Major Japan quake triggers tsunami waves, residents informed to run
Tsunami waves over a metre excessive hit central Japan on January 1, 2024, after an enormous earthquake that broken houses, set off a serious fireplace and prompted authorities to induce folks to run to greater floor. Media experiences stated two folks had been feared lifeless after the 7.5-magnitude quake struck Ishikawa prefecture on the Sea of Japan facet of the principle island of Honshu at 4:10 p.m. (0710 GMT), in response to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
GST income development dips to a 3-month low in December
India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues crossed ₹1,64,800 crore in December 2023, with year-on-year development slowing to a three-month low of 10.3% from a 15.1% rise within the earlier month. December’s GST kitty, for transactions undertaken in November 2023, is about 1.8% decrease than the practically ₹1.68 lakh crore collected a month earlier, which marked the third highest month-to-month receipts from the tax that was launched in July 2017.
Opposition continues to wrestle with calibrating a response to Ram temple festivities
The Opposition continues to wrestle with calibrating a response on the problem of the consecration ceremony of Ram temple. From aggressive declarations of devotion to displaying ambivalence about their presence on the January 22 occasion in Ayodhya to criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s authorities for turning the non secular occasion right into a political affair, the Opposition has beens talking in lots of voices.
MHA designates Goldy Brar as individual terrorist underneath UAPA
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on January 1 declared Canada-based Satwinder Singh alias Goldy Brar an “individual terrorist” underneath the anti-terror Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Brar is alleged to be the mastermind behind the killing of singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu alias Sidhu Moosewala, who was shot lifeless in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29, 2022.
Release 184 fishermen, India tells Pakistan
India on January 1 referred to as upon Pakistan to launch and repatriate 184 Indian fishermen who’ve accomplished their sentence in Pakistani jails. In an official assertion, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) referred to as upon Pakistan to make sure security and safety of all Indian civilian prisoners and defence personnel, and return Indian fishermen and their boats. The message was conveyed to Islamabad in the course of the alternate of checklist of prisoners between the 2 sides that takes place twice a yr on January 1 and July 1 as per a 2008 settlement.
Hindi heartland States will likely be in focus throughout Bharat Nyay Yatra forward of polls
The Manipur to Mumbai Bharat Nyay Yatra that former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will lead, won’t solely cowl 6,200 km, however cross by way of 14 States that ship as many as 355 members to the Lok Sabha. Starting in strife-torn Manipur within the east, the yatra will likely be principally coated on a personalized rath-like bus with about 5 to seven padayatras each day, and finish in Mumbai within the west. The 65-day yatra will likely be flagged off by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge from Imphal on January 14 and finish on March 20 in Mumbai.
Government kicks off New Year with contemporary electoral bond gross sales from January 2
The authorities has introduced a contemporary tranche of electoral bond gross sales for a 10-day interval beginning on January 2 by way of the authorised branches of State Bank of India throughout the nation. This is the thirtieth tranche of bond issuances underneath the electoral bond scheme that was launched in 2018 to “cleanse the system of political funding”, and is being scrutinised by the Supreme Court.
Jaishankar to begin two-day go to to Nepal on January 4, energy pacts on agenda
An settlement on the modalities of buying 10,000 MW of hydropower from Nepal and discussions on air connectivity points, digital funds, and the inauguration of growth initiatives funded by India are all on the agenda as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar heads to Kathmandu for a two-day go to on January 4 and 5.
Israel’s Supreme Court overturns a key part of Netanyahu’s polarising judicial overhaul
Israel’s Supreme Court on January 1 struck down a key part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul, a choice that threatens to reopen the fissures in Israeli society that preceded the nation’s ongoing battle in opposition to Hamas. Those divisions had been largely put apart whereas the nation focuses on the battle in Gaza, which was triggered by a bloody cross-border attack by Hamas.
India in South Africa | India should put the Centurion debacle behind and regroup
The Indian cricket workforce, which flew down from Johannesburg on Sunday, should be hoping the brand new yr brings a change of fortune after the frustration of the Centurion Test. Its end was anticlimactic, in actual fact, because the guests’ second innings proved a catastrophe.
Football switch window | Countdown begins on Kylian Mbappé’s future at PSG
As the New Year begins, so does the countdown on Kylian Mbappé’s future. It guarantees to be a nervous begin to 2024 for Paris Saint-Germain and its followers with hypothesis set to accentuate about their prolific striker, one in every of solely two gamers in soccer historical past to attain a hat trick in a World Cup closing.
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