Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 27.12.2024

National Updates

• The Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 held meetings with the principal secretaries and revenue secretaries of the Department of minority affairs of Karnataka, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
• The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of the reported increase in suicides among tribal people settled in the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala, with about 23 deaths reported in 2024 itself.
• Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah chaired a review meeting of Bhartiya Beej Sahkari Samiti Limited (BBSSL) in New Delhi.
• Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared that the Waves OTT app has crossed over one million downloads in a month
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 45th edition of PRAGATI, an information and communication technology-based, multimodal platform for proactive governance and timely implementation, involving the Centre and state governments
• The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, has recommended the appointments of judges for four different High Courts.
• The Reserve Bank has constituted an eight-member committee to develop a Framework for Responsible and Ethical Enablement of Artificial Intelligence (FREE-AI) in the Financial Sector.
• Delhi HC orders 3rd financial upgradation under MACP scheme to BSF personnel
• EC Releases Comprehensive Data on 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, Female Participation Leads at 65.78%
• The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of 7 lakh rupees on two competitive coaching institutes and 1 lakh rupees on another institute for advertising misleading claims regarding the results of the Union Public Service Commission Examination 2022 and 2023.
• India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm and hailstorm over Northwest and Central India for the next two days.

International Updates

• Japan Airlines resumes operations after cyberattack
• In Nepal, the government’s new ordinance on cooperatives, which includes rules for regulating cooperatives and returning the savings of members, will be sent to the President.
• The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor. It officially became the country’s national bird.
• More than 1,500 prisoners have escaped from a prison in Mozambique, taking advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed election results.

Sports Updates

• In the Santosh Trophy football, West Bengal defeated Odisha 3-1 in the quarterfinal to qualify for the semifinals of the 78th National Championship at Hyderabad’s Deccan Arena on Thursday.
• Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the torch procession of the 38th National Games from Haldwani in Nainital district on Thursday.
• The 2024-25 edition of the Hockey India League (HIL) is set to begin today with Rourkela, Odisha, serving as one of the host cities. The opening match will feature Delhi SG Pipers facing off against Gonasika at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela
• India reduced Australia to 311 for 6 at stumps on the opening day of the fourth test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Melbourne.

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