Daily Current Affairs 9 January 2018

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This post contains important current affairs of 9 January 2018. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 9 January 2018. A brief explanation of every current affair is provided to further enhance your general knowledge. Once you have gone through these current affairs we would recommend to you to try 9 January 2018 Current affairs test.

National News

1. Bihar bans electronic cigarettes

Bihar govt has banned manufacture, sale, purchase, display of electronic cigarettes in the state.
E-cigarettes are smoked through electronic nicotine delivery system.

2. UIDAI blocks Aadhaar data access of 5,000 officials

The action came after a news report which claimed that demographic details of Aadhaar holders were available for Rs.500.
UIDAI has decided to give access only through biometrics of the person whose details were sought.

3. Playing national anthem in cinema halls optional : SC

The SC modified its order and said it’s not mandatory to play the anthem.
This comes a day after the Centre urged the apex court to recall the order.

International News

1. ISIS increased its presence in Pakistan in 2017

Over 150 people were killed in at least 6 terrorist attacks claimed by the terrorist group.
However, Pakistan has repeatedly denied that ISIS has an organised peace in the country.

2. N Korea agrees to participate in Winter Olympics in S Korea

This comes as the two nations held their first official talks in more than two years.
S Korea also proposed that the two Koreas march together during the Games opening and closing ceremonies.

3. US drops H-1 visa bid

The US govt is not considering any proposal that could force deportation of H-1B visa holders.
Up to 7.5 lakh Indian H-1B visa holders could have been deported if he govt had decided to go ahead with the proposal.

Business News

1. Bitcoin not a way to evade tax : Unocoin Founder

Indian Bitcoin exchange Unocoin’s Co-founder Sunny Ray has said that people should not see Bitcoin as a way to evade taxes.
He further said that people think Bitcoin is a mechanism to save your wealth and see your net worth go up.

2. Jeff Bezos now worth more than Bill Gates ever was

Jeff Bezos’s worth reached 105 billion dolloars which is above Bill Gates’ 1999 high of 100 billion dollars.
Amazon’s market capitalisation reached 600 billion dollars after its shares gained 6.6% this year.

3. Patanjali may partner with Amazon, Flipkart

Patanjali Ayurved is likely to partner with eight leading e-retailers to push the online sale of its FMCG products.
These partnerships will be in addition to its online portal ‘patanjaliayurved.net’

Sports News
1. Ponting to be Australia’s assistant coach

Ricky Ponting is set to be Australia’s assistant coach for the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand and England.
He will also coach the Delhi Daredevils team in IPL 2018.

2. Yusuf Pathan suspended by BCCI for doping

He has been handed a 5 month back dated suspension for testing positive for a banned substance.
Yusuf inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance Terbutaline, which can be commonly found in cough syrups.

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