TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The PRAN PRATISHTHA ceremony of Ramlalla was successful held yesterday in Ayodhya with PM Modi leading the rituals in the newly constructed magnificent temple.
2. People across the country and abroad celebrate the PRAN PRATISHTHA day by lighting Ram Jyoti.
3. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2024 to nineteen exceptional children in New Delhi
4. How Ram Mandir will boost Ayodhya’s economy : Key points to know.
(a) INFRASTRUCTURE
Along with the beautification of roads and building of public infrastructure, several mutts, ashrams, dharmashalas and hotels for commercial purpose are being built across Ayodhya.
(b) More than 50 big hotel projects are underway in the city. These include leading names in the hospital industry like the Taj, Oberoi, Trident, Marriott, Radisson and Ginger.
(c) Travel and tourism have already generated more than 20,000 jobs in Ayodhya. Now, with increased tourism and a boost to the hospitality sector, the number is only expected to rise from here annually.
The temple will be open for devotees from January 23, Ayodhya is set to witness a drastic rise in religious tourism.
5. PRADHANMANTRI SURYODAYA YOJANA : The meeting was held at Lok Kalyan Marg and the scheme was announced after he returned from Ayodhya where he attended the consecration ceremony of Ram temple.
6. A total of 26 tableaux will participate in the Republic Day Parade this year at Kartavya Path in New Delhi. Sixteen tableaux from States and UTs and ten from Ministries, Departments, and Organisations will roll down the Kartavya Path.
7. The Union Home Minister Mr. Amit Shah chaired a review meeting of the Left Wing Extremists situation in Chhattisgarh at Raipur.
8. 10-year-old Shuttler Jesicca Neyi Saring from Lower Dibang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh receives Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024 from President Droupadi Murmu.
9. Young Kuchipudi dancer Pendyala Lakshmi Priya from Telangana received Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar from President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu.
10. The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation will begin the construction of a grand mosque in Ayodhya from May 2024, It is likely to take three-four years to complete. The mosque will be named “Masjid Muhammed bin Abdullah”, after Prophet Muhammad.
11. ONE STATE ONE UNIFORM POLICY : Maharashtra’s one-state-one-uniform policy to provide two sets of uniforms for children studying in government schools (Classes 1 to 8) is marred with delays. While the uniforms declared in October last year are still awaited due to debate over stitching rate, the state has now finally declared specifications of shoes and socks to be given with uniforms.
12. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated ‘Ayush Diksha,’ a groundbreaking center at the Central Ayurveda Research Institute in Bhubaneswar. With a focus on Ayurveda, the facility boasts modern amenities.
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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 of India issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government and others on a plea against ban on live telecast of Lord Ram’s ‘Pran Prathishta’ in temples.
2. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman criticised the DMK government for not allowing LED screens inside the Srikamatchiamman temple premises to watch the live broadcast of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple at Ayodhya.
3. Manipur Police rejects allegations by Kuki organisation of collusion between security forces and insurgent groups in Moreh town. Miscreants from Myanmar are accused of causing trouble in the state. The police deny allegations of collaboration with valley-based insurgent groups and Meitei terrorists disguised as security force personnel. Two police commandos were killed in terrorist attacks in Moreh, fuelling tensions.
4. A widely circulated image shows a projection of Lord Ram on the Burj Khalifa building is fake. Burj Khalifa has not been illuminated with a projection of Lord Ram in view of the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The viral image is created digitally by superimposing an image of Lord Ram onto a stock photo of the Burj Khalifa. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
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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 ₹ 106.97
€ Euro : ₹ 90.43
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GDP rate (2023 ) : 6.5% ( $3.75 trillion)
India is the fifth largest economy in the world.
Inflation rate : Retail Inflation 5.69% in Dec 2023
Population : 141.81 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 7.8%
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BSE SENSEX
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NIFTY
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1. The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Income Tax (IT) department to provide details regarding the tax exemption granted to the PM Cares Fund under the Right to Information Act, 2005.
2. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar drew an analogy while describing the country’s growth in digital public infrastructure and said that the number of cashless transactions the United States does in three years, India does in a month.The EAM was interacting with the people of the Indian community in Nigeria on Sunday.
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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. The Oscars 2024 nominations are on cusp of being announced in Hollywood. On Tuesday (23 January), the latest round of nominations will be revealed during a live stream hosted by Zazie Beetz (Atlanta, Joker) and Jack Quaid (The Boys, Oppenheimer) in Los Angeles. The Oscars will be held on March 10.
2. Two Indian films in contention for the Best Film category?
Two of the most critically acclaimed Indian movies of 2023 – Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s heartrending drama 12th Fail and the intense survival drama 2018 are part of the list of 265 films eligible for Oscars 2024.
3. Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has reportedly been hospitalised. According to media reports, the actor was admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Hospital on Monday, January 22 and underwent a tricep surgery for an old injury that got triggered while performing an action sequence for his latest movie. He is now well on his way to making a speedy recovery.
4. As of day-10, the HANUMAN film has grossed Rs 200 Cr at the worldwide box office.
5. On January 22, Sony issued a notice terminating the merger agreement with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) and Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited (CME), formerly known as Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited. The $10-billion deal, signed on 22 December 2021, faced challenges in meeting closing conditions within the specified timeframe.
6. Marlena Shaw, the jazz and R&B vocalist whose “California Soul” was one of the defining soul songs of the late 1960s, has died. She was 81.
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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. Ram Mandir consecration: Indian Air Force (IAF) choppers showered vibrant flower petals over the temple grounds.
2. The 11th edition of India-Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise KHANJAR has commenced at the Special Forces Training School in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh. The exercise is scheduled to be conducted from 22nd January to 3rd February 2024. It is an annual event conducted alternatively in both the countries.
3. The Indian Army contingent comprising 25 personnel reached Egypt to take part in the 2nd edition of India-Egypt Joint Special Forces Exercise CYCLONE . The Exercise will be conducted at Anshas, Egypt from 22nd January to 1st February 2024. The first edition of the exercise was conducted last year in India.
4. THE INDIAN AIR FORCE COMMENCED AN-32 COURIER SERVICE. The air courier service from Kargil to Jammu resumed its operations from 22 January to facilitate movement of people during the winter months.
5. Indian Army Deploys Artificial Intelligence To Fight Pakistani Spies Trying To Honey-Trap Its Officers & Extract Information.
6. The Indian Navy is closely monitoring the movement of the Chinese ocean research vessel XIANG YANG HONG 03 , which is reported to be heading towards Male, the capital of the Maldives.
The vessel has been observed in key strategic locations such as the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), the Bay of Bengal, and the Arabian Sea. Chinese research vessels, often perceived as spy ships, have been making regular forays into the Indian Ocean, heightening concerns about China’s increasing maritime presence.
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Capital: BENGALURU
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Before was Mysore State
Formation 1 November 1956
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