Today’s Top 10 News: From Jaishankar chastising Rahul Gandhi on Territory loss to review of Shahrukh Khan starrer magnum opus Pathaan, here is a wrap up 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. Unlike today, China seized Indian land in 1962.; Jaishankar chastises Rahul Gandhi for making a statement regarding “territory loss”
S. Jaishankar, the minister of external affairs, said on Saturday that some people intentionally spread false information about the China issue knowing that it is untrue for political reasons and that by bringing up some land that China appropriated in 1962, they give the impression that this occurred recently. These comments were taken as a jab at Congressman Rahul Gandhi.During a Q&A session at the Pune book launch for Bharat Marg, the Marathi translation of Mr. Jaishankar’s book The India Way, the audience was able to interact with him.
2. Opposition queries LIC and SBI’s continued investment in the Adani Group
Cross-party opposition leaders expressed worries over the State Bank of India’s (SBI) and the Life Insurance Corporation of India’s (LIC) exposure to the Adani group on Saturday and questioned the Union government’s silence on the matter. The Adani group was charged on January 25 by the New York-based investor research company Hindenburg Research with “brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud.” The ports-to-power conglomerate denied the accusation, calling the claims “malicious, unfounded, and biassed.” The Adani group claimed that the research was timed to sabotage the public listing of its shares in the capital markets.
3. Tri-services exercise to improve military operations skills, AMPHEX 2023, is over
The Navy stated here on Friday that the three Services—Navy, IAF, and Army—recently carried out the biennial amphibious exercise, “AMPHEX 2023,” to improve synergy in many aspects of amphibious operations.The drill’s most recent iteration, which was the biggest ever, was held for the first time off Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. The Indian Navy sent several amphibious ships, including Large Platform Docks (LPD), Landing Ships, and Landing Crafts, Marine Commandos (MARCOS), helicopters, and planes, to participate in the exercise, which took place from January 17 to January 22. Over 900 members of the Indian Army, including Special Forces, Artillery, and Armoured vehicles, took part in the drill. IAF C 130 and Jaguar fighter planes took part in the exercise as well.
4. Rahul Gandhi resumes his Bharat Jodo Yatra with increased security
Former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti and her family joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as he continued the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Saturday amidst tight security in Kashmir. He also paid respects to the 40 CRPF jawans who died in the 2019 blast in Pulwama’s Lethpora neighbourhood. The Congress party expressed pleasure with the escalation of security measures after claiming that “security arrangements disintegrated” upon Mr. Gandhi’s arrival in Qazigund, Kashmir, on Friday.
5. IMF detects PKR 2 trillion shortfall in Pakistan’s fiscal projections ahead of key discussions
The IMF discovered a violation of over PKR 2,000 billion in budgetary forecasts for 2022–23 in its preliminary analysis, which could cause the budget deficit and primary deficit targets to increase by a significant margin ahead of its important talks with the cash-strapped Pakistani government. The ninth review under the Extended Fund Facility will be completed by Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) starting on Tuesday. The main topics of discussion will be the budgetary slippages and the reconciliation of statistics.
6. Japanese envoy; India is the key to world peace and prosperity
Hiroshi Suzuki, the ambassador of Japan to India, stated here on Saturday that India is the key to securing world peace and development. Additionally, he stated that the “tight synergy” between the two nations is more crucial than ever in light of India’s G20 presidency and Japan’s G7 chairship for this year.
7. India enters the $3 billion global market as a small plane fuel exporter
India switched from being a net importer to an exporter of aviation gasoline, also known as AV Gas, which fuels unmanned aerial vehicles and piston engine planes used by flight schools, on Saturday amid a looming western ban on fuel from Russia. In order to enter the estimated $2.7 billion global market, state-run IndianOil shipped the first shipment of 80 barrels of AV Gas to Papua New Guinea from Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port. According to firm chairman S M Vaidya, “the indigenous production of AVGAS 100 LL in India will not only assist save foreign currency spent on imports but will make training in domestic flying colleges inexpensive for aspiring pilots.”
8. Current a/c deficit manageable and inflation lowering, according to RBI governor Das
Inflation has begun to moderate, according to RBI governor Shaktikanta Das, and the current account deficit is “eminently controllable” and within viability guidelines. Das predicts that the global economy would contract severely in 2023, but because of forecasts for a milder recession, high policy rates are regarded as a real possibility. Das stated that while inflation remains high, there has been a welcome softening between November and December 2022 at the 22nd FIMMDA-PDAI annual conference in Dubai. But core inflation continues to be high and sticky.
9. India hopes to extend the series against New Zealand in the second T20I
India, led by Hardik Pandya, will need to play better than usual this Sunday if they are to tie the three-match T20I series against New Zealand. On the Ranchi pitch, India was caught in a spin web and dropped the opening match by 21 runs on Friday.The defeat also brought to light India’s careless bowling, particularly that of the pace duo of Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik.
10. Review of “Pathaan”: Shah Rukh Khan triumphs in this spectacle without secrets
Pathaan, a blockbuster that tells the tale of an Indian son who puts his nation above himself, sees Shah Rukh Khan return to the action genre with new gadgets and a lot more bombast. After a break, SRK is in fine form in the expanding spy universe created under the Yash Raj brand, where writers take real-world events and accelerate them to the speed of light. In order to create this spectacle without secrets that is safe for the weak-skinned and gives fans of Hollywood spy agents some smart desi stuff to cheer about, director Siddharth Anand draws on current events like the repeal of Article 370, Pakistan’s fascination with Kashmir, biowarfare, and mysterious viral attacks.
