✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar appreciated the role of Indian talents and creativity in foreign lands and said that the diaspora has demonstrated exceptional quality of dedication, commitment, and perseverance in many fields, in an address at the valedictory session of the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday. The fifth and last plenary session was convened by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on ‘Harnessing the Potential of Women Diaspora Entrepreneurs.’
2. The spokesperson for United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP), Sardar Nasir Aziz Khan, was welcomed by the outfit’s Canada’s president Sardar Rashid Yousaf. He will hold discussions with fellow Kashmiris on the issue of ‘freedom’ from PoK.
Taking a dig at Pakistan, the rights activist said Gilgit Baltistan is part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan’s policy is aimed at depriving the people of their fundamental rights and propagation against Indian involvement.
3. India and Panama have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in the training of diplomats.
4. Vishwa Hindi Diwas was celebrated on Tuesday in Indian Embassy, Kathmandu. World Hindi Day is celebrated every year to promote awareness about the language across the world.
5. PM Modi has expressed concern about rioting and vandalism against the State institutions in Brasilia.
In Brazil, around 1,500 people have been held after supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress, the presidential palace, and the Supreme Court in the capital Brasília.
6. The governments of India and the UK marked Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on January 9, 2023 by launching the Young Professionals Scheme, which allows up to 3,000 degree-holding citizens aged between 18 and 30 to live and work in each other’s countries for a period of two years.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. An attempt to launch the first rocket into orbit from UK soil ended in failure on Tuesday, with scientists reporting an “anomaly” as it neared its goal.
It was originally hoped the launch could take place before Christmas but owing to technical and regulatory issues it had to be pushed into 2023.
2. Nepal’s New PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachand has secured a vote of confidence in Parliament on Tuesday.
3. China has stopped issuing short-term visas to individuals from South Korea and Japan in retaliation for Covid restrictions on Chinese travellers.
4. Bangladesh-US discuss Indo-Pacific strategy, Security issues
The US Senior Director for South Asia, National Security Council Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher on Monday held discussions with Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on a wide range of bilateral issues of mutual interest in Dhaka.
5. Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved new electricity tariffs to reflect the cost of coal and power generation to take effect this month.
6. Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s daughter Faezeh Hashemi, a known Iranian activist, has been sentenced to five years in prison.
7. A powerful storm battering California has forced thousands to evacuate.
8. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Tanimbar region in Indonesia.
9. United States recently announced that it will extend COVID-19 pandemic-era restrictions, known as Title 42, to expel migrants from Nicaragua, Cuba and Haiti caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border back to Mexico.
10. The Earth’s protective ozone layer, which shields the planet from harmful ultraviolet radiation, is on track to recover within four decades, according to a scientific assessment conducted by a panel of experts and backed by the United Nations.
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