan Gowda
Edited by: Ujwal Kulkarni
Music by: Ravi Basrur
2. Pallavi Prashanth Wins Bigg Boss Telugu 7 Season: The Bigg Boss Telugu 7 season has come to an end with the grand finale set to be out in a couple of hours.
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DEFENCE
#Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: The President
#Def Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Def Minister of State :
Ajay Bhatt
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1. The third Visakhapatnam-class guided-missile destroyer, named Imphal, is scheduled for commissioning into the Indian Navy in Mumbai on December 26thConstructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Imphal, designated as Yard 12706.
2. Indian Naval Warship Intercepts and Rescues Hijacked Malta-flagged Vessel with 18 crew Members In Arabian Sea.
3. The Defence Ministry has announced the successful flight trial of an indigenous high-speed flying-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Chitradurga, Karnataka.
4. Russia plans to conduct seven launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in 2024, the commander of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) Lieutenant General Sergei Karakayev said.
5. The competent authorities of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) with the support of the Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of the SCO, conducted a joint anti-terrorism exercise on Friday.
6. Indian Navy and the Philippines Navy have carried out a maritime partnership exercise in the South China Sea.“INS Kadmatt on a long-range operation deployment to the ‘West Philippine Sea’ undertook the exercise with BRP Ramon Alcaraz of Philippine Navy on December 13.
7. Indian Navy Rushes Warship to Rescue Maltese Vessel Hijacked in Arabian Sea.
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PUNJAB =Chandigarh
(Joint Capital with Haryana)
In 1947 Punjab (British India) was divided into West Punjab (In India) and East Punjab (Now in Pakistan)
Districts: 22
Governor: Banwarilal Purohit
CM: Bhagwant Mann
STATE SYMBOLS
Language: Punjabi
Dance: Bhangra, Giddha
Mammal : Blackbuck
Bird : Baaz
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In Bharat there are 28 states and 8 Union territories.
Population of Bharat:
142 cr (2023)
President of Bharat ,
Smt Droupadi Murmu
Vice President
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar
Prime Minister : Shri Narendra Modi
Speaker Lok Sabha :
Shri Om Birla (BJP)
Rajyasabha Seats : 245 (233 Elected + 12 Nominated)
Loksabha : 550 members (530 States + 20 Union Territories)
Chief Election Commissioner:
Shri Rajiv Kumar
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