Today’s Top 10 News: From OROP benefits for 25 Lakh Veterans to Kannada Producer Duo’s ambition to conquer North India by through release of Prabhas starrer Mega Opus Salaar
Today’s Top 10 News: DNP News brings to you top 10 breaking stories of the day to keep you abreast of all the latest developments from India and around the world.
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1. Benefits for 25 Lakh Veterans, Union Cabinet approves a revision to the military’s OROP pension
The One Rank One Pension (OROP) for retirees from the armed forces and family pensioners will be revised as of July 1, 2019, following approval by the Union Cabinet on Friday. According to Union Minister Anurag Thakur, at a media briefing, this decision will help more than 25.13 lakh veterans.
2. Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Delhi, Rahul Gandhi declares, “Here To Open Shop Of Love In Your Bazar”
Rahul Gandhi declared that he was there to “open the shop of love in the market of the BJP and the RSS” as the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra made its way into the capital early on Saturday morning. He stated: “While some are promoting hatred, the country’s average citizen is increasingly speaking of love. Lakhs of people have joined the yatra in every state. I told the RSS-BJP members that we were coming to open a store of love in your “bazar” of hatred.
3. 81 crore people will receive free food grains for a year
Beneficiary families will now receive 35 kg of foodgrains for free over the course of the next year, and others will receive 5 kg for free each month through December 2023. Previously, these families had to pay $1 for coarse cereals, $2 for wheat, and $3 for rice per kilogramme.
4. Experts say India may not see ‘substantial wave’ if there are no new variants developing in China
A huge increase in COVID-19 cases in China has caused some worry in India, but experts point out that the country has continued to exhibit a steady downward trajectory of cases over the past few months. They believe that if there are no fresh varieties in China as a result of ongoing circulation, it is doubtful that there will be another “major wave.” However, specialists warn that when the virus circulation is high, there is a need to step up surveillance because there are more potential for mutation.
5. Hinduja ups its bid for Reliance Capital to Rs 9,400 crore
According to three persons with knowledge of the situation, the Hinduja Group unexpectedly entered the race for Reliance Capital by making a bid that was higher than the highest offered by Torrent Investments, which was 8,640 crore, by the deadline for Wednesday’s auction.
6. NCPCR summons | Byju’s will determine parents’ financial capacity before sign-up
The assurance comes a week after the child rights organisation called the chief executive of the edtech unicorn, Byju Raveendran, in response to complaints from some parents who claimed that the company’s sales team had forced them to take out loans to pay for their children’s courses.
7. Harmanpreet will lead India in hockey at the World Cup
The journey for the Indian team to replicate their Olympic triumph in Tokyo at the World Cup began on Friday as Hockey India (HI) unveiled an 18-member team that will attempt to win the nation’s first medal in the quadrennial competition in 48 years. Harmanpreet Singh, India’s leading drag-flicker, has been selected by head coach Graham Reid and the selection committee to lead the world No. 6 team at the January 13–29 World Cup. Harmanpreet Singh led India for the first time during the Pro League in October–November in an effort to “increase the leadership group.”
8. Sam Curran becomes the most expensive purchase in IPL auction history after Mumbai forks out $17.5 million for the Australian Campbell Green
England Allrounder Sam Curran, became the most expensive purchase in the history of the Indian Premier League auction on Friday. The staggering sum of Rs 18.5 crore was paid by Punjab Kings to acquire the 24-year-old Curran, who won Player of the Tournament at the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia.
9. Asus launches two compact PCs in India, with starting pricing of Rs 34,790
The Asus ExpertCenter D500SD and Asus S500SD are two new small form factor (SFF) desktops from Asus that were launched on Friday in India.According to a statement from the manufacturer, the business-oriented Asus ExpertCenter D500SD “excels in delivering power, security, dependability, longevity, and sustainability” in a small package.
Producers of Kannada films Vijay Kiragandur and Chaluve Gowda appear to be magicians if there is magic in movies. The producing team produced the blockbuster successes KGF: Chapter 2 and Kantara during a year in which the majority of movies met a disastrous end at the box office. Hombale Films has a great year ahead of them in 2023 with the action movie Salaar starring Prabhas in the works. “We want to create films about India. Due to this, Salaar was announced as an Indian film rather than a Telugu one. Almost 85% of the shoot has been completed. Next month, only the conclusion needs to be filmed in Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. It is anticipated to be our biggest film to date. Since Baahubali, Prabhas has not been seen in a similar manner, said Kiragandur. The movie will also be released in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam and also features Prithviraj Sukumaran and Shruti Haasan.
