International

1. The University Grant Commission (UGC) has unveiled draft norms to allow foreign universities to set up campuses in India.
2. Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged artillery fire at the front line in Ukraine on Friday, even after Moscow said it had ordered its troops to stop shooting for a unilateral truce that was firmly rejected by Kyiv.

National

1. The Indian economy is estimated to grow at 7 per cent in the 2022-23 fiscal, down from 8.7 per cent a year ago, mainly due poor performance of mining and manufacturing sectors.
2. A usual day in the Supreme Court became a surprise for lawyers waiting in the Apex court corridors when Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud reached the first court with his two daughters to show them his workplace.
3. The government told the Supreme Court Friday all efforts are being made to "conform" to the timelines laid down by the apex court for processing the names recommended by the Collegium for appointment as judges to constitutional courts and 44 names are likely to be processed within two-three days.
4. The first meeting of the newly elected MCD House Friday was witness to AAP and BJP councillors jostling, exchanging heated words and coming to blows over administering oath to 10 aldermen, leading to adjournment for the day without electing the mayor and the deputy mayor.
5. The Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela will be conducted in 242 districts of the country on 9th of this month.
6. Oil companies are selling petrol at a profit of `10 per litre but retail prices haven’t been reduced as they recoup past losses and make up for a `6.5 a litre loss on diesel, a report said.
7. After cracks developed in over 500 houses, some roads and fields in Uttarakhand's 'sinking' Joshimath, affected residents have been shifted to night shelters. Further, tourists have been banned from staying in hotels affected by landslides
8. Several senior leaders of Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad led party in Jammu and Kashmir returned to the Congress yesterday. 
9. India on Friday reported 228 new Covid cases, taking the total number of infections to 4,46,79,547.

Odisha

1. The long wait is over. The daily flight service between Bhubaneswar and Rourkela is all set to begin on January 7 (Saturday).
2. Aska police station in Ganjam district has been selected as one of the three best police stations in the country for the year 2022 by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), official sources said.
3. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, along with Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, inaugurated the Capability Enhancement Centre (CEC) of Deloitte, a leading global professional service firm, at ICOMC Tower here Friday.