National News
- 9,63,448 beneficiaries received training under PM VIKAS in 2023, says Ministry of Minority Affairs
- Govt re-invokes GRAP stage-III curbs in Delhi and NCR to prevent deterioration of air quality
- Information and Communication vans disseminating the message of the government’s flagship welfare schemes today reached various parts of Delhi.
- Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur will launch the Official logo and mascot for Khelo India Youth Games in Chennai today.
- The Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra vans have reached over one lakh Gram panchayats so far.
- France President Emmanuel Macron to be Chief Guest for 75th Republic Day celebrations
- NDRF evacuated over 42,000 people from flood-affected areas of Tamil Nadu, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman
- Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur launches MY Bharat campaign, says India is witnessing defining change in all sectors
- Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Mohan Yadav, along with Deputy Chief Ministers Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
- In a significant milestone aimed at making quality healthcare accessible to all, over one crore Ayushman Cards have been created under the ongoing Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra.
- Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi has said that during the five year period of second term of this government, several historic bills were passed, ranging from abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir to the new criminal laws.
- National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Member Secretary, Kesang Yangzom Sherpa called upon students, teachers, parents and industries to join together and bring about a paradigm shift in the education sector.
- In the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, security forces today launched a massive cordon and search operation in the forest area of Poonch district, a day after four army personnel attained martyrdom and two others got injured in a terrorist attack.
- Pakistan is trying to revive terrorism in twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch as around 25 to 30 Pakistani terrorists are suspected to be hiding in the area.
- Union Minister Arjun Munda inaugurates Adi Vyakhyan, two-day tribal orientation programme in New Delhi
- Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari today said the threat of global conflict looms large, fuelled by ideological divisions, resource scarcity and climate change.
- UNESCO has awarded the resilient urban revitalisation of Rambagh Gate and Ramparts in Punjab, as well as the heritage conservation projects related to Haryana’s Church of Epiphany and Delhi’s Bikaner house.
- Sanjay Singh has been elected the new president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). He was elected after the results of election of office bearers, in which he got 40 votes.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the passage of three criminal justice bills by Parliament and said these Bills mark the end of colonial-era laws.
International News
- Israeli Air Force bombed Hezbollah military targets and infrastructure in Lebanon
- Pakistan’s Supreme Court today granted bail to former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case where he is accused of making state secrets public.
- UN Human Rights Office demands immediate investigation following accusations that IDF summarily executed unarmed Palestinian men in front of their families in Gaza
- The U.S. officials yesterday stated that the Biden administration is preparing to ease the restrictions on some weapons sale to Saudi Arabia.
- Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles yesterday said that his government will send 11 military personnel to support Operation Prosperity Guardian, a US-led mission to protect cargo shipping in the Red Sea.
- The World Health Organization yesterday said that northern Gaza has been left without a functional hospital due to lack of fuel, staff and supplies.
- Africa’s second largest oil producer Angola leaves OPEC after disagreements over production targets
- A sub-variant of the Omicron strain of corona virus has been classified as a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization (WHO), because of its rapidly increasing spread.
Sports News
- In Women’s Cricket, India lead by 157 runs against Australia at the draw of stumps on day 2 of the one-off Test match at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, today.
- Chennai Grand Masters 2023; Dommaraju Gukesh clinches title; Arjun Erigaisi secures second spot in Chess
- India defeated South Africa by 78 runs in the third and final ODI of their three-match cricket series, at Boland Park in Paarl last night.