✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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#External affairs Minister: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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1. A tweet by a Maldives minister days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Lakshadweep archipelago has triggered a row on social media.
The tweet came after PM Modi’s posts on X (formerly Twitter) about snorkelling in the Lakshadweep went viral, prompting social media users in India to suggest the island Union Territory as an alternate tourist destination to the Maldives.
2. Maldivian deputy minister Hassan Zihan, quoting a local media tweet, on Sunday denied a report of his suspension from the cabinet, along with other ministers, over derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling it ‘fake news’.
3. The Maldivian government on Sunday suspended three ministers who posted “derogatory remarks” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi as it distanced itself from their comments on social media and said these opinions are “personal and do not represent the views of the government”
4. Sri Lankan Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva visited the Guruvayur temple in Kerala’s Thrissur on Saturday.
5. India has signed an agreement with Mauritius to jointly develop a small satellite, which will be launched by ISRO in early 2024. The cooperation will be between ISRO and Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC).
6. BANGLADESH goes to the POLLS yesterday:
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Praises INDIA ON VOTING DAY, HIGHLIGHTS NEW DELHI’S ROLE IN LIBERATION WAR: Bangladesh 12th national polls end amid low voter turnout, counting begins.
7. India and Saudi Arabia sign bilateral Haj Agreement 2024 in Jeddah.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
UNO Gen. Secy : António Guterres.
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1. In Pakistan, At least four people, including two security personnel have been killed and three others were injured after armed assailants fired upon a bus and a car in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district.
2. China announced sanctions Sunday on five American defence-related companies in response to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and U.S sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals. The sanctions will freeze any property the companies have in China and prohibit organizations and individuals in China from doing business with them.
3. Massive protests against hike of wheat price and the removal of subsidies persisted in various cities across Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PoK) enters 11th day in Pakistan.
4. The Palace of Aigai, an ancient Greek site dating back to the 4th century BC that served as the spiritual centre of Macedonian rulers, is reopening on January 8th, 2023 after a 16-year, €20 million renovation project.
5. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the war in Gaza will not end until Israel achieves all of its goals, specifically the destruction of Hamas.
6. NASA has announced 13 winning ideas in Phase 1 of its NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program funds early-stage studies to encourage pioneering space technology ideas that could transform future NASA missions.
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