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UK financial watchdogs, the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority, are already subject to questioning by the House of Commons’ Treasury Select Committee.

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Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an umbrella body of the Meitei community, has demanded that the Manipur chief minister take over charge of the Unified Command as they feel that the role of security adviser, Kuldiep Singh, has been unfruitful. The four slain villagers were from Akasoi village in Bishnupur district. They had gone to nearby forested areas of Churachandpur district on Wednesday to collect firewood and were kidnapped by the militants and then killed. COCOMI stated that the brutal killing of three individuals by Kuki assailants in the Haotak area of Wangoo Sabal Akasoi exposes a disturbing depth of barbarism ingrained in their psyche.

A group of Republican lawmakers from the US House Financial Services Committee has urged Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler to address inquiries concerning the hack of the agency’s X account on January 9, 2024.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has said that a committee comprising of all the tribal communities of Manipur will be formed to deliberate on demand for deletion/inclusion of Chin-Kuki from the Scheduled Tribes list of the state. The Committee’s report will be forwarded as proposals to the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs had recently written to Additional Chief Secretary of Manipur to examine the representation seeking deletion of the “Nomadic Chin-Kuki” from the list of Scheduled Tribes in Manipur made by Maheshwar Thounaojam, National Secretary of the Republican Party of India (Athawale).

The Technology Advisory Committee of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken a significant step in addressing the challenges posed by decentralized finance (DeFi) by voting to submit a report urging the government and industry to prioritize understanding and regulating the sector.

South Korea’s tax Authority, the Korea Customs Service group and five major cryptocurrency exchanges including Bithumb Korea, Coinone, Korbit, and Streami have formed a group to prevent illegal foreign transactions, according to a report by News1.KR. 

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey has named Professor Fatma Ozkul, a prominent specialist in blockchain technology and crypto assets, to the position. This appointment was made by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey. This appointment, which will take effect on December 23, 2023, represents a substantial integration of blockchain and cryptocurrency knowledge within the framework of the nation's monetary policy.

A team of 13-member Indian wrestlers will represent the country in the upcoming Zagreb Open ranking series, the first world ranking tournament in Croatia. The announcement was made by the new Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee Bhupinder Singh Bajwa, who was recently appointed by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to oversee the day-to-day conduct of wrestling affairs in the country. The wrestling competition is scheduled between January 10-14. 

Delhi Police has set up a committee of high-ranking officers to study the three new criminal law bills recently passed by Parliament. The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023, intend to replace the colonial-era IPC, CrPC, and Indian Evidence Act. These bills received President Droupadi Murmu's assent on December 25 during the winter session of Parliament.

Manipur, the state government has set up a three-member panel to probe into the issuance of No Objection Certificate (NOC) by unauthorized persons/ officials to the Central board. Joint secretary of Manipur schools’ education department, Anjali Chongtham, in an order issued recently, said that CBSE had withdrawn the affiliation on the ground that the NOC submitted by the 25 schools from Kangpokpi and Churachandpur districts had not been issued by the state government’s authorized functionaries. According to an order issued on December 22 by the same officer, the inquiry committee should submit its report to the state government by January 5, next year. L Nandakumar Singh, director of Manipur schools’ education department, is the chairman of the probe panel, and the department’s additional director (valley), Bisheshwar Khumukcham is the member, while additional director (Hills) Dangmei Manglem is the member-secretary, said the order. The terms of reference of the committee is to find out officials “responsible for issuing the NOCs without due process,” “find out if signatures have been forged,” and recommend appropriate action against responsible officials. “In case of any evidence of forgeries, appropriate legal action to be taken by filing FIR, etc.,” said the order." The development leading to the constitution of the investigation committee came after one Lamtinthang Haokip had recently claimed on ‘X’, formerly twitter, that 16 schools from Kangpokpi and 20 from Churachandpur had been affiliated to CBSC. Manipur education department, reacting to it, clarified that no NOC for affiliation to CBSE had been issued by the state government to any institutions in the two districts since May this year. When the post

ad-hoc committee by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Singh further asserted he won the elections democratically with 40 votes out of 47 and ‘don't accept the committee’. "I don't believe in this committee.

Sports Ministry on Sunday asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to constitute an ad-hoc body to control and manage the affairs of WFI. The ministry on Sunday suspended the WFI until further orders after the newly-elected body made a «hasty announcement» of organising the U-15 and U-20 nationals «without following due procedure and not giving sufficient notice to wrestlers» for preparations.

Amitabh Kant committee. This move aims to bring relief to countless homebuyers who have been awaiting possession of their homes, some for over a decade. Below are five key points for homebuyers.

Congress has formed a manifesto committee for the Lok Sabha Election 2024. Senior leader P. Chidambaram will chair the committee.

Jarange-Patil withdrew his indefinite strike in the second phase after setting the December 24 deadline for the government to take a decision on the Maratha reservation. The Maratha community agitation gained momentum after Jarange sat on an indefinite hunger strike on October 25.

security breach in the Lok Sabha met for the first time last week and examined the existing manuals for gallery visitors. One of the suggestions at the meeting was that anyone visiting Parliament multiple times should be immediately flagged, according to people in the know. The committee is headed by Central Reserve Police Force director general Anish Dayal Singh.

Permanent Committee for Human Rights in the UAE, in cooperation and partnership with the General Women's Union and the UN Women Liaison Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council in Abu Dhabi, organised an event titled "Climate Change and Ways to Mitigate Gender-Based Violence" at the Women's Pavilion at COP28. Jamal Al Musharakh, the UAE's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva, delivered the opening speech and stressed that COP28 UAE placed the issue of women and gender equality in the context of climate action as a top priority. Furthermore, he added that the conference's allocation of a full day of the presidential programme to confront this issue underscored the criticality of elevating the role and participation of women in tackling climate change. The conference presidency was also keen to enhance the skills of national cadres and support the presence of women in its various activities, adding that the UAE negotiating team included many young talented women specialized in climate diplomacy and international negotiations, which affirms Emirati women's active role in achieving UAE sustainability. He maintained that the UAE is active internationally in addressing climate change, and as a member of the Human Rights Council, and in partnership with the United Kingdom, submitted a draft resolution on girls' education that was adopted by the Council at its 54th session without a vote.

Congress Party on Saturday appointed Jitu Patwari as state President of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee, an official release by the party stated. The party has also approved the appointment of Umang Singhar as the CLP leader and Hemand Katare as the deputy leader. Senior Congress MLA Charan Das Mahant has been appointed as legislative party leader in Chhattisgarh.

MPs on Saturday, informing that a high-level inquiry committee has been constituted to carry out an "in-depth investigation" of the Parliament breach incident. "The committee has started working. The report of this committee will soon be shared with the House," Birla said in his letter.