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“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

The Knowledge Library

Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 17.12.2023

National News

  • Lok Shava Speaker Om Birla says, a high-level Inquiry Committee constituted for in-depth investigation of incident took place inside House on 13th Dec
  • Union Minister Gen. V.K. Singh says, Supreme Court’s judgment on abrogation of article 370 a welcome move to uphold Unity of India
  • Trishakti Corps, Indian Army on Saturday celebrated Vijay Diwas to commemorate the victory of the Indian Armed Forces in the Indo-Pak war of 1971.
  • EAM S Jaishankar extends his greetings to Government and people of Bangladesh on 52nd Vijay Diwas
  • Transformative work going on at full pace in Railways under leadership of PM Modi: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
  • PM Modi very keen in holding Kashi Tamil Sangamam this year: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
  • PM Narendra Modi holds talks with Sultan of Oman Haitham Bin Tarik in New Delhi
  • Power Minister R.K.Singh says Central Government has been implementing beneficial schemes to people from all sections of society
  • Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urges youth to dedicate themselves to building developed India by 2047
  • India urges UN to adopt policy of zero-tolerance towards terrorist organisations and their sponsors
  • Vijay Diwas, marking India’s triumph over Pakistan in 1971 war, being celebrated
  • UGC says, no foreign higher educational institutions to be allowed to offer any programme in India without its prior approval
  • Union Minister Piyush Goyal says India stands out as bright star which has become fastest growing large economy
  • PM Narendra Modi to be on two-day visit to Surat in Gujarat and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh
  • Indian Navy’s Mission Deployed platforms responded to maritime incident in Arabian Sea involving hijacking of flagged Vessel MV Ruen
  • Home Minister Amit Shah paid respect to the brave hearts of armed forces on the occasion of Vijay Diwas today.
  • NIA arrests two accused during its raids across four States in PLFI extortion and levy collection case
  • Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates three CGHS Wellness Centres in Delhi
  • The Union Cabinet approved the proposal to declare Surat Airport as an International Airport on Friday.
  • Cabinet approves MoU between India, Italy on Cooperation in the field of Industrial Property Rights
  • Cabinet approves MoU signed between India, Tanzania on Cooperation in field of sharing successful Digital Solutions implemented at Population Scale for Digital Transformations
  • Cabinet approves draft MoU between USA, India to enhance innovation ecosystems through innovation handshake
  • President Murmu attends ‘At Home’ reception at Army House on the eve of Vijay Diwas
  • Sheetal Nanda flags off a group of 250 children to Jaipur, New Delhi under “Watan Ko Jano” youth exchange program
  • Jal Jeevan Mission: Centre approves 102 Water Supply schemes for coverage of additional 54,752 rural households in J&K
  • DRDO successfully carries out flight trial of ‘Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator’
  • Parliament security breach: Accused Lalit Jha sent to 7-day police remand

International News

  • Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah dies at 86
  • Air defence and mobile groups of drone hunters shot down 30 out of 31 Russian drones over 11 regions across Ukraine
  • Israeli army dropped leaflets warning residents not to help Hezbollah in parts of south Lebanon
  • United Nations Security Council has extended the mission of the Sanctions Monitoring Team against the Taliban administration for another year.
  • Nepal: Foundation stone laid for Shree Janata Belaka Secondary School’s new building in Udayapur
  • 20th Handicraft Trade Fair & 18th Handicraft Competition inaugurated by President Ramchandra Paudel

 Sports News

  • In women’s cricket, India registered a historic 347-run win over England in the one-off Test match in Mumbai. This was the largest winning margin in women’s Tests.
  • Star archer Sheetal Devi was the cynosure of all eyes on today’s proceedings at the inaugural Khelo India Para Games in Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

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