News Headlines : 23rd August 2022

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Haryana and  Punjab tomorrow; To dedicate important health facilities to the nation.
  • Prime Minister to address grand finale of Smart India Hackathon 2022 on 25th of this month.
  • Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya says role of healthcare professionals has been immense during the testing times of COVID-19.
  • He said, the hard work and commitment of doctors and healthcare professionals during this challenging time is memorable in the history of mankind.
  • BJP suspends its Telangana MLA T Raja Singh for his controversial remarks against a particular religion.
  • Government terminates three officials held responsible for March’s accidental firing of Brahmos missile. 
  • Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that the civil aviation sector in the country is witnessing the paradigm shift in terms of numbers of airports and fleet of aircrafts.
  • He said Indian aviation sector has attained the pre -Covid level of air travellers per day which was over four lakh then and is now closely competing with Indian railways in the air conditioner segment of travelling. 
  • Country’s aviation sector to see 400 million air travelers in next seven to ten years, says Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. 
  • Supreme Court refers political dispute between two factions of Shiv Sena to Constitution bench.
  • Supreme Court has struck down one of the provisions of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act of 1988, which provides for the punishment of a maximum jail term of three years or a fine or both for those indulging in ‘benami’ transactions.
  • Normal life affected due to heavy rain in several districts of Madhya Pradesh; Incessant rainfall caused a flood-like situation in Kota and adjourning areas in Rajasthan.
  • External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar jointly inaugurates new Indian Embassy in Paraguay with Foreign Minister of Paraguay Julio Cesar Arriola.
  • China announces that it will issue visas to Indian students waiting for over two years to return to universities due to COVID restrictions.
  • India’s Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal storms into pre quarter finals of BWF World Championship in Tokyo.
  • In Durand Cup, Bengaluru FC trounces Indian Air Force FT by four goals to nil at Kishore Bharati Stadium in Kolkata; Odisha FC defeated Kerala Blasters by two goals to nil at Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati.

Saina Nehwal’s straight game win over Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi