Latest Current Affairs 06th January 2019 7 January 2019

High-level Committee Notified on Assam Accord: Government notifies High-Level committee for implementation of Clause 6 of Assam Accord; The committee with a broad mandate is headed by and includes eminent Assamese persons from different fields; Retired IAS officer M.P. Bezbaruah is chairman of the 9-member Committee.

UPA was a divided house on Aadhaar : FM Jaitley: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley lashes out at the UPA Government on Aadhaar; Says, the UPA itself was a divided house on Aadhaar and the then Prime Minister was indecisive; Says, NDA Government re-examined the UPA law and completely changed it to effectively use public resources in subsidising poor.

PM Modi interacts with booth workers through video conferencing: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with BJP booth workers from Anantpur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Narasaraopet, and Tirupati through video conferencing; Says, those in power in Andhra Pradesh stabbed NTR in the back, for second time.

North India shivers as snow covers most of upper reaches: Delhiites on Sunday woke up to a chilly morning as a spell of cold showers, instigated by a western disturbance and a cyclonic circulation, brought the temperature down in the national capital area. The rain has also brought strong gusty winds and fog with it.

Death toll from Philippine storm, landslides climbs to 126: The death toll from a storm that devastated the Philippines shortly after Christmas rose to 126.

Asian Cup: India overpower Thailand in campaign opener: India thrashed Thailand 4-1 to start their campaign at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup on an emphatic note in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

Sydney Test: India give Australia Follow-on: Australia six for no loss after Indian enforce follow-on on day four of the Sydney Test after hosts were bowled out for 300 in their first innings; India get first innings lead of 322 runs; Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav scalps five wickets.