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1.four of 5 Indians killed in Nepal plane crash-At least 68 people were killed when a Yeti Airlines passenger plane with 72 people onboard, including five Indians, crashed into a river gorge while landing at the newly-opened airport in central Nepal's resort city of Pokhara on Sunday.-The Times of India

 

2.Beijing says 59,938 citizens have died in the latest Covid wave. China and Bhutan host boundary talks in Kunming. India’s trade with China rises to $135.98 billion, marking over a 21 percent year-on-year increase. ‘Wolf warrior’ diplomat Zhao Lijian was removed as the foreign ministry spokesperson and moved to the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs. Beijing sends a new envoy to Kathmandu. Chinascope tries to separate fact from fiction on China’s current affairs and international politics.-theprint.in


3.US President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in California, as the latest in a succession of storm systems blew into the state, bringing heavy flooding to already waterlogged regions and threatening snowfalls of up to six feet (two meters). The latest system was expected to bring "heavy lower-elevation rain, significant mountain snow, and strong winds," with "another surge of Pacific moisture" expected Monday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.-livemint.com

 

4.With Pakistan’s economic situation facing severe headwinds, its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that it is a matter of shame that a country, which is a nuclear power, has to beg and seek financial help.Sharif said that it was embarrassing for him to ask for more loans from friendly countries, stressing that it was not a permanent solution for the cash-strapped country’s financial crisis.-timesnownews.com

5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off the 8th Vande Bharat Express of the country that will connect Telangana's Secunderabad and Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam. This is the first Vande Bharat of this year and the second to be flagged off in 15 days, PM Modi said lauding the speed at which the work for Vande Bharat is going on in the country.-hindustantimes.com

6.Every year ahead of the Union Budget, middle-class people demand a rebate in tax. They expect the government to give a respite to taxpayers to help them tackle inflation. This year as well, the chorus for a change in tax slab is getting louder. Speaking about middle-class taxpayers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that she herself belongs to the middle class and can understand the pressure a middle-class family goes through. She said that the Modi government has not imposed any fresh taxes on the middle class. Sitharaman was probably hinting that a change in tax structure is unlikely this year.-hindustantimes.com

7.Beijing says 59,938 citizens have died in the latest Covid wave. China and Bhutan host boundary talks in Kunming. India’s trade with China rises to $135.98 billion, marking over a 21 percent year-on-year increase. ‘Wolf warrior’ diplomat Zhao Lijian was removed as the foreign ministry spokesperson and moved to the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs. Beijing sends a new envoy to Kathmandu. Chinascope tries to separate fact from fiction on China’s current affairs and international politics.-theprint.in

 

8.Mumbai woke up to the coldest day of the season on Sunday as the minimum (night) temperature recorded at the Santacruz observatory of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) was 13.8 degrees Celsius, four degrees below the normal temperature.The maximum (day) temperature also showed a significant decline as the IMD reading Sunday touched 26.2 degrees Celsius, five degrees below the normal temperature. The lowest temperature recorded so far this winter was 15 degrees Celsius on December 25.- https://indianexpress.com

 

9.The 12th edition of Great Indian Travel Bazaar (GITB) will be organized from April 23 to 25, 2023 under the joint aegis of Rajasthan Tourism Department, Ministry of Tourism and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI), at the Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre (JECC Campus), Sitapura, Jaipur.- https://www.hotelierindia.com

10.Fortune Hotels, a member of ITC’s hotel group announced signing of a new property in Siliguri, West Bengal. Situated at a 15 min drive from the Siliguri airport, the upscale ‘Fortune Select’ hotel is surrounded by breath-taking views of majestic tea gardens and mountains.-hotelierindia.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 News Headline-16/01/2023

1.four of 5 Indians killed in Nepal plane crash-At least 68 people were killed when a Yeti Airlines passenger plane with 72 people onboard, including five Indians, crashed into a river gorge while landing at the newly-opened airport in central Nepal's resort city of Pokhara on Sunday.-The Times of India

 

2.Beijing says 59,938 citizens have died in the latest Covid wave. China and Bhutan host boundary talks in Kunming. India’s trade with China rises to $135.98 billion, marking over a 21 percent year-on-year increase. ‘Wolf warrior’ diplomat Zhao Lijian was removed as the foreign ministry spokesperson and moved to the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs. Beijing sends a new envoy to Kathmandu. Chinascope tries to separate fact from fiction on China’s current affairs and international politics.-theprint.in


3.US President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in California, as the latest in a succession of storm systems blew into the state, bringing heavy flooding to already waterlogged regions and threatening snowfalls of up to six feet (two meters). The latest system was expected to bring "heavy lower-elevation rain, significant mountain snow, and strong winds," with "another surge of Pacific moisture" expected Monday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.-livemint.com

 

4.With Pakistan’s economic situation facing severe headwinds, its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that it is a matter of shame that a country, which is a nuclear power, has to beg and seek financial help.Sharif said that it was embarrassing for him to ask for more loans from friendly countries, stressing that it was not a permanent solution for the cash-strapped country’s financial crisis.-timesnownews.com

5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off the 8th Vande Bharat Express of the country that will connect Telangana's Secunderabad and Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam. This is the first Vande Bharat of this year and the second to be flagged off in 15 days, PM Modi said lauding the speed at which the work for Vande Bharat is going on in the country.-hindustantimes.com

6.Every year ahead of the Union Budget, middle-class people demand a rebate in tax. They expect the government to give a respite to taxpayers to help them tackle inflation. This year as well, the chorus for a change in tax slab is getting louder. Speaking about middle-class taxpayers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that she herself belongs to the middle class and can understand the pressure a middle-class family goes through. She said that the Modi government has not imposed any fresh taxes on the middle class. Sitharaman was probably hinting that a change in tax structure is unlikely this year.-hindustantimes.com

7.Beijing says 59,938 citizens have died in the latest Covid wave. China and Bhutan host boundary talks in Kunming. India’s trade with China rises to $135.98 billion, marking over a 21 percent year-on-year increase. ‘Wolf warrior’ diplomat Zhao Lijian was removed as the foreign ministry spokesperson and moved to the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs. Beijing sends a new envoy to Kathmandu. Chinascope tries to separate fact from fiction on China’s current affairs and international politics.-theprint.in

 

8.Mumbai woke up to the coldest day of the season on Sunday as the minimum (night) temperature recorded at the Santacruz observatory of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) was 13.8 degrees Celsius, four degrees below the normal temperature.The maximum (day) temperature also showed a significant decline as the IMD reading Sunday touched 26.2 degrees Celsius, five degrees below the normal temperature. The lowest temperature recorded so far this winter was 15 degrees Celsius on December 25.- https://indianexpress.com

 

9.The 12th edition of Great Indian Travel Bazaar (GITB) will be organized from April 23 to 25, 2023 under the joint aegis of Rajasthan Tourism Department, Ministry of Tourism and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI), at the Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre (JECC Campus), Sitapura, Jaipur.- https://www.hotelierindia.com

10.Fortune Hotels, a member of ITC’s hotel group announced signing of a new property in Siliguri, West Bengal. Situated at a 15 min drive from the Siliguri airport, the upscale ‘Fortune Select’ hotel is surrounded by breath-taking views of majestic tea gardens and mountains.-hotelierindia.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
News Headline-16/01/2023

1.four of 5 Indians killed in Nepal plane crash-At least 68 people were killed when a Yeti Airlines passenger plane with 72 people onboard, including five Indians, crashed into a river gorge while landing at the newly-opened airport in central Nepal's resort city of Pokhara on Sunday.-The Times of India

 

2.Beijing says 59,938 citizens have died in the latest Covid wave. China and Bhutan host boundary talks in Kunming. India’s trade with China rises to $135.98 billion, marking over a 21 percent year-on-year increase. ‘Wolf warrior’ diplomat Zhao Lijian was removed as the foreign ministry spokesperson and moved to the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs. Beijing sends a new envoy to Kathmandu. Chinascope tries to separate fact from fiction on China’s current affairs and international politics.-theprint.in


3.US President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in California, as the latest in a succession of storm systems blew into the state, bringing heavy flooding to already waterlogged regions and threatening snowfalls of up to six feet (two meters). The latest system was expected to bring "heavy lower-elevation rain, significant mountain snow, and strong winds," with "another surge of Pacific moisture" expected Monday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.-livemint.com

 

4.With Pakistan’s economic situation facing severe headwinds, its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that it is a matter of shame that a country, which is a nuclear power, has to beg and seek financial help.Sharif said that it was embarrassing for him to ask for more loans from friendly countries, stressing that it was not a permanent solution for the cash-strapped country’s financial crisis.-timesnownews.com

5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off the 8th Vande Bharat Express of the country that will connect Telangana's Secunderabad and Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam. This is the first Vande Bharat of this year and the second to be flagged off in 15 days, PM Modi said lauding the speed at which the work for Vande Bharat is going on in the country.-hindustantimes.com

6.Every year ahead of the Union Budget, middle-class people demand a rebate in tax. They expect the government to give a respite to taxpayers to help them tackle inflation. This year as well, the chorus for a change in tax slab is getting louder. Speaking about middle-class taxpayers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that she herself belongs to the middle class and can understand the pressure a middle-class family goes through. She said that the Modi government has not imposed any fresh taxes on the middle class. Sitharaman was probably hinting that a change in tax structure is unlikely this year.-hindustantimes.com

7.Beijing says 59,938 citizens have died in the latest Covid wave. China and Bhutan host boundary talks in Kunming. India’s trade with China rises to $135.98 billion, marking over a 21 percent year-on-year increase. ‘Wolf warrior’ diplomat Zhao Lijian was removed as the foreign ministry spokesperson and moved to the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs. Beijing sends a new envoy to Kathmandu. Chinascope tries to separate fact from fiction on China’s current affairs and international politics.-theprint.in

 

8.Mumbai woke up to the coldest day of the season on Sunday as the minimum (night) temperature recorded at the Santacruz observatory of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) was 13.8 degrees Celsius, four degrees below the normal temperature.The maximum (day) temperature also showed a significant decline as the IMD reading Sunday touched 26.2 degrees Celsius, five degrees below the normal temperature. The lowest temperature recorded so far this winter was 15 degrees Celsius on December 25.- https://indianexpress.com

 

9.The 12th edition of Great Indian Travel Bazaar (GITB) will be organized from April 23 to 25, 2023 under the joint aegis of Rajasthan Tourism Department, Ministry of Tourism and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI), at the Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre (JECC Campus), Sitapura, Jaipur.- https://www.hotelierindia.com

10.Fortune Hotels, a member of ITC’s hotel group announced signing of a new property in Siliguri, West Bengal. Situated at a 15 min drive from the Siliguri airport, the upscale ‘Fortune Select’ hotel is surrounded by breath-taking views of majestic tea gardens and mountains.-hotelierindia.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 News Headline-16/01/2023

1.four of 5 Indians killed in Nepal plane crash-At least 68 people were killed when a Yeti Airlines passenger plane with 72 people onboard, including five Indians, crashed into a river gorge while landing at the newly-opened airport in central Nepal's resort city of Pokhara on Sunday.-The Times of India

 

2.Beijing says 59,938 citizens have died in the latest Covid wave. China and Bhutan host boundary talks in Kunming. India’s trade with China rises to $135.98 billion, marking over a 21 percent year-on-year increase. ‘Wolf warrior’ diplomat Zhao Lijian was removed as the foreign ministry spokesperson and moved to the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs. Beijing sends a new envoy to Kathmandu. Chinascope tries to separate fact from fiction on China’s current affairs and international politics.-theprint.in


3.US President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in California, as the latest in a succession of storm systems blew into the state, bringing heavy flooding to already waterlogged regions and threatening snowfalls of up to six feet (two meters). The latest system was expected to bring "heavy lower-elevation rain, significant mountain snow, and strong winds," with "another surge of Pacific moisture" expected Monday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.-livemint.com

 

4.With Pakistan’s economic situation facing severe headwinds, its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that it is a matter of shame that a country, which is a nuclear power, has to beg and seek financial help.Sharif said that it was embarrassing for him to ask for more loans from friendly countries, stressing that it was not a permanent solution for the cash-strapped country’s financial crisis.-timesnownews.com

5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off the 8th Vande Bharat Express of the country that will connect Telangana's Secunderabad and Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam. This is the first Vande Bharat of this year and the second to be flagged off in 15 days, PM Modi said lauding the speed at which the work for Vande Bharat is going on in the country.-hindustantimes.com

6.Every year ahead of the Union Budget, middle-class people demand a rebate in tax. They expect the government to give a respite to taxpayers to help them tackle inflation. This year as well, the chorus for a change in tax slab is getting louder. Speaking about middle-class taxpayers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that she herself belongs to the middle class and can understand the pressure a middle-class family goes through. She said that the Modi government has not imposed any fresh taxes on the middle class. Sitharaman was probably hinting that a change in tax structure is unlikely this year.-hindustantimes.com

7.Beijing says 59,938 citizens have died in the latest Covid wave. China and Bhutan host boundary talks in Kunming. India’s trade with China rises to $135.98 billion, marking over a 21 percent year-on-year increase. ‘Wolf warrior’ diplomat Zhao Lijian was removed as the foreign ministry spokesperson and moved to the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs. Beijing sends a new envoy to Kathmandu. Chinascope tries to separate fact from fiction on China’s current affairs and international politics.-theprint.in

 

8.Mumbai woke up to the coldest day of the season on Sunday as the minimum (night) temperature recorded at the Santacruz observatory of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) was 13.8 degrees Celsius, four degrees below the normal temperature.The maximum (day) temperature also showed a significant decline as the IMD reading Sunday touched 26.2 degrees Celsius, five degrees below the normal temperature. The lowest temperature recorded so far this winter was 15 degrees Celsius on December 25.- https://indianexpress.com

 

9.The 12th edition of Great Indian Travel Bazaar (GITB) will be organized from April 23 to 25, 2023 under the joint aegis of Rajasthan Tourism Department, Ministry of Tourism and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI), at the Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre (JECC Campus), Sitapura, Jaipur.- https://www.hotelierindia.com

10.Fortune Hotels, a member of ITC’s hotel group announced signing of a new property in Siliguri, West Bengal. Situated at a 15 min drive from the Siliguri airport, the upscale ‘Fortune Select’ hotel is surrounded by breath-taking views of majestic tea gardens and mountains.-hotelierindia.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.four of 5 Indians killed in Nepal plane crash-At least 68 people were killed when a Yeti Airlines passenger plane with 72 people onboard, including five Indians, crashed into a river gorge while landing at the newly-opened airport in central Nepal's resort city of Pokhara on Sunday.-The Times of India

2.Beijing says 59,938 citizens have died in the latest Covid wave. China and Bhutan host boundary talks in Kunming. India’s trade with China rises to $135.98 billion, marking over a 21 percent year-on-year increase. ‘Wolf warrior’ diplomat Zhao Lijian was removed as the foreign ministry spokesperson and moved to the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs. Beijing sends a new envoy to Kathmandu. Chinascope tries to separate fact from fiction on China’s current affairs and international politics.-theprint.in

3.US President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in California, as the latest in a succession of storm systems blew into the state, bringing heavy flooding to already waterlogged regions and threatening snowfalls of up to six feet (two meters). The latest system was expected to bring "heavy lower-elevation rain, significant mountain snow, and strong winds," with "another surge of Pacific moisture" expected Monday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.-livemint.com

4.With Pakistan’s economic situation facing severe headwinds, its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that it is a matter of shame that a country, which is a nuclear power, has to beg and seek financial help.Sharif said that it was embarrassing for him to ask for more loans from friendly countries, stressing that it was not a permanent solution for the cash-strapped country’s financial crisis.-timesnownews.com

5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off the 8th Vande Bharat Express of the country that will connect Telangana's Secunderabad and Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam. This is the first Vande Bharat of this year and the second to be flagged off in 15 days, PM Modi said lauding the speed at which the work for Vande Bharat is going on in the country.-hindustantimes.com

6.Every year ahead of the Union Budget, middle-class people demand a rebate in tax. They expect the government to give a respite to taxpayers to help them tackle inflation. This year as well, the chorus for a change in tax slab is getting louder. Speaking about middle-class taxpayers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that she herself belongs to the middle class and can understand the pressure a middle-class family goes through. She said that the Modi government has not imposed any fresh taxes on the middle class. Sitharaman was probably hinting that a change in tax structure is unlikely this year.-hindustantimes.com

7.Beijing says 59,938 citizens have died in the latest Covid wave. China and Bhutan host boundary talks in Kunming. India’s trade with China rises to $135.98 billion, marking over a 21 percent year-on-year increase. ‘Wolf warrior’ diplomat Zhao Lijian was removed as the foreign ministry spokesperson and moved to the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs. Beijing sends a new envoy to Kathmandu. Chinascope tries to separate fact from fiction on China’s current affairs and international politics.-theprint.in

8.Mumbai woke up to the coldest day of the season on Sunday as the minimum (night) temperature recorded at the Santacruz observatory of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) was 13.8 degrees Celsius, four degrees below the normal temperature.The maximum (day) temperature also showed a significant decline as the IMD reading Sunday touched 26.2 degrees Celsius, five degrees below the normal temperature. The lowest temperature recorded so far this winter was 15 degrees Celsius on December 25.- https://indianexpress.com

9.The 12th edition of Great Indian Travel Bazaar (GITB) will be organized from April 23 to 25, 2023 under the joint aegis of Rajasthan Tourism Department, Ministry of Tourism and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI), at the Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre (JECC Campus), Sitapura, Jaipur.- https://www.hotelierindia.com

10.Fortune Hotels, a member of ITC’s hotel group announced signing of a new property in Siliguri, West Bengal. Situated at a 15 min drive from the Siliguri airport, the upscale ‘Fortune Select’ hotel is surrounded by breath-taking views of majestic tea gardens and mountains.-hotelierindia.com

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