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.
1. PM Announces Aspirational Block Program and Promotes “India First” Strategy
In order to strengthen backward districts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the Aspirational Block Programme on Saturday. He also emphasised that India is focusing on the four pillars of infrastructure, investment, innovation, and inclusion in order to become a developed nation. The world looks on India to stabilise the global supply chain as he presided over the second national conference of chief secretaries from states on its third and final day. PM Modi urged them to take action to make the MSME sector “global champions” and a part of the global value chain.
2. Caste Census in Bihar: “We Aim To Do It Properly,” Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar, said the administration hopes to conduct the census properly so that there is no discrepancy as the caste census in Bihar began on Saturday. Nitish Kumar said in a statement to reporters in Hajipur that “we have spoken with all the MLAs and concerned officers regarding the subject. Our purpose is to understand, what has happened and what more needs to be done. The caste census has so far been successfully completed in three areas.”
3. Center wants an additional six months to draught Citizenship Amendment Act rules
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), which must have rules in place before it can be put into effect, has been requested a second extension from the Union Home Ministry for a period of six months. The Ministry is requesting this extension for the sixth time. The Act, which was passed in 2019, expedites the citizenship process for members of the Hindu, Sikh, Parsi, Christian, Buddhist, and Jain communities who entered India before December 31, 2014, without any documentation coming from Pakistan, Afghanistan, or Bangladesh.
4. Himachal Pradesh will finally receive new ministers after a protracted wait
The Governor will appoint new ministers on Sunday in Shimla, ending the wait for the much-anticipated establishment of the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet. The new ministers, who will make up the Cabinet, will be sworn in at 10 a.m. by Himachal Pradesh Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. Uncertainty still exists regarding the precise number of ministers who will be appointed to the Cabinet.
5. In a final farewell to zero-COVID, China reopens its borders
On January 8, Beijing opened the borders that had been all but closed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and on January 9 travellers started pouring across land and sea crossings from Hong Kong to the mainland China, many of whom were anxious for long-awaited reunions. A final tenet of a zero-COVID policy that had protected China’s citizens against the virus but also isolated them from the rest of the world is being dismantled as the mainland opens its border with Hong Kong and no longer requires arriving travellers to undergo quarantine.
6. As Iran erupts over new cartoons, the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack are honoured
Days after the current issue of the satirical weekly prompted fury in Iran, French politicians paid respect to the Charlie Hebdo crew and other victims of the January 2015 islamist murders on Saturday. The names of the 17 victims of the attacks that occurred in and around Paris eight years ago, including the 12 persons slain at the Charlie Hebdo headquarters, were tweeted by French President Emmanuel Macron.
7. Sitharaman supports the current tax system, saying that there are still benefits from the old system’s simplicity
Nirmala Sitharaman, the union finance minister, defended the new income tax system on Friday, claiming that the simplicity of the previous system had not been lost.If there were any advances in simplicity (from the previous income tax system), Sitharaman assured that they had not been undone. “People have been using it to file returns. The benefits of simplicity are still present.
8. In 2023, the government will concentrate on providing microcredit to peddlers, Vaishnaw
With the aid of digital technologies, the government will increase its focus on providing street sellers with microcredit facilities in the range of Rs 3,000-5,000 by 2023, according to Union IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Speaking at the Digital India Awards, Vaishnaw claimed that the Prime Minister has allotted over Rs 52,000 crore for the expansion of 4G and 5G services throughout the entire nation in order to connect every citizen to the internet. “In 2023, a lot of attention will be paid to providing street sellers with credit facilities in a straightforward manner to cover small credit requirements of Rs 3,000-5,000,” Vaishnaw said.
9. Sensational Suryakumar Yadav scores his first home century in a Twenty20 match
Against Sri Lanka on Saturday, Incredible lit up the Rajkot night sky as he hammered his third T20I century. Surya, who entered at position number four, quickly reached the three-figure mark off just 45 balls with the aid of six fours and eight sixes. Surya’s brilliant achievement made him the first T20I player to score three century outside the opening position.Surya is currently India’s second-fastest hundred after, who struck a century in 35 balls against Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017.
10. The LA premiere of the Oscar-nominated Chhello Show is hosted by Priyanka Chopra
Prior to the January 24 announcement of the Oscar nominations, Priyanka Chopra Jonas hosted a screening of The Last Film Show in Los Angeles. India’s official entry for the upcoming Oscars was the Gujarati film Chhello Show or Last Film Show, which made the 95th Academy Awards shortlist alongside 14 other films, including Pakistan’s Joyland. Priyanka met the movie’s star, Bhavin Rabari, at the screening event and spoke with him about the movie and how much people love movies, which is also a major element of The Last Film Show.
