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*25 Dec (Saturday)*
*Hemant Ritu* Krishna पक्ष*::
*Month*: Pausha 06, (Purnimata)
Agrahayana 21, (Amanta)
*Titi*: Shashthi (up to 8:09 pm)Saptami
*Vikram Samvat* - 2078
According to *Purnimanta* calendar (Ujjain)
*Rahu Kaal* : 09:48 AM – 11:07 AM ×××××××××××××××××××××××
*TODAYs TOP NEWS*
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*🎅🏼🎉Happy Christmas🎄💐*
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Wishing you happiness, joy, hope, peace in life. May the holy Christmas bring warmth, happiness, and well-being into your life.
1. President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M.Venkaiah Naidu and PM Modi have extended their greetings to nation on the eve of auspicious Christmas.
2. India’s Covid vaccination coverage has crossed 140 crore 93 lakh mark. The cumulative figure stands at 140 crore 93 lakh 45 thousand and 905 so far. Out of the total vaccination, more than 83 crore 42 lakh vaccine doses have been administered as first dose, while over 57 crore 50 lakh doses have been administered as second dose.
3. PM Modi chaired the first meeting of the High Level Committee (HLC) which has been constituted to commemorate 150th Birth Anniversary of Sri Aurobindo in a befitting manner. The notification of the HLC was issued on 20th of this month and it comprises 53 members from various walks of life.
4. Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghose; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian philosopher, yoga guru, maharishi, poet, and Indian nationalist.[2] He was also a journalist, editing newspapers such as Bande Mataram.
5. PM Modi to virtually address Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev Ji at Gurudwara Lakhpat Sahib in Kutch, Gujarat through video conferencing. Every year from 23rd December to 25th December, Sikh Sangat of Gujarat celebrate the Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Dev at this Gurudwara. Guru Nanak Dev had stayed at Lakhpat during the course of his travels.
6. *DELHI* has administered first dose of Covid vaccine to 100 per cent eligible people. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, one crore 48 lakh 33 thousand beneficiaries were administered first dose.
7 *J& K* : A Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist was killed and two terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba were arrested in Anantnag and Budgam of J&K respectively on Friday. The terrorist who was killed was identified as Shahzad Ahmad Seh. "He was involved in a number of terror crimes," J&K Police said. Separately, incriminating material, two hand grenades, two AK-47 magazines, etc were recovered from arrested terrorists.
8. *HARYANA* became the third state to bring back night curfews in view of rising cases of the highly contagious Omicron variant of Covid following Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Starting 24 Dec night, public commute will be prohibited from 11 pm to 5 am across Haryana till further orders. CM Manohar Lal Khattar said.
9. *MANIPUR* , Chief Minister N. Biren Singh handed over financial assistance to fifteen football clubs participating in the Manipur State League. This is the first time in the State that financial assistance is being provided to the football clubs participating in the Manipur State League.
10. *MAHARASHTRA* govt on Friday imposed a night curfew from 9 pm-6 am starting from 24 Dec in view of Omicron threat and added not more than five people are allowed at public places during night. Further, only 100 people can attend weddings and religious programmes in closed spaces and 250 people in open spaces. Hotels and spas can operate at 50% capacity.
11. *Punjab* : Ludhiana blast: Alleged bomber identified as dismissed cop, motive being probed. Gagandeep was dismissed from the police, which also led to a rift between him and his wife. He had later started indulging in illegal activities too. The explosion took place in a washroom on the second floor of the District and Sessions court complex in Ludhiana around 12:22 pm on December 23.
12. *TELANGANA* : With Omicron cases rising in the state, several schools which had earlier shifted completely to physical classes are now reverting to online or hybrid modes. School managements are now offering parents the option to carry on with physical classes or shift to the online model.
13. *Uttar Pradesh* govt has announced night curfew in the state from today. In view the rising cases of Omicron infection in the country. The night curfew will be in place from 11pm to 5am.
14. *UTTARAKHAND* : Chief Election Commissioner of India Sushil Chandra and his team reviewed poll preparations for the upcoming assembly elections in Uttarakhand during their two-day visit to Dehradun. He informed that the term of the State Legislative Assembly is ending on 23 March 2022. There will also be a system of voting at home for the voters above 80 years. VVPATs will be installed at all polling booths. 11,647 polling booths, including 623 new one will be set up.
15. *WEST BENGAL* : Former Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) Chairman and ex-Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Binay Tamang joined Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata on Friday.
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*USD 75.40💷GBP 100.87*
*BSE Sensex* 57,124.31
*NIFTY* : 17,003.75
2. Foreign investors pulled out over 17,500 crore rupees from the Indian capital markets so far in December.
According to the depositories data, Foreign Portfolio Investors pulled out 13,470 crore rupees from the equities markets, and 4,066 crore rupees from the debt market, resulting in a net withdrawal of 17,536 crore rupees from the Indian capital markets in December.
3. Govt has said that the market size of Ayush has grown by 17% during 2014 to 2020 to reach 18.1 billion dollars. As per the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) report, despite a slump in economic activity in 2020 due to Covid pandemic, the industry is projected to reach 20.6 billion dollars in 2021 and 23.3 billion dollars in 2022. Ayush Ministry said that it is determined to revive and promote the traditional Indian medicine system.
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1. Tamil actor-comedian Vadivelu has been admitted to a private hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. Vadivelu had returned from London on Thursday. According to doctors, the actor is stable and recovering well.
2. Kannada filmmaker KV Raju passes away of heart attack aged 67 due to prolonged illness, Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce President DR Jairaj said on Friday. Raju began his career as an assistant director in 'Baadada Hoo' (1982). In 1984, he made his directorial debut in 'Olave Baduku'. He made his Bollywood debut with Amitabh Bachchan-Jaya Prada starrer 'Indrajeet' (1991).
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1. On the eve of Xmas, India’s first indigenously built INS Khukri Missile Corvettes, was decommissioned. The ceremony of INS Khukri which had been in service for 32 years, took place at Visakhapatnam. In the presence of the chief guest Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command, the naval ensign, the national flag and the decommissioning pennant were lowered at sunset.
2. Air Force's MiG-21 fighter jet crashes in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, pilot martyred
A MiG-21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed during a training sortie in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer on Friday and Wing Commander Harshit Sinha was martyred. The aircraft that took off from Jaisalmer Air Base, crashed at around 8.30 pm in the Desert National Park.
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✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS* ×××××××××××××××××××××××××
1. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla called on the Chairperson of the State Administrative Council (SAC) Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, other senior representatives and held meetings with members of civil society and political parties including the National League for Democracy (NLD) on his second and concluding day of working visit to Myanmar. Foreign Secretary also exchanged views with select ambassadors in Myanmar on issues of mutual interest.
2. Foreign Secretary emphasised India’s interest in seeing Myanmar’s return to democracy at the earliest, release of detainees and prisoners, resolution of issues through dialogue and complete cessation of all violence.
3. Foreign Secretary Shringla expressed India’s continued support to the people centric developmental projects along the India- Myanmar border areas as well as India’s commitment for expeditious implementation of ongoing connectivity initiatives like the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport project and the Trilateral Highway.
4. The joint management of India and Russia has approved the appointment of Atul Dinkar Rane as the CEO and CMD of BrahMos Aerospace Limited, officials from BrahMos Aerospace Limited said. Rane was instrumental in the induction of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile in armed forces. BrahMos also appointed Senior DRDO scientist Dr Sanjeev Kumar Joshi as the Deputy CEO.
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🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍
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1. 39 people were killed and more than 70 sustained burn injuries as a passenger ferry caught fire midstream in the Sugandha river near Jhalokati sadar upazila in Bangladesh in the early hours of Friday.
2. Thailand, the first case of coronavirus infections from the Omicron variant has been detected in Kalasin province of the northeastern part of the country. The announcement comes as Thailand’s capital city Bangkok cancelled government-sponsored New Year activity, including midnight prayers.
3. World's first dual-mode vehicle (DMV) that can run on both roads and railway tracks is set to make debut in Japan's Kaiyo on Saturday. The vehicle runs on rubber tyres on road and steel wheels descend from its underbelly when it arrives at an interchange. It runs at a speed of 60km/h on rail tracks and around 100km/h on roads.
4. France makes -ve COVID test mandatory to visit its overseas territories.
4. The US will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries on December 31, the White House announced on Friday. The restrictions had been imposed last month amid concerns about the Omicron COVID-19 variant. "The restrictions gave us time to understand Omicron and we know our existing vaccines work against Omicron," a White House official said.
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🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS*
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1. Ace Indian skier Aanchal Thakur has bagged Bronze medal at the FIS Alpine Skiing Competition in Montenegro. She finished 3rd with an overall timing of 1:54:30. Georgia Epiphaniou, who won Silver medal was just 2 seconds ahead of Anchal. With this, Aanchal has become the first Indian Ski athlete to win two medals at international level. She has previously won a bronze medal in the 2018 FIS Alpine 3200 Cup held in Turkey.
2. Shoes to have uniform sole thickness from November 2024: World Athletics
The sole thicknesses for all athletic shoes in track and field events will be simplified to a stack height of 20mm from November 1, 2024, World Athletics said. Track spikes can currently measure from 20-25mm in stack height, while the mark is 40mm for road shoes. The sport's governing body said manufacturers have "sufficient time" to make adjustments to products.
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🇮🇳 *FACTS ABOUT INDIA* 🇮🇳
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Christianity is India's third most followed religion according to the census of 2011, with approximately 28 million followers, constituting 2.3 percent of India's population. It is traditionally believed that Christianity was introduced to India by St. Thomas the Apostle, who supposedly landed in Kerala in 52 CE.
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Good Governance Day (India) is observed today 25 Dec
It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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*😀Thought of the day*
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IN OUR LIFE HAPPINESS IS MORE IMP THAN SMILE COZ
SMILE COMS FRM LIPS BUT HAPPINESS COMS FRM HEART
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*JOKE OF THE DAY*
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*Pappu-* mujhe us ladki se bachao
*Frnd* :kyo?
*Pappu* :jabse maine kaha dil cheer k
dekh tera hi naam hoga sali chaku
leke piche pad gyi hai.
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*😳WHY❓❓❓*
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*Why Christmas celebrated on 25 Dec.*
The first recorded date of Christmas being celebrated on December 25th was in 336AD, during the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine (he was the first Christian Roman Emperor). A few years later, Pope Julius I officially declared that the birth of Jesus would be celebrated on the 25th Dec.
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*LEARN Sanskrit*🙏🏻
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Have a good journey शुभयात्रा (śubhayātrā)
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🤔 *HOW IT WORKS* ⁉ =======================
*Fire extinguishing* works on the principle of cutting off the supply of oxygen to the fire and bringing down the temperature.
Most fire extinguishers work by separating the fuel from the oxygen. The oxygen comes from the air. It is the same oxygen we breathe. Since the oxygen has to be in contact with the fuel, if you can coat the fuel with something that keeps the oxygen away, the fire will go out.
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💁🏻♂ *GK TODAY*
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*1.* Blood pressure: 120 / 80
*2.* Pulse: 70 - 100
*3.* Temperature: 36.8 - 37
*4.* Respiration: 12-16
*5.* Hemoglobin: Males (13.50-18)
Women ( 11.50 - 16 ) *6.* Cholesterol: 130
- 200
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*BORN TODAY* 🐣💐
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(a) Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya (pronunciation (25 December 1861 – 12 November 1946) was an Indian educationist and politician notable for his role in the Indian independence movement and as the four times president of Indian National Congress. He was also the Chairman of Hindustan Times from 1924 to 1946.
(b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee[a] (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian politician who served three terms as the prime minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004. Vajpayee was one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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🙏🏻 *IDIOMS & PHRASES*
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*Bite the bullet*
To get something over with because it is inevitable
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*ANTONYM*
Rapid-Slow
*SYNONYMS*
Calamity – Disaster
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🛕 *VEDIK GYAN*
(kindly inform, if given info is vary from actual facts🙏🏻) =======================
*Abhimanyu* was the son of Arjuna and Subhadra. He was the nephew of Lord Sri Krishna and was married to Uttra, the princess of Matsya Naresh. Abhimanyu was killed on the 13th day of the Mahabharta war at Kuruchhetra.
Abhimanyu possessed incomparable courage, valor and fighting ability. He had even learnt to break Chakravihyu when he was in womb of Subhadra. He was killed on 13 days of war, because of his lack of knowledge of breaking ChakraViyihu.
Abhimanyu had two wife's, Vatsala or Sasirekha (daughter of Balarama) and Uttara.
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🧬 *HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES*🩺
( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻) =======================
*Drumstick*
The various vitamins and minerals present in drumstick stem help in maintaining an optimum blood-glucose level and hence it is highly recommended for people with diabetes.
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*Regards*
*Chhayakanta Naik*.✒️
÷÷÷÷÷÷ *Samapath*÷÷÷÷÷÷÷
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