1.North Korea on Wednesday said it has successfully conducted a hydrogen bomb test. The surprise announcement that complicates already difficult efforts to curb the country’s push for a working nuclear arsenal.
causes 5.1 magnitude earthquake at North Korea .
causes 5.1 magnitude earthquake at North Korea .
2.The Union Government has reserved 33 per cent posts of Constables for women in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to enhance their representation. The proposal in this regard shall come into effect with immediate effect.
3.BBC defined Chandigarh as the perfect city in the world. According to the story, 'Is this the perfect city?' on BBC, Chandigarh was used an example to explain what a perfect city is. The article featured Chandigarh from its time of planning, calling it the most remarkably ideal city in the world.
4.Jharkhand, a mineral-rich but energy-deficit state has become first state in country to sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme with Union Government.
5.Australia on 5 January 2016 withdrew from the Under-19 World Cup Tournament in Bangladesh. It pulled-out citing security reasons.
6.Reliance Capital Asset Management (RCAM) has received nod from Competition Commission of India (CCI) to acquire Goldman Sachs’s mutual funds and exchange- traded funds business in India.
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