* Veteran politician and Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Mizoram at Raj Bhawan in Aizawl.

* Zoram People’s Movement leader and former IPS officer Lalduhoma led his party to a decisive victory in the recently concluded Assembly elections.

* India announced a USD 250 million line of credit to Kenya for modernisation of its agricultural sector as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto agreed to enhance bilateral ties in areas of defence, trade, energy, digital public infrastructure and healthcare.

* The two sides signed five pacts providing for cooperation in a range of areas including sports, education and digital solution, and unveiled a joint vision document to scale up maritime engagement in the Indian Ocean region.

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) bagged the Best Sports Facility award in the first edition of the CII Sports Business Awards 2023.

Dr. Achyuta Samanta (KIIT and KISS founder) received the award from Chanakya Chaudhry, chairman of the CII National Committee on Sports.

Jay Shah and Nita Ambani and Samanta were recognised as the best Sports Business Leaders.

* Renowned actor Junior Mehmood passed away at the age of 67 in Mumbai.

* He started out as a child artiste with Mohabbat Zindagi Hai (1966) and Naunihal (1967).

* Junior Mehmood, born as Naeem Sayyed, was known for his work in films like Caravan, Haathi Mere Saathi and Mera Naam Joker.

* Rajiv Anand has been appointed as the as the new chairman of Max Life Insurance.

* He has been associated with the Company as a Non-Executive Director since April 6, 2021.

* Earlier, Rajiv was the deputy managing director at Axis Bank.

* Rajiv has joined Max Life Insurance with more than 30 years of experience.

* Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, holds the top spot.

* She occupies this ranking for the second consecutive year.

* The second position is secured by European Central Bank President, Christine Lagarde while US Vice President, Kamala Harris takes the third spot.

* National Security Advisor Ajit Doval participated in the 6th NSA-level Meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave in Port Louis, Mauritius.

* The National Security Advisers of Member Countries participated along with senior delegates from Bangladesh and Seychelles.

* Member States reviewed the progress of the decisions taken at the 5th NSA-level Meeting and agreed on a Roadmap of Activities for 2024.

* The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent in its latest monetary review meeting on 8^th Dec 2023.

* This is for the fifth time in a row that the MPC has maintained the status quo.

* The Governor said, real GDP growth for the current year 2023-24 is projected at 7 percent - with Quarter 3 at 6.5 percent and Quarter 4 at 6 percent.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit 2023’ at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun.

‘Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit 2023’ is a step towards establishing Uttarakhand as a new investment destination.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit 2023’ at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun.

* The two-day summit is being organized on the theme of “Peace to Prosperity”.

* ‘Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit 2023’ is a step towards establishing Uttarakhand as a new investment destination.