News Headlines : 8th January 2023

  • Gujarat, International Kite Festival kicked off in Ahmedabad today with great zeal and enthusiasm. Organized by Gujarat Tourism at Sabarmati Riverfront, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the festival which is being held after a gap of two years.
  • This time the festival is being organized on the G20 theme of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future.’
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi monitoring land subsidence situation in Joshimath; Assures all possible assistance to Uttarakhand Chief Minister.
  • Track rehabilitation work of Sri Lanka’s northern line by IRCON international limited commenced today.
  • Disaster Response teams rushed to Joshimath; People being shifted to safer locations.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, the Parshuram Kund Festival to be held in Arunachal Pradesh from 12th to 16th January is a unique opportunity to explore the state.
  • Prime Minister to formally inaugurate Pravasi Bhartiya Divas convention in Indore tomorrow.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the world’s longest river cruise ‘MV Ganga Vilas’ from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on 13th of this month.
  • Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hands over more than 33 thousand loan sanction letters worth over 1550 crore rupees in Kota, Rajasthan.
  • Union Home Ministry has designated Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen operative Dr Asif Maqbool Dar as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Dar who is a resident of Jammu and Kashmir is currently based in Saudi Arabia.
  • India Met Department issues Red alert for cold wave in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi and Orange alert for Rajasthan and Bihar.
  • The Khelo India Senior Women National Kho Kho league is set to take place at Chandigarh University, Punjab from January 10 to January 13.
  • Surya Kumar Yadav becomes fastest player to reach 1,500 runs in T20 International Cricket.
  • Two-time champion Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from this year’s Australian Open just eight days before the start of the tournament.