TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar attended the foundation day ceremony of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh on Saturday.
2. Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched the book ‘”Assam’s Braveheart Lachit Barphukan” written by Arup Kumar Dutta at the Srimanta Sankardeva International Auditorium in Guwahati in presence of Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma.
3. All four central government-run hospitals, including AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital, in Delhi will remain closed till 2.30 pm on January 22, on the occasion of the consecration ceremony at Ram temple, barring critical and emergency services which will be functional.
4. The Election Commission would require an estimated Rs 10,000 crore every 15 years to procure new Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) if simultaneous polls are held for Lok Sabha and assemblies, according to the poll body.
5. Former Haryana Congress president Ashok Tanwar, who recently quit the Aam Aadmi Party, joined the BJP on Saturday.
6. PM Modi on Saturday visited Sri Ramanathaswamy temple in Rameswaram took a holy dip at the ‘Angi theerth’ beach. This temple also has a connect to the Ramayana, as the Shiva linga in Rameswaram was installed by Shri Ram.
7. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurates orientation program for newly elected MLAs of Chhattisgarh Assembly.
8. As many as 14 couples from various parts of the country will perform the duty of ‘yajmans’ (hosts) during the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on 22 January.
9. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be paying obeisance at the birthplace of Vaishnavite scholar Srimanta Sankardeva in Assam’s Nagoan district on the day the consecration ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
10. Under Amrut 2.0 scheme,
Rs 855 crore was inaugurated online from Solapur by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in three cities of Thane district – Bhiwandi, Kalyan-Dombivli and Ulhasnagar. the government is implementing many water supply related projects in many cities to solve the problem of water supply.
11. TRINAMOOL TO CONTEST ALL 42 SEATS IN BENGAL: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) is likely to field candidates in all the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal. This includes the Berhampur Lok Sabha seat, where state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is the sitting MP.
12. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will arrive in Dubai on Sunday on the conclusion of his tour of Davos and London on Saturday. He is expected to meet heads of some top companies in Dubai and seek investments into Telangana.
13. Bengaluru’s Namma Metro Yellow Line Launch Postponed To July: Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) has cited a delay in the delivery of metro coaches that are to arrive from China. The China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) factory in China obtained a ₹1,578-crore contract in 2019 to deliver 216 metro coaches to the BMRCL.
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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. Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Saturday reached Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s residence in Ranchi to question him in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.
2. Madhya Pradesh Congress’s disciplinary committee has issued show-cause notices to nearly 150 local leaders who allegedly indulged in “anti-party” activities during the November 2023 state assembly polls, where the opposition outfit faced severe drubbing, a functionary said.
3. The government on Saturday issued an advisory to media outlets and social media platforms cautioning them against publishing any false or manipulated content related to the 22 January Ram temple event in Ayodhya, which can disturb communal harmony and public order.
4. Three Naxals including two women cadres were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday morning.
5. Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (UP ATS), on Friday, arrested three persons, allegedly linked to banned outfit Sikhs for Justice. Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), is led by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun,
The trio were reportedly planning to raise the flag of SFJ and raise slogans demanding separate land for Sikhs in Punjab during the consecration ceremony.The ATS claimed they were inspired by recent incidents, including the Parliament security breach in Delhi.
6. Suspended Assam Civil Service officer has been arrested in connection with an alleged Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) financial scam in Silchar. The officer, Sukanya Borah, was suspended last year for her alleged involvement in irregularities in projects funded by the MPLAD.
7. An AK-47 assault rifle, two magazines and 40 cartridges were seized by the Border Security Force, BSF from a field near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Ferozepur district.
8. 38 individuals surrendered their air guns as a part of the ‘Air-gun surrender Abhiyan’ programme organized at Tezu in Lohit District, Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday.
9. Ahead of the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, activists from a right-wing organisation, Hindu Sena, on Saturday, defaced signboards of central Delhi’s Babar Road by putting the stickers of ‘Ayodhya Marg’.
10. Restrictions under CrPC Section 144 will be implemented in Noida and Greater Noida, announced the Gautam Buddh Nagar police on Saturday. These measures will be in effect from January 21 to 26, in light of the consecration ceremony at the Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22 and the Republic Day celebrations on January 26.
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Vistex Asia CEO Death: Sanjay Shah, CEO of Vistex Asia company died in an accident when an iron cage contraption carrying Shah and the company’s president Vishwanath Raj Datla collapsed during the firm’s silver jubilee celebrations at Ramoji Film City in Telangana’s Rangareddy.
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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 ₹ 83.10
💷 GBP ₹ 105.60
€ Euro : ₹ 90.73
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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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NIFTY
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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. Hanuman movie 8 Days all versions Total Box Office Collections.
The movie has collected 155Cr Gross worldwide. Director Prashanth V also proved that Quality CG can be brought with a medium budget. Movie stars Teja Sajja, Amritha Aiyer, Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar & Vinay Rai.
2. INDIA TO HOST 71ST MISS WORLD PAGEANT AFTER 28 YEARS : Scheduled to take place between February 18th and March 9th, 2024, the festival will be hosted across several spectacular venues, including the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi and the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai.
Reita Faria Powell became the first Indian woman to win the Miss World crown in the year 1966.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan brought home the Miss World crown in 1994 while Diana Hayden was crowned the title in 1997. Yukta Mookhey became India’s fourth Miss World in 1999 and Priyanka Chopra Jonas won the Miss World title in the year 2000. Manushi Chhillar was crowned Miss World crown in 2017.
3. Delhi Police on Saturday said it has arrested a man in connection with a deepfake video of actor Rashmika Mandanna that was widely circulated on social media. On November 10, an FIR was registered under Indian Penal Code sections 465 (punishment for forgery) and 469 (forgery for purpose of harming reputation) and sections 66C and 66E of the Information Technology Act at the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) Unit of the Delhi Police’s Special Cell.
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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. Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the government will stop the free movement of people at the Myanmar border and will protect it like that of Bangladesh. Addressing the passing out parade of the first batch of the five newly-constituted Assam Police Commando battalions.
2. 🇪🇹Ethiopia has confirmed the addition of two Russian Su-30K first-generation fighter jets to its Air Force [ETAF].
Two Su-30Ks (2401 and 2402) were seen during the induction ceremony. It is believed that these are part of a batch of 18 (ten Su-30MK and eight Su-30K fighters) manufactured for the Indian Air Force and delivered between 1997 and 1999. These were subsequently returned to Russia in 2007 and replaced by more modern Su-30MKI models.
3. The Indian Coast Guard carried out a medical evacuation of an Indonesian crew member suffering from stomach pain and high fever from a foreign vessel off Diu Coast on Friday.The mariner was rescued from an Iranian-flagged vessel MV Wave 47 N miles South-West of Diu.
4. IAF Marching Contingent, a tri-services contingent of Agniveervayu (Women) would be participating in Republic Day Parade 2024. A total of 48 Agniveervayu Women would be part of this contingent. Flight Lieutenant Shrishti Verma would be marching as supernumerary Officer of the contingent.
5. 51 Indian Air Force aircraft including Rafale, Sukhoi, Jaguar and Tejas to participate in Republic Day flypast.
The theme of the IAF tableau is ‘Bharatiya Vayu Sena: Saksham, Sashakt, Atmanirbhar (Indian Air Force: Potent, Powerful and Self-Reliant)’. Flight Lieutenant Ananya Sharma and Flying Officer Asma Sheikh, both Su-30 pilots, would be present on the tableau.
6. In a first, Army couple set to march down Kartavya Path in Republic Day parade.
The couple, who got married in June 2023, Major Jerry Blaize and Captain Supreetha C T are all set to become the first couple to march down the Kartavya Path as members of two different contingents in the Republic Day parade on January 26.
7. The Central Information Commission has directed the Defence Ministry to revisit its decision to withhold records pertaining to the Agnipath military recruitment scheme under the Right to Information Act and provide the revised information/reply as per applicable exemption of the RTI Act.In reply to an RTI application, submitted by activist Vihar Durve, seeking comprehensive information.
8. Pakistan’s plan to acquire the Chinese FC-31/J-31 twin-engine stealth fighter aircraft.
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IRAN also known as Persia.
Capital : TEHRAN
Iran Flag: 🇮🇷
SUPREME LEADER : Ali Khamenei
PRESIDENT : Ebrahim Raisi
POPULATION :
87,590,873 (2023 estimate)
Language : Persian (Farsi)
TOTAL AREA
1,648,195 km2
National Animal: Asiatic Lion
National Flower : Water Lily (nymphaea)
National Game : Wrestling (DeFacto)
Other games : Polo, football
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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 Jan (Sunday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Shishir Ritu
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Pausa 10 (Amanta)
Pausa 26, (Purnimanta)
Nakshatr: Rohini/
Mrigashirsha
Tithi : Ekadashi (up to 7:27 pm) Dwadashi
Rahu 03:20 PM – 04:41 PM
Yamaganda 12:38 PM – 01:59 PM
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