TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that dense to very dense fog conditions will continue over various parts of India. These conditions will prevail over parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura.
2. As part of Republic Day Celebrations, the ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony will be held at the historic Vijay Chowk in New Delhi on Monday. Music bands of Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will play 31 captivating and foot-tapping Indian tunes.
3. Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar is on a two-day tour of Mumbai (Maharashtra), Puducherry and Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu).
4. The 7th edition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Interactive Programme with school students, teachers and parents, “Pariksha Pe Charcha 2024” will held in New Delhi today.
5. An earthquake of 4.0 magnitude hit Gujarat’s Kutch district on Sunday evening but there is no report of damage to property and life.
6. PM Modi said Supreme Court has strengthened India’s vibrant democracy. Inaugurating the Diamond Jubilee celebration of the Supreme Court of India in Delhi on Sunday.
7. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO’s) latest meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS was sent to Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, on January 25, 2024, a few days ahead of its launch. INSAT-3DS is expected to be launched on 17 February 2024.
8. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla requested political parties to avoid interruptions during the address of the President and Governor in Parliament and Legislature.
9. Chairman of the High-Level Committee on One Nation One Election, Ram Nath Kovind held consultations with former Chief Justice of India Justice U U Lalit, former Chief Justice of Madras High Court Justice Sanjib Banerjee, and Chairman of Bar Council of India Manan Kumar Mishra in New Delhi.
10. Union Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Jesinghbhai Chauhan released a special postal cover on the ‘Centuries old Sree Seetharama Chandra Swamy Temple of Bhadrachalam’ in Hyderabad.
11. Ministry of Education has said that reservation in Central Educational Institutions is provided for all the posts in direct recruitment in Teacher’s cadre as per the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019.
The Ministry of Education (MoE) on Sunday clarified that no reserved posts can be de-reserved after draft guidelines by the University Grants Commission (UGC) proposed that any vacancy reserved for SC, ST and OBC candidates can be declared unreserved if enough candidates from these categories are not available.
12. Congress president M Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said his party has held talks with all alliance partners of INDIA bloc on seat-sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
13. Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal said his party will contest all the 90 Assembly seats in Haryana on its own but the Lok Sabha polls will be fought as part of the I.N.D.I.A bloc. The Lok Sabha polls are due in April-May while the Assembly elections will be held later this year a few months after the general elections.
14. Janata Dal-United president Nitish Kumar on Sunday took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for a record ninth time after a dramatic volte-face, ditching the Mahagathbandhan and the Opposition bloc INDIA and forming a new government with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
15. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday congratulated Nitish Kumar for taking oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar.
16. In Andhra Pradesh Cine actor Suman’s name has sprung as the possible candidate of ruling YSRC from the Rajahmundry Lok Sabha seat.
17. Yellow alert issued in Himachal for heavy snowfall, rain from today.
18. Veteran banker Rana Talwar, who was the first Indian to head a global bank — Standard Chartered Plc, died at the age of 76 years.
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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. Keragodu village in Mandya of Karnataka faced tense moments on Sunday after the authorities removed a ‘Hanuma dwaja’, a saffron flag bearing lord Hanuman’s portrait, from a 108-ft tall flag post.
2. 19 girls from Jharkhand, including 14 minors, were recently rescued from various locations in Delhi. This rescue operation followed the arrest of two traffickers from the state’s Sahebganj district just days prior. The rescued girls aged between 12 and 18 years belong to Borio block in Sahebganj district.
3. A Ram Janaki temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur received a bomb threat on Sunday, six days after the Pran Prathishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya. Several posters mentioning bomb threats were pasted on the walls and scattered on the floor of the ancient temple.
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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* ₹ 83.13
💷 *GBP* ₹ 105.59
€ *Euro* : ₹ 90.30
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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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*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 69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024 with Gujarat Tourism was held in GIFT City, Gujarat. Hosted by Karan Johar, Ayushmann Khurrana and Maneish Paul, the star-studded night saw dazzling red-carpet appearances, breathtaking performances and inspiring winning moments.
*Best Actor* In a Leading Role (male)
Ranbir Kapoor (ANIMAL)
*Best Actor* in a leading role (female): Alia Bhatt (ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI)
*BEST DIRECTOR*
Vidhu Vinod Chopra (12TH FAIL)
*BEST FILM*
12TH FAIL
*Lifetime Achievement Award*
DAVID DHAWAN
2. Hrithik Roshan’s Fighter has recorded a good trend in its opening weekend as the film is closing its 4-day run with collections of Rs. 122 crores. The film opened at Rs. 24.60 crores on Thursday and jumped to Rs. 41 crores on Friday, with a steady total of Rs. 27.60 crores on Saturday and finally, a Rs. 29 crore number on Sunday.
3. Ranbir Kapoor’s latest film, ‘Animal,’ directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, has been making headlines since its release, but unfortunately, not for the right reasons. Despite its notable success at the box office, the movie faced severe criticism from netizens who deemed it highly misogynistic and accused it of promoting toxic masculinity.
4. Prashanth Varma announces a film with Raviteja in PVCU. It is widely known that starring Teja Sajja, Prashanth Varma’s latest Sankranthi release ‘Hanuman’ became a massive hit at the box office. HanuMan is all set to join the 250 Crores Gross and is still running well in theaters. In the latest success meet of the film, Prashanth Varma announces a film with Raviteja in PVCU.
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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. Rafale fighter jets will soon be made in Nagpur by French company Dassault, said Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday while addressing the inaugural of Advantage Vidarbha, an industry event to draw investments.
2. HOUTHI ATTACK:The firefighting team of the Indian Navy warship, INS Visakhapatnam successfully brought the fire onboard the merchant vessel Marlin Luanda under control on Saturday.
Captain Avinash Rawat, the master of MV Marlin Luanda, thanked the Indian Navy for its help in extinguishing the fire on his ship following a missile strike by the Houthis in the Gulf of Eden. The crew of the merchant vessel comprised of 22 Indians and one person from Bangladesh.
Indian missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam on Saturday answered a distress signal from MV Marlin Luanda, an oil tanker operated by the UK-based Oceonix Services, that had come under a missile attack from the Iranian-backed Houthis in the Gulf of Aden on Friday.
3. India’s Ambassador to France Jawed Ashraf said Safran, the French engine manufacturer, had conveyed its readiness for a complete transfer of technology (ToT) for various developmental stages of the project to build next generation of enginesTech For Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).
4. The Indian Coast Guard ship SAMARTH provided towing assistance to a Indian Fishing boat Arul Matha(IND-TN-12-MM-5707)that was adrift 50 nautical miles southwest of Minicoy Island in Lakshadweep since Thursday due to an engine breakdown.
5. Director General Border Roads Organisation, Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan, VSM attended the breakthrough ceremony of 700 meters Nowshera tunnel on Jammu -Rajouri- Poonch national highway.
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*FRANCE* :
CAPITAL: *PARIS*
*Flag* 🇫🇷
*President*
Emmanuel Macron
*Prime Minister*
Gabriel Attal
*Population* 6,80,42,591
*National language*
French
*Total Area*
643,801 square kms
*14 July* celebrated as the National Day of France
*National Bird*
The Red Junglefowl or Gallic rooster
*National Animal*
European Rabbit or Coney
*National Flower*
Iris Or Fleur-de-lis
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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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Vedic Ritu/ Hemant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Shishir Ritu
पक्ष :: *Krishnapaksh*
Vikram Samvat – 2080*
Shaka Samvat – 1945*
Month* : Pausa 18 (Amanta)
Magha 04, (Purnimanta) *Nakshatr*:Purva Phalguni (up to 6:57 pm)
Uttara Phalguni
Tithi : Chaturthi
Rahu 08:34 AM – 09:55 AM
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