*TODAYS TOP NEWS*
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1. President Droupadi Murmu hosted a special “At Home” event at Rashtrapati Nilayam in Secunderabad on 20 Dec. Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy attended the event. President of India Droupadi Murmu arrived in Hyderabad on Tuesday evening for the annual Southern Sojourn.
2. PM Modi highlighted India’s achievements as the world’s fifth-largest economy, a global leader in fintech, and the third-largest player in the startup ecosystem.
3. Union Railway and Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw conferred the 69th Ati Vishisht Rail Seva Award 2024 to 101 employees and officers for their exceptional contributions to the Indian Railways.
4. In Gujarat, a large number of tourists are visiting Kutch for the ongoing Rann Utsav, the annual festival organised in the White Desert of Kutch. Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to visit the ongoing Rann Utsav.
5. The Union Transport Minister inaugurated India’s First National Highway constructed using Bio- Bitumen material in Nagpur-Mansar Bypass project of National Highway 44 in Nagpur District.
6. Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda held a virtual meeting with Chief Ministers and Health Ministers of all States and UTs on the government’s 100-day Intensified TB Elimination Campaign.
7. The BJP-led Mahayuti government in Maharashtra announced the much-awaited portfolio allocation on Saturday with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis keeping Home Ministry. NCP leader Ajit Pawar will look after the Finance and Planning Departments in the state Cabinet.
8. Former Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala’s last rites performed with full state honours at village Teja Kheda in Sirsa.
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*LEGAL REPORT*
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1. Gautam Cheema, a 1995-batch IPS officer of the Punjab cadre, along with five others, has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment by a Special CBI Court in Mohali. The case pertains to the wrongful detention of a person, Mr. Sumedh Gulati, who was forcibly taken from the lawful custody of Police Station Phase-I, Mohali, in 2014.
2. Delhi LG V K Saxena gives nod to ED to prosecute Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal in excise policy case.
3. West Bengal Police on Friday (December 20, 2024) said that suspected members of the “global terror group” Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) who were arrested for allegedly running a sleeper cell in India had specifically targeted the Siliguri corridor that connects north Bengal to the seven northeastern States.
“””””” *MISHAPS* “”””””
A multi-storey building collapsed in Punjab’s Mohali district on Saturday. Several people could be trapped under the debris.
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*FINANCE*
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1. GST Council announces rate cut on fortified rice kernels to 5 per cent; Recommends amendment to definition of pre-packaged and labelled items.
2. NTPC, a leading power company in India, has announced plans to establish a nuclear power project in Bihar as part of its strategy to diversify its energy portfolio.
3. Tata Power Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of Tata Power, has partnered with state-run Canara Bank to offer affordable financing options for rooftop solar installations. This collaboration aligns with the government’s PM Surya Ghar Scheme, which aims to boost the adoption of rooftop solar systems.
4. UltraTech Cement, part of the Aditya Birla Group, has received approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for its ₹3,954-crore acquisition of India Cements Ltd (ICL). This strategic acquisition aims to strengthen UltraTech’s presence in the southern cement market.
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*ENTERTAINMENT NEWS*
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Until I am Chief Minister, I will not allow any privileges to the film industry. Responding to recent deadly stampede incident at Sandhya 70 MM theatre stampede in Secunderabad, Telangana, CM Revanth Reddy said. The management of Sandhya Theatre has been issued a show cause notice by Hyderabad police over 11 lapses during the Pushpa 2 screening that claimed the life of a 39-year-old woman.
Allu Arjun was arrested in connection with a deadly stampede that occurred during the premiere of his film Pushpa 2 at Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad on December 4. The incident resulted in the death of a 39-year-old woman, identified as Revathi, and left her eight-year-old son hospitalised.
Explaining circumstances that led to the stampede, CM Revanth Reddy said that a galaxy of film personalities made a beeline to Allu Arjun’s house after he was released from Chanchalguda prison. “Allu Arjun did suffer any injury on his hand or leg in an accident but film personalities went to his house to console him. But none of the personalities came to the hospital to express solidarity to the boy, who is still battling for life in the hospital,” he said.
CM also said, the film industry could ask for incentives and subsidies but there cannot be so inhuman when a boy, who is brain dead, lost his mother and undergoing treatment in a corporate hospital.
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*DEFENCE News*
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1. The Indian Army is set to enhance its operational capabilities with the procurement of an automated vehicle-based system designed for the rapid laying of minefields. This initiative, referred to as the Vehicle Based Mine Scattering System (VBMSS), aims to facilitate the deployment of both anti-tank and anti-personnel mines during military operations, effectively delaying or checking enemy advances.
2. The Mazagon Docks Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) created history by delivering two indigenously built, modern Capital Warships ‘Nilgiri’ and ‘Surat’ to the Indian Navy. The acceptance documents for the first Stealth Frigate of P17A Class, ‘Nilgiri’ and the fourth Guided Missile Destroy of P15B Class, ‘Surat’ were signed by MDL Chairman-Managing Director Sanjeev Singhal and CSO (Tech) R.
*22 Dec (Sunday)*
*Vedic Ritu/* Hemant
*Drik Ritu* : Hemant (Autumn)
पक्ष :: *Krishnapaksh*
*Vikram Samvat – 2081*
*Shaka Samvat – 1946*
*Month* : Pausa 07, (Purnimanta)
Agrahayana 21(Amanta)
*Nakshatra*: Uttara Phalguni
*Tithi :* Saptami (up to 2:32 pm)Ashtami
*Rahu* : 04:23 PM – 05:42 PM
*Yamaganda*: 12:25 PM – 01:44 PM
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