Today’s Top 10 News: From India’s IMF growth prediction to SRK’s emotion filled exultation on Pathaan’s Box Office success, here are the top picks for you
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. IMF growth prediction: Indian economy anticipated to slow down to 6.1% in 2023 from 6.8% in 2022
On January 31, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that it anticipates a slight slowdown in the Indian economy for the upcoming fiscal year, projecting growth to 6.1% from 6.8% for the current fiscal year ending March 31. The January update to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook was announced on Tuesday. According to this forecast, global growth is expected to decline from an estimated 3.4% in 2022 to 2.9% in 2023 before increasing to 3.1% in 2024.
2. Rahul Gandhi: “Kashmir gave me love and hugs despite being warned about explosions.”
At the completion of the 135-day Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congressman Rahul Gandhi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval cannot comprehend the suffering caused by violence. Speaking of historical events in which his father Rajiv Gandhi and grandmother Indira Gandhi were killed by violence, Mr. Gandhi remarked that neither those who incite violence nor those who have not experienced it will be able to comprehend the suffering it causes. PM Modi, Amit Shah, and Ajit Doval are unable to comprehend the suffering brought on by violence, but I can empathise with the Pulwama attack victims’ families, as well as hundreds of Kashmiri families and relatives of security personnel. He claimed that reducing violence was one of the yatra’s objectives.
3.Air Marshal A.P. Singh to be named new Indian Air Force Vice Chief
Officials announced on January 30, 2023 that Air Marshal A P Singh has been named the new Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force. Air Marshal Sandeep Singh, who will leave the military on January 31, 2023, will be replaced by him.
4. Opposition to ask for debate on federalism and Hindenburg report during Budget session
The revelations made by US-based short seller Hindenburg Research regarding alleged stock manipulation and tax evasion by the Gautam Adani group and the attack on the federal structure by governors in States governed by the opposition were the two topics that the Opposition parties demanded a debate on at the all-party meeting prior to the Budget session of Parliament.
5. Three people killed in Russian bombardment of Kherson
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that at least three persons were killed in Russian shelling of Kherson on January 29, while the regional governor reported that one person was killed in a strike on Kharkiv. According to Mr. Zelenskyy’s evening address, the Russian army shelled Kherson inhumanely all day today.
6. Graffiti against India defaces a historic Hindu temple in Canada.
Indians in Canada’s Brampton are incensed by anti-India graffiti that has been left on a renowned Hindu temple. The Indian Consulate General in Toronto condemned the vandalism at Gauri Shankar Mandir and stated that it has greatly wounded the feelings of the Indian community in Canada.
7. Gautam Adani’s net worth decreases by around $8 billion as he leaves the top 10 list of richest people
Gautam Adani, the head of the Adani Group and the richest man in Asia, has fallen out of the top 10 list of world billionaires after losing about $8 billion in net worth. At the time this piece was being written, Adani’s net worth was $84.4 billion, and he was ranked 11th on the Bloomberg Billionaires’ Index. The damning analysis by the activist short-seller firm Hindenburg Research, based in the US, has hurt Gautam Adani’s fortunes and the value of the Adani Group equities. The Adani Group was charged in the study with engaging in decades-long activities such blatant stock manipulation, money laundering, and accounting fraud.
8. Nirmala Sitharaman will deliver the Economic Survey 2022–23 to Parliament as part of the Budget 2023–24
After President Droupadi Murmu’s speech to the joint session of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will submit the Economic Survey in the Parliament. The Department of Economic Affairs of the Finance Ministry’s Economic Division, under the direction of Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran, prepares the pre-Budget document. This document will include information on the state of the economy, numerous indicators, and the outlook for the upcoming year for the current fiscal year 2022–2023. The yearly Budget for 2023–24, which will be unveiled on February 1, may reveal clues about its tone and structure from the Economic Survey.
9. Australia will have a training camp in Nagpur before the first Test
The Australian men’s squad will arrive in Bengaluru for a four-day training camp before departing for Nagpur for the opening match of the much awaited 4-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy series in India. Before arriving at the first Test location, the visiting team would practise at the KSCA Cricket Ground in Alur, Bengaluru.
10. Shah Rukh Khan on Pathaan: In these four days, I’ve forgotten the previous four years
The Bollywood superstar sat down with co-stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham as well as director Siddharth Anand to finally talk about his absence from leading man roles as well as the magic and making of “Pathaan.” The superstar had not given any interviews prior to the movie’s release on January 25.
