1. US President Donald Trump has
abruptly announced that he will suspend all military aid to Ukraine.
2. The collegium committee headed
by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Sanjiv Khanna last month recommended to
the central government to appoint Ramasamy Sakthivel, P. Dhanapal, Chinnasamy
Kumarappan and Kandasamy Rajasekhar, who were additional judges in the Madras
High Court, as permanent judges.
3. It is noteworthy that those who
are usually appointed as additional judges in the High Court for a period of 2
years are later promoted to permanent judges.
4. Vijayakumar, Director of the
Geological Survey of India, has said that there is a possibility of gold under
the ground in areas including Tiruvannamalai, Rajapalayam and Virudhunagar.
4. The Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation, Government of India, conducts an economic census
every 5 years.
5. The Area Council should be
convened on National Voters Day, January 25, Dr. Ambedkar's birthday, April 14,
Anna's birthday, September 15, and International Human Rights Day, December 10.
6. Princess Astrid of Belgium, who
has arrived in India, and the country's defense and foreign ministers met with
Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
7. A wildlife-bird conservation,
rescue and rehabilitation center named 'Vanadhara' has been set up on an area
of about 3,000 acres within the Reliance Oil Refinery complex in Jamnagar
district of Gujarat.
8. On the occasion of the 193rd
incarnation day of Ayya Vaikundar, thousands of devotees took out a procession
from Nagercoil to the Samithope headquarter.