✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. PM Modi has congratulated Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Costa for resounding performance in the parliamentary elections in Portugal and his re-election.
2. Haj Committee of India has extended its last date for filling up online Haj applications by 15th of February
3. India has joined a global movement to illuminate 100 landmarks across the world to raise awareness on Neglected Tropical Diseases, NTDs. Observing the third World Neglected Tropical Diseases, NTD Day on Sunday, as a key moment to highlight the global community’s commitment to ending NTDs, India joined close to 40 other nations to illuminate the iconic New Delhi Railway Station in purple and orange hues.
4. India nominates the Hoysala Temples of Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura in Karnataka for UNESCO’s World Heritage List for the year 2022-2023.
5. The BSF on Monday apprehended a Pakistani fisherman and seized three Pakistani fishing boats near Sir Creek region in Gujarat’s Kutch, the public relation office of BSF’s Gujarat Frontier said.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. The United Nations has said that more than 100 former members of the Afghan govt, its security forces and those who worked with international troops have been killed since the Taliban took over the country. In a report, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that more than two-thirds of the victims were allegedly killed extrajudicially by the Taliban or its affiliates.
2. At least 18 people have been killed during torrential rains in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state that caused landslides.
3. The US, Britain and Canada on Monday imposed sanctions on officials in Myanmar. The action has been taken on the eve of the anniversary of the military coup that plunged the country into a crisis. The joint action by the three nations targets judicial officials involved in prosecutions against Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
4. A powerful winter storm has swept through northern Europe, killing several people, destroying houses and vehicles. Strong winds have struck the United Kingdom, Denmark, Poland and Germany, leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power. Bridges were shut, trains cancelled and ferries docked as coastal surges led to flooding.
5. Hong Kong’s Home Affairs chief Caspar Tsui resigned on Monday, weeks after he attended a birthday party with around 200 guests. Although new COVID-19 curbs hadn’t come into force then, leader Carrie Lam had appealed to people to avoid large gatherings amid rising infections
6. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for COVID-19.
7. UK’s Chief Scientific Advisor, Sir Patrick Vallance has been appointed as Chairman of London’s Natural History Museum.
8. Russian capital, Moscow on Monday started offering free shots of domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik M to 12-17 year-olds amid Omicron surge.
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