- British PM Boris Johnson has cancelled his planned India visit later this month to be chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations due to the grim Covid-19 situation in Britain
- Amidst scare over new strain of Coronavirus in the country, Odisha on 06.01.21 registered zero deaths due to the deadly virus for the first time after six months. “There are no COVID deaths in the State in the last 24 hours,” informed the State Health and Family Welfare Department today.
- The 25th High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today issued an in-principle approval to three major industrial projects to the tune of Rs 5,358.24 Crore in the metal and metal downstream, cement and refinery and petrochemicals sectors.
- SC to take up PILs against farm laws, farmers' protest on Jan 11; Attorney General and Solicitor General say it won't be advisable to take up the matter immediately
- The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the poll panel to stop using electronic voting machines (EVMs) in elections by asking that the high court should be approached first.
- A total of 460 Left Wing Extremists, also called Naxals, have been killed by security forces in the country since 2018, an RTI response has revealed. During the same period, 161 security force personnel laid down their lives in the line of duty.
- The Mumbai Police on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that “some evidence” was found against Republic TV and its editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami in the Television Rating Points (TRP) scam case, and therefore, it did not want to continue granting them any protection from any coercive action.
- With schools in the State set to reopen for Classes-X and XII students on January 8, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Tuesday said the syllabus, which has been slashed by 30 per cent, would not be reduced further
- As many as 89 complaints, including three against Members of Parliament (MPs), were received by anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal between April and December 2020, according to official data.
- Schools in Punjab will reopen 07.01.21 only for students from Class 5 to 12, the state government said today in a statement. The schools can work from 10 am to 3 pm, Punjab Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla said in the statement.
- The Supreme Court has expressed its exasperation at the inability of the virtual court system to work satisfactorily in the top court, saying it is becoming very difficult to continue with the proceedings in an appropriate manner.
- Gulf states signed a ‘solidarity and stability’ deal at the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held in Al Ula, Saudi ArabiaThe Ministry of Railways has launched an exclusive portal to promote and develop the railways’ freight business - Freight Business Development Portal.
- Iran has resumed enriching uranium up to 20% in violation of the 2015 nuclear deal and also seized a South Korean-flagged tanker near the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
- The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is starting the ambitious Project of Sagarmala Seaplane Services (SSPS) with potential airline operators.
- The Directorate of Education has issued a circular asking schools to follow the new ‘School Bag Policy, 2020’ released by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).
- The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine the constitutional validity of a spate of laws enacted by States such as Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand that criminalise religious conversion via marriage and mandate prior official clearance before marrying into another faith.
- Centre has given additional financial assistance of ₹1,004 crore to Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh for capital expenditure after they completed three out of the four citizen-centric reforms.
- The U.S. has cooperated with India to counter ‘aggressive’ Chinese actions at the Line of Actual Control, confirmed its Ambassador Kenneth Juster, saying it was for the Indian government to give details of the nature of military cooperation during the ongoing eight-month standoff between the Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army
- The bank accounts of Reliance Communication, Reliance Telecom and Reliance Infratel -- all owned by Anil Ambani -- have been classified as "fraud" the State Bank of India has told the Delhi High Court, opening up possibilities of a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation
- Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said he looks positively at the ongoing discussions with farmer unions as an opportunity to explain to them the benefits from the new laws against which they are protesting.
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