✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya addressed the BRICS Health Ministers Meeting 2023 on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva. He highlighted the need to collaborate to develop vaccines against Covid-19.
2. The second meeting of the G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRWG) is underway in Mumbai. More than 120 delegates from G20 member countries, invited nations, international organizations, and important Indian key stakeholders.
3. The Asian Development Bank and the Government have signed a 141.12 million US dollar loan for the development of infrastructure in three industrial clusters situated in Andhra Pradesh. This financing is the second tranche of the 500 million multi-tranche financing facility.
4. 18th-century ruler of Mysore, Tipu Sultan’s sword has been sold for £14,080,900 (nearly ₹144 crore) at Bonhams’ Islamic and Indian Art sale in London.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. Dubai’s Ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, has approved the ‘Dubai Master Plan for Public Beaches’ under which the total length of public beaches in Dubai will be increased from 21 km to 105 km by 2040, a significant 400% expansion.
2. Rishi Sunak vows to cut immigration as figures hit record high of over six lakhs. Net migration in the UK hit a record 606,000 in 2022, official figures showed on Thursday, heaping pressure on the government, which has pledged to cut dependency on foreign labour. Measures announced earlier this week to tighten the number of international students allowed to bring their families with them would have a significant impact, he added.
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the visa reforms that restrict postgraduate pupils from bringing family members as dependents to UK will reduce unauthorised employment. “The…rise in students bringing family members is putting untenable pressure on public services,” she added.
3. A massive fire engulfed a seven-storey building in Sydney’s central business district. Over 100 firefighters were deployed at the spot to control the blaze.
4. Kohinoor will go on display at a new exhibition at the Tower of London on Friday as a “symbol of conquest”. Kohinoor came into Queen Victoria’s possession from the Sikh empire’s treasury several years before she became the empress of India.
5. South Korea successfully completed third launch of Nuri space rocket on Thursday. A video of the launch has been shared online. The rocket was loaded with multiple satellites, including a commercial-grade one. This test is the first to load and launch a commercial-grade satellite aboard the Nuri vehicle.
6. Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan has filed a plea in Supreme Court (SC) stating that the federal government has imposed “undeclared martial law” in several provinces by invoking Article 245. Under Article 245 of Pakistan’s Constitution, the Army can be called in to aid the civil administration defend the nation.
7. New York State Assembly is expected to pass legislation to observe Diwali as a federal holiday. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said in a statement that it is crucial to recognise New York’s rich and diverse culture.
Last year, New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared Diwali will be deemed a public school holiday from 2023.
8. A suicide bomber targeted a police checkpoint in North Waziristan close to the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing four people, including two soldiers and a police officer.
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