TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu is on a five-day visit to the Andaman and Nicobar islands. In her first engagement in Port Blair, the President laid a wreath at the Martyrs Column and visited the Cellular Jail complex and museum. She also witnessed the light and sound show at the Cellular Jail. The President interacted with members of local tribal communities and visited stalls set up by them at Campbell Bay.
2. All six candidates for Rajya Sabha polls in Bihar, three of them from BJP-led NDA and as many belonging to the opposition INDIA bloc, were on Tuesday declared elected unopposed to the Upper House of Parliament.
3. Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, inaugurated the first Skill India Centre (SIC) of the country in Sambalpur, Odisha.
4. ISRO Chairman S Somanath emphasized the complexity of the upcoming rocket and the development of high-end technology. He said that “The project team of the Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) has submitted its report.”
5. A new train is to run between Bhubaneswar and New Delhi via Keonjhar district and the train service will be introduced soon, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Kumar Vaishnaw said.
6. Bodoland University participated in the digital launch of Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Siksha Abhiyan(PM-USHA) through Video Conferencing at the University conference hall in Kokrajhar.
7. BJP President JP Nadda meets the Chairman of One Nation and One Election Committee and former President Ramnath Kovind and submits suggestions to him.
8. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. BJP’s Chunnilal Garasiya and Madan Rathore were also elected unopposed to the Upper House from the state.
9. The Maharashtra legislative assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill providing 10 per cent reservation for the Maratha community in education and government jobs. CM Eknath Shinde tabled the Maharashtra State Socially and Educationally Backward Bill 2024 in the House during the day-long special session of the legislature on Maratha quota.
10. Total 980 Graduates Receive IGNOU Degree Certificates in Nagaland Convocation.
11. Congress candidate P Puttanna on Tuesday won the by-election to the Karnataka Legislative Council from Bangalore Teachers’ Constituency.
12. The vibrant city of Chandigarh became a melting pot of cultural heritage and artistic innovation as it hosted the 11th International Puppet Festival at Tagore Theatre. The event, inaugurated by Punjab Governor and Administrator of Union Territory Chandigarh, Banwarilal Purohit.
13. Mizoram Foundation Day 2024, observed on February 20th, commemorates the state’s establishment as the 23rd state of India in 1987.
14. Jammu & Kashmir : Sonamarg has accumulated 5 feet of snowfall in the past 48 hours.
15. In Telangana, Congress candidates Renuka Chowdhury and M. Anil Kumar Yadav and BRS candidate Vaddiraju Ravichandra have been declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, obviating the need for the February 27 elections.
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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. : Nawaf Salam
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1. The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday (Feb 20) examined the ballot papers cast in the controversy-ridden Chandigarh mayor polls. During the hearing, Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud found that all eight dismissed ballot papers were in fact valid and cast in favour of the Aam Aadmi Party candidate. Taboola
Later, the Supreme Court bench declared the AAP candidate Kuldeep Kumar ‘validly elected’, while setting aside the previous result.
2. Returning officer of the Chandigarh mayoral polls Anil Masih on Tuesday faced the wrath of the Supreme Court which ordered his criminal prosecution for allegedly giving false statement before it and his “misdemeanour” during the counting of votes.
3. Hand over Jayalalithaa’s jewels to Tamil Nadu for Rs 100 crore fine payment, says Karnataka court: Hand over Jayalalithaa’s jewels to Tamil Nadu for Rs 100 crore fine payment, says Karnataka court.
4. The protesting farmers have refused to accept the Centre’s offer to buy three types of pulses, maize, and cotton at the current Minimum Support Price (MSP), and will continue their march towards Delhi on Wednesday (21 Feb).
5. Haryana Police on Tuesday asked its Punjab counterparts to seize bulldozers which they say protesting farmers from Punjab have brought with them as they plan to resume their ‘Delhi Chalo’ from the interstate border. The farmers were set to begin their march again on Wednesday from two points on the Punjab-Haryana border after the failure of four rounds of talks with the Centre.
6. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is conducting searches at the premises of the former Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) secretary Ramesh Abhishek in a disproportionate assets case, Abhishek is also an independent director of Paytm Payments Bank.
7. A special court in Sultanpur on Tuesday granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed by a BJP leader for his remarks against Union home minister Amit Shah in 2018.
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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 ₹ 82.88
💷 GBP ₹ 104.64
€ Euro : ₹ 89.60
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GDP(PPP ) :
purchasing power parity (PPP)
$13.119 trillion
GDP (nominal)
: $3.73 trillion
(Nominal means total market value of all goods and services produced in a country’s economy) .
GDP growth : 7.6% (Q2 2023-24)
India is the fifth largest economy in the world.
Inflation rate : Retail Inflation 5.69% in Dec 2023
Population : 143.86 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 10.09% (Oct2023)
Per capita: This income is also known as average income as it is calculated by dividing the total income of the country by the total population of the country.
GDP per capita
$2,845 (Nominal; 2024)
$9,983 (PPP; 2024)
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1. India has welcomed Malta as the 119th country to join International Solar Alliance. Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ministry, Malta, Christopher Cutajar signed the ISA Framework Agreement in the presence of Head of Depository and Joint Secretary (Economic Diplomacy), Abhishek Singh in New Delhi.
2. Centre has reiterated that the ban on #onionexport will continue till 31st March. The export of onion was put under prohibition from 8th December last year till 31st March this year.
3. Kotak Mahindra Bank, a private sector lender, revealed notable leadership adjustments, such as appointing KVS Manian as JMD (Joint Managing Director) from 01 March 2024.
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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. A special court here on Tuesday rejected a plea moved by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking a stay on the broadcast of a documentary series on Indrani Mukerjea, a prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case.
2. In Madhya Pradesh, during the inaugural ceremony of Khajuraho Dance Festival in Khajuraho, 1484 artists created a world record by performing Kathak dance together.
3 Actor and Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty has announced her resignation from the post, expressing unhappiness over local party leadership in her constituency. Mimi Chakraborty won the Jadavpur seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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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 Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy, Rear Admiral David Proctor, was accorded a Guard of Honour in Delhi on Tuesday.Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Hari Kumar, received Rear Admiral David Proctor at the South Block.
2. DURGA-2: India’s very own laser weapon being developed by DRDO could be tested soon. Directed energy weapons, also called laser weapons, if developed and deployed operationally, can neutralise any drone or ballistic missile attacks from the skies or even at the originating location as it can travel at the speed of the light. It can deflect the path of the missiles and can even destroy a fighter aircraft.
3. The Milan-2024 naval event has commenced with the Harbour Phase in Visakhapatnam (Vizag). This phase serves as a crucial preparatory stage for the subsequent sea exercises. During the Harbour Phase, participating navies engage in various activities such as briefings, cultural exchanges, and professional interactions. It’s an opportunity for naval forces from different countries to collaborate.
4. High Commission of India in Bangladesh hosted a Seminar on Indian Defence Equipment – SIDE 2024 in Dhaka.
5. The Indian Army is set to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) this year for a project worth an estimated Rs 57,000 crore to produce 1,770 Future Ready Combat Vehicles (FRCVs) in India, slated to replace the ageing Russian-origin T-72 tanks from 2030.
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MALAYSIA = Kuala Lumpur
Flag 🇲🇾
Official language : Malay
Goverment:
King : Ibrahim Iskandar
Prime Minister : Anwar Ibrahim
POPULATION :
33,200,000(in 2023)
Currency
Malaysian ringgit (RM) (MYR)
National Animal : Malayan tiger
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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
21 Feb (Wednesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Shishir Ritu
Drik Ritu : Vasant (Spring)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Magha 12 (Amanta)
Magha 27, (Purnimanta) Nakshatr:Punarvasu (up to 2:17 pm)
Pushya
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