TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. Schools in Delhi will remain closed for the next 5 days till January 12 due to the prevailing cold weather conditions, for students from Nursery to Class 5,” Delhi Education Minister Atishi said.
2. The Punjab government on Sunday ordered the closure of all schools up to Class 10 class till January 14 in the wake of severe cold weather conditions prevailing in the region.
3. The Indian government under PM Modi has approved the Prithvi Vigyan scheme of the Ministry of Earth Sciences representing planned investments of Rs 4797 crores from 2021 to 2026.
4. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Jammu on Tuesday during which he will attend a number of development-related programmes and flag off an e-bus service in the city.
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to kick-off his campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Bihar’s Champaran on January 13 by addressing a rally at the Raman Maidan in Bettiah city.
6. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday said that 25,000 shops selling meat and fish in the open have been shut down in the state in the last 25 days. The CM said the festival of Makar Sankranti’ will be celebrated in the state as Women Empowerment Day’.
7. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday inaugurated the week-long International Kite Festival, which draws participants from 55 countries and various states of India.
8. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ is expected to enter Jharkhand between February 2 and 5, a senior party leader said on Sunday. The yatra is likely to be held in two phases in Jharkhand, during which it will cover 804 km in 13 districts in a total of eight days, he said. The 6,713-km yatra from Manipur to Mumbai is set to start on January 14.
9. The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday announced Dorjee Tshering Lepcha as the party’s candidate for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Sikkim for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election. The Election Commission has announced that elections to three Rajya Sabha seats from New Delhi and one from Sikkim are likely to be held on January 19.
10. Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma has said his government would continue providing assistance to refugees from Myanmar and internally displaced people from Manipur, with support from the Centre.
11. Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, will chair the ‘National PACS Mega Conclave’ on ‘Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) as Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendra’ at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
12. Telangana, the State government has decided to come up with a Mega Master Plan policy for industrial development of the entire State by 2050.
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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. Five Maoists were arrested in Jharkhand’s Chatra district, the police said on Sunday. The ‘commander’, identified as Adesh Kumar Ganjhu alias ‘Prabhakar Ji’, was wanted in several cases of arson and extortion in the Tandwa coalfield area.
2. An Anti-Terrorism Squad Mumbai unit raided a guest house in the Borivali area of Mumbai and arrested 6 people and recovered 3 guns and 36 live cartridges from them.
3. The Kerala police arraigned the former principal and two teachers of the school of engineering at CUSAT in connection with the stampede that happened during an annual tech festival in November last year. Four people were killed and 60 were injured in the stampede that occurred before renowned singer Nikita Gandhi was to perform at a musical festival in the open-air auditorium of CUSAT.
4. The police have arrested three Bangladeshi nationals for allegedly staying illegally in Maharashtra’s Palghar district.
5. The Enforcement Directorate has issued notice to Kerala’s former finance minister Thomas Issac, directing him to appear before them on January 12 in Kochi. The notice has been issued in connection with the masala bond case of Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board.
6. Congress on Sunday strongly deplored the reported arrest of two editors of vernacular newspapers in Manipur and demanded their immediate release.
7. Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday urged the Mohan Yadav government to take action in the case pertaining to the disappearance of 26 girls from an illegal children’s home in capital Bhopal.
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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 ₹ 83.19
💷 GBP ₹ 105.86
€ Euro : ₹ 91.16
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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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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. Indian celebrities have strongly criticized derogatory remarks by Maldivian leaders against India and expressed support for promoting Indian beach tourism. This comes amid the row over derogatory and ‘anti-India’ remarks made by Maldives minister, leaders and other public figures after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the union territory of Lakshadweep.
2. Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire is scheduled to hit Japanese theatres this summer, the makers have announced.
Directed by Prashanth Neel and produced by Hombale Films, the movie will be released in the island country by Japanese film distribution company Twin.
3. In the UAE, in a historic and awe-inspiring event, Suchetha Satish, hailing from Kerala, has etched her name in the annals of music history by setting a new world record for singing in the most languages during a single concert. The Guinness Book of World Records officially attested to this feat earlier this week.
4. Mumbai Police File An FIR Against Nayanthara’s ‘Annapoorani’ For Promoting “Love Jihad”
: Nayanthara made a huge feat with her film ‘Annapoorani’ as it marked her 75th film. Directed by Nilesh Krishnaa, the movie stars Nayanthara, Jai, and Sathyaraj in lead roles, and the film was released in theaters on December 1, 2023. The movie received a bland response and made a gross of Rs 5 crore at the box office.
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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 Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday announced a significant milestone as an IAF C-130 J aircraft executed a night landing at the Kargil airstrip.The mission, characterised by a terrain masking enroute, demonstrated the IAF’s capabilities in challenging environments.
2. PM Modi praises Indian Navy for its swift response to distressed call from Merchant Vessel in Arabian Sea.
The Indian Navy has deployed a total of six warships for anti-piracy and anti-drone operations and more of them will be sent further to tackle the challenge in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden, Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said.
3. The Indian Army has unveiled a new initiative, dubbed the ‘Super 30’ program, in Assam. This strategic endeavor is designed to inspire and equip talented students to join the armed forces in officer-level positions. The program signifies the Eastern Command of the Indian Army’s resolution to address the glaring underrepresentation of officer-level personnel hailing from Assam.
4. NIGERIA eyes tejas jets as it is unhappy with its 3 Chinese made JF-17 fighters: Recently, Officials from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) announced that they were in contact with Nigerian emissaries regarding the possible acquisition of Tejas light fighters by the African country.
5. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to embark upon a three-day visit to the UK from Monday, seen as significant to the bilateral partnership in the sphere of defence and security as the last ministerial level visit took place 22 years ago.
6. The Navy released the first footage of Indian crew members who escaped the hijacking attempt on a Liberian cargo ship. In a video, the crew members thanked the Indian Navy with ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ chants.
7. Excerpts from former Indian Army Chief Gen MM Naravane’s upcoming book ‘Four Stars to Destiny’ published recently provide hitherto unknown aspects of high-level decision making during the 2020 China border crisis and other key national security developments then.
8. In a reaffirmation of India’s commitment to safeguarding its coastal territories, Inspector General Bhisham Sharma of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) completed a meticulously planned four-day inspection visit to the Coast Guard unit in Mangalore, Karnataka.
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CHHATTISGARH : NAVA RAIPUR
Before was
Part of Madhya Pradesh
Formation : 1 Nov 2000
Districts : 33 (5 divisions)
Governor : Biswabhusan Harichandan
Chief minister : Vishnu Deo Sai (BJP)
STATE SYMBOLS
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Bird : Common hill myna
Fish : Walking catfish
Flower : French marigold
Fruit : Jackfruit
Mammal : Wild water buffalo
Tree : Sal tree
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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
08 Jan (Monday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Shishir Ritu
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Agrahayana 27 (Amanta)
Pausa 13, (Purnimanta)
Nakshatr : Anuradha (up to 10:03 pm)Jyeshta
Tithi : Dwadashi (up to 11:59 pm)Trayodashi
Rahu 08:33 AM – 09:53 AM
Yamaganda 11:13 AM – 12:33 PM
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