TODAY ON January 19, 2023
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2023 Assembly elections | Tripura to vote on February 16, Meghalaya and Nagaland on February 27

The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for Nagaland, Tripura, and Meghalaya Assembly polls. Tripura will vote on February 16, Meghalaya and Nagaland will vote on February 27, and the counting for all three States will be held on March 2. The term of the three Assemblies is set to end on different dates in March. While Tripura has a BJP government, in Nagaland, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party is in power. Meanwhile, National People’s Party, the only party from the North-East to have a national party recognition, runs the government in Meghalaya.

Ukraine Interior Minister among 16 killed in Kyiv helicopter crash

A helicopter crashed near a kindergarten outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, causing casualties, the region’s Governor has said. Sixteen people, including Ukraine’s Interior Minister and other senior Ministry officials, were killed, the national police chief said. The Governor of the Kyiv region said that a helicopter crashed near a nursery and a residential building earlier on Jan. 18. Two children were among the dead and 10 of them were in hospital, officials said.

Union vs Delhi government | Centre surprises with a plea to refer case to a seven-judge Bench

The Centre has surprised the Supreme Court by suddenly seeking a reference of the Lieutenant Governor versus Aam Aadmi Party regime dispute to a larger Bench of seven judges on what may be the last day of the hearing. “We may not be remembered in history for having handed over the National Capital to a complete anarchy,” Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for the Centre, told a five-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud.

U.S.-China officials to meet on economy, aim to ease tension

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sits down with her Chinese counterpart has in the highest-ranking contact between the two countries since their Presidents agreed to look for ways to improve relations that have grown increasingly strained in recent years. Ms. Yellen’s first face-to-face meeting with Vice-Premier Liu He comes as the U.S. and Chinese economies grapple with differing but intertwined challenges on trade, technology and more.

At Davos, U.N. chief warns the world is in a ‘sorry state’

The world is in a “sorry state” because of myriad “interlinked” challenges including climate change and Russia’s war in Ukraine that are “piling up like cars in a chain reaction crash,” the U.N. chief has said at the World Economic Forum’s meeting. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered his gloomy message on the second day of the elite gathering of world leaders and corporate executives in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. Sessions took a grim turn when news broke of a helicopter crash in Ukraine that killed 18 people, including Ukraine’s interior minister and other officials.

Tough year ahead: Gita Gopinath on IMF outlook for 2023

Describing the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) outlook for 2023, Gita Gopinath, Deputy Managing Director of the IMF said, “We have a tough year ahead, but there are signs of resilience.” She tweeted a video from Davos, where she is attending the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023. Rising inflation, the fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, would make 2023 a tough year, she said in the video message. However, a strong labour market in several countries, including the U.S., and consumption holding up in several parts of the world indicated resilience.

Vinesh Phogat accuses WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan of sexual harassment; wrestlers protest at Jantar Mantar

Wrestlers, including Olympians Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, are holding a sit-in protest against the alleged arrogance of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) at Jantar Mantar. The first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at both the Asian and Commonwealth Games, Vinesh Phogat, alleged that coaches are harassing women. “Some coaches who are favourites of the federation misbehave with women coaches as well. They sexually harass girls. The WFI president has sexually harassed so many girls,” she told ANI.

At BRS meeting attended by key Opposition leaders, Chandrasekhar Rao vows to end ‘misrule’ of BJP

Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) president and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao said the party will strive to rid the country of BJP’s “misrule” and usher in a pro-poor and farmer-centric regime. Outlining the BRS agenda of becoming a force to reckon with in the national political arena, Mr. Rao said the BRS will work in tandem with progressive forces, including the CPI and the CPI(M), to defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern to resign, sets October election

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called New Zealand's next general elections for October 14. She said Thursday in Napier she will remain a lawmaker until then. Ms. Ardern will step down as Prime Minister by February 7. She said she had given her "absolute all" during nearly six years in office but didn't have the reserve to serve another term.

Flying activities banned in areas near PM Modi’s Mumbai event venue on Thursday

The prime minister is scheduled to attend a function to be held on the MMRDA grounds in the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), an upscale commercial hub. He is set to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for a string of projects worth more than Rs 38,000 crore during his visit. He will dedicate to the nation the Mumbai Metro Rail Lines 2A and 7.

Nadda on two-day visit to Bengal, first since extension as BJP president

During his visit, he will hold organisational and public meetings in Nadia district on Thursday.

Sports Ministry demands explanation from WFI over sexual harassment charges of women wrestlers

Taking cognizance of the protest staged by wrestlers, in Delhi, in which women wrestlers levelled serious charges of sexual harassment by the president and coaches of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and of mismanagement in the functioning of the federation, the Sports Ministry has sought an explanation from WFI and directed it to furnish a reply within the next 72 hours on the allegations made.

Will make guidelines on “living will” more workable, no review: SC

The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will not review its 2018 judgement on passive euthanasia and only make the guidelines on "living will", an advance medical directive on end-of-life treatment, more workable. The hearing remained inconclusive and will resume on Thursday.

SC to hear Andhra Pradesh’s plea against HC order on prohibition of public meetings, rallies on roads

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it would hear on Thursday a plea of the Andhra Pradesh government challenging the high court’s recent order suspending the operation of a government order that prohibited conduct of public meetings and rallies on roads, including national highways.

Bharat Jodo Yatra to enter Lakhanpur in J&K from Punjab on Thursday evening

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi may curtail the distance on foot during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir, party leader Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday, stressing that there will be no compromise on security.

Sri Lanka hopes for ‘good news’ from Jaishankar’s two-day visit starting Thursday

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s two-day visit starting Thursday is anticipated with much hope given Sri Lanka’s crucial negotiations with the IMF to secure a USD 2.9 billion bridge loan for a bailout to come out of the economic crisis.

French expert team begins probe into Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara

The Nepali Army team continued search operations in the Seti gorge to look for the remains of the aircraft, an Army personnel said. The army said the search operation will continue on Thursday too.

Supreme Court to hear Google’s plea for stay on CCI’s ₹1,337-crore penalty

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) had refused to provide any interim relief to the U.S. tech giant

Litmus test for India as they gear up for a tri-series ahead of the Cricket World Cup

The matches against Australia exposed a lot of chinks in their armour and India will be eager to address them by improving in all three departments in their T20 tri-series opener against hosts South Africa in East London (South Africa) on Thursday.

India seeks big win against Wales to qualify directly for World Cup quarter-finals

An unbeaten India will seek to address their penalty-corner woes to post a big win against bottom-placed debutants Wales in their final pool match and qualify directly for the quarter-finals of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.

Joshimath a natural disaster, not a political matter, says Uttrakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

As Opposition continued to crticise the State government for the Joshimath land subsidence situation, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that “this is a natural disaster. This is not a political matter”. He said, “Everybody should come forward and help in finding a solution to it.” Saying that the State government is monitoring the situation in Joshimath, he added, “We’re receiving all necessary co-operation from Central government. PM Modi is reviewing the case regularly. Soon we’ll have the reports and arrange for rehabilitation of residents there.”

Bombay High Court adjourns Enforcement Directorate’s plea to cancel Sanjay Raut’s bail

The Bombay High Court has adjourned a plea for cancellation of bail granted by a special trial court to Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction) leader and Member of Parliament Sanjay Raut in an alleged money laundering case related to the Patra Chawl redevelopment project to February 3. On November 11, 2022 a special court granted bail to Mr. Raut in the case and noted, “He was arrested for no reason and the arrest was illegal.” Soon, the Enforcement Directorate moved the High Court seeking a stay on the execution of the bail order.

Sammed Shikhar will remain only a religious place, not a tourist place: Union, Jharkhand governments

The Union and Jharkhand governments have collectively decided that Sammed Shikhar will remain only a ‘religious place’ and not a tourist place, said Iqbal Singh Lalpura, chairman National Commission of Minorities (NCM) in Delhi on January 18. He added that people of Jain community are happy with the decision. The members of the Jain community January 17 told the NCM that they don’t want the sacred Parasnath hill to become another Joshimath because of the ‘excessive tourism activity’ in the region.

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