FirstUp: Thailand's e-visa system to roll out in India, Russia to halt gas supplies to Moldova... The big headlines today

Thailand will roll out its electronic visa or e-visa system in India today. Firstly, Thailand’s e-Visa system in India will be effective from today while Russia is set to halt gas supplies to neighbour Moldova. Russia set to halt gas supplies to Moldova Russia’s state-owned energy company, Gazprom, announced on Saturday that it will cease gas supplies to Moldova starting January 1, citing claims of unpaid debt by the European Union candidate country, reported news agency Associated Press. Pakistan set to begin two-year term as UNSC non-permanent member Pakistan is set to assume a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term, beginning January 1. On this day… Global Family Day Birth anniversary of actress Vidya Balan Birth anniversary of actor Nana Patekar Birth anniversary of author EM Forster Birth anniversary of mathematician Satyendra Nath Bose Birth anniversary of author JD Salinger Birth anniversary of politician Jyotiraditya Scindia The first traveller’s cheques, which could be used in 90 European cities, went on sale in London, England in 1772 Queen Victoria of the UK was proclaimed Empress of India in 1877 In 1959, Fidel Castro led Cuban revolutionaries to victory over Fulgencio Batista Air India Flight 855 Boeing 747 crashed into the sea, off the coast of Bombay, killing 213 in 1978 The Internet’s domain name system was created With inputs from agencies