Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: January 27, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for January 27, 2023.

INDIA

  • India celebrates 74th Republic Day on Kartavya Path; Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was the chief guest at the ceremonial event.
  • Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to inaugurate 500 ‘Aam Aadmi Clinics’ (Mohalla Clinics) across Amritsar.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold the yearly Pariksha Pe Charcha, to interact with students, teachers and parents from across the country,
  • DGCA: Domestic airlines in the country have received a total of 5,901 passenger complaints in 2022.
  • Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) launched iNCOVACC (BBV154), the world’s first intranasal vaccine for Covid-19.
  • ISRO: Aditya-L1, the first Indian space mission to observe the Sun and the solar corona will be launched by June-July: ISRO chairman
  • Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Announces Unemployment Allowance
  • BSF launches mobile app to book tickets for Wagah border retreat ceremony parade.

ECONOMY

  • Preparations for FY 2023-24 Union Budget entered the last stage with the customary Halwa ceremony.
  • Food Corporation of India (FCI)’s first wheat e-auction to be held on February 1.
  • Dell Acquires Cloud Services Startup Cloudify for USD 100 mn

WORLD

  • South Africa signs deal with India to relocate dozens of cheetahs over the next decade.
  • Egypt plans to allot land to Indian industries in Suez Canal Special Economic Zone
  • US shuts down major ransomware network Hive, which extorted more than US$100 million from more than 1,500 victims worldwide.
  • Canada appoints first representative to fight Islamophobia.

SPORTS

  • Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna lose Australian Open mixed doubles title to the Brazilian team of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos.
  • India’s Lakshya Sen entered the men’s singles quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters BWF Super 500 tournament.
  • Babar Azam wins the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Sir Garfield Sobers award for cricketer of the year.

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