National News
- The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill, 2023 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023.
- Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Wednesday presided over the first session of the Combined Leadership Conclave in New Delhi.
- Ten BJP MPs, who have won the state assembly elections from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh recently, have resigned from their membership.
- The government has said that Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh have witnessed profound affirmative and progressive changes after the abrogation of Article 370.
- The government on Wednesday sought Lok Sabha approval for net additional spending of 58 thousand 378 crore rupees in the current fiscal.
- The Centre on Wednesday said One Nation One Ration Card, ONORC has been implemented in all 36 States and Union Territories.
- The cyclonic storm Michaung has weakened into a depression. Odisha’s southern areas have received rainfall today under its influence.
- The Home Affairs Ministry has identified and blocked over 100 websites involved in organized investment or task-based – part time job frauds under the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre initiative.
- The Government has said out of six lakh 44 thousand 131 villages, around six lakh 16 thousand 300 villages have mobile connectivity in the country.
- Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra today said that around six hundred camps will be organized across Delhi under the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra.
- Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today said that the government is committed to promote alternative fuel and biofuel and it has taken several measures in this direction.
- India will stop the import of substitutable coal in the next two years. Replying to supplementary during the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, Union Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi said the government has taken steps to make the country self-reliant in the sector as coal production has increase
- Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has condemned the murder of Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena Chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi in Jaipur.
- Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur today came down heavily on the Congress party over the recent statements by its leaders and said that Congress has resorted to abuse after defeat in recent elections.
State News
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate ‘Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit 2023’ on Friday being held at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun in Uttarakhand.
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that the crime rate has decreased significantly and conviction rates increased more than 100 per cent due to improved law and order situation in the state.
- The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday resumed a short-duration discussion on the economic situation in the country.
- Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma today staked the claim to form a new government in Mizoram. The ZPM leader met Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati at Raj Bhawan this morning.
International News
- Russian President Vladimir Putin begins trip to UAE and Saudi Arabia to discuss cooperation within OPEC plus group, wars in Gaza and Ukraine
- In the latest developments from COP28 in Dubai, John Kerry, the United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, outlined significant progress on various fronts during his recent address.
- Israeli forces battled Hamas militants across Gaza on Wednesday after expanding their ground offensive to its second-largest city.
- Some 4,000 kilometres east of Moscow, Siberia is facing one of the harshest winters. Temperatures fell to minus 58 degrees Celsius with snow blanketing the whole region.
- Asiatic Society of Bangladesh organised a seminar on “A Tale of Friendship: 52 years of Recognition to Bangladesh by India ” on Wednesday in Dhaka.
- The World Meteorological Oganisation (WMO) has announced that 42 reference glaciers with long-term measurements have melted away.
- China has become the first country to accord diplomatic status to a Taliban nominated official, Bilal Karimi, as Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Beijing.
- COP28 dedicated its third thematic day to indigenous peoples, acknowledging their crucial role in safeguarding the environment. Discussions and panels during the event focused on fostering an inclusive energy transition that left no one behind and enhancing mechanisms to make financing more accessible
- United Arab Emirates’ Mohammed Al Ramsi has been appointed Chairman of World Radio Communication Conference 2023 (WRC 23).
- Key representatives from the Quad nations engaged in a panel discussion at the India Pavilion during COP28 in Dubai. The Quad initiatives focused on Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment in the Indo-Pacific region. Ms Ella Davison of Australia, Mr. Lalit Bohra from India, Mr. Izuru Kobayashi of Japan
Sports News
- FIVB ( Fédération Internationale de Volleyball) Men’s Volleyball Club World Championship 2023 will commence at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru today.
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