Curfew was reimposed on December 31 in restive Manipur’s Moreh, a city on the India-Myanmar border, following intermittent gunfights between armed miscreants
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Aadhar-linked pay turns into obligatory for MGNREGS employees
From the New Year, all wages beneath the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme have to be paid via an Aadhaar-based cost system (ABPS), which requires employees’ Aadhaar particulars to be seeded to their job playing cards. The fifth extension of the deadline to make the ABPS obligatory, giving State governments time to reconcile databases, ended on December 31, 2023.
4G cellular providers for 1,117 border outposts in subsequent six years: MHA
The Union authorities has permitted 4G cellular providers for greater than 1,100 border outposts alongside India’s worldwide borders, together with the border with China border, at a value of ₹1,545.66 crore, the year-end evaluation of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) mentioned. The MHA mentioned {that a} tripartite settlement has been signed among the many Department of Telecommunications, the MHA, and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited to execute the mission over the following six-and-a-half years.
Manipur violence: Fresh gunfights in Moreh, curfew reimposed
Curfew was reimposed on December 31 in restive Manipur’s Moreh, a city on the India-Myanmar border, following intermittent gunfights between armed miscreants and State police commandos since Saturday afternoon. Moreh is in Kuki-dominated Tengnoupal, one of many districts affected by the ethnic battle between Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities that broke out within the State on May 3.
BJP chief Nadda assaults Congress over proposed Bharat Nyay Yatra
BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Sunday focused the Congress’s proposed Bharat Nyay Yatra and mentioned those that left no stone unturned in doing injustice to the society have been now excited about holding a ‘Nyay Yatra’. He added that the Opposition Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc was aiming to deliver the nation down whereas Prime Minister Narendra Modi was taking it ahead.
Supreme Court in 2023: Constitution Benches galore, however judgments belie petitioners’ hopes
The yr 2023 noticed the Supreme Court kind Constitution Benches virtually back-to-back to listen to long-pending and contentious circumstances just like the abrogation of Article 370, same-sex marriage and demonetisation, however the outcomes have left petitioners disillusioned. The petitioners have both merely failed in court docket or the court docket’s instructions have been subverted by the federal government via amendments of legal guidelines or sheer delay in implementation.
Attacks on ships: Indian Navy enhances surveillance in Arabian Sea
Against the backdrop of the rising assaults on industrial ships transiting the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Arabian Sea, the Indian Navy on December 31 mentioned it had considerably enhanced maritime surveillance efforts in Central and North Arabian Sea and “augmented force levels”.
Russia launched a contemporary drone assault on Ukraine on Saturday night time, after promising that strikes on the Russian border metropolis of Belgorod earlier within the day “would not go unpunished”. The Ukrainian Air Force mentioned on Sunday that it had shot down 21 of 49 drones launched by Russian forces in a single day.
Israel able to let ships deliver support to Gaza’s shores
Israel is ready to let ships ship support to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip “immediately” as a part of a proposed sea hall from Cyprus, the Israeli Foreign Minister mentioned on Sunday, naming 4 European nations as potential contributors. Under the association first prompt by Nicosia in November, cargo would endure safety inspection within the Cypriot port of Larnaca earlier than being ferried to the Gaza coast, 370 km away, reasonably than via neighbouring Egypt or Israel.
Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is said winner of election that opposition needs redone
Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi received re-election with greater than 70% of the vote, the nation’s election fee mentioned Sunday. The preliminary outcomes of the Dec. 20 election have been introduced within the capital, Kinshasa, amid calls for from the opposition and a few civil society teams for the vote to be rerun attributable to large logistical issues that put the validity of the end result into query.
Murray reveals 2024 may very well be his final on Tour
Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray mentioned 2024 may very well be his last yr earlier than retirement after sickness and damage hampered his preparation for the brand new season. Murray’s yr will start on the Brisbane International as he builds up for the Australian Open later in January. The 36-year-old is ranked forty second on the planet after a irritating finish to 2023, when he received only one match in his final 4 tournaments.
Shubman Gill is taking part in too aggressively in Test cricket: Gavaskar
Legendary Sunil Gavaskar has requested Shubman Gill to curb his aggressive intentions whereas batting in Tests after the younger batsman failed to provide a considerable outing within the first Test towards South Africa at Centurion. Gavaskar suggested Gill to absorb the totally different wants of Test cricket as in comparison with white ball codecs.
A landmark yr on the films, as audiences got here again to the theatres in droves, and Hollywood (learn: Barbenheimer) set the box-office alight, regardless of reeling from the impression of the strikes. Some favourites corresponding to All of Us Strangers, The Zone of Interestand The Boy and the Heron have been omitted from this listing not having discovered a launch in India but.
