NATIONAL NEWS
Amar Jawan Jyoti flame to be merged with National War Memorial flame
Amar Jawan Jyoti flame, which has been burning since 50 years, will be extinguished and merged with the National War Memorial flame today. The National War Memorial has names of all Indian defence personnel who have lost their lives in different operations since 1947 etched on its walls.
PM Modi most popular world leader, tops global rating
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has topped the list of most popular world leaders with an approval rating of 71 per cent. The list includes 13 world leaders. While US president Joe Biden is ranked at the 6th place with 43 per cent, Canadian President Justin Trudeau is at the 7th place with 43 per cent rating and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the 8th place with 41 per cent approval rating.
Delhi CM sends recommendation to end weekend curfew
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has sent a recommendation to the Delhi Governor to end weekedn curfew. He has also asked the LG to remove the odd-even rule during week days so that the markets and private can be allowed to operate on 50 percent capacity.
ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year 2021
Three Indians have been named in the ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year 2021 including Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Ravichandran Ashwin. Kane Williamson has been named as the captain of the ICC Test Team of 2021. Williamson had led New Zealand to a win in the first-ever World Test Championship final against India. The ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year 2021 does not include any Indian player.
India to face Pakistan on October 23 in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
India will yet again face Pakistan in its first match of the T20 World Cup 2022. The schedule for T20 World Cup 2022 was announced on January 21, 2022. India will begin its campaign on October 23, 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). India had opened its campaign in the T20 World Cup 2021 as well against Pakistan.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
White House warns Russia on invading Ukraine after Biden seems to suggest small incursions will be tolerated
The White House clarified that U.S. President Joe Biden’s opposition to Russian aggression on Ukraine after Biden appeared to suggest during a press conference that a small incursion by Russia would be tolerated. In a statement released after the press conference, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that any incursion would be met with a severe response from the U.S. and its allies. President Biden has been clear with the Russian President: If any Russian military forces move across the Ukrainian border, that’s a renewed invasion, and it will be met with a swift, severe, and united response from the United States and our Allies, Psaki said. She added that paramilitary and cyber attacks by Russia would also be met with reciprocal action.
Tensions between the West and Moscow have soared as Russia has massed an estimated 100,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders.
Earlier on January 19, Biden had told reporters during a press conference to mark his first anniversary in office that the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), a military alliance of the West, was united in its opposition to the idea of Russia invading Ukraine, but qualified it to say the response would depend on the size of the incursion. It’s one thing if it’s a minor incursion, and then we [ NATO allies] end up having a fight about what to do and not do etc., Biden said. But if they actually do what they’re capable of doing … it is going to be a disaster for Russia, if they further invade Ukraine and that our allies and partners are ready to impose severe cost and significant harm on Russia and the Russian economy, he had said.
