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• China hosted the leaders of squabbling neighbours South Korea and Japan for their first meeting in over a year, flexing its diplomatic muscle with America’s two key military allies in Asia and seeking regional unity on how to deal with a belligerent North Korea.


• The gathering in the south-western city of Chengdu was held with the clock ticking on a threatened “Christmas gift” from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that could reignite global tensions over its nuclear program.

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• Clashes resumed in Hong Kong between police and anti-government protesters, some of them donned in Santa Claus hats, as the more than 6-month-long demonstrations look set to move into the new year.


• Black-clad protesters smashed shop windows, while police responded with tear gas and the arrest of a number of demonstrators.

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• President Donald Trump said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be planning to give him “a nice present” such as a “beautiful vase” for Christmas rather than a missile launch.


• The president was asked what he will do if North Korea does conduct a long-range missile test.


• The North has threatened to take unspecified action if sanctions are not eased by the end of the year, and speculation has centered on the possibility of a new missile test, possibly of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead.

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• One by one, victims of the Maryland travel agent told the judge how they had been duped. Some paid thousands for tickets through the agent but could not board a plane when they arrived at the airport.


• Others successfully made it to their destinations, only to find they were stuck because the agent had not purchased return flights.

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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary said the three-time PM's "silence held more power than his words".


• "Many good things can be said about the life of Atal ji... He knew when to speak and when to stay silent. That's amazing power," PM Modi said in a minute-long montage on Mr Vajpayee that he tweeted this morning.

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• President Ram Nath Kovind said the words and deeds of Jesus Christ have the power to heal wounds in today's world which finds itself "tormented by strife, hatred and violence".


• In his message on the eve of Christmas, the President extended his greetings to all "fellow citizens in India and abroad, especially to my Christian brothers and sisters."

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• The Centre has created a 7,522.48 crore package for infrastructure development of the fisheries sector, especially in coastal states, in line with the objective of doubling farmers’ incomes, Union fisheries and animal husbandry minister Giriraj Singh said.


• The fund will mainly be used by the coastal states to invest in infrastructure facilities for deep-sea fishing, post-harvesting, cage culture, and export promotion of fish and marine products.

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• Over 3700 police and security personnel including quick response teams and strike force of the Uttar Pradesh anti-terror squad have been deployed and internet mobile services suspension extended in Lucknow for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit after anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in the state killed at least 19 people and led to arrests of several rioters since December 19.


• Narendra Modi will unveil the statue of former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee and lay the foundation stone of a medical university proposed in Vajpayee’s name in the city.

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• National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the GPAT 2020 admit card today on its official website. Candidates will be able to download the GPAT 2020 admit card at gpat.nta.nic.in.


• In its information bulletin, NTA has mentioned that the GPAT admit card 2020 will be released on December 24. The NTA GPAT 2020 exam will be held on January 28, 2020. The exam will be conducted from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

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• National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the CMAT 2020 admit card today on its official website. Candidates will be able to download the CMAT 2020 admit card at cmat.nta.nic.in.


• CMAT stands for Common Management Admission Test. It is conducted for admission to various management programs across the country. The participating institutes of CMAT-2019 were the institutions that had accepted the CMAT Score.

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• The rupee depreciated by 9 paise to close at 71.27 against the US dollar amid heavy selling in domestic equities and steady rise in crude oil prices.


• Forex traders said the rupee traded in a narrow range but was weighed down in the latter half of the session after reports emerged that the government might not be able to meet its disinvestment target.


• At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic currency opened weak at 71.22 and later fluctuated between a high of 71.15 and a low of 71.29.

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• The Indian tycoon added almost $17 billion to his wealth as of Dec. 23, the most in Asia, taking his net worth to about $61 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.


• In comparison, Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma’s net worth grew $11.3 billion, while Jeff Bezos lost $13.2 billion.


• The surge in Ambani’s fortune this year was fueled by a 38% jump in the shares of his Reliance Industries Ltd., a conglomerate that’s pivoting more toward consumer offerings than its core oil refining and petrochemicals businesses.


• The rally in the stock is more than double the gains for India’s benchmark S&P BSE Sensex index during the period.

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• The Reserve Bank of India has introduced a new type of prepaid payment instrument (PPI) which could be used only for purchase of goods and services up to a limit of Rs 10,000 per month.


• "To give impetus to small value digital payments and for enhanced user experience, it has been decided to introduce a new type of semi-closed PPI," RBI said in a circular.

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• Willian's performance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last weekend highlighted just why Frank Lampard is keen to see the Brazilian's future at Chelsea resolved.


• While much of the focus this season has been trained on the outstanding contribution of the youngsters in Blues manager Lampard's squad, Willian's performances on the right of a front three have been consistently excellent.


• The winger appeared to have lost his way in recent seasons, particularly last term when he struggled for consistency under Maurizio Sarri and appeared in danger of leaving the London club.

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• United Nations International Children’s and Education Fund (UNICEF) has awarded Kamareddy district of Telangana for effective implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission in water sanitation and hygiene sectors for the year 2019.


• This award was given under the categories like construction of individual sanitary lavatories, swachh darpan wall paintings, swachh survekshan, swachh sundar shouchalay and other activities.

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• The Vice President of India, Shri Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu has conferred the 66th National Film Awards for the year 2018 in 31 categories in New Delhi.


• Actor, Shri Amitabh Bachchan , who skipped the Awards ceremony due to ill-health will be presented with the prestigious 50th DadasahebPhalke Award (Indian cinema’s biggest honour in his 50th year in the Indian film industry) on December 29,2019.

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• JMM leader Hemant Soren will take the oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand for the second time at 1 pm on December 29.


• The JMM-Congress-RJD grand alliance won Assembly elections after winning 47 seats. Hemant Soren won the Assembly elections from both the seats (Dumka and Barhait) he contested.