SC asks Centre to furnish files pertaining to appointment of Arun Goel as Election Commissioner The Supreme Court said it wants to go through files pertaining to the recent appointment of Arun Goel, a former bureaucrat, as the Election Commissioner. In Short Arun Goel took Voluntary Reti ...
French Minister Lecornu to board INS Vikrant on November 27 off Mumbai While maritime version of French Rafale fighter is in contention of the 26 fighter contract for aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, the last of the 36 contracted Rafale fighters will land at Jamnagar air base on December 13. Fren ...
HP plans to layoff 12 per cent of its global workforce over the next few years The announcement by chief financial officer Marie Myers comes at a time when sales of PCs are sliding. Many tech giants such as Meta and Amazon also laid off thousands of workers. In Short HP might incur about ...
Australian PM Anthony Albanese to visit India next March Australia PM India Visit: This announcement came on the sidelines of the 17th edition of the G20 summit. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that he will visit India next year in March to lock India-Australia Economic Co ...
'Longer the reform is stalled…': India delivers G4 statement at UN G4 countries – Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan – support each other's bids for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council. United Nations: India's Permanent Representative to the ...
Govt likely to introduce new draft of data protection bill today The new bill proposes to set up an appellate body known as the Data Protection Board, instead of the Data Protection Authority, as first reported by HT in August The union ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY ...
Poland missile strike: Biden says ‘unlikely fired from Russia’ Russia has denied that its missiles hit the Polish territory, saying “statements by Polish media and officials…are a deliberate provocation aimed at escalating the situation.” Canada's Prime Minis ...
Trudeau to meet PM Modi, wants close economic ties with India not China Canada sees China as a disruptive global power fraught with geopolitical risks unlike India which is the largest democracy with shared interests in the Indo-Pacific and addressing global challenges. Prime Minister Narendra ...
World has to return to path of ceasefire, diplomacy in Ukraine: PM Modi at G20 summit | Top quotes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address at the G20 summit in Bali, said the world has to find a way to return to the path of ceasefire and diplomacy in Ukraine. Prime Minister Narendra ...
T20 World Cup: Buttler hails 'ultimate competitor' Stokes after England win final Jos Buttler labelled Ben Stokes the "ultimate competitor" after his first T20I half-century saw England beat Pakistan to win the T20 World Cup at the MCG. After a slow start, Stokes eventua ...
Reviving global growth to be in focus at G20, says PM Modi: A 10-point lowdown G20 Summit: US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be among world leaders attending the summit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the G20 Summit in Indonesia’s ...
Joe Biden eager to meet PM Modi at G20 this year: US security adviser “India is the President of G20 next year, so President Biden will certainly intend to be a participant in G20,” Jake Sullivan said. US President Joe Biden is looking forward to seeing Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
Ukraine's? Ukraine's. Zelensky proclaims Kherson ‘ours’ as Russia withdraws Russia-Ukraine War: Kherson was the first major urban hub to fall after president Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops into Ukraine. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky declared Kherson "ou ...
The US said it has made it clear that this is not a time for business as usual with Russia but India buying Russian oil does not ‘run afoul of the sanctions'. "It's in the collective interest that India decreases its dependence on Russia over time but it's also India's own ...
Justice DY Chandrachud became the 50th Chief Justice of India succeeding UU Lalit. President Droupadi Murmu administered oath to him. Supreme Court judge DY Chandrachud took oath as the 50th Chief Justice of India on Wednesday. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of Office of the ...
Geospatial Technology, Digital Data Collection to Be Used for Next Census, Ministry of Home Affairs Says Enumerators will collect and submit data directly through a mobile app, using their own smartphone, according to a Ministry of Home Affairs report. Digital data collection, Census Managemen ...
Europe’s energy crunch will trigger years of shortages and blackouts Much deeper costs will be borne by the world’s poorest countries, which have been shut out of the natural gas market by Europe’s suddenly ravenous demand. Bills will be high, but Europe will survive the wint ...
HTLS 2022: Building an international order to govern a transforming world From the ashes of the 30 Years’ War (1618-48) in Europe was born the Peace of Westphalia, inaugurating the modern nation-State system From the ashes of the 30 Years’ War (1618-48) in Europe was born the Peace ...
"India will achieve outstanding results in terms of its development - there are no doubts - and almost one-and-a-half billion people: now that's potential," he said, according to Putin's translated speech originally delivered in Russian, news agency ANI reported. Russian Preside ...
The Korean peninsula has in the recent past seen barrage of missile launches by the North. India on Saturday - at the United Nations- reiterated its continued support for denuclearisation towards peace and security in the Korean peninsula, asserting that it’s in the “collective intere ...
Ukraine War: Russia is also likely to pull its troops from the west bank of the Dnipro River in the southern hub of Kherson, a Russian-installed official in Kherson said, possibly signalling a setback. Russia's constant agression in Ukraine has left nearly 4.5 million people without electrici ...
In the 2021-22 academic year, the education system worked in the online mode in view of the Covid-19 pandemic At least 55.5% of the 14,89,115 schools in the country did not have computer facilities, and 66% were without internet access in the 2021-22 academic year when the education system worked ...
Israelis holds 5th general elections in 4 years, former PM Netanyahu hopes for comeback Israelis voted for the fifth time in four years on Tuesday even as former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes for a comeback. Israelis on Tuesday voted for an unprecedented fifth time in four years to b ...
Delhi AQI at 354 as air quality continues to dip, Noida remains in ‘severe’ category The air quality index (AQI) of Delhi showed no improvement and continued to plunge on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the AQI of Noida remained in the ‘severe’ category. The air quality of Delhi ...
US visa delays: Online petition urging to reduce wait time in India launched In the petition, the US-based diaspora body highlighted the contrast in wait times at the US consulates in China for visa appointments. A US-based diaspora body has launched an online campaign urging Secretary of Stat ...
Morbi bridge collapse: Renovation company booked for ‘callous approach’; 9 held The police on Monday arrested nine persons, including four officials of Oreva group, the company that renovated the bridge and opened it for public on October 26 days, four days before it collapsed on Sund ...
President Droupadi Murmu to inaugurate 7th edition of India Water Week today The theme of the 7th India Water Week is ‘Water Security for Sustainable Development and Equity’, with the five-day long events bringing together experts and stakeholders from across the globe President Dr ...
Lula wins Brazil's presidential election, edges out incumbent Bolsonaro in tight contest Lula, a leftist democrat, won Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, defeating the incumbent far-right President Jai Bolsonaro in a tightly contested election. By India Today Web Desk: Luis In ...
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C-295 Aircraft Manufacturing Plant: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30th Ocotber 2022 laid the groundwork for the C-295 aircraft manufacturing plant in Vadodara, Gujarat to strengthen the logistic capabilities of the Indian Air Force. PM Modi was also felicitated and presented with ...
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022: Spain has retained the crown after narrow 1-0 win against Colombia in final. Key Highlights: Spain beat Colombia in the final of the U-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup after they beat Colombia by 1-0 at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on October ...
India-Mozambique-Tanzania Trilateral Exercise: The Indian Navy recently participated in the first edition of the India-Mozambique-Tanzania Trilateral Exercise (IMT TRILAT) in Tanzania. Key Highlights: This trilateral exercise commenced at Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on 27th October 2022. It i ...
Chintan Shivir: A two-day Chintan Shivir of Home Ministers was recently held on the 27th & 28 of October 2022 at Surajkund, Haryana. Key Points: The Chintan Shivir was chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Chief ministers of 8 states and home ministers alonf with the deputy chief ...
How evolving India-Australia ties can shape the future of the Indo-Pacific region India and Australia are examples of important liberal democracies that are shaping the future of the Indo-Pacific region, based on their shared values for rules based on international order and a free and open Indo- ...
Mark Zuckerberg to testify in US case against Facebook's virtual reality deal Mark Zuckerberg: The regulator argues that the proposed deal would "substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly" in that market. Meta Platforms Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerb ...
Use of new technologies for terror activities a challenge: India at UN meet External affairs minister S Jaishankar highlighted the challenges faced by governments and regulatory bodies because of the “very nature of some of these technologies and the nascent regulatory environment.” ...
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Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner: President of India Droupadi Murmu presented the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the President’s Bodyguard (PBG) at a ceremony at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Key Points: In the one-and-a-half-hour-long ceremony, the President’s Bod ...
Shaurya Diwas 2022: The Union Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh on the 76th Infantry Day attended the Shaurya Diwas program organized by the Indian Army in Budgam. Key Points: On October 27, 2022, the Defence Ministry organized "Shaurya Diwas" celebrations in Srinagar, Jammu &am ...
Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security: Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan who is on an official visit to Senegal from October 24-25, attended the 8th Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Dakar, Africa. Key Points: The Dakar Forum, which ha ...
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7th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting (AIMMAF): Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar recently co-chaired the 7th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting (AIMMAF) on Agriculture and Forestry which was held virtually on 26 October 2022. The meeting witnessed the partici ...
Blue Beaches Certification: Two beaches in Lakshadweep have recently received international eco-label “Blue Flag”. Key Points: The two beaches are Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat Beach. The Thundi Beach is one of the most pristine and picturesque beaches in the Lakshadweep arc ...
7th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of AIIB: Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman recently attended the 7th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) via video conference. About: Every year at the Annual Meet ...
Myanmar crisis is deepening, taking 'catastrophic toll': UN envoy Myanmar: Noeleen Heyzer told the U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee that more than 13.2 million people don't have enough to eat. The UN special envoy for Myanmar warned Tuesday that the political, hum ...
Tough challenges await new British PM Rishi Sunak Sunak said he was not daunted by the scale of the challenge, pledging to lead the country through an economic crisis and rebuild trust in politics. Rishi Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister in two months on Tuesday, tasked with ta ...
Female frontier influencers are new face of China's propaganda: Report These 'frontier influencers' or 'frontier accounts' are pushing back on reports of human rights abuses. They are also increasingly focused on China's party propaganda and disinformation. Female influ ...
UK PM resigns: Liz Truss third Tory to be toppled in a row Truss’ resignation is the culmination of months of simmering discontent inside the Conservative Party as poll ratings with the public have plunged. LONDON: British Prime Minister Liz Truss quit on Thursday after a tumultuous ...
Morning brief: Chidambaram suggests PM meets Raghuram Rajan to discuss rupee, and all the latest news Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times. Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidamb ...
BCCI-PCB standoff: PCB threatens 2023 World Cup boycott Pakistan Cricket Board has called Jay Shah’s statement that 2023 Asia Cup will be moved out of Pakistan as “unilateral” and called for an emergent Asian Cricket Council meet BCCI Secretary and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) ...
India to raise climate finance issue at COP27 Having updated its nationally determined contribution in August, India is likely to raise the issue of climate finance at the COP27 in November to support deployment of renewable energy projects on a large scale. Having updated its nationally deter ...
Rupee depreciates 6 paise to hit record low of 83.06 against US dollar At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened weak at 83.05 against the dollar, then slipped further to quote 83.06, a fall of 6 paise over its previous close. The rupee depreciated 6 paise to a record lo ...
Climate change puts 1 billion children at 'extreme risk': Report Climate Change: The KidsRights index, based on figures supplied by UN agencies, also said more than one-third of the world's children, some 820 million, were currently exposed to heatwaves. Some one billion children a ...
Eager to secure trade deal with India: UK home secretary Suella Braverman With Diwali no longer the target deadline for a draft free trade agreement (FTA), Braverman sought to reiterate that the Liz Truss-led government remains determined to build on the momentum set by Prime Minister Narendra Mo ...
New airbase near India-Pakistan border will be crucial for security: PM Modi Prim Minister Narendra Modi said once there was a time when we used to release pigeons but now we have the capacity of releasing cheetahs. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the Defence Ex ...
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New President of Iraqi Parliament: The Iraqi parliament recently elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as the new president. Key Points: Rashid,78 has been elected as the 9th President of Iraq. The decision was made after many rocket attacks on Baghdad's Green Zone for several ...
ISSF World Championships: Indian men’s air rifle team recently won gold in ISSF World Championships held in in Cairo, Egypt. Key Highlights: The Gold medal was clinched by the Indian trio of Rudranksh Balasaheb Patil, Kiran Ankush Jadhav, and Arjun Babuta in the men's 10-metre air ...
World Green City Award 2022: Hyderabad recently won the overall 'World Green City Award 2022' and another in the category 'Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth.' Key Points: The Indian city bagged the prestigious World Green City Awards 2022 at the I ...
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LEADS 2022 Survey Report: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal recently launched Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2022 survey report. Key Points: The LEADS is an indigenous data-driven index to ...
IBSAMAR VII: The seventh edition of maritime exercise IBSAMAR was recently organized from 10th to 12th October 2022 at Port Gqeberha (also known as Port Elizabeth), South Africa. Key Highlights: IBSAMAR is a joint multinational maritime exercise, among the Indian, Brazilian and South Africa ...
World Standards Day 2022: Every year World Standards Day also known as International Standards Day is observed on October 14 to raise global awareness about the importance of using standardized measurements, technologies, and industries. Key Points: This day strives to educate consumers, po ...
Development projects in HP: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in Himachal Pradesh (HP) introduced various development projects during his visit in the state. Developmental Projects in Chamba, HP: PM Modi laid the foundation stone of two hydropower projects and launched Pradhan Mantri Gram S ...
The Trapping Zone - Maldives: Recently, scientists reported the discovery of ‘The Trapping Zone’ in the island nation Maldives. Key Points: It was 500 metres below the surface and was called ‘a paradise of oceanic life. It was discovered by scientists under the Nekton Ma ...
Interpol: United States-based International Police Organization (Interpol) recently rejected India’s request to issue a Red Corner Notice against Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Key Points: The request was raised by Central Bureau of Investigation's NCB on behalf of ...
Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022: The union cabinet recently approved the multi-state cooperative societies (amendment) act on October 12, 2022. Key Points: It seeks to amend the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002. The decision was made to improve governan ...
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National Mobile Monitoring System: Several months after the Union government issued an order making it mandatory to record attendance of MGNREGA workers through the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS), some States; including Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Assam are asking to make it universal. Key P ...
PM-DevINE: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, recently approved a new Scheme called Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE). Key Points: The new Scheme, PM-DevINE, will be implemented for the remaining four years of t ...
Kadavur Slender Loris sanctuary: The state government of Tamil Nadu has notified the establishment of the country's first Kadavur Slender Loris. Key Points: The government notified the establishment of the new sanctuary under Section 26 A(1)(b) of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Name ...
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2nd UNWGIC 2022: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the 2nd edition of the United Nations World Geospatial Congress (UNWGIC) 2022 in Hyderabad, Telangana. Key Points: It has been organized from October 10 to 14, 2022 by the United Nations Department of Economic and Socia ...
Education 4.0 Report: The new Education 4.0 India report was jointly released by the World Economic Forum, the United Nations Children's Education Fund (UNICEF), and YuWaah in a collaboration with Generation Unlimited India. Key Points: The report offers a plan to close educational gaps ...
50th Chief Justice of India: In November 2022, Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud is scheduled to become the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI). Key Points: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Uday Umesh Lalit, as per protocol, suggested the name of Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud as h ...
National Postal Day: In India, National Postal Day or Indian Postal Day, is celebrated on the 10th of October annually, as an extension of the world post day which is celebrated on October 9. Key Facts: This day commemorates the role played by the Indian postal department and its commendabl ...
Kuafu-1 Satellite: China has launched a brand-new observatory that will look into the Sun after successfully integrating its still-under-construction Space Station and approved the next stage of its lunar missions. Key Points: The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) was launched ...
Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences​: On Monday, 10 October 2022, the 2022 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was awarded to Ben S Bernanke, Douglas W Diamond and Philip H Dybvig. The laureates will be awarded with the Nobel prize for researc ...
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World Post Day 2022: World Post Day is celebrated every year on October 9 to celebrate the date when the Universal Postal Union (UPU). Key Points: Universal Postal Union (UPU) was founded in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland. This day celebrate the role of the post in the everyday life and ...
Weapon System branch for officers in IAF: The government has approved the creation of a Weapon System (WS) branch for officers in the Indian Air Force (IAF) which will bring all weapon systems operators of the force under one roof. Key Points: The announcement was made by the Chief of Air S ...
Nobel Prize 2022: Nobel Prize is known as the most prestigious award was announced on 3rd October 2022 and will continue till 10th October 2022. Key Facts: In total, six prizes are awarded, each recognizing an individual’s or organization’s groundbreaking contribution in a speci ...
Elon Musk offers proposal to resolve China-Taiwan tensions after Russia-Ukraine Musk suggested that tensions could be resolved by “handing over some control of Taiwan to Beijing". Days after floating a possible deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, billionaire Elon Musk ha ...
Air Force Day 2022: Stage set for grand IAF show in Chandigarh, chief Chaudhari to unveil new uniform | Top 10 Security has been tightened in Chandigarh ahead of the grand air show. The city administration has also arranged shuttle services between alighting/parking points and Sukhna Lake to ferr ...
No one told India to not buy oil from Russia: Hardeep Singh Puri; 'What Europe buys in one afternoon...' "Have I been told by anyone to stop buying Russian oil? The answer is a categorical No," Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on the issue of India buying Russian oil. &ldq ...
US carrier, South Korea warships start new drills amid tensions with Pyongyang The Reagan and its battle group returned to the waters near the Korean Peninsula after North Korea earlier this week launched a nuclear-capable missile over Japan The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reag ...
India abstains on resolutions on Sri Lanka and Xinjiang at UNHRC The Indian side didn’t offer an explanation on its decision to abstain on the draft resolution seeking a debate on the human rights situation in China’s Xinjiang region India on Thursday abstained on a resolution at t ...
'500 raids in 3 months…': Arvind Kejriwal amid fresh ED liquor policy searches The excise policy case has been at the heart of BJP-AAP stand-off. The Enforcement Directorate on Friday was reported to have launched a massive operation in the Delhi excise policy case. Raids were r ...
Gambia urgently recalls India-made cough syrups blamed for 66 child deaths In India, the federal regulator and the state regulator of northern Haryana state are conducting an inquiry into the contaminated medicines. Gambia has launched a door-to-door campaign to immediately remove India-made c ...
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India-Bangladesh MoU on River Kushiyara: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently gave its ex-post facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bangladesh on withdrawal of upto 153 cusecs of water each by India and Bangladesh from c ...
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): Retired lieutenant General Anil Chauhan has been appointed as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Key Points: The post of Chief of Defence Staff was vacant for over 9 months since the death of the first CDS Gen. Bipin Rawat who lost his life in a helicopter ...
PMGKAY-Phase VII: The Union Cabinet recently approved the extension for the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY-Phase VII) for a further period of 3 months i.e. October to December 2022. The decision to extend this scheme which was scheduled to end on September 30 comes ahead of the f ...
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International Day for Universal Access to Information, 2022: UNESCO observes the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) on September 28 annually across the globe. Key Points: This day is observed to raise awareness regarding the need to expand laws related to informat ...
Encyclopedia of Tribes in Odisha: The Chief Minister of Odisha Navin Patnaik recently unveiled the “Encyclopedia of Tribes in Odisha”. With this, Odisha has become the first state to publish an encyclopedia based on tribal communities. About the encyclopedia: The encyclo ...
Very Short-Range Air Defence System Missiles: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) recently conducted two successful test flights of very short-range Air Defence System missiles (VSHORADS). Key Highlights: The missiles were launched from the ground-based portable launcher. ...
Popular Front of India (PFI): The Government of India has banned the Popular Front of India(PFI), its affiliates, and associates. Key Points: With this, the PFI has been added to the list of 42 banned terrorist organisations under Section 35 of the UAPA. PFI has been banned as an unlawful ...
Maharaja Hari Singh: After 75 years, Jammu and Kashmir observed a holiday on the birth anniversary of Dogra monarch Maharaja Hari Singh on September 23. This is for the first time in independent India, that Maharaja Hari Singh, the last Dogra monarch is being celebrated as a public holiday in Jam ...
Bathukamma: Bathukamma, a floral festival of Telangana is being celebrated in Telangana from September 25 to October 3 this year. This festival is being observed as the state festival of Telangana since the state’s inception in 2014. Key Points: The state’s nine-day official ...
