Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: September 9, 2023
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for September 9, 2023
INDIA
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets U.S. President Joe Biden in New Delhi.
- Maharashtra government to bring home the wagh-nakh (‘tiger claws’) belonging to Maratha King Chhatrapati Shivaji from the U.K.
- Government set up Crafts Bazaar on sidelines of G20 Summit in New Delhi.
- Phase Il of the 21st edition of Varuna (Varuna-23) bilateral exercise between Indian and French Navy was conducted in the Arabian Sea.
- G20 report recognized India’s 33-billion-dollar savings through Direct Benefit Transfer system.
- Third phase of mandatory hallmarking comes into immediate effect.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- RBI to discontinue Incremental Cash Reserve Ratio, in a phased manner.
- World Bank’s G20 document praises India’s financial inclusion via digital public infrastructure.
- India’s forex reserves jump USD 4.03 bn to USD 598.89 bn.
- RBI approves Dipak Gupta as interim MD & CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB).
WORLD
- Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in New Delhi for the G-20 Summit.
- Bangladesh will hold a free, inclusive and credible election, Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen said.
- Eight candidates contest in Maldives’ fragmented Presidential elections.
- Starlink turned down Ukraine’s request for Internet access in Black Sea, prevented attack.
SPORTS
- Rohan Bopanna lost the hard-fought US Open final, gets runners trophy.
- India’s Mayank Chakraborty and Kazakhstan’s Nazerke Nurgali emerged winners in the Tata Steel Asian junior rapid chess.