TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. PM Modi will inaugurate the new Ayodhya Dham railway station on December 30th. The transport hub sets a new benchmark for convenience with airport-style amenities across its cutting-edge three-story complex.
2. The Indian Railways is embarking on a transformative journey with the upcoming launch of the Amrit Bharat Express on December 30th. To be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
3. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to launch 50 satellites over the next five years to gather geo-intelligence. The satellites will create a layer in different orbits, allowing them to track troop movements and image thousands of kilometers of area.ISRO Chief S Somanath said.
4. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to implement the state’s Green Hydrogen Policy-2023.
5. PM Modi chaired the National Conference of Chief Secretaries in New Delhi.
6. Ayodhya Airport to be renamed Maharishi Valmiki Airport, honoring the revered poet who authored the epic Ramayana.
7. Punjab’s R-Day parade tableau rejected: Citing the photographs of Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann in Punjab’s tableau for the Republic Day parade as the reason for its rejection.
8. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced that Caste based census will be taken when Congress party comes to the Center. He was addressing a rally ‘Hai tayar Hum’ at a ground in South Nagpur on the occasion of the 139th foundation day of the Indian National Congress.
9. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Janata Dal-United national president Lalan Singh attended a meeting of its national office-bearers in New Delhi on Thursday, a day before its national executive and council meetings.
10. Delhi Police issued traffic advisory for smooth regulation of traffic in the entire national capital for 31st December.
11. The Congress-led government in Telangana is actively streamlining the process of issuing new ration cards. This has led to a surge in queries about when and how these new ration cards will be issued and the necessary steps to apply for them.
12. Former Indian cricketer Ambati Rayudu began his next innings on Thursday as he joined YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) in the presence of the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister. likely to contest Lok Sabha elections 2024.
13. The Holy cave shrine of Vaishno Devi in the Trikuta Hills of Katra town in the Reasi district has witnessed the arrival of at least 96 lakh pilgrims this year, the highest in the past 10 years.
14. University Grant Commission has issued a notification, alerting students against pursuing an MPhil degree as it is no longer recognised.
15. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that dense to very dense fog conditions are likely to continue over northwest and parts of adjoining Central India during the next 3 to 4 days.
16. A 1989-batch IPS officer, Nina Singh becoming the first woman to head the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Singh currently serves as the Special Director General of CISF.
17. Anish Dayal Singh has been appointed as the Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Earlier he was heading Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
18. Senior IPS officer Rahul Rasgotra has been appointed as the Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
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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 Supreme Court collegium has recommended to the Centre the names of five judges to be appointed as chief justices of the high courts of Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, Gauhati, Allahabad, and Jharkhand.
The collegium recommended the name of Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava for appointment as the chief justice of the Rajasthan high court, Justice Sheel Nagu of the Punjab and Haryana HC, Vijay Bishnoi of the Gauhati HC, Arun Bhansali of the Allahabad HC, and B R Sarangi of the Jharkhand HC.
2. National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been called in to investigate the reported ‘blast’ near the Israel Embassy in Delhi. Delhi Police received a call about a blast but found no evidence at the spot. The NIA is probing the alleged incident.
3. Purchase of three plots of land in Haryana in 2005-06 by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra from a real estate agent is being probed along with a land deal made by his wife Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) claimed in a recently filed money laundering case charge sheet.
4. The National Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet against six accused in the Maharashtra ISIS terror-module case.
“”””””””” MISHAPS “”””””””
1. At least one person drowned and four others went missing after a country boat in which they were travelling capsized in Patali river in Odisha’s Koraput district on Wednesday night.
2. 12 people were killed and 14 injured after a private bus and dumper collided head on Guna-Aaron road in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday night.
3. A fertilizer plant in North Chennai’s Ennore area experienced an ammonia gas leak, leading to the hospitalization of around 50 people. The gas leak occurred from an underwater pipeline that runs from the sea to the fertilizer manufacturing facility of Coromandel International Limited.
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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 ₹ 83.16
💷 GBP ₹ 106.09
€ Euro : ₹ 92.07
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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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1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to introduce a groundbreaking category of money changers known as Forex Correspondents (FxCs). This innovative approach is designed to streamline foreign exchange transactions and foster greater ease for users.
2. State-owned aerospace and defence electronics company Bharat Electronics has signed a contract valued at ₹445 crore with the Uttar Pradesh government.
3. CEBR FORECASTS INDIA AS THIRD-LARGEST ECONOMY BY 2032 : The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has recently released a groundbreaking report projecting India’s trajectory as the preeminent global economic superpower by the close of the century. This bold projection places India on a course to surpass both China and the United States in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), underlining its sustained and robust economic growth.
4. The Reserve Bank of India has approved C S Rajan’s appointment as the part-time Chairman of Kotak Mahindra Bank, with his term beginning on 01 Jan 2024, and spanning two years.
5. India’s share of processed food exports in agri-exports has increased substantially from around 13 percent in 2014-15 to over 25 percent in 2022-23.
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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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1. Tamil-actor politician, Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam founder-leader Vijayakanth passed away on Thursday in Chennai. He was 71. The actor tested positive for Covid-19 and was on ventilator support.
Fondly known as ‘Captain’, Vijayakanth was admitted to the hospital in November for respiratory issues but was discharged a few weeks later. He made his last public appearance on December 14.
2. Filmfare Awards to be held in Gujarat on 28 Jan 2024, In July, the Gujarat Tourism Corporation Limited (TCGL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Worldwide Media Pvt Ltd (A Times Group Company) to host the 69th Filmfare Awards.
3. Sony Sports Network (SSN) has kicked off a new era of football enthusiasm in India by appointing Bollywood heartthrob and Gen Z icon Kartik Aaryan as their official brand ambassador.
4. South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, widely recognized for his role in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, has been found dead in an apparent suicide in central Seoul. The 48-year-old actor’s tragic end comes amidst ongoing investigations related to alleged illegal drug use.
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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. General Jacob John Mkunda, Chief of Defence Staff of the Tanzania People’s Defence Forces, visited the Mechanised Infantry Centre and School in Ahmednagar.
2. Amid Iranian proxy threats against merchant vessels near the Indian coast, the Indian Navy has heightened surveillance measures across the Arabian Sea.
The Indian Navy’s deployment includes INS Kolkata, INS Kochi, INS Mormugao, INS Chennai, and INS Visakhapatnam.
3. The Qatari Court on Thursday commuted the death penalty sentence of eight ex-Indian naval officers it had arrested last year in the Dahra Global case, Ministry of External Affairs said in a press statement. The sentence has now been reduced to jail terms.
4. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday met families of civilians killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. Three civilians were discovered dead under mysterious circumstances on 22 December.
5. Eastern Army Commander Lt General RP Kalita on Wednesday said the availability of a large number of firearms with the warring groups in Manipur and instability in Myanmar leading to influx of people from the neighbouring country are the key challenges in restoring peace in the strife-torn North-Eastern state.
6. Pakistan’s military successfully conducted a flight test of the indigenously developed guided multi-launch rocket system Fatah-II , showcasing a significant advancement in its missile capabilities. The system boasts a 400-kilometer range.
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TELANGANA : Hyderabad
Part of Andhra Pradesh
Formation (by bifurcation) 02 June 2014
GOVERNOR : Tamilisai Soundararajan
CM : Anumula Revanth Reddy (INC)
Dist: 33
STATE SYMBOLS
BIRD : Indian roller
FLOWER : Senna auriculata
MAMMAL : Spotted deer
TREE : Prosopis cineraria
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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
29 Dec (Friday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Shishir Ritu
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Agrahayana 17(Amanta)
Pausa 3, (Purnimanta)
Nakshatr :Pushya/
Ashlesha
Tithi : Dwitiya (up to 8:00 am)Tritiya
Rahu 11:09 AM – 12:28 PM
Yamaganda 03:07 PM – 04:26 PM
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