*TODAYS TOP NEWS*
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1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi yesterday, showcasing cultural fabric of North-Eastern states.
2. The 7th edition of the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) will begin on December 11th across 51 centres nationwide. Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan will virtually inaugurate the event.
3. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured that the government will fix the Minimum Support Price at more than 50 percent of the production cost and also procure the produce from farmers. During Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
4. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren distributed portfolios among the new ministers, keeping key departments such as Home, Personnel, Administrative Reforms, Road Construction, Building Construction, and those departments yet to be distributed.
5. The Cabinet approved the Rithala-Kundli corridor of the Delhi Metro Phase-IV project consisting of 26.463 kilometers.
6. BJP MLA Kalidas Kolambkar was sworn in as the pro-tem speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Governor C. P. Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr Kolambkar at Mumbai’s Raj Bhavan, in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
7. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda will launch a 100-day intensified campaign in Haryana’s Panchkula to address the challenges of tuberculosis (TB) incidence and mortality across the country.
8. The Government of Puducherry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Karmayogi Bharat and the Capacity Building Commission to onboard its government employees onto the iGOT Karmayogi platform. With this initiative, Puducherry becomes the 14th state or Union Territory in India to join the iGOT Karmayogi platform.
9. The Centre has approved the release of over 944 crore rupees for Tamil Nadu to provide relief assistance to people affected by Cyclone Fengal.
10. The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Pralhad Joshi, launched ‘Anna Chakra’ and SCAN (Subsidy Claim Application for NFSA) portal, marking a significant step toward modernizing India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) and subsidy claim.
11. Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has demanded the crucial home department from the Bharatiya Janata Party and talks on portfolio allocation are in the progress, Shiv Sena MLA Bharat Gogavale said.
12. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday expressed dissatisfaction with the functioning of the opposition INDIA bloc, signaling her intent to take charge of the alliance if given the opportunity.
13. Eighty five new Kendriya Vidyalayas and 28 Navodaya Vidyalayas to be opened across the country; Nearly one lakh students to receive affordable, high-quality education, says Central Government.
14. Senior BJP leader and former cabinet minister in Maharashtra, Madhukar Pichad, has passed away in Nashik. He was 84. He had been receiving treatment at a private hospital after suffering a brain stroke last month and was in critical condition.
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*LEGAL REPORT*
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1. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr L Murugan has said that the Government is committed to take all possible actions to control the spread of fake and misleading information which has potential to weaken the democracy and create fissures in the society.
2. Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day following uproar on different issues on Friday. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned after a ruckus by the treasury bench members on the issue of the cash row, while the Lok Sabha was adjourned amidst protests by opposition members on BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s allegation against Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders.
3. The Bihar Public Service Commission, BPSC, has appealed to the aspirants not to be misled by rumors, as there is no consideration of the normalization process in the BPSC State Civil Services Examination. BPSC Secretary, Satya Prakash Verma has said.
4. Amritsar Police arrested 10 associates of a cross-border module on Friday. The module is being operated by Pakistan-based Harvinder Rinda and two others based in another country. One hand grenade, 3 pistols, and a Chinese drone have been recovered from their possession.
5. A large number of students on Friday staged a protest at Udai Pratap College in Varanasi demanding removal of a mosque located on the institute’s campus.
Former student union leader Vivekanand Singh contented that since the land for the tomb does not belong to the Waqf Board, it should be removed from the campus.
6. A Class 12 student allegedly shot dead the principal of his school in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district on Friday afternoon after being admonished.
The teenager allegedly shot principal S K Saxena (55) in the head with a locally-made pistol near the toilet at Dhamora Government High School.
“”””””””” *MISHAP* “”””””””
Uttar Pradesh, at least 8 people died and around 18 were seriously injured in a road accident on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in the Sakarawa police station area of Kannauj district on Friday. The accident took place when a double-decker bus traveling from Lucknow to Delhi lost control and overturned after colliding with a truck parked on the expressway.
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*FINANCE*
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1. The Reserve Bank on Friday announced the decision on interest rate after the conclusion of the three-day monetary policy panel meeting, amid high inflation and weak GDP growth numbers.
Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das headed six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) started its meeting to decide on the next set of bi-monthly monetary policy on Wednesday.
2. RBI cuts Cash Reserve Ratio by 50 basis points to 4 percent; keeps Repo rate unchanged.
3. Centre and Asian Development Bank sign 50 million dollar loan agreement for climate-adaptative water harvesting project in Meghalaya.
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*ENTERTAINMENT NEWS*
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1. Government launches 24 X 7 Indian Sign Language channel, PM e-Vidya : Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the PM e-Vidya DTH 24×7 channel for Indian Sign Language (ISL) in New Delhi on Friday.
2. 12th Puducherry International Documentary and Short Film Festival is set to begin in the Union Territory. The three-day festival will showcase 35 short films and documentaries from across the world. The event is being organised by the Department of Electronic Media and Mass Communication at Pondicherry University, in collaboration with the National Film Development Corporation of India.
3. In Nagaland, the Hornbill Music Festival 2024 at Kisama is set for an incredible night for music lovers, featuring iconic Indian bands like Parikrama, Indus Creed, Girish and the Chronicles.
4. The 2nd Edition of Krishnaveni Sangeetha Neerajanam, a grand celebration of Carnatic music, traditional crafts, and culinary heritage, was inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Tourism, Actor turned politican Suresh Gopi, in Vijayawada on Friday. This three-day cultural extravaganza, running from yesterday until Sunday.
5. Actor Allu Arjun on Friday announced a sum of Rs 25 lakh to the family of a woman who died due to asphyxiation at a theatre screening Pushpa 2 premiere show in Hyderabad.
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*DEFENCE News*
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1. The Indian Navy is poised to bolster its maritime prowess with the commissioning of its newest multi-role stealth guided-missile frigate, INS Tushil, at Kaliningrad, Russia, on the 9th of December. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will attend the event as the chief guest.
INS Tushil is equipped with cutting-edge technologies. It is an upgraded Krivak III-class frigate under Project 1135.6. This 3,900-ton warship features a blend of Indian and Russian cutting-edge technologies, boasting enhanced stealth and stability features.
2. On December 5, 2024, India and China held the 32nd meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) in New Delhi. This meeting marked a significant step in addressing border tensions that have persisted since the clashes in 2020.
07 Dec (Saturday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant
Drik Ritu : Hemant (Autumn)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2081
Shaka Samvat – 1946
Month : Agrahayana 22, (Purnimanta)
Agrahayana 06 (Amanta)
Nakshatra: Dhanishta (up to 4:50 pm)
Shatabhisha
Tithi : Shashthi (up to 11:06 am)Saptami
Rahu : 09:38 AM – 10:58 AM
Yamaganda: 01:38 PM – 02:57 PM
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