The document summarizes several current affairs stories from 10 January 2022. It reports that: 1) Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to 4 more years in prison for illegally importing walkie-talkies and COVID violations, adding to a previous 4-year sentence. 2) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms and is under home quarantine. 3) Scientists in Cyprus detected a new "Deltacron" strain that combines Delta and Omicron after finding Omicron-like signatures within Delta genomes.

1. CURRENT AFFAIRS
10 January 2022
Dr. A. PRABAHARAN
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2. Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi
sentenced to four more years in prison
 A court in Myanmar has sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu
Kyi to four years of imprisonment after finding her guilty of
multiple charges including possession of illegally imported
walkie-talkies and violation of COVID-19 restrictions.
 This is the second round of verdicts against the former
Myanmar State Counsellor and de facto leader of the country,
who was ousted from power and detained when the military
took over in a coup about 11 months ago.
 She was convicted on two other charges last month with a four-
year prison sentence.
 The prison sentence was then halved by the head of the
military-installed government, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
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3. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tests positive
for COVID-19
 Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tested positive for
COVID-19 on January 10, 2022. The Defence Minister himself
tweeted during the day informing that he has tested positive
for Corona with mild symptoms.
 He informed that he is under home quarantine and requested
everyone who has recently come in his contact to isolate
themselves and get tested.
 He had addressed a webinar on Sainik Schools on January 8th.
 He said during the virtual meeting that the 100 new Sainik
schools will provide more opportunities for girls to join the
Armed Forces.
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4. Deltacron: New Covid strain that combines
Delta And Omicron detected in Cyprus
 Scientists in Cyprus have detected a new strain of Covid-19
that combines both Delta and Omicron. The discovery has
been named as 'Deltacron' as Omicron-like genetic signatures
were identified within Delta Genomes.
 At least 25 such cases have been identified and as per
statistical analysis the frequency of combined infection is
higher among hospitalised patients due to COVID-19 in
comparison to non-hospitalised patients.
 The discovery was made by a team of researchers led by
Leondios Kostrikis, biological sciences professor and health of
laboratory of biotechnology and molecular virology at the
University of Cyprus.
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5. Golden Globe Awards 2022: Will Smith, Nicole Kidman, O
Yeong-Su, Andrew Garfield, Kate Winslet, Jeremy Stong- Check
full list of winners
 The winners of the Golden Globe Awards 2022 were announced by
Hollywood Foreign Press Association in a private ceremony on January
10, 2021.
 This year, the event was not televised or live streamed and did not
involve any celebrity presenter or nominee and had no red carpet.
 Netflix’s 'The Power of the Dog' won Best Film-Drama at the Golden
Globe Awards 2022, while 20th Century Studios’ West Side Story won
Best Film– Musical or Comedy.
 HBO series Succession won Golden Globe award 2022 for best television
series- drama and /HBO Max’s Hacks won Best Television series-musical
or comedy.
 Will Smith won his first-ever Golden Globe award for his role in the 2021
film 'King Richard', while Nicole Kidman won Golden Globe for Best
Actress for her role in the film 'Being the Ricardos'. The Power of the
Dog also won the Golden Globe award 2022 for Best Director.
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6. India begins administering COVID precautionary dose:
Check who is eligible, dosage gap and step-by-step
registration details
 India has begun administering the third dose of covid
vaccine to health care workers and citizens above 60
years from January 10, 2022.
 The covid precautionary dose will be given from today
to the eligible citizens amid a sharp rise in India's covid
case tally due to the highly transmissible Omicron
variant.
 Those eligible for the covid precautionary dose can
book their vaccine appointment prior or could also do
a walk-in.
 The covid precautionary dose registration opened up
on the CoWin platform on January 8th.
 The beneficiaries will have to ensure that they take the
precautionary dose of the same vaccine they were
administered earlier.
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7. 26 December declared as Veer Baal Diwas by
PM Modi
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the public on
the auspicious occasion of Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti on
January 9, 2022 declared that starting this year, 26th
December shall be marked as ‘Veer Baal Diwas.’
 He tweeted saying that this would be a fitting tribute to the
courage of the Sahibzades and their quest for justice.
 ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ will be observed on the same day Sahibzada
Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji attained
martyrdom after being sealed alive in a wall, informed PM
Modi.
 He further stated that these two greats preferred death
instead of deviating from the noble principles of Dharma.
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8. Who is Fatima Sheikh? Google Doodle
celebrates her 191st birthday
 Google celebrated the 191st birthday of Fatima Sheikh with a
doodle on January 9, 2022. Fatima Sheikh was an Indian
educator and a feminist icon.
 She is remembered as India's first Muslim woman teacher.
 Fatima Sheikh along with other social reformers Jyotirao and
Savitribai Phule co-founded Indigenous Library in 1848, one
of India's first schools for girls.
 Fatima Sheikh was born on January 9, 1831 in Pune. Google
honoured her birthday with a meticulous doodle in a
combination of white, blue and yellow that presents a glance
at her life.
 The doodle displays an illustration of Fatima Sheikh along
with two open books in the background.
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9. Assembly Elections 2022 Date: Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand, UP to
vote between 10 Feb- 7 Mar, Result on 10th March
 Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh will
go to polls in seven phases between February 10th and
March 7th, 2022.
 The Assembly Election Results 2022 will be declared
on March 10th. The Assembly Election Schedule was
announced by Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra
along with Election Commissioners Rajiv Kumar and Anup
Chandra Pandey.
 The CEC informed that as COVID cases soared in view of
Omicron variant, the Election Commission of India had held
meetings with Union Health Secretary an d Home Secretary,
experts, & health secretaries of States.
 The ECI decided to announce polls with safety norms in
place after taking these views and the ground situation.
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