Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 23.12.2024

National Updates

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah on Sunday. They discussed cooperation in key sectors like pharmaceuticals, IT, FinTech, Infrastructure and security.
• Kuwait has bestowed its highest honour, the Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• The Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju appeals to contractors from across the country and Vidarbha region to take the initiative in bidding process for the construction of western region of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) in Amravati
• Govt launches ‘Udaan Yatri Cafe’ initiative to provide affordable food at airports
• The Department of Consumer Affairs will launch Jago Grahak Jago App, Jagriti App, and Jagriti Dashboard this Tuesday on the occasion of National Consumer Day 2024.

International Updates

• UAE, Saudi Arabia, several other Gulf countries impose indefinite ban on granting visas to people from 30 cities of Pakistan
• The missing An-2 light aircraft, which disappeared in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has been found with all three people aboard alive.
• Iceland’s new government, led by Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir of the Social Democratic Alliance (SDA), officially took office
• Qatar has officially reopened its embassy in Damascus, 13 years after closing it during the early stages of Syria’s civil war.
• The US Central Command announced on social media that its forces conducted precision airstrikes last night on a missile storage facility and a command-and-control centre operated by Yemen’s Houthi rebel group in Sanaa
• US President-elect Donald Trump has named television executive Mark Burnett as special envoy to the United Kingdom.

Sports Updates

• In Women’s Cricket, India defeated the West Indies by 211 runs in the first ODI of the three-match ICC Championship series at Vadodara on Sunday evening.
• Indian sensation Anahat Singh picked up her ninth PSA Challenger title of the year after winning the Western India Slam 2024 Women’s Singles crown at the Cricket Club of India courts in Mumbai
• In Women’s Cricket, India clinched the inaugural Under-19 ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup title at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, after defeating Bangladesh by 41 runs in the final.
• India will be hosting the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup for the first time in the second half of 2025.

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