- Laying out the government’s vision for building a developed India in the next 25 years, President Droupadi Murmu Tuesday underlined its thrust on ‘virasat’ (heritage) as well as ‘vikas’ (development) and said it has worked for all without any discrimination.
- India’s former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was recently conferred a Lifetime Achievement Honour by the India-UK Achievers Honours in London for his contribution to economic and political life.
- Andhra Pradesh (AP) Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Tuesday said the state capital will be shifted to Visakhapatnam.
- Former Union law minister and eminent jurist Shanti Bhushan, who represented politician Raj Narain in the historic case that led to the annulment of then prime minister Indira Gandhi’s election in 1975, died here Tuesday following a brief illness. He was 97.
- Gautam Adani has slipped out of the list of the world’s top 10 richest people and could soon be unseated as Asia’s wealthiest person if shares in his conglomerate continue to slide, sources said Tuesday.
- India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is higher than the 1 per cent estimate of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and compares with the survey’s estimated 7 per cent expansion in the current fiscal year (April 2022 to March 2023) and 8.7 per cent in the previous year.
- A court in Gandhinagar Tuesday sentenced self-styled godman Asaram Bapu to life imprisonment in a rape case filed by a former disciple in 2013 after the prosecution argued for the strictest punishment saying he is a ‘habitual offender’.
- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday approved a proposal for creation of 50 posts of fire service personnel in different ranks for four airports under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – UDAN scheme.
- The state government has decided to introduce National Cadet Corps (NCC) as an elective subject for undergraduate (UG) students in 183 colleges of the state.
- The state government will soon launch first-of-its-kind campaign to create awareness among the citizens regarding rising cybercrimes. Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra, who chaired a special meeting Tuesday, stressed upon organising awareness programmes at grassroots level against cybercrime.
- At least 100 undertrial prisoners (UTPs) in Odisha are languishing in jails despite being granted bail. This was revealed Tuesday during a hearing in the Supreme Court wherein the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) told the apex court that as per recent data about 5,000 UTPs were in jails across the country despite being granted bail and 1,417 of them have been released.
- A team of Gujarat police arrested Tuesday a government school teacher here in connection with the leak of question papers for recruitment examination to the posts of junior clerks. The exams were to be conducted by the Gujarat Panchayat Service Selection Board (GPSSB).
- The work demand under the MGNREGS hovered around the pre-pandemic level between July to November 2022, the Economic Survey released Tuesday said, attributing it to the ‘normalisation of the rural economy’ and ‘swift recovery from Covid-induced slowdown’.
- The Rajasthan government has approved an additional financial provision of Rs 100 crore for strengthening the traffic management system in the state. The Integrated Traffic Management System (ITMS) is being strengthened to prevent accidents and tackle the increasing traffic pressure on roads, according to an official statement.
- Delhi government is working in mission mode under the leadership of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The work of strengthening and beautification of these roads will be completed by March said Manish Sisodia ,Delhi Deputy Chief Minister.
- As the world enters the fourth year of the pandemic, there is no doubt that we are in a far better situation now than a year ago when the Omicron wave was at its peak. However, Covid continues to be a health emergency said Tedros Adhancom Ghebreyus WHO Director General
- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday said it is expecting some slowdown in the Indian economy next fiscal year and projected the growth to 6.1 percent from 6.8 percent during the current fiscal ending March 31.
- Billionaire Gautam Adani-led group’s Rs 20,000 crore share sale in its flagship firm sailed through on the last day after investors, some being family offices of fellow industrialists, rallied behind the embattled tycoon, whose business empire has been rocked by allegations of fraud by a US short seller.
- The government’s fiscal deficit as of end December touched 59.8 per cent of the full-year Budget Estimate on subdued growth in revenue collections, according to finance ministry data released Tuesday.
- India on Tuesday recorded 66 new Covid cases, bringing the total number of infections to 4,46,82,785.
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