24 Dec (Sunday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Hemant Ritu
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Agrahayana 12(Amanta)
Agrahayana 27, (Purnimanta)
Nakshatr :Krithika (up to 9:19 pm)Rohini
Tithi : Trayodashi/
Chaturdashi
Rahu 04:24 PM – 05:43 PM
Yamaganda : 12:26 PM – 01:45 PM
TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts light rainfall and snowfall over parts of Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
2. President Smt. Draupadi Murmu has arrived at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan on 23 Dec 2023, Saturday. She has been received at the airport by Governor Kalraj Mishra and Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma.
3. In Uttarakhand, Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the three-day Ved, Vigyan, and Sanskriti Mahakumbh at Gurukul Kangri University in Haridwar district on 23 Dec 2023, Saturday.
4. PM Modi pays tributes to former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary on Saturday.
5. PM Modi congratulated the people of Bengaluru on Kempegowda International Airport, Terminal-2 winning the World Special Prize for an Interior 2023 in the airports category.
6. The two-day meeting of the national office bearers of the BJP concluded in New Delhi on Saturday.
7. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addresses 3rd Convocation ceremony of Rashtriya Raksha University in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
8. PM Modi has expressed his delight at more than one crore Ayushman cards furnished under the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY) programme.
9. Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe over the non-standard drugs being supplied to government hospitals in the national capital.
10. In Tamil Nadu, the fifth train from Chennai to Varanasi as a part of Kasi Tamil Sangam began its journey from Chennai Central on 23 Dec 2023, Saturday. The Sangamam events are to strengthen the ancient bond between Tamil Nadu and Kashi.
11. In Gujarat: Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra reaches over 9,700 Gram Panchayats.
12. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) on Saturday, December 23 made a special request to women who travel shorter distances to use the Palle Velugu buses instead of the Express buses to save time for commuters travelling longer distances.
13. PM Narendra Modi is likely to flag off Indian Railways’ first Amrit Bharat on 30 December.
The first Amrit Bharat train will be launched between Ayodhya and Darbhanga in Mithilanchal. While Ayodhya is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Rama, Mithilanchal is said to be the birthplace of goddess Sita.
14. Congress on Saturday appointed Sachin Pilot the general secretary in-charge of Chhattisgarh and Avinash Pande the general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, replacing Kumari Selja and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, respectively.
15. Bihar Police to launch ‘Mission Investigation@75 days’ from 01 Jan, 2024: Bihar Police have decided to make it binding on investigators to complete investigation of cases within 75 days of registration of FIR.
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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. Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on 23 Dec 2023, Saturday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in New Delhi, in connection with an alleged money laundering case linked to irregularities in the issuance of visas to around 263 Chinese nationals in 2011.
2. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a fresh summons to Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav in a land-for-jobs money laundering case and has asked him to appear on the 5th of next month.
3. The Supreme Court will hear the curative petition on January 24 next year filed by the Maharashtra government challenging the SC judgement which had declared a law providing reservation benefits to the Maratha community as unconstitutional.
4. Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Punjab police chief to immediately register two FIRs in connection with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s two interviews aired by a private news channel in March.
5. One terrorist was killed as army troops guarding the International Border (IB) scuttled an infiltration attempt in Jammu early on Saturday.
6. In Telangana, 81 senior students of the three post-graduate departments — economics, commerce and zoology of the Kakatiya University (KU) — were suspended for ragging junior girl students, for a week.
“””””””””” MISHAPS “””””””””
In Hyderabad: Massive Fire Breaks Out at Ankura Hospital in Mehdipatnam. suspected to be caused by a short circuit, no reported casualties.
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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 ₹ 83.20
💷 GBP ₹ 105.80
€ Euro : ₹ 91.90
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GDP rate (2023 ) : 6.5% ( $3.75 trillion)
India is the fifth largest economy in the world.
Inflation rate : 4.7%
Population : 141.81 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 7.8%
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BSE SENSEX
71,106.96 +241.86 (0.34%)🌲
NIFTY
21,349.40 +94.35 (0.44%)🌲
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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
GOLD : ₹ 63,000/10gm (24 krt)
SILVER : ₹ 79,200/KG
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PETROL : ₹ 97/Ltr
DIESEL : ₹ 90/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 76/Ltr
LPG : ₹ 903/14.2 Kg
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PETROL : ₹ 106/Ltr
DIESEL : 95/Ltr
Auto Gas : ₹ 60/Ltr
CNG : 76/Kg
LPG : ₹ 903/14.2 Kg
1. The government has given 5,228 crore rupees subsidy to incentivize 11.53 lakh Electric Vehicles in the country in 2023.
2. The Coal Ministry has said the domestic coal-based power generation has increased by over 8% to almost 780 Billion Units (BU) during the April to November period this year.
3. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on December 22 said that it has imposed monetary penalties on five cooperative banks for rule violations.
These banks are
The Kutch Mercantile Co-operative Bank, Bhabhar Vibhag Nagarik Sahakari Bank, Progressive Mercantile Co-operative Bank, The Thane District Central Co-operative Bank, and Shree Morbi Nagarik Sahakari Bank.
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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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Superstar Prabhas is set to shatter box office records once again with his latest release, the Prashanth Neel-directorial ‘SALAAR’, which is an action drama.
According to film industry tracker Sacnilk, the film is expected to become his fourth consecutive film with a domestic opening of over Rs 100 crore.
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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 Defence Ministry has approved a proposal to purchase approximately 6,400 rockets for Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher systems worth Rs 2,800 crore to strengthen the Indian army’s firepower.
2. A merchant vessel carrying crude oil catches fire after suspected drone attack in Arabian Sea: The Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard vessels are moving towards a merchant vessel, MV Chem Pluto, in the Arabian Sea, which caught fire after a suspected drone attack.
3. Japan’s defence spending to increase more than 16 % next year under record military budget.
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ODISHA = Bhubaneswar
Before was
Orissa Province
Formation: 01 April 1936;
Districts: 30 (3 divisions)
Governor: Raghubar Das
CM : Naveen Patnaik (BJD)
STATE SYMBOLS
BIRD : Indian roller
Fish: Mahanadi mahseer
Flower: Asoka
Mammal: Sambar
Tree: Sacred Fig
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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
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