Today’s Breaking News (January 9): Featuring the latest FE news today. We’ll keep you updated with all the top news, views, and much more throughout the day.
South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday approved a landmark ban on the production and sale of dog meat, while public calls for a ban have risen sharply due to considerations over animal rights and the country’s image abroad. Some dog breeders said they planned to challenge the constitutionality of the bill. and holding protest demonstrations, a sign of the continuation of a heated debate over the ban. After a three-year grace period, the bill would make it illegal to slaughter, breed and sell dog meat for human consumption starting in 2027 and would be punishable by 2 to 3 years in prison. There are no consequences for eating dog meat. (PA)
Gabriel Attal was appointed as France’s youngest-ever prime minister by President Emmanuel Macron. At 34, Attal, the former government spokesman and education minister, is also the country’s first openly gay prime minister. This move comes as Macron aims for a fresh start amid political pressure. Elisabeth Borne, Attal’s predecessor, resigned Monday amid controversy over an immigration law. Macron and Attal will collaborate on forming a new government in the coming days. (READ MORE)
Vistara has announced the launch of direct flights to Paris from Mumbai starting March 28. The service, operated five times a week with a Boeing 787-9, expands Vistara’s long-haul overseas network, which already includes flights to London and Frankfurt from Mumbai. The airline, in Gurugram, celebrates nine years of activity.
In an attempt to settle scores, a police leader and a dozen other men allegedly beat a student, shot him to scare him and urinated in his mouth one by one, police said Tuesday. The men kidnapped the MCA student named Ayush Dwivedi (23) from the Civil Lines domain of the city where he had come to meet someone, then took him five kilometers to Cooperganj, where they attacked, they said.
Music teacher Ustad Rashid Khan, who was being treated at a hospital in Kolkata for prostate cancer, died this afternoon at a hospital in the city, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said. He was 55. We did the best we could, but we failed. He died around 3:45 p. m. ,” said an official at the personal hospital where Khan was admitted. The leading minister who visited the hospital said: “This is a wonderful loss for the whole country and for the whole musical fraternity. I’m suffering a lot because I still can’t because Rashid Khan is gone. (PTI) (READ MORE)
On Tuesday morning, a fire broke out at a factory in Narela district, north of Delhi. Several firefighters have arrived at the scene and irrigation operations are underway. However, no casualties have been reported so far.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday filed an indictment against five defendants in the Delhi Waqf Board money laundering case. ED has indicted Javed Imam Siddiqui, Dawood Nasir, Qausar Imam Siddiqui, Zeeshan Haider and their associated company, Sky Power.
The Enforcement Directorate carried out searches at seven premises connected to Ravindra Waikar, a leader of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction) and an MLA, along with his associates as part of an investigation into a money laundering case. This inquiry is linked to the building of a lavish hotel in Jogeshwari, where it is alleged that the land use conditions were manipulated during its construction.
Four people were killed in a vehicle crash accident near Chila Barrage Power House in the Lakshman Jhula police station area of Pauri district on Monday.
Residents of Dehradun’s Jhanjra domain were evacuated on Tuesday after a chlorine fuel leak incident sparked court cases for difficulty breathing. Residents were dispatched to the scenes, a senior police official said, adding that no casualties had been reported.
Sixty-one new cases were recorded in the state on Monday, according to an official COVID-19 update from the Maharashtra Department of Public Health.
A magnitude 6. 7 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Talaud Islands on Tuesday, the National Center for Seismology reported. The tremors were felt on January 9 at 02:18:47 IST with an intensity of 80 km.
In a distressing incident, Ankit Chaudhary, an engineer connected to a well-known company, fell victim to a cryptocurrency scam and wasted around 12 lakh rupees. According to his complaint, he gained engaging messages on a Telegram channel, urging him to invest in cryptocurrencies. .
Members of the Hindu American community on Sunday held a huge car rally across Houston, stopping at 11 temples along the way amid bhajans and slogans of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ given the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya later this month.
In a horrific incident, two Delhi Police inspectors died after their car rammed into a canter (truck) at around 11:30 pm last night near Kundali Border in Haryana’s Sonipat district.