WORLD Mexico’s all-out assault on drug mafia, Sinaloa Cartel progeny captured, massive violence erupts Ovidio Guzman, the leader of a drug cartel and the son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was apprehended by Mexican security forces, which set off a large wave of riots ahead of US President Joe Biden's visit the next week.
NATION CJI Chandrachud declines to hear Kunal Kamra's complaint of contempt On Thursday, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud announced his decision not to hear petitions seeking to hold stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra in contempt of court due to some of his tweets.
HEALTH Covid lineages XBB and BQ frequently detected in international passengers flying to India According to data provided by the Union Health Ministry, travellers arriving in India from all over the world are randomly examined for Covid-19 at different Indian airports. Of these, 124 people were found to be positive, placing the positivity rate at 0.64%.
CURRENT AFFAIRS Twitter India removes more than 48,000 accounts for violating its policies about child abuse, nudity, and terrorism Between October 26 and November 25, Elon Musk's Twitter suspended 45,589 accounts in India for encouraging non-consensual nudity and child sexual exploitation. The microblogging site, which is undergoing some changes under its new owner, has deleted 3,035 accounts for encouraging terrorism in the nation on its platform.
NATION Beginning January 1st, the attendance of MNREGA employees will be digitally captured As of January 1, 2023, all locations where the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is being implemented will be required to use digital attendance tracking for all employees.
HEALTH Covid - 19: RT PCR test: mandatory for flyers from Singapore, China and Thailand The RT-PCR test will be required starting on January 1, 2023 for flyers coming from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand in an effort to slow the rise in Covid cases, the Center announced on Thursday. Prior to departure, the travellers must upload their reports to the Air Suvidha website.
BUSINESS Current account deficit reaches a 9-year high of 4.4% of GDP In the second quarter of FY23, country’s current account deficit (CAD) increased to a nine-year high of 4.4% of its gross domestic product, or $36.4 billion in absolute terms.
States India’s first underwater tunnel to be ready by Dec 2023, will provide metro users with 45-second underwater thrill
WORLD Afghanistan is experiencing humanitarian crisis, 20 million people may starve According to a report by the United Nation’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) of the United Nations, 20 million people in Afghanistan could experience severe hunger
States Liberty cannot be restricted because it impedes collection of evidence. HC Gujarat A recent ruling by the Gujarat High Court stated that a person cannot be denied their liberty just because they fear they would tamper with the evidence.
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