- North Korea says it is ready to counter US military moves with the ‘most overwhelming nuclear force’ over drills with South.
- The Budget Session of the Odisha Assembly will commence February 21, an official notification said Thursday.
- Odisha will receive `46,251 crore, an increase of `3,261 crore, as the share of Union Taxes and Duties for the year 2023- 24. The Union government will distribute a total amount of `10.21 lakh crore to the states, says the section ‘Receipt Budget, 2023-24’.
- The experimental aircraft ‘X-57’, developed by Nasa, is due to fly for the first time within the next few months. It has an impressive 14 propellers along its wings and is powered entirely by electricity.
- Actor Rupert Grint was only 11 years old when he was cast in Harry Potter and was 22 years old by the time the film series ended.
- President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to undertake a two-day visit to the state February 10. She will attend the second convocation of Rama Devi Women's University in the state capital during her visit to the state.
- Mukhyamantri Karma Tatpara Abhiyan (MUKTA), an urban livelihood promotion programme under 5T Initiative, bagged the World Resources Institute (WRI), Ross Centre Prize for cities for the year 2021-22, Thursday.
- A 2,400-page chargesheet has been filed against blackmailer Archana Nag and her husband Jagabandhu Chand in connection with the honeytrap case, by the Khandagi police, Thursday.
- AIIMS Bhubaneswar Radiation Oncology department head Dillip Kumar Parida has been assigned additional charge of Medical Superintendent of the national institute.
- The Supreme Court Thursday took note of a “mismatch” between the data of the Department of Justice in the Union Law Ministry and the Odisha government’s communication to the ministry on the utilisation certificates (UCs) of the central assistance released to the state in 2018-19 and 2019-20 for judicial infrastructure.
- Vikram Deb (autonomous) College, one of the oldest colleges in Odisha, was upgraded to the status of university, after the approval of Chief Minister, Thursday.
- Tampara Lake in Ganjam district has received the Ramsar recognition as a wetland of international importance. To celebrate this achievement, World Wetland Day was observed at Tampara lake, Thursday.
- The Supreme Court has sought reply from Centre on a 2010 ‘Gajah Report’ recommendation on conferring statutory status to a proposed body National Elephant Conservation Authority (NECA) for the preservation of elephant corridors.
- The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a plea seeking to bar persons from contesting elections from more than one seat, saying it is ultimately the Parliament's will as to whether the political democracy in the country is furthered by granting a choice.
- India has more than 94.50 crore voters, the government said Thursday citing data provided by the Election Commission.
- The Supreme Court Thursday said it would hear February 7 the bail pleas of Christian Michel James, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper scam in which the CBI and the ED have lodged two separate cases. The `3,600-crore alleged scam relates to the purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters from AgustaWestland.
- A forward operating base housing armed troops has been created in one of the remotest and high-Maoist violenceaffected district of Chhattisgarh that has led to the re-opening of a Tamarind trade route after 17 years, the CRPF said Thursday.
- Bulgaria’s president dissolved the National Assembly Thursday and called early parliamentary elections for April 2, its fifth in two years, in hopes of resolving the country’s bid to settle the European Union and NATO member’s prolonged political impasse.
- Korean smart devices maker Samsung Thursday said it will manufacture its premium Galaxy S23 smartphones in India to cater to local market requirements. The launch price of Galaxy S23 series in India is in the range of Rs 75,000 to Rs 1.55 lakh per piece.
- Shares of Adani Enterprises tumbled over 26 per cent Thursday, a day after the firm said it has decided not to go ahead with its Rs 20,000-crore Follow-on Public Offer (FPO) and will return the proceeds to investors.
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