1.Pakistan Economic Crisis: The report said that Pakistan’s economic output was not only declining itself but also bringing down the regional growth rate as well.The World Bank forecast Pakistan’s economic growth to slow further to two percent during the current year. This will mark a drop of two percentage points from its June 2022 estimates, according to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report.-hindustantimes.com
2.Most trains will be cancelled in France on Thursday, with flights also affected and Paris' subway heavily disrupted, as part of a nationwide strike against the government's plan to make people work longer before they can retire. Opinion polls show a vast majority of French oppose the planned reform, which would see the retirement age pushed from 62 to 64, and Thursday will be a test of whether this can transform into a major headache for the government.-livemint.com
3.IN REMARKS that are being seen in Delhi as conciliatory, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for “serious and sincere talks” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on “burning issues like Kashmir”. He also said his country has learnt its lesson after three wars with India that “only brought more misery, poverty, and unemployment”, and wants peace with its neighbour.-indianexpress.com
4.India may have already surpassed China as the world’s most-populous nation, Bloomberg reported citing estimates from the World Population Review which is an independent organisation focused on census and demographics. According to the organisation's estimated, India's population stood at 1.417 billion as of end 2022, a little over 5 million more than the 1.412 billion reported by China.-hindustantimes.com
5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Karnataka and Maharashtra on Thursday to inaugurate and lay foundations for projects worth ₹10,800 crore and around ₹38,800 crore. In Maharashtra, Modi will inaugurate Mumbai Metro lines, lay the foundation for a project to address the problem of potholes, and the redevelopment of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.-hindustantimes.com
6.THE SUPREME Court on Tuesday cautioned courts and adjudicating authorities from relying on sources such as Wikipedia for dispute resolution, saying it follows a “user generated editing model that is not completely dependable in terms of academic veracity and can” even “promote misleading information-indianexpress.com
7.Delhi on Tuesday witnessed a second successive cold wave day, logging a minimum temperature of 2.4 degrees Celsius (°C) -- five degrees below normal for this time of the season -- according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. This was a degree above the low of 1.4°C for Monday, which was the coldest day in Delhi for two years.-hindustantimes.com
8.Each of the 19 winners of The Indian Express Excellence in Governance Awards for 2020 and 2021, which were presented in New Delhi on Tuesday, exemplified a basic tenet — that good governance is simply about an idea that touches the lives of the common woman and man.-indianexpress.com
9.The university’s distance education wing provides an option of studying alongside working to many students with poor financial backgrounds. However, due to several issues like lack of study centres, delayed book distribution and faculty recruitment, several students are not willing to take admissions.-hindustantimes.com
10.Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) and The Association of People with Disability (APD) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide training and facilitate employment to People with Disability (PwD). BCIC and APD will collaborate to provide job opportunities to Persons with Disabilities especially for ‘Speech and Hearing, Low Visual impairment, Intellectual disabilities, and Locomotor disabilities’ by equipping them with appropriate training and skills.-hotelierindia.com
11.The Royal Tulip hotel, Navi Mumbai commemorates its 10th Anniversary with the launch of ‘Coast and Toast’, the first and only poolside bar in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai. Coast represents the coast-side of the water body and the Toast represents toasting to good times. Combine the two and we have Coast and Toast, a poolside bar with Al Fresco dining concept that offers unlimited food and beverages at a set price.-hospitalitybizindia.com
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