International

1. The new US Congress was plunged into chaos Tuesday as renegade right-wing Republicans blocked favorite Kevin McCarthy from becoming speaker of the House of Representatives in a series of humiliating votes seen as a rebuke to the party establishment.
2. President Vladimir Putin ordered his government on Tuesday to ensure by February the screening in cinemas of documentary films dedicated to his assault on Ukraine and the fight against "neo-Nazi" ideology.
3. Pakistan recently imported "non-functional" railway bogies worth USD 149 million from China, leading to discontent among Pakistan Railways authorities and casting doubt over Chinese imports.

National 

1. A minister’s statement cannot be attributed ‘vicariously’ to the government even when applying the principle of collective responsibility, the Supreme Court said Tuesday and held that there can be no additional restrictions on freedom of speech for public functionaries.
2. Union Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Tuesday inaugurated the National Kala Utsav organised by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) at the Regional Institute of Education (RIE) here.
3. Allegations against the Andhra Pradesh government over intruding into Odisha land have once more cropped up. The matter came to light after a complaint was filed at Bandhugaon block office over alleged cultivation of palm oil seeds on 36 acre of land at Kapalada village in Koraput district, sources said.
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with students, parents and teachers during his annual ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ January 27, the Ministry of Education announced Tuesday.
5. After asking people to adopt animals in zoo and then legislators and MPs to adopt village, officers to adopt schools in the state, the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) is undertaking a program as part of which assistant regional managers (ARM) will be asked to adopt 10 buses each.
6. Five cases of COVID-19's XBB.1.5 variant, responsible for the rise in cases in the US, have been found in India, according to data from the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG).
7. Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Laxman Jagtap died at 59 Tuesday after suffering from cancer, sources said.
8. The Andhra Pradesh government issued an order late Monday night prohibiting conduct of public meetings and rallies on roads, including National Highways, citing public safety but all opposition parties vociferously decried the move, alleging it was aimed at muzzling their voices.
9. The period between 3 pm and 9 pm is the most dangerous time to be on Indian roads, going by the number of road mishaps reported in 2021.
10. Maruti Suzuki India Tuesday reported a 28 per cent rise in exports at 2,63,068 units in 2022, its highest ever overseas shipments. The company’s previous highest exports was achieved in 2021 with 2,05,450 units.

Odisha State

1. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has reportedly started process to attach the properties owned by lady blackmailer Archana Nag, her husband Jagabandhu Chand and business partner Khageswar Patra in the money laundering case.
2. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday announced that nearly 9.05 lakh beneficiaries of the State Food Security Scheme (SFSS) will receive 5 kg of rice per month free of cost for the next 12 months.
3. In a bid to transform Sikharchandi temple in the City here into a major tourist destination, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday approved the master plan for redevelopment of 53.64 acre area around the shrine with a cost of `25 crore.
4. District Education Officer (DEO), Bhadrak Kapilendra Mishra sacked two junior school teachers today from their service for remaining absent without adequate authorisation, acting on a directive of Collector Siddeshwar Baliram Bondar.
5. : After three days of opposition by the sevayats (priests), rituals resumed at the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar. The stalemate was resolved following intervention of the Collector and meeting of the Trust Board.

Sports

1. Shivam Mavi made a dream debut with a relentless display of fast-bowling as his 4-wicket haul (4/22) made the difference in India’s narrow tworun win over a spirited Sri Lanka in the first T20I here Tuesday.
2. The BCCI Tuesday invited bids to own and operate teams in the inaugural Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) scheduled for March. The inaugural season of the Women’s IPL is likely to be played from March 3 to 26, which will be followed by the men’s IPL.