1.New Zealand has declared a national state of emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle sweeps across the nation’s North Island, causing floods, landslips and power outages. Tens of thousands of homes are without electricity, people are being evacuated and roads are closed in northern regions Tuesday as the cyclone leaves a trail of destruction. Auckland Airport said 45,000 travelers have been disrupted due to hundreds of flight cancelations.-hindustantimes.com
2.Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu, a former judge and freedom fighter, is set to become Bangladesh's next president as his party Awami League, which holds an absolute majority in Parliament, has nominated him for the upcoming Presidential election. The announcement was made by party’s general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday.-hindustantimes.com
3.Death toll rises above 35,000 in Turkey, Syria earthquake-The toll from last week’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria rose above 35,000 on Monday, as rescue teams started to wind down the search for survivors and the aid effort shifted to hundreds of thousands of people made homeless.Eight days after the 7.8-magnitude tremor, Turkish media reported a handful of people were still being pulled from the rubble as excavators dug through ruined cities.- https://www.thehindu.com/
4.Pakistan has been struggling with a huge economic crisis after its forex reserve has fallen down. Inflation is likely to get accelerated in Pakistan as the country will impose new taxes of 170 billion rupees this month in a bid for massive bailout, according to The Associated Press.This comeafter the Intenational Monetory fund delayed the relase of curiscila $1.1billion portion of 2019 deal worth $ 6 billion on hold since December,-livemint.com
5.Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on February 13 met Nepal’s new Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ in Kathmandu. The meeting marked the first high-level interaction between India and Nepal since the new Left-dominated government took charge in that country on December 26, 2022.-thehindu.com
6.It is estimated that more than ₹ 1,000 crore will be spent by various Delhi government agencies on the preparations for the G20 summit and related events to be held in the city in the coming months, officials said on Monday.Apart from upgrading the civic infrastructure, the beautification work and such other preparations by various departments of the city government and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will cost ₹ 1,084 crore, they added.-ndtv.com
7.The Navi Mumbai police on Monday launched a three-day campaign to spread awareness on Dial 112 helpline.Inaugurating the campaign, #AlertNaviMumbaikar, police commissioner Milind Bharambe said, “Even as the service is available from April 2021, there is little awareness among the people. Hence, we decided to organise a special campaign to spread the knowledge about the existence of such an emergency number.”-hindustantimes.com
8.The Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav is back, this time in Mumbai, and it promises to be a visual and musical treat for everyone. The Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2023 was inaugurated by Governor of Maharashtra, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, at Azad Maidan and Union Culture Minister Sh G Kishan Reddy last evening at Azad Maidan, Churchgate, Mumbai. The Mahotsav has been organized by the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India to promote National Unity and integrity through the cultural exchange from 11th to 19th February. -https://observervoice.com/
9.Public-private partnerships could be a deal changer for medical tourism.-According to data from the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), approximately 697,453 medical tourists visited India in 2019 alone for medical treatment. While we came across a significant fall in this number with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, owing to worldwide lockdowns and travel restrictions. However, as nations opened up their boundaries in 2021, there was a steady recovery and substantial resurgence in the medical tourism sector globally.- https://www.expresshealthcare.in/
10.Some of Hilton’s major growth highlights in 2022 have been the opening of Hilton’s largest hotel in Asia Pacific, the 1,080-room Hilton Singapore Orchard; the debut of Hilton’s flagship brand in the Maldives, with Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort & Spa; the debut of upscale focused service brand, Hilton Garden Inn, in Japan with Hilton Garden Inn Kyoto Shijo Karasuma; the celebration of DoubleTree by Hilton’s 50th hotel in Greater China & Mongolia, with DoubleTree by Hilton Kunming Airport.- https://www.hotelierindia.com/
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